Join us in congratulating Danielle Jones on her National Science Foundation grant! The title of Danielle's project is "The role of MAOA polymorphism in aggressive behavior in macaques'. Danielle will travel to the Primate Research Institute (PRI) of Kyoto University in Japan to work with Dr. Yukiori Goto this summer. ...
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark will host its first Run the World race from 8:30 - 10 a.m. on April 15 to raise money for student education-abroad scholarships. Organized by Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark, the colleges within Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« and the Office of Global Education, the race will start at 6000 Frank Ave. NW in North Canton. It will follow a 3.1-mile course with chip timing provided by Western Reserve Racing. Held for the past two years at the Kent Campus, the Run the World race has awarded $18,000 in scholarship money for students studying abroad. Students who register for the race...
March is Women’s History Month, and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark Theatre Department’s production of Silent Sky sets the stage for the campus’ monthlong observance. Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson is the fourth consecutive theatre production written by a woman, and very much about women’s voices and struggles, according to Brian Newberg, associate professor of theatre and theatre director at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark. The play will be performed on Feb. 24-25 and March 3-4 at 7:30 p.m.; and Feb. 26 and March 5 at 2 p.m. in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark Theatre, 6000 Frank Ave., NW, in Jackson Townshi...
Free performance highlights Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark's celebration of Black History Month. The Wallace Coleman Band, one of Northeast Ohio’s most popular electric blues artists, will perform in concert at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. at Main Hall Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. Wallace Coleman, a 10-year veteran of the Grammy Award-winning Robert Lockwood Jr. Band, started his own band in 1996. He later established his own record label, which he named Ella Mae Music, in honor of his late mother. Col...
Job seekers, this is your opportunity to explore and apply for internships and full-time career opportunities within Stark County and Northeast Ohio. Job seekers do not need to pre-register. This event is free to students and alumni of the participating colleges and universities: Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark, Stark State College, University of Mount Union and Walsh University. All candidates should dress professionally and bring plenty of resumes to distribute to employers. Greater Canton Collegiate Job & Internship Fair Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 2 -...
The Corporate University, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark will present a one-day Nursing Home Administrators Conference on Thursday, March 9 at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark Conference Center, 6000 Frank Avenue NW in Jackson Township. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is an approved provider of continuing education credit by the Ohio Board of Executives of Long-term Services and Supports (BELTSS). This event is approved for six (6) BELTSS CEUs. NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE AGENDA 8:30 - 9 a.m. Registration | Breakfast | Networking 9 a.m. - ...
The College Credit Plus program is designed to allow college-ready students, grades 7-12 who qualify for college admission, the opportunity to earn high school and college credit. College Credit Plus can include courses offered on a college campus, online or at the high school for which credit is awarded from the college. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark will be offering an information session for interested students and families on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Topics include student preparation, admissions standards, testing requirements, course delivery, pathways, application requirements...
NOW ACCEPTING 2017 NOMINATIONS Deadline to submit nominations is Friday, March 3, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to submit nominations for the Distinguished Teaching Award for full-time faculty and the Award of Distinction for adjunct (part-time) faculty at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark. Each spring these awards are presented to a full-time faculty and an adjunct faculty member for his or her superior classroom teaching. Award recipients will be announced during the first week of May. A selection committee consisting...
By Kelli Weir, Repository staff writer Source: www.indeonline.com/news/20170126/mckinley-ksu-stark-create-bulldog-flash-for-aspiring-college-students Bulldog Flash Academic Institute is a four-year program designed to usher roughly 25 McKinley freshmen through the process of becoming college ready and then awarding them with direct admission to Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Stark. Freshmen at McKinley High have a chance to enroll in a new program that, if they complete it, will guarantee their admission into a local four-year university and significant college financial help when they graduate high school...
Samantha Brown says that today’s leaders could learn a lot from The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The sophomore biology major at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark was chosen the winner of the campus’ Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Initiatives and celebrated during Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s 15th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance on January 26 and Black History Month activities this month. Brown’s essay focused on the characteristics of the country’s leaders of today and how they compare with the leadership traits that made King such a...