Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is author of an invited chapter titled “Reading the Readers: Tracking Visible Online Reading Audiences” in P. M. Rothbauer, K.I. Skjerdingstad, L.E.F. McKechnie, and K. Oterholm (Eds.), Plotting the Reading Experience: Theory/Practice/Politics. (2016). Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfred Laurier University Press.
Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science
![Wendy Gold](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Gold%20Wendy.jpg?VersionId=mcoTY7Axf8f8e9q5i0nBWRMGDYNAEwkp&h=8a019425&itok=jeHjnhkB)
ɫֱ’s College of Business Administration is once again among the most outstanding business schools, according to the Princeton Review’s Best 294 Business Schools: 2017 Edition.
The Princeton Review is well-known for its college rankings in dozens of categories, based on how students rate their schools. The survey asks business school students about their school’s academics, student body and campus life, as well as about themselves and their career plans.
On Tuesday, Nov. 15, three female ɫֱ student entrepreneurs took top honors at two different regional pitch competitions. Shanice Cheatham, health policy and management graduate student, won at the Hudson Library’s fourth annual Pitch Night competition, sponsored by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation. Anne Skoch, junior fashion merchandising student, and Aceani Ross-Bigbee, sophomore fashion design student, took first- and second-place respectively at the regional NEOLaunchNET Girl Power Pitch competition.
Do you have questions about the new FlashLine? Stop by University Library, Room 152, on the Kent Campus for a one-on-one consultation with a FlashLine team member.
Available drop-in hours are:
- Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 8-11:30 a.m.
- Friday, Dec. 2, from 8-10:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
The city of Kent is thrilled to announce an exciting partnership with ɫֱ’s Wick Poetry Center and Main Street Kent to bring Traveling Stanzas to downtown utility boxes.
![ɫֱ has been named a Military Friendly® School for an eighth consecutive year. ɫֱ has been named a Military Friendly® School for an eighth consecutive year.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Photolead2.jpg?VersionId=fakDHMunsWa.b_VNFHnnAkbasFuaRJ2x&h=ec98a0f6&itok=jGnVDxIi)
For an eighth consecutive year, ɫֱ has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.
An audience of 870 ɫֱ students, faculty, staff and families packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom to enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in this year's International Cook-Off Competition.
![ɫֱ's NYC Studio offers academic programs for fashion students. ɫֱ's NYC Studio offers academic programs for fashion students.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-NycStudio.jpg?VersionId=2nbYYLCFYCCVnHxNp9ke.13IQT7x8QN.&h=ec98a0f6&itok=n1LbhTnC)
As an extension of the Fashion School at ɫֱ, the NYC Studio provides full-semester academic programs for fashion students during the fall, spring or summer terms.
![William G. Bittle, Ph.D. (left), ɫֱ Stark Dean Denise A. Seachrist and student veteran Lawrence Weidleman (right) cut a ceremonial ribbon officially opening the William G. Bittle Veterans Commons on Nov. 10. William G. Bittle, Ph.D. (left), ɫֱ Stark Dean Denise A. Seachrist and student veteran Lawrence Weidleman (right) cut a ceremonial ribbon officially opening the William G. Bittle Veterans Commons on Nov. 10.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-VeteransCommons.jpg?VersionId=cySHxEniMC7Rp8xYVBjaQiHaFhTlviXr&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Q8cVXHv1)
The new space is designed for veteran students to gather between classes and talk or study together, or to provide each other with support.
![ɫֱ students share a laugh in the Nest. On Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29, alumni, friends, faculty and staff are encouraged to take a moment to “put your money where your heart is” with gifts supporting ɫֱ students. ɫֱ students share a laugh in the Nest. On Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29, alumni, friends, faculty and staff are encouraged to take a moment to “put your money where your heart is” with gifts supporting ɫֱ students.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-GivingTuesday.jpg?VersionId=kflsjgOkXQ58oCnBlQdXBSWW1P4Aj.xz&h=ec98a0f6&itok=k9O_mvdD)
ɫֱ President Beverly Warren again pledged $25,000 to support ɫֱ on Nov. 29, which is Giving Tuesday.
The ɫֱ 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 ɫֱ 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, ɫֱ 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.