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Plain Township woman nearly died in car crash as a high school junior, later overcame addiction to cocaine. She graduated college Friday and is celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend. By Kelli Weir / Repository staff writer www.cantonrep.com/news/20170515/crystin-walker-survives-crash-addiction-to-graduate-from-ksu-stark Medics didn’t immediately see Crystin Grindle in the heap of twisted metal that had been a Ford Explorer. It was nighttime and the vehicle was cloaked by some trees near a curve off of Whinnery Road, an unlit country street just west of Guildford Lake in Columbiana Co...

Kent State Stark Faculty Earn Teaching Accolades Lindsay Starkey, Ph.D., says that for her, teaching isn’t about getting awards – it’s about the impact you have on students and colleagues and perhaps most importantly, what they can teach you. Starkey, a resident of North Canton and assistant professor of history, is the recipient of the 2016-17 Distinguished Teaching Award at 5X���� at Stark. “I have the pleasure of working with so many excellent colleagues and students from whom I have learned a great deal about teaching,” Starkey said. “I look forward to continuing...

Daniel R. Flowers, president and CEO of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, gave the address at 5X���� at Stark’s 44th Annual Spring Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 12 at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall in Canton. More than 190 candidates were awarded their bachelor’s, master’s or associate degrees at this year’s commencement exercises. Graduate Photos with Dean Seachrist Commencement Ceremony Photos Nursing Pinning Convocation Photos Flowers has been president and CEO of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank since 2003. During his tenure, the Foodbank has expe...

Global Education Opportunities Continue to Grow at Kent State Stark It’s one thing to get to visit a location new to you. It’s another to explore your academic field in a different nation. Studying abroad is one of the most exciting, invigorating and challenging things you can do while in college.    For two 5X���� at Stark students, the chance to study overseas has become closer to reality. Megan Stocker of Louisville and Zachary Cino of Hartville were two of three winners of $1,000 each in scholarships to study abroad. They won as a result of their participation in...

Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of 5X���� at Stark, recently announced five faculty members have achieved promotion and tenure, effective at the beginning of the 2017-18 academic year. Two faculty have been promoted in rank.  Kent State Stark faculty promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure are as follows: Jennifer Cunningham, English, joined the faculty in 2013 Matthew Lehnert, biological sciences, joined the faculty in 2012 Deepraj Mukherjee, economics, joined the faculty in 2012 James Seelye Jr., history, jo...

Campus earns designation for eighth consecutive year. A celebration of the earth’s natural resources provides the perfect backdrop to honor 5X���� at Stark as a 2016 Tree Campus USA®. The Arbor Day Foundation and Ohio Division of Natural Resources (ODNR) will formally recognize Kent State Stark for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship at the campus’s Earth Day 2017 Celebration on Sunday, April 23 at 2:20 p.m.  This is the eighth consecutive year Kent State Stark has received the Tree Campus USA designation.  The campus com...

Save Now - Learn Now - Leap Ahead The deadline for high school students to apply to the College Credit Plus program for Fall 2017 is Monday, May 1. The College Credit Plus (CCP) program is designed to allow college-ready students, grades 7-12 who qualify for college admission, the opportunity to earn high school and college credit. College Credit Plus can include courses offered on a college campus, online or at the high school for which credit is awarded from the college.  GET DETAILS AND APPLY TODAY ...

Dr. Metin Eren is making headlines! He was featured in the Record Courier, Akron Beacon Journal, AND ScienceNews!!        ...

5X���� at Stark commemorates Earth Day 2017 with events and activities designed to inspire awareness of environmental responsibility and to improve the appreciation of the Earth’s natural resources. Events will take place behind the Campus Center and around the Pond and Wetlands Area on Kent State Stark’s campus, 6000 Frank Ave., NW, in Jackson Township, and is free and open to the public. Kent State Stark has partnered with The Repository, Budget Dumpster, The Print Shop of Canton Inc. and The Brewer-Garrett Co. to provide this event for members of the community.  ...

Medical Professionals and Families Coping with End-of-Life Issues can Benefit from Living With Grief® Program The Hospice Foundation of America’s (HFA) Living With Grief® program, When Grief is Complicated, will be presented locally at 5X���� at Stark on Thursday, April 27, from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Main Hall Auditorium, 6000 Frank Ave. NW, in North Canton. Each year HFA presents a nationally recognized distance learning series to more than 125,000 people in 2,000 communities, including Stark County.  Once again sponsored by the Canton Regional Area Health Educ...