Deepraj Mukherjee and John Frank honored with teaching awards. Above photo: Dr. Deepraj Mukherjee (center) pictured with Faculty Chair Lucas Engelhardt (left) and Dean Denise Seachrist (right). Deepraj Mukherjee grew up in Kolkata, India, traveling to the U.S. to study economics. But, his No. 1 goal has always been to make a difference. In the classroom, this associate professor of economics challenges his students to find the answers that will better their homes, neighborhoods and communities. He encourages them to think about how economics influences everyday life. And it’s ...
Nationally syndicated columnist Charita Goshay offers the spring class words of wisdom. The Stark Campus alumni family welcomed its newest members Sunday, May 12, during the annual spring commencement ceremony at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall. More than 100 graduates participated in the event, celebrating their pinnacle academic achievement. “Now is the time to excel personally and build upon the academic success you have achieved at Your Hometown University,” said Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer. “You will always have a home at Kent ...
Nursing program alumnus is a flight nurse in The Last Frontier. The wide open spaces of a rugged Alaskan landscape are much different from the manicured lawns that blanket the housing developments of suburban Green, where Joel Hukill grew up. Today, he’s no stranger to the mountains, remote villages and severe weather that can whip across The Last Frontier. There, this 28-year-old stares down the impossible as he battles the conditions to save lives. Hukill is a flight nurse for Guardian Flight Alaska. He is living out a dream he didn’t realize he’d had. Now, he has no doubts th...
Kent Wired Article Maddy Haberberger, TV2 Reporter April 22, 2019 Earth Day is April 22nd – celebrated across the world, the day is seen as an opportunity to reflect on our impact on the environment, and promote practices that keep our planet clean and healthy. Here at Kent State, Melanie Knowles and the Office of Sustainability work with the university to ensure that the blue and gold keep it green. “We work with dining services on food and sustainability, we work with residence services with outreach to students in the residence halls about their energy and waste, we work with more...
Please join us for "NIKUMBUKE! Anthropology in Action: Women's Global Health and Human Rights", a lecture by Dr. Araceli Alonso. When: Thursday, May 2, 3:45 pm Where: 143 Lowry Hall ...
PhD candidates Heather Lawrentz and Rose Leach have each received a fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to conduct research this summer with faculty at Kyoto University. JSPS is the main government agency supporting science programs in Japan, similar to the NSF in the United States. One of their initiatives is to promote international scientific cooperation through a variety of fellowships, including this summer program created specifically for pre- and post-doctoral students from North America and Europe. Only ~100 awards are given each year; thus, we are esp...
Dr. Noviar Andayani, Director of the WCS Indonesia Program and Professor of Biology at the University of Indonesia visited our department April 4-6. Dr. Andayani and Dr. Tosi, have been close friends since working together 20 years ago at the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University, NYC. They have overlapping interests in primate evolution and conservation. For 16 years, Dr. Andayani has been leading efforts to identify and protect genetically unique populations of plants and animals across Indonesia. Though she leads several programs throughout the c...
şÚÁĎÍř at Stark commemorates Earth Day 2019 with a free, family friendly celebration. Expect chilly temperatures but plentiful sunshine. The Earth Day Celebration takes place rain or shine. Nearly two dozen new exhibitors highlight this year’s event, including an Akron Zoo animal presentation, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Stark County Beekeepers Association and Ernie’s Bike Shop, among many others. Set to inspire environmental responsibility and to improve the appreciation for our planet’s natural resources, Kent State Stark’s Earth Day Celebration will be held fr...
Note: The Sunday, April 21 performance has been canceled. Student-led production is the first of its kind in the newly renovated and expanded Fine Arts Building. şÚÁĎÍř at Stark Theatre’s first student-led production opens April 12 with the performance “Of Mice and Men”, a play based on the novella by John Steinbeck. The “Of Mice and Men” cast will take to the campus’ stage for opening night at 7:30 p.m. April 12 in the Studio Theatre, which is located in the newly expanded and renovated Fine Arts Building, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. Directed by Kent State ...
Popular lecture sold out, no tickets remain. Bestselling novelist Nicholas Sparks, the final speaker of the 2018-19 Featured Speakers Series, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17. Now in its 28th year, the Featured Speakers Series is free and open to the public. All tickets for the evening's lecture have been distributed. Before Sparks was a world-famous writer, he worked a variety of jobs, including real estate appraisal, waiting tables, selling dental products by phone, and starting his own small manufacturing business, which struggled from the beginning. In 1994, at th...