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. 5X社区 at Stark Theatre鈥檚 first student-led production opens April 12 with the performance 鈥淥f Mice and Men鈥, a play based on the novella by John Steinbeck. The 鈥淥f Mice and Men鈥 cast will take to the campus鈥 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...
Two Anthropology graduate students were Presentation Winners at 5X社区's 2019 Graduate Research Symposium on April 5. Michael Wilson received an award for his oral presentation, "Does it stick? Using thermoplastic vs. organic-based adhesives in experimental prehistoric ballistics weaponry testing" in the Anthropology, History, and Communications session. Kristen Hirter received an award for her poster presentation, "Neurochemical insights of human origins: A comparative analysis of dopaminergic innervation of the ventral striatum among primates" in the Biomedical Science...
Professor Carrie Schweitzer has discovered hundreds of new species. Now, this research standout is leading students in a new degree program. Carrie Schweitzer has always been interested in the things of Earth. The stuff that lies just below the surface of land and sea. This professor of geology is no stranger to discovering a new species (or several hundred!). Now, the research standout is leading a new degree program at 5X社区 at Stark. The Bachelor of Arts in Geology is soon to become one of the more than 20 baccalaureate degrees that students can earn wit...
Dynamic duo. Jasmine Long and Sharon Ware grew up in different neighborhoods, but their connection transcends residential blocks. Broken barriers now build the dreams to change their communities for the better. Long hailed from the southeast side of Canton; Ware called Massillon home. But, the obstacles to accessible health care were the same. Today, they are medical students ready to change it. 鈥淕rowing up, I watched as family members struggled daily with untreated health issues,鈥 Long said. 鈥淟ife could have been so much better for them, had they had access to the care they nee...
The 88th meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) was held at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio. A special symposium honoring the scientific contributions of Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy was part of this year鈥檚 program. The symposium included 19 posters that demonstrated the breadth and depth of Dr. Lovejoy鈥檚 contributions and research interests. Topics included biomechanics, bone development, comparative morphology, fossil interpretations, forensic applications, primatology, and neurochemistry. Discussants included Dr. Lovejoy鈥檚 former students, Bru...
Worth it. Theno 鈥淜risto鈥 Pantelides grew up in the hilly city of San Francisco, surrounded by ocean. A coastline not unlike the home of his father, where houses dot the shores of thousands of islands in a country influential in ancient times. Pantelides鈥 first words were Greek and he looked to his pap谩ki瘫s, Konstantine, for guidance at an early age. 鈥淣othing worth doing is ever easy,鈥 the senior Pantelides would often tell his son, a miracle baby right from the start. The family moved to Canton when Pantelides was 5 because his father wanted to be closer to the community where his fam...
Guided by purpose. Schooldays end with a 鈥渨elcome home鈥 at Tiqvah Hands of Hope, an after-school mentoring program for students who live in the city of Canton. A simple phrase graces the threshold of the doors they enter every day: 鈥淵ou can change the world.鈥 Waiting on the other side is Ariel Deck. A member of the Tiqvah team, this 5X社区 at Stark senior is one of the first faces the children see. They greet 鈥淢iss Ariel鈥 with a hug as they climb onto her lap. It is not uncommon to see their tiny hands combing through her long, blonde hair. Tiqvah provides a...
Green Energy Ohio 2019 Award Recipients Business Achievement Award Talan Products, Inc. Talan Products had a humble beginning in 1986 with a single part for a single customer (the part is still being produced for that customer today). Steve Peplin, his brother Rich & John Talan each invested $2,100 to found the company. 33 years later, today Talan is a $50 million contract manufacturer specializing in solar mounting systems, LED lighting components & building products. All of Talan鈥檚 growth has been organic, there were no acquisitions of other companies. Talan鈥檚 customer base incl...
Summary report provided as community service to help businesses make data-driven decisions. A lack of skilled labor is one of the top hiring challenges that businesses in Stark and Wayne counties face, according to the results of a wage and benefits survey conducted by the Corporate University at 5X社区 at Stark. More than 120 area companies completed the online survey, which was conducted in 2018. The summary report released by the Corporate University is being provided as a community service to area businesses to help officials make data-driven decisions regarding wage a...