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- President Lefton Reschedules Photowalk for Friday, Oct. 12
- Kent State’s College of Nursing Honored for Innovations in Education
- Message from the Provost Regarding Candidates for Dean of the College of Business Administration
- Faculty and Staff Discussion Group: $15 Starbucks Gift Card Plus Free Lunch
- Wick Writing Club Youth Opens Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
- Annual Security and Fire Safety Report Now Available
- From the Kent State Connects Blog
President Lefton Reschedules Photowalk for Friday, Oct. 12
Kent State President Lester A. Lefton invites
all members of the university family who share
his interest in photography to join him this Friday,
Oct. 12, for a photowalk.
Kent State President Lester A. Lefton has rescheduled last week’s photowalk, which was adversely affected by an early morning downpour. He invites all members of the university family who share his interest in photography to join him this Friday, Oct. 12, for a photowalk. Photowalks are walks that start at a designated site and offer photographers of all skill levels an opportunity to venture out together to take pictures of interest and to share tips and experiences. Participants should gather at 7:15 a.m. on the “K” in Risman Plaza. For the next hour or so, you can join the president in taking shots of the surrounding area. If it rains again, he will reschedule the informal event.
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Kent State’s College of Nursing Honored for Innovations in Education
Kent State University’s College of Nursing has been selected as a recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award. The awards program recognizes the outstanding work of AACN member schools to re-envision traditional models for nursing education and lead programmatic change.
The AACN Innovations awards, including a monetary prize of $1,000, are given annually in four institutional categories. Kent State has been selected to receive the 2012 award in the Public School without an Academic Health Center category.
“Given the complex work they do, nurses’ need to take care of themselves through self-care activities cannot be overemphasized,” says Laura Dzurec, dean of Kent State’s College of Nursing. “We hope to see every U.S. nursing program adopt the strategies that we are emphasizing through our Care for the Caregiver program, and we expect that’s exactly what might happen.”
The award will be presented on Oct. 29 at the AACN fall meeting in Washington, D.C.
“The selection process was very competitive, so you and your faculty are to be highly commended,” says AACN President Jane Kirschling in a congratulatory letter sent to Dzurec.
As a center for nursing research and education, Kent State’s College of Nursing is committed to advancing and applying nursing knowledge through excellence in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs; nursing education that addresses a changing society; promotion of health; and enhancement of the nursing profession.
For more information about Kent State’s College of Nursing, visit www.kent.edu/nursing.
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Message from the Provost Regarding Candidates for Dean of the College of Business Administration
Dear Colleagues:
I am pleased to announce that four candidates for Dean of the College of Business Administration will visit campus over the next two weeks. As part of the visits, each candidate will hold a public presentation for the campus community (faculty, staff and students) and respond to questions.
I invite and encourage you to attend the following public presentations:
James E. Payne, Ph.D.
Thursday, Oct. 11
10-11 a.m.
College of Business Administration, Room A325
John M. Beehler, Ph.D., CPA
Friday, Oct. 12
10-11 a.m.
College of Business Administration, Room A325
Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D.
Monday, Oct. 15
10-11 a.m.
College of Business Administration, Room A325
William E. Aaronson III, Ph.D.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
10-11 a.m.
College of Business Administration, Room A325
For more information on the search for the Kent State University Dean of the College of Business Administration, including curriculum vitae for each candidate, please visit http://www.kent.edu/provost/searches.cfm.
Sincerely,
Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
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Faculty and Staff Discussion Group: $15 Starbucks Gift Card Plus Free Lunch
Kent State is assessing the Kent Student Center and is seeking feedback from Kent Campus faculty and staff members. We invite you to participate in a discussion group. We will talk about your opinions about the Kent Student Center, how and if you use it and how it can be improved. Lunch will be provided, and you will receive a $15 Starbucks gift card for attending.
The discussion group will be held in the Kent Student Center on Thursday, Oct. 25, noon-1 p.m.
If you would like to attend the discussion group, please visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/KSCLunch to register. Participation is limited to 10 people, so reserve your spot today. Once you have registered, the Student Center room number will be emailed to you. If you have any questions, please contact Liz Lewis at elewis9@kent.edu or 330-672-3413.
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Wick Writing Club Youth Opens Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Young poet Isabella Rodriguez, a third-
grader at Walls Elementary in Kent and
a member of Kent State University’s Wick
Poetry Center Writing Club, was a featured
artist for the 77th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book
Awards.
Isabella Rodriguez, a third-grader at Walls Elementary in Kent and a member of Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center Writing Club, was a featured artist for the 77th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The young poet was featured to read her poem “Home” at the event, which was held in Cleveland on Sept. 13.
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Committee and its coordinator, Mary Louise Hahn, chose Rodriguez’s work from several other poets in her age group.
Rodriguez and her poem were a part of the 2012 Traveling Stanzas, a project of Kent State’s Glyphix Design Studio and the Wick Poetry Center. As part of Wick’s writing club, Rodriguez is one of the dozens of students between second and 12th grade that spend one day a week, for eight weeks, during the summer writing poetry at the Wick Poetry Center.
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards are prizes given to authors who write works of literature that contribute to the understanding of racism and diversity of human cultures. Rodriguez’s reading was the start of this year’s event. Following the ceremony, she had the honor of meeting former United States Poet Laureate Rita Dove, as well as other members of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Jury.
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Annual Security and Fire Safety Report Now Available
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act report for Kent State University has been released. This report describes the procedures, practices and programs used by Kent State University to keep students and employees safe and our facilities secure. The report also lists important police and fire statistics for the last three years. The report is available at www.kent.edu/publicsafety/safetybulletin.cfm.
Copies of this annual report may be printed in PDF format from the Kent State University Public Safety website or picked up in the lobby of the Stockdale Safety Building at the address below:
Department of Public Safety
Stockdale Safety Building
530 E. Summit Street
Kent, Ohio 44242
330-672-3070
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From the Kent State Connects Blog
The Kent State Connects blog is written by Kent State
University faculty and staff for their colleagues.
Bob Burford, marketing/external relations coordinator with University Communications and Marketing, and weekend announcer at WKSU, continues sharing experiences from his weight loss journey. In his third post on the Kent State Connects blog, Burford writes:
Getting My Mind Right
“Obesity is all over the news these days. It seems like every week there’s a new study issued, modified dietary guidelines are put forth and more dire statistics are released. As I write this, a new report indicates that half of Americans may be obese by 2030. How can you blame people for getting obesity fatigue?”
Click here to read more.
Effie Tsengas, communications and marketing director for the College of the Arts, writes about the effects of live music:
Live Music Feeds the Soul
“Recently, while visiting my dad at Menorah Park, a rehabilitation facility in Beachwood, he and I were treated to a performance by the Hillcrest Concert Band. As we sat and listened to the 50-some volunteer musicians, I was so thankful and appreciative and amazed at the talents these people shared with the residents. I was so moved that I shed a few tears.”
Click here to read more.
To read these and other blog posts, visit www.kentstateconnects.com. Click here to subscribe to the Kent State Connects blog and receive an email notification when a new post is published.
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