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5X���� at Stark is proud to again host the 65th Northeast Central Ohio Scholastic Art Exhibit and Awards Ceremony. The exhibition features more than 400 pieces of artwork from middle and high school students, representing districts in Stark, Summit, Portage, Wayne, Tuscarawas and Medina counties. 65th Scholastic Art Awards & Exhibition January 14 - 30, 2019 Fine Arts Building 5X���� at Stark Monday - Thursday: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. A regional awards ceremony for students and their families will take...

Dr. Kohji Hirata, Director of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Washington Office (http://jspsusa.org/wp/), and Mr. Masahiro Ueda, International Program Associate, visited Kent State for two days in November.  JSPS is Japan’s main funding agency for the sciences and humanities.  They arrived first to the Anthropology Department, where they toured our neuroscience, osteology, genetics, and experimental archaeology laboratories.   Dr. Hirata and Mr. Ueda then gave presentations to an audience of nearly 150 members of the Kent State community.  They discu...

  Dr. Katsuki Nakamura of the Primate Research Institute (PRI), Kyoto University, visited the Anthropology Department in early November.  Dr. Nakamura was the first researcher at the PRI to host one of our graduate students.  In summer 2015, he kindly welcomed Emily Munger into his lab to conduct a study on visual discrimination and reversal learning in aged marmosets.  Under his guidance the project resulted in a publication in the journal Neuroscience Research.  This study also marked the first collaboration between Dr. Nakamura’s lab and that of Emily’s advisor at ...

Ashley Spellman is one of 139 in the 2018 Fall graduating class at Kent State Stark. Ashley Spellman is no stranger to the kitchen. For seven months, she worked daily rolling out dough to make pies. She learned how to cook them just right – with a bubbly filling and a golden-brown crust. She enjoyed her job, but she also knew her future held more than transforming apples into a perfectly baked pastry. She attended college once, shortly after graduating from Waterloo High School. She dropped out within two weeks. The university was too big, and “just too much” for this once self-described...

5X���� at Stark’s faculty are a force in the community, working to better the region by offering their academic expertise in a tangible way. Kent State Stark brings immeasurable value to community organizations, the health care industry, environmental groups and more. Faculty tackle the kind of real-world issues that touch Stark County, making our home a better place to live. These campus leaders guard the region against some of the country’s most pressing concerns – from water quality to end-of-life care choices to navigating an online presence on the “anything goes” informatio...

The Conference Center and Corporate University build relationships and support the educational needs of regional employers. Faith Sheaffer-Polen has conducted workforce training amid construction, in buildings with sanitation issues and in crowded hotel rooms while sitting on the edge of a bathtub. That’s one reason why the director of 5X���� at Stark’s Corporate University urges employers to undertake professional education in a setting that is conducive to learning. Enter the Conference Center. The International Association of Conference Centers (IACC)-certified venue p...

Survivor. Acres away from the farmer’s home, Jennifer Peterson stared hard at the bright blue sky. Then, darkness. In and out of consciousness, she tried to move. Only pain. She tried to scream. Her cries for help were mere whispers. The tractor came from a distance. Had the farmer not remembered his dream during the night, Peterson is sure she would have died that day. A praying man, he later told her that God came to him in a dream, instructing him to plow the withered cornfield.  The summer of 1988 marked the North American drought and remains the hottest and driest on reco...

Communicating hope. Ashton Blake briefly peered into the crowd gathered at the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall. The stage was his.  Saxophone in hand, Blake began to play the solo he knew so well. Practicing for this day was an honor and privilege for the 20-something who was a skilled musician before he had reached middle school. Gospel Meets Symphony was one of the highlights of Blake’s budding career. The music technology program at 5X���� at Stark afforded Blake opportunities like this one, performing with the Akron Symphony Orchestra. “At Kent State Sta...

The award-winning ensemble is comprised of students, faculty and community members. The public is invited to attend a free concert performed by the 5X���� at Stark Concert Band.  The community concert will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at The Mary J. Timken Theatre, located in the newly expanded and renovated Fine Arts Building on the Stark Campus, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. Directed by Thomas Holliday, the Kent State Stark Concert Band was established more than 30 years ago. The award-winning ensemble is comprised of Kent State Stark affiliates, as well...

Join us in congratulating Barbara Davis on receiving the President's Award of Distinction!  President Warren presented Barbara with her award on October 31st, 2018. Barbara is the heartbeat of our department and we are convinced that she can actually walk on water! Congratulations again for this well-deserved honor!! ...