eInside Recognition
Check out some of your colleagues’ recent achievements.
Professional Activities
Matthew Geis, Intercollegiate Athletics, has been named a recipient of the “30 for the Future" award by the Greater Akron Chamber. The award honors young professionals, ages 25-39, whose professional and community accomplishments, team building and leadership positively impact their industries and the community.
Charles Kegley, Adult Counseling, received the American Lung Association's 2012 Bernard Gregory Award for Diversity at the American Lung Association's national annual conference in Wilmington, Del., on Friday, June 22, 2012.
Walter Gershon, School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, presented the exhibit: "Making Sense of Science: The Sounds of Teaching and Studenting in Four Urban Classrooms" at the Akron Museum of Art from March 17, 2012 through July 8, 2012. Read more about the exhibit at http://akronartmuseum.reachlocal.com/?scid=2621502&kw=18373313&pub_cr_id=11603060762.
Susan Stocker, dean, Ashtabula Campus, Kent State University at Ashtabula, was the keynote speaker at Career Day at Sts. John and Paul High School in Ashtabula, Ohio.
Publications
Robert Treichler, Department of Psychology, authored the section, "Serial List Retention by Non-Human Primates: Complexity and Cognitive Continuity" in The Complex Mind: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 1 ed., (Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan) David Mc Farland, Keith Stenning and Maggie McGonigle-Chalmers, (2012), 25-37. Additional comments: Proceeds from book sales fund a post-graduate research scholarship at University of Edinburgh.
Peter Kratcoski, Department of Sociology, Kent State University at Stark, Maximillian Edelbacher, Michael Theil, authored the section, "Financial Crime: Past, Present, and Future" in Financial Crimes: A Threat to Global Security, 1 ed., (Boca Raton, Fla.:CRC Press/ Taylor Francis Group) Maximillian Edelbacher, Peter Kratcoski, Michael Theil, (2012), 395-405-37.
Summary: Provides a summary of the impact financial crimes has had on the world economy in the past, the current impact and the expected impact in the future. Web link: www.taylorandfranis.com.
Peter Kratcoski, Department of Sociology, Kent State University at Stark, authored Juvenile Justice Administration, 2nd ed., (Boca Raton, Fla.:CRC Press) , (2012). Summary: This book illustrates, through case studies and interviews with juvenile justice administrators and other personnel, how these organizations and agencies function. It provides a comparative analysis of juvenile justice systems across the world.
Peter Kratcoski, Department of Sociology, Kent State University at Stark, authored the chapter, "Family Law Pertaining to Children at Risk," Juvenile Justice Administration, 1st ed., (Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press), (2012), 117-130. Summary: This chapter considers important legal issues related to family law, the state's obligation to protect children and the rights of parents and children.