�Ը�� Magazine: Spring 2016

On the cover–Brand New Day: Students enjoyed a bonfire and s’mores on Manchester Field to celebrate the launch of �Ը��’s new brand with the �Ը�� community. Read more about the new �Ը�� University brand.

Features

Beauty of Data

Can compiling data create something beautiful? Check out these data visualizations from �Ը�� researchers, now on exhibit at �Ը�� Library’s MuseLab wall gallery.

Our Future is Bright

After months of listening and learning from the �Ը�� community, President Warren unveils the university’s new brand campaign—and it’s undeniably �Ը��!

On Compassion

by Elizabeth Schmidt

First-year student Elizabeth Schmidt’s essay about being mindful and taking action in the face of injustice won her an award—and challenges us to respond with our own compassionate acts.

Waste Not, Want Not

by Jenni Laidman '77 and Jan Senn

Those shriveled vegetables, the milk that went sour, the leftovers you never ate—it all adds up. �Ը�� 40 percent of food in the United States does not get eaten. Learn how students, staff and alumni from �Ը�� are working to reduce and redirect food waste—and why it matters. Plus simple strategies to help you waste less food and save more money.

Mother of Invention

by Laura Billings Coleman

When the going got tough, Gwen Jimmere ’03, MA ’08, got going—getting a patent for her homemade invention and taking her business global. She shares some tips on how you can grow a business and own your ideas, too.

DEPARTMENTS

Just for Kicks, April Goss photographed by Bob Christy '95 Along the Esplanade

Just for Kicks | Happy Anniversary! | Fact and Fiction | Caffeinated KSU | The Right Bite

�Ը�� University at Salem photographed by Melissa Olson Across the Region

Take a look at the Locke House at �Ը�� East Liverpool and Centofanti Hall at �Ը�� Salem—and see how these recent renovations give students' hands-on experience and access to the latest technology.

Office Hours

Dr. David C. Riccio, 315 Kent Hall Addition: We visit �Ը��'s longest-teaching professor and find out why he likes it here so much.

Traveling Stanzas

Meet Roger Craik, Ph.D., associate professor of English at �Ը�� Ashtabula, and read his poem "First Journey."

Alumni Life

Good Neighbors | Global Get-Togethers | Class Notes | In Memory

Flashback

Learn the story behind Robert Smithson's Partially Buried Woodshed, which has almost vanished on the Kent Campus.

High Fiber

View selected pieces from Focus: Fiber 2016, the Textile Art Alliance's juried exhibition of contemporary fiber, hosted by the �Ը�� University Museum.

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