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Explore the Regional Campus System at Blue & Gold Night on March 21

March 3, 2023
Kent State Stark will be a host for this multi-campus open house event. Kent State University is inviting prospective students and families throughout Northeast Ohio to explore its Regional Campus System at a unique, simultaneous open house event.   The inaugural Blue…

Emergency Relief Fund Helps Students When the Unthinkable Happens

Oct. 31, 2022
When her husband lost his battle with COVID-19, Ottie Hosler sought help from the Emergency Relief Fund. Now, she’s continuing her education with plans to become a registered nurse.…

Players Guild Theatre is Now Resident Theatre Company at Kent State Stark

Oct. 26, 2022
Kent State University at Stark is the new home to the Players Guild Theatre, now the resident theater company on campus. In October, the Players Guild held its inaugural production, “Million Dollar Quartet”, at The Mary J. Timken Theatre in the Fine Arts Building.

Kent State Students Study Sustainable Gardening for Poverty Reduction in Mexico

Aug. 18, 2022
Kent State University partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international, cross-cultural exchange for students to study how sustainable gardening projects aid immigrant populations. 

Lindsay Zimmerman, Michael Wheeler named Kent State Stark Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

April 25, 2022
Local philanthropist Lindsay Zimmerman and Michael Wheeler, president and chief legal officer of Patriot Software, were named Distinguished Alumni Award recipients at Kent State University at Stark’s recent 75th anniversary celebration.“We are so proud of all that Lindsay and…

Flashes Helping Flashes Take Flight: Instruments of the Late Charlie Wentz to be Used in Ashtabula Program

July 25, 2021
Instruments of the Late Charlie Wentz to be used in Ashtabula program. Airplanes meant a lot to Charlie Wentz. An aerospace engineer, Wentz was always reaching for the sky as a pilot, flight instructor and a professor in Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and…

Leaving a Legacy: Kent State Stark Deans Give to Connect Campus to Loved Ones

March 4, 2021
After school, the behemoth of a piano loomed large, yet its black and white ivories still called to the little girl whose feet could barely reach its pedals. And for the boy who grew up in a household brimming with books, burying his nose in them set the tone early: never stop…

Auditor of State Keith Faber and Kent State Stark Announce Regional Office

Feb. 4, 2021
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s Office and Kent State University are pleased to announce that the Auditor’s East Regional Office recently moved into space at Kent State University’s Stark Campus.   “This is an exciting move for our office for many reasons, especially the…

Kent State Stark Launches Dreamers and Doers: Lainey Ward

Nov. 27, 2018
Kent State Stark student builds a path toward her future using the obstacles she has overcome.

Kent State Student Goes for Gold in the National Veteran Wheelchair Games

June 16, 2017
Austin Trzop is in Cincinnati to complete in the 37th National Veteran Wheelchair Games. Trzop is a business and entrepreneurship major at Kent State University at Stark. Shortly after…
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