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April is Earth Month: Restore our Earth, Restore our Community, Restore our Self April 22 marks the 51st anniversary of Earth Day. Fittingly, the ������ Earth Month Committee has planned events throughout the month based on the theme, “Restore Our Earth, Restore Our Community, Restore Our Self.” Activities including: An online scavenger hunt from April 1 -  22 Garden to Energy: Kent Sustainable Food Systems panel discussion on April 6 An online book club discussing “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer on April 27. An online Earth Day Environmental Justice C...

It’s close to midterm time for ������ at Stark students in the now-online survey course Introduction to World Religions.  Today, Rabbi Joshua Brown from Akron’s Temple Israel is a guest speaker. Students log in to class prepared with some academic knowledge of Judaism taught by adjunct professor Timothy Temerson. A former pastor at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Temerson now teaches the course virtually from his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. He covers as much as possible, including the Torah’s kosher laws. Practicing Jews are not supposed to consume a d...

������’s Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability (CENRS) tracks and facilitates the use of ������-owned natural areas for research, teaching and engagement, promoting an understanding of the natural environment around the Kent Campus, and especially this past year, a much needed home for field research.  The mission of CENRS is to provide scientific research opportunities to educate students at ������ and beyond and to create programs to restore and preserve the integrity of these natural areas. The 17 research sites near the Kent Campus range in...

Guitar Weekend celebrates of all styles of guitar playing and features some of the most exciting guitarists in the world.  Organized by ������ Stark’s Music Department, Guitar Weekend features virtual Q&As and live performances hosted by Facebook Live. All events are during Eastern Standard Time.   GUITAR WEEKEND SCHEDULE   YVETTE YOUNG Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Q&A at 2 p.m. EST  »  Facebook Live Live Performance at 7 p.m. EST  »  Facebook Live Kick-off ������ Stark’s Guitar Weekend with a Q...

Turn your passion into your profession. Discover a career in music production and audio recording. ������ at Stark offers a complete four-year curriculum in music technology. This program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and is only offered at ������ Stark. Spend some time with us to learn more about the music technology program! VIRTUAL MUSIC TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW FRIDAY, APRIL 23 3 - 5 P.M. During our virtual Music Technology Preview, you'll Review the admissions and advising process, and learn more about ������ S...

������ at Stark is honored to host the 2021 Stark County Heart Walk on the campus Saturday, Sept. 18. At this time, the Stark Campus is hopeful the event will be in-person, but regardless of status, the Stark Heart Walk will certainly meet its No. 1 goal: Raising awareness of heart disease. Dean Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., has been named to the Stark Heart Walk’s Executive Leadership Team. She said being a part of this year’s event is meaningful professionally – and personally. “By participating in this walk, you may be helping a friend or a colleague, who has an issue now...

Please join us in congratulating PhD candidates Danielle Jones and Cody Ruiz! Cody received the David B. Smith Scholarship. This award is presented annually in honor of David B. Smith, a magna cum laude graduate of KSU, to recognize exceptional scholarship and teaching.  Danielle received the Mary Ann Stephens and John R. Graham Award for Excellence in Graduate Research and Scholarship. This award is presented annually to one doctoral student underrepresented in his or her discipline. Normally, one award is made each year and is based on the merit of the applicant's contribution to...

Dr. Michelle Bebber and her research are featured in Science Magazine's article on Ancient Native American use of copper. ...

������ Stark is proud to host the 2021 Stark County Heart Walk on Sept. 18. Susan Seachrist lived for just two decades, but during that time, she inspired a community to come together to provide another chance at life. And while she died during her third open heart surgery in 1962, Susan’s memory lives on. Today, Dean Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., will help lead the 2021 Stark County Heart Walk as part of its Executive Leadership Team. She walks for cousin Susan, and many others in her family, including her father, who died from rheumatic heart disease when Seachrist was just 4 years ...

Tuesday, March 16, 2021   Today, we reflect on an anniversary that, just one year ago, seemed unimaginable. Yet, somehow, we have arrived at this notable milestone.     Beginning at 5 p.m. March 16, 2020, our campus shifted to a largely remote working and learning environment as COVID-19 swept our community, our state, and our country, into the throes of a pandemic our world hadn’t experienced in more than 100 years.   We turned on a dime. Kitchen counters and dining room tables substituted for office spaces as we rallied to provide our students with the world-class educat...