Community Engaged Learning (CEL) recently celebrated 10 years of fighting hunger, promoting food security, and reducing food waste by kicking off Flashes Fighting Hunger, an initiative dedicated to continuing that tradition with new tools and programming. The new Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative takes the last 10 years to a new level, going beyond a kitchen that provides meals by becoming a program that prevents food waste, promotes food recovery and hosts multiple food pantries each week to serve the region. A 10-year anniversary celebration was held on Nov. 18, 2021, at the Center for ...
Kent State University at Stark is host to the 2022 Northeast Central Ohio Scholastic Art Exhibit and Awards Ceremony. The exhibition features artwork from middle and high school students, representing districts in Stark, Summit, Portage, Wayne, Tuscarawas and Medina counties. Kent State Stark is impressed by the talent of the students who submitted their artwork. Stop by to view an impressive exhibition of Gold and Silver key winners. EXHIBIT HOURS: Jan. 19 - 21 Wednesday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed Saturda...
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...