Due to inclement weather on March 14, the Stark County Spring College Fair has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 4 at 6 p.m. All local high school students and their parents are invited to attend. More than 50 colleges and universities have been invited to the rescheduled Stark County Spring College Fair on Tuesday, April 4 at 6 p.m. at the ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark Conference Center. In addition to meeting with college representatives, Kent State Stark also will host two presentations during the fair to help students with the college planning process. Those sessions are: ...
Join us in congratulating M.A. student Josh Bickford on his Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology Award (SIMA). The Summer Institute takes place over 4 weeks, from June 26th to July 21st at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The program is intended for graduate students who wish to incorporate museum collections into ethnographic research. The program includes housing, and a stipend for food and daily expenses. Josh's research will focus on museum holdings from Melanesia, including stone tools and canoes to examine relationships between the ...
Join us in congratulating Danielle Jones on her National Science Foundation grant! The title of Danielle's project is "The role of MAOA polymorphism in aggressive behavior in macaques'. Danielle will travel to the Primate Research Institute (PRI) of Kyoto University in Japan to work with Dr. Yukiori Goto this summer. ...
ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark will host its first Run the World race from 8:30 - 10 a.m. on April 15 to raise money for student education-abroad scholarships. Organized by Kent State Stark, the colleges within Kent State and the Office of Global Education, the race will start at 6000 Frank Ave. NW in North Canton. It will follow a 3.1-mile course with chip timing provided by Western Reserve Racing. Held for the past two years at the Kent Campus, the Run the World race has awarded $18,000 in scholarship money for students studying abroad. Students who register for the race...
ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark’s observance of Women’s History Month in March offers opportunities for the campus community to come together and experience diversity in all its forms. The monthlong commemoration will feature presentations, forums and a documentary about one of the 20th century’s most important female artists. Events are listed below. All are free and open to the public. For more information on Women’s History Month, contact Marie Gasper-Hulvat, assistant professor of art, at mgasper6@kent.edu or 330-244-3353 or visit www.kent.edu/stark/diversity-events. All events are spons...
March is Women’s History Month, and the ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark Theatre Department’s production of Silent Sky sets the stage for the campus’ monthlong observance. Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson is the fourth consecutive theatre production written by a woman, and very much about women’s voices and struggles, according to Brian Newberg, associate professor of theatre and theatre director at Kent State Stark. The play will be performed on Feb. 24-25 and March 3-4 at 7:30 p.m.; and Feb. 26 and March 5 at 2 p.m. in the Kent State Stark Theatre, 6000 Frank Ave., NW, in Jackson Townshi...
Free performance highlights ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark's celebration of Black History Month. The Wallace Coleman Band, one of Northeast Ohio’s most popular electric blues artists, will perform in concert at ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. at Main Hall Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. Wallace Coleman, a 10-year veteran of the Grammy Award-winning Robert Lockwood Jr. Band, started his own band in 1996. He later established his own record label, which he named Ella Mae Music, in honor of his late mother. Col...
Job seekers, this is your opportunity to explore and apply for internships and full-time career opportunities within Stark County and Northeast Ohio. Job seekers do not need to pre-register. This event is free to students and alumni of the participating colleges and universities: ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark, Stark State College, University of Mount Union and Walsh University. All candidates should dress professionally and bring plenty of resumes to distribute to employers. Greater Canton Collegiate Job & Internship Fair Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 2 -...
The Corporate University, ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark will present a one-day Nursing Home Administrators Conference on Thursday, March 9 at the Kent State Stark Conference Center, 6000 Frank Avenue NW in Jackson Township. ºÚÁÏÍø is an approved provider of continuing education credit by the Ohio Board of Executives of Long-term Services and Supports (BELTSS). This event is approved for six (6) BELTSS CEUs. NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE AGENDA 8:30 - 9 a.m. Registration | Breakfast | Networking 9 a.m. - ...
The College Credit Plus program is designed to allow college-ready students, grades 7-12 who qualify for college admission, the opportunity to earn high school and college credit. College Credit Plus can include courses offered on a college campus, online or at the high school for which credit is awarded from the college. ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark will be offering an information session for interested students and families on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Topics include student preparation, admissions standards, testing requirements, course delivery, pathways, application requirements...