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Featured Speaker Nicholas Sparks on April 17

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…

Professor Carrie Schweitzer to Lead New Geology Degree Program

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.

Creating Dreamers and Doers: Jasmine Long and Sharon Ware

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.

Creating Dreamers and Doers: Theno 'Kristo' Pantelides

Worth it. Theno “Kristo” 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’ first words were Greek…

Creating Dreamers and Doers: Ariel Deck

Guided by purpose. Schooldays end with a “welcome home” 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: “You can change the world.”

Corporate University Releases Wage and Benefits Survey Results

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 Kent State University at Stark. The summary report released by the…

Theatre's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" Opens Friday, March 1

“The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a musical comedy by playwrights William Finn, Rachel Sheinkin and Rebecca Feldman.  Directed by Kent State Stark Theatre Director Jim Weaver, “Putnam County” is a musical about an eclectic group of six tweens vying for…

Kent State Named a Military Friendly School for 10 Consecutive Years

When Cory Maxwell was considering what college to attend, knowing that the institution is military friendly was very important to him. For him and student veterans, the Military Friendly® School designation helps determine the best schools that will embrace them and ensure…

Granddaughter of Legendary Blues Artist B.B. King to Perform Feb. 21

Concert is free and open to the public. Val B. King, granddaughter of legendary blues artist B.B. King, will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at Kent State University at Stark, as part of the campus’ observance of Black History Month.  King’s concert, “…

Black History Celebration at Kent State Stark

Kent State University at Stark’s observance of Black History Month will include such notables as Mary Frances Berry, Ph.D., a national civil rights activist, and granddaughter of lengendary blues artist B.B. King, Val B. King.

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