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������ at Stark faculty members Kim R. Finer, Ph.D., and Leslie Heaphy, Ph.D., were honored recently with the President’s Faculty Excellence Award, given by Kent State President Beverly Warren. The award recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition. Fourteen Kent State faculty were given awards, with Finer and Heaphy the only two professors honored from a regional campus. As a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Finer has received two national teaching awards: The Innovation in Education Award from th...

Degree? Check. Resume? Check. The question for college seniors and recent graduates is, “Now what?” ������ at Stark has the answer. The Corporate University is offering to Kent State Stark seniors and recent grads its first-annual Student Professional Development Conference, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Conference Center. Participants will learn what is expected of them by their future managers and coworkers and how to “adult” consistently, says Faith Sheaffer-Polen, director of The Corporate University at Kent State Stark. Why this type of confere...

The community is invited to celebrate ������ at Stark’s 2016-17 season of the Featured Speakers Series with an impressive selection of personalities. Join us for exciting talks by best-selling author and thought leader Max Brooks; actor and activist RJ Mitte; author Susannah Cahalan; and television journalist John Quinones. For more than 25 years, this popular Kent State Stark series has been attracting thousands of campus and community members who take advantage of a rare opportunity to be introduced to national and international experts on a wide range of topics and issues tha...

������ at Stark announces the appointment of three new members of its advisory board. Joining the advisory board are Emil Alecusan, Brent May and Tena Wilson.   Emil Alecusan is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Brewster Cheese in Brewster, OH. Alecusan previously held financial management positions at Colfor Manufac-turing, Babcock & Wilcox and Republic Steel. Additionally, he holds board positions with Arts in Stark, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce and Aultman Health Foundation. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from The O...

By Kelli Weir Canton Repository Staff Writer August 25, 2016 Original article Despite not having any residence dorms on campus, ������ at Stark is hosting 27 Chinese students this semester as part of its new emphasis on multiculturalism and globalization. Student orientation on Thursday for the nearly 30 students attending ������ at Stark this fall covered the basics: Where to buy your books, who to call if you need tutoring help and a tour of the campus. But the daylong session also broached orientation topics untraditional for Kent State students: Th...

Pictured left to right: Mary Southards, Chrissy Kauth, Dr. Lada Gibson-Shreve, Dr. Denise Seachrist, Dr. Deb Shelestak, Dr. Para Jones, Beverly Mayle, Shari Shiepis and Dr. A. Bathi Kasturiarachi.  Beginning fall 2016, Stark State College students with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and their state license can earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at ������ at Stark through an articulation agreement signed this summer. The agreement provides nursing students a seamless transition to Kent State Stark where they will have junior status and priorit...

The ������ at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for the first theatrical production of the season, What We’re Up Against by Theresa Rebeck, and directed by Kent State Stark Associate Professor of Theatre and Theatre Director Brian Newberg. Auditions are open to everyone, including students and community persons. We encourage diversity in our casting. What We’re Up Against features Eliza, an intelligent and impetuous female associate at a male-dominated architecture firm, who challenges boundaries and sexist rules in her dog-eat-dog profession. Wat...

This June I was invited to the Primate Research Institute (PRI) of Kyoto University as a “Distinguished Visiting Senior Lecturer” in the area of primate population genomics.  My host was Professor Hirohisa Hirai, a former director of the PRI and a leading researcher in the areas of primate molecular cytogenetics and chromosome evolution.  My time was split between (1) analysis and interpretation of nonhuman primate genetic patterns, and (2) expansion of research collaborations between the PRI and ������. I gave two seminars at the PRI.  The first was a review of ...

The ������ at Stark Music Department is announcing auditions for the Kent State Stark Concert Band. The Kent State Stark Concert Band is a 31-year-old, award-winning ensemble, comprised of Kent State faculty and students, local community members from various occupational fields and talented students from area high schools and neighboring colleges. Those musicians who have the interest and enthusiasm to perform great concert band literature are encouraged to audition.  For more information about what is required for an audition and to schedule an audition for the Kent Sta...

Follow this link to read all of Cody's Blog posts   Konnichi wa from the Primate Research Institute– Week 1 (June 14) Hello, I’m Cody Ruiz, a Master’s student at ������ studying primate genetics, and I hope you enjoy reading about my research and cultural experiences during my stay in Japan!  Earlier this year, I was awarded a National Science Foundation EAPSI fellowship, which allows U.S. graduate students to conduct summer research in an East Asian country.  This summer, I’ll be at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University studying molecul...