Recent grants awarded to Kent State University at Stark in Jackson Township will help further College Credit Plus programs, health care, education of teachers, add degree programs and offer a new cultural arts opportunity in our community.
- Kent State Stark College Credit Plus Consortium - $498,442 to provide high school teachers with College Credit Plus credentials.
- A. Bathi Kasturiarachi, Ph.D., Ohio Department of Education/Ohio Department of Higher Education, College Credit Plus Teacher Credentialing Grant, “Kent-Stark College Credit Plus Consortium,” in partnership with the Stark County Educational Service Center.
- A. Bathi Kasturiarachi, Ph.D., Ohio Department of Education/Ohio Department of Higher Education, College Credit Plus Teacher Credentialing Grant, “Kent-Stark College Credit Plus Consortium,” in partnership with the Stark County Educational Service Center.
- Kent State Stark Guitar Weekend - $3,500 to present a cultural arts guitar event to educate and entertain the community.
- Adam Larison, D.M.A., ArtsinStark, Special Project Grant, “Kent State Guitar Weekend.”
- Adam Larison, D.M.A., ArtsinStark, Special Project Grant, “Kent State Guitar Weekend.”
- Models of Foraminiferans - $1,000 to purchase models of fossilized organisms to teach geology students how to identify fossil forms and interpret the ecology and paleoecology of rocks and sediments.
- Carrie Schweitzer, Ph.D., The Teaching Council of Kent State University, “Models of Foraminiferans.”
- Carrie Schweitzer, Ph.D., The Teaching Council of Kent State University, “Models of Foraminiferans.”
- Kent State Stark Nursing Program - $38,369 to purchase a high-fidelity, nursing simulation mannequin to enhance the students’ knowledge of patient care and outcomes and ease the transition from the classroom to clinical experiences.
- Deb Shelestak, R.N., Ph.D., Stark Community Foundation, “Enhancing Teaching and Learning in the Kent State University at Stark Nursing Program and Improving Health Care in Stark County.”
- Deb Shelestak, R.N., Ph.D., Stark Community Foundation, “Enhancing Teaching and Learning in the Kent State University at Stark Nursing Program and Improving Health Care in Stark County.”
- Middle Childhood Education - $41,150 to develop a Kent State dual license degree in middle childhood education and special education. Once completed, it will be the first degree program of its kind in Ohio.
- Lori Wilfong, Ph.D., Subaward University of Dayton Research Institute/Ohio Department of Education/U.S. Department of Education, Ohio Deans Compact on Exceptional Children Support for Incentive Grant Implementation Plan, with Principal Investigator Dr. Brian Barber and co-Principal Investigators Drs. Pena Bedesem and Andrew Wiley, FY2016.
- Lori Wilfong, Ph.D., Subaward University of Dayton Research Institute/Ohio Department of Education/U.S. Department of Education, Ohio Deans Compact on Exceptional Children Support for Incentive Grant Implementation Plan, with Principal Investigator Dr. Brian Barber and co-Principal Investigators Drs. Pena Bedesem and Andrew Wiley, FY2016.
Kent State Stark’s Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects seeks and secures funding from public and private organizations that share a mutual commitment to public higher education, workforce development and community outreach. Visit Kent State Stark’s grants web page at www.kent.edu/stark/grants-sponsored-projects for information on grant resources and databases, recent awards to campus faculty and staff and the annual grants report.