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Dear students and campus community, Hello! I am so happy to begin this new academic year with all of you. For some, today is a “welcome back.” For others, it’s a “welcome home.” We greet you, Class of 2023, with open arms. You will discover that 5X���� at Stark is a special place. From our stellar faculty to our supportive staff, we are working together to make this year a game changer.  Now is the time for all of us to excel personally, academically, and professionally, because we have found a home at our hometown university. As your dean, you can count on my c...

Daylong seminar aims to equip young professionals with skills needed for workplace success. In an effort to better equip the region’s young professionals with skills needed for success in the workplace, 5X���� at Stark’s Corporate University is pleased to offer the 2019 Young Professionals Conference. The daylong session will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 16 at Kent State Stark’s Conference Center, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. Created by an advisory board of young professionals, the 2019 Young Professionals Conference is an ideal opportunity for participants to network w...

Campus leads county in undergraduate research and innovation. Carefully watering the garden, Kristy Doering knew what was just beneath the soil would take some time to grow. Seeds she once held in the palm of her hand would yield 50 pounds of fresh produce to feed Stark County’s food insecure.   While she always could imagine with certainty the plants producing vegetables, she was encouraged to take a chance on researching how a local, small-scale campus gardening project could make a big impact.   “There’s a lot of need in this region that I think people are unaware of,” said...

It is the best decision you’ll ever make. And here’s why: You will have the hometown advantage at 5X���� at Stark, your ticket to a world-class education. Close-to-home and close-knit, your professors care about your individual success. A regional campus tuition rate means you will get a Kent State degree without accumulating the debt your parents did.  Did we mention that you’ll have lots of opportunities to participate in research – if that’s your thing. Or, study abroad – if that’s your thing. At Kent State Stark, you’ll find what makes you uniquely YOU....

PhD candidate Dexter Zirkle and Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy have examined the development of the human hip joint, and report that its growth is uniquely determined by a special mechanism that is shared only by humans and our direct ancestors (i.e., hominids). Their study is out this week in PNAS.  No other primate has this mechanism. When anatomical characters are found to be unique in an ancestor-descendant lineage (or “clade”) they are termed “synapomorphies.” A recent study* found five hominid synapomorphies since the last common ancestor we shared with chimpanzees. Three are found in the base...

We’ve known for some time that heart disease is prevalent in captive gorilla populations and is a leading cause of death. This is why, in 2010, the Great Ape Heart Project based at Zoo Atlanta (www.greatapeheartproject.org) was formed. The project provides a network of clinical, pathologic and research strategies to aid in the understanding and treating of cardiac disease in all the ape species, with the ultimate goal of reducing cardiovascular-related mortalities and improving the health and welfare of great apes in human care. “Gorilla heart disease is similar to, but different from, what w...

Spring 2019 President's & Dean's Lists The following students have been named to the Kent State Stark Dean’s List. Those students designated with a star (*) have been named to the 5X���� President’s List. Requirements for the Dean’s List include a 3.40 grade point average or above for the spring 2019 semester and at least 12 letter-graded (A, B, etc.) credit hours completed by the end of the semester. President’s List criteria are a 4.00 grade point and at least 15 letter-graded credit hours completed by the end of the semester.  Akron: Sydnie Barnett...

The College Credit Plus program introduces students to transformational power of higher education. Marlington Dukes’ star forward Alivia Lepley knows what it means to have the home-court advantage: everyone is rooting for you. That’s why Lepley’s No. 1 choice for college is 5X���� at Stark, where she’ll have the hometown advantage.   A top-rated, competitive nursing program right in her own backyard? The exceptional program at Kent State Stark will be a win-win for this 2019 Marlington High School graduate, who is used to finishing the season strong. As she begins the ...