Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries, is the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s “Bogle-Pratt International Library Travel Fund.” She received this award at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress held Aug. 13-19 in Columbus, Ohio. She also was one of 50 librarians who received the 2016 IFLA Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Fellows scholarship.
Peggy Nzomo, University Libraries
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sr., Department of Sociology, СƬƵ at Stark, Maximilian Edelbacher and John A. Eterno, authored a section of a book, "Justice Agencies - Academic Collaboration in Experiential" in Collaborative Policing: Police, Academics, Professionals, and Communities Working Together for Education, Training, and Program Implementation, 1st ed. (Boca-Raton, Florida: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group) Peter C. Kratcoski, Sr. and Maximilian Edelbacher, Eds. (2016), 137-158.
Legal Briefs appear in e-Inside to keep faculty and staff informed of legal issues and their implications. An archive of past Legal Briefs is .
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport offers a СƬƵ employee discount for overnight parking in the Airport Fast Park and Park Place lots. Sign up for rewards points and discounted parking using the link below. One card will work for both lots. Covered parking also is offered at a discounted rate for СƬƵ employees. Shuttle service is provided directly to your departure airline.
![Students from Phi Mu, Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Sigma Kappa act out a scene from their skit "Aladdin" at last year's Songfest. Students from Phi Mu, Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Sigma Kappa act out a scene from their skit "Aladdin" at last year's Songfest.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/BodyCopyPHOTOLEAD-songfest1.jpg?VersionId=0JS2MCChJw_YjmDno2FidtgkUq8q0rZo&h=3873714b&itok=9oYjvSlP)
Songfest, the annual philanthropic event hosted by the Panhellenic and Interfraternity councils at СƬƵ, will benefit the King Kennedy Community Center in Ravenna.
As we approach Thanksgiving and the holiday season, e-Inside would like to know what you are thankful for. Share a list of the things, people, places, events, etc. that you are grateful for. Please send your submissions to einside@kent.edu by Tuesday, Nov. 17, with the subject line “Thanksgiving,” and they will be published in an upcoming issue.
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СƬƵ’s College of Public Health has received accreditation from the Board of Councilors of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The five-year span is the maximum term the college could have achieved as a first-time applicant.
To earn the accreditation, the college met a set of rigorous quality standards in the areas of teaching, research and service. Accreditation also affirms that the faculty of the college are highly qualified to equip students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in a health career.
![СƬƵ Associate Professor Maureen Blankemeyer is surrounded by her students following her surprise announcement as a recipient of a 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/PROFILES-DTABlanklenmeyer.jpg?VersionId=46Z.KywgLolVaEPrM0SGsNlnaq0RsUqo&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Xg4BrAnU)
When her colleagues, along with СƬƵ Alumni Association staff members, a videographer, photographer, balloons and cookies, surprised her during class, СƬƵ Associate Professor Maureen Blankemeyer, Ph.D., didn’t know what to think.
![A СƬƵ graduate student presents at the Three Minute Thesis Competition.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/Three%20Minute%20Thesis%20screencap.jpg?VersionId=RMQAcp5HvcEpBxmlHAbtkbu3X0xOhLnQ&h=ec98a0f6&itok=D-4SoHTj)
СƬƵ graduate students participate in a competition where they are given only three minutes to present their research to a panel of judges.
The СƬƵ Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed СƬƵ in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, СƬƵ remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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