Kent State University will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be no classes, and offices will be closed. The university will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 18. ...
The Portager on January 12, 2022 Kent State announced the dates for the March E-Cycle Drive. You'll be able to drop off old electronics for free on several dates throughout March. Learn more here. ...
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Happy Holidays from Kent State University at Stark! Kent State Stark will be closed for winter break Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. All buildings and offices will be closed during this time. Offices will reopen on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Everyone at Kent State Stark wishes you a joyous and healthy holiday season. ...
A key element of the mission of the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University—and an objective of many researchers across the University—is to better understand our environment and the issues and processes that bring about change. Researchers in our Department of Geography primarily study patterns of climates, landforms, vegetation, soils, water and people. They use many tools and techniques in their work including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and online mapping such as Google Earth. They partner and collaborate with resea...
This story was published in The Repository on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. Written by Sam Zern. Kent State University and the University of Rwanda have a new partnership that administrators say is connecting students, faculty and research across oceans. Leaders from the University of Rwanda spent last week in Northeast Ohio for a series of in-person meetings with leaders from Kent State's Stark Campus to finalize details on a new partnership that will eventually bring joint classes, international exchanges and research across multiple disciplines. "This is envisioned to become a very de...
Students in the Stark Geology club, GEODES, recently made a 20-minute video presentation about rocks for the 3rd-grade classes at Judith Resnick CLC of Akron Public Schools. The teachers showed the video and then the students did a live Question and Answer session over Zoom with the class. The 3rd graders loved the video and asked excellent questions. The teachers want this to be a yearly experience. Stark Campus Geodes students; pictured from left to right: Jeremy Salvo, Sebastian Constable, Casey Worges, Ryan Codispoti, Maxwell "T. Rex" Purses, April Hazaimeh, and Kerry Coss. To le...
From November 15 through December 10, Kent State University will be collecting clean, gently used or new items for all ages, including warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters. Look for large boxes with Winter Coat and Clothing Drive signs at the buildings listed below. Winter coat and clothing donations will go to the Winter Warm-Up Stations at the Williamson House and Schwartz Center (room 261); and the Phyllis Zumkehr Portage County Clothing Center, which provides free items to homeless individuals, families, elderly, and veterans&n...
Kent State University at Stark Theatre will hold its first theatrical production of the 2021-22 season, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch", by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask. The cast will take to the campus’ stage for opening night at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, in The Mary J. Timken Theatre, located in the Fine Arts Building, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. Directed by Kent State Stark Theatre Director TC Mavis Jennings, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" tells the story of the “internationally ignored song stylist” Hedwig Schmidt, a fourth wall smashing East Ger...
A full tank of gas, groceries in the fridge and a mattress to sleep on might seem like simple things, but for some students it can make the biggest difference in their world. For senior psychology major Natalie James, a gas card meant she was no longer running on empty in more ways than one. Last year, this professionally trained opera singer found herself far from her former role as a Disney princess. Without a bed, without food, but she was not without a chance. She would get her Cinderella story. “I was at a really low point in my life,” explained James, recalling her firs...