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Your Hometown University: Creating Pathways to Opportunities
Kent State University at Stark helps 7,000 students enrolled year-round find their passion and develop a sense of purpose. As Kent State’s largest regional campus, students receive an affordable, university education on a beautiful 200-acre campus with a private college feel. Our student-faculty ratio of 21:1 means Kent State Stark’s 450 faculty and staff are dedicated to encouraging students to achieve their personal and academic goals. Students have the opportunity to begin coursework in more than 282 Kent State undergraduate degree programs or choose from over 25 bachelor’s, master’s, associate and online degrees that can be completed entirely at the Stark Campus. Stark County’s only public university, Kent State Stark was founded in 1946 and continues today improving the quality of life for this region, spurring a total economic impact in Northeast Ohio of $381.7 million.
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Kent State Stark News
Friday, July 21, 2017 - 3:24pm
Partnership between Canton City Schools and Kent State University at Stark preps students for college.
Ever since she can remember, 14-year-old Jada Howard has wanted to be a veterinarian. Last week, she started on a path at Kent State University at Stark that will help make her...
Thursday, July 20, 2017 - 3:27pm
Lucas Engelhardt, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State University at Stark’s Department of Economics, is a firm believer in pursing innovation and investing in capita...
Friday, June 16, 2017 - 11:16am
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 joining the Marines, T...
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 10:49am
As the business world continues to grow more dynamic and complex, so does the role of the human resource professional.
In response to this challenge, The Corporate University at Kent State University at Stark will hold the 2017 Human Resource Symposium on Thursday, July 20 from...
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - 9:47am
The following Kent State University at Stark students have been named to the PRESIDENT’S LIST. They each earned a 4.00 grade point average for the spring 2017 semester and completed at least 15 letter-graded (A, B, etc.) credit hours by the end of the semester. Pass/Fail (S, U) c...
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 10:01am
The public is invited to experience international food and live cultural performances.
Building bridges to other cultures is a way of life at Kent State University at Stark – and not just during the fall and spring.
Kent State Stark’s Global Gateway Day is a family-friendly sum...
Monday, May 15, 2017 - 1:20pm
Plain Township woman nearly died in car crash as a high school junior, later overcame addiction to cocaine. She graduated college Friday and is celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend.
By Kelli Weir / Repository staff writer...
Saturday, May 13, 2017 - 4:02pm
Kent State Stark Faculty Earn Teaching Accolades
Lindsay Starkey, Ph.D., says that for her, teaching isn’t about getting awards – it’s about the impact you have on students and colleagues and perhaps most importantly, what they can teach you. Starkey, a resident of North Canton...
Saturday, May 13, 2017 - 3:53pm
Daniel R. Flowers, president and CEO of the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, gave the address at Kent State University at Stark’s 44th Annual Spring Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 12 at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall in Canton.
More than 190 candidates were awarded their bac...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - 2:43pm
Global Education Opportunities Continue to Grow at Kent State Stark
It’s one thing to get to visit a location new to you. It’s another to explore your academic field in a different nation. Studying abroad is one of the most exciting, invigorating and challenging things you can d...