Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, received a fellowship (about $2,000) from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Consortium for the Science of Sociotechnical Systems (CSST), to attend the Summer Research Institute for the Science of Socio-Technical Systems, June 27–July 1, 2016, in Stevenson, Washington.
Lala Hajibayova, School of Library and Information Science
Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, authored, “The Future of a Polynesian Chiefdom in a Globalising World” in Change and Continuity in the Pacific: Revisiting the Region, 1st ed., (London and New York: Routledge) John Connell and Helen Lee (Eds.), (2018), 136-150.



New Face
christian hightower
Assistant Director, Student Leadership Development
Center for Student Involevement
Kent Campus

On April 12, future generations of business leaders got a first look at design concepts from several firms competing to develop 91㽶Ƶ University’s new College of Business Administration building.
On Wednesday, May 2, 91㽶Ƶ University will participate in the American Diabetes Association's National Get Fit Don't Sit Day™, and we want you to join in the fun!
91㽶Ƶ University Community Members:
I am pleased to announce that J.R. Campbell, professor and director of 91㽶Ƶ University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, will become the inaugural executive director of 91㽶Ƶ’s Design Innovation Initiative.
There is still time to lace up those sneakers, slip on your favorite workout gear and join TEAM KENT STATE in our Faculty/Staff Rec and Play Day this Friday, April 20.
WKSU staff was honored with 11 awards from the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors (OAPME) in a ceremony held March 24 in Columbus, Ohio. Top honors went to WKSU for General Excellence – Radio, the fourth consecutive year the newsroom earned the acknowledgement. The OAPME Awards reflect standout work created in 2017.
Should we all get regular checkups from our healthcare professionals? Yes.
Do we? Not always.
Would getting some kind of financial incentive help?
Well, for Barbara Spencer, the answer is yes. And it saved her life.
The updated Tuition Benefit Workflow has been in production since March 30, 2018. A new feature captures all of an employee’s recorded dependents in a drop-down list. Some dependents listed will not show a “Student Banner ID,” and while this is not an editable field, having it blank will not stop the workflow process. If you do not see one of your dependents in the list, please contact the Benefits Office.