Frank Abagnale — one of the world’s most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement and secure documents — will speak at Kent State University's Stark Campus March 5. Tickets are available beginning today.
Speakers include documentary filmmaker Lee Hirsch, brave survivor Aron Ralston, pioneer astronaut Col. Eileen Collins and con man turned FBI consultant Frank Abagnale
This year, Kent State University at Stark will bring in astronauts, authors and one of the world's most famous con men as part of its 22nd Featured Speakers Series. The series highlights four captivating and inspiring individuals. Each season, nearly 2,500 campus and community members take advantage of a rare opportunity to be introduced to national and international experts on a wide range of topics and issues that shape our society. Come to Kent State Stark for the 2012-13 season to hear exciting lectures by documentary filmmaker Lee Hirsch; brave survivor Aron Ralston; con man turned FBI consultant Frank Abagnale; and pioneer astronaut Col. Eileen Collins. Each program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in The University Center’s Timken Great Hall…
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Students talked about their success at the Junior Achievement Titan Business Challenge to the Board and about 80 parents, residents and school staff
Students in Kent Stark's Environmental Media course — the first ever at Kent State University — showed off their films in the Main Hall Auditorium Thursday afternoon
Students in the Environmental Media course at Kent State University Stark Campus screened the films they've worked on all semester and showed off their knowledge of environmental issues Thursday. A handful of students participated in the course, which brought together journalism, communications, biology and other majors and teamed them up to produce short films on the problems facing the Nimishillen Creek Watershed. The students' topics ranged from septic tanks to general ways to be more environmentally conscious and a topic discussed at a recent city council meeting: fracking, or hydraulic fracturing. The students who created the fracking video had logged 2,000 miles in four weeks as they traveled to Pennsylvania, New York and other areas…
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1:16 pm on Friday, April 29, 2011
Amazing job to the professor and the students. Way to go! more ›
Kent Stark campus offers students a stress-free conclusion to the semester with the two-day Kentiki event
It's nearly May and the semester at Kent State University Stark Campus is coming to an end. Research papers, last-minute homework and final exams are the only things on the mind of most students. Kristi Yerian, the Student Life Coordinator at the campus, is trying to give students a chance to escape all that with the Kentiki, an event that runs Wednesday and Thursday in front of the Campus Center (or inside depending on the weather). “Students are starting to get stressed out because of finals approaching, so they can take some time to lay on a beach towel, listen to some music and not have to worry," she said. Kentiki is a time for students to relax a bit during two days of festivities, including live music, an obstacle course, spin-art …
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Families enjoyed mock fossil digs, erupting volcano demonstrations, nature hikes and more at the annual celebration at the Kent State University Stark Campus
The Kent State University Stark Campus hosted its annual Earth Day Celebration Sunday afternoon and welcomed dozens of families for a day of education and fun. Kids played in sandboxes (or were they archaeological digs?), jumped through fields during sack races, watched erupting volcano demonstrations and tons more. Cain Toyota had a shiny new Toyota Prius on the grounds, while other organizations and student groups set up information tables near the Campus Center parking lot. Kent Stark Dean Walter Wagor also accepted the campus' second Tree Campus USA award from the National Arbor Day Foundation that day.
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12:26 pm on Monday, April 18, 2011
You'll have to catch it next year! I think she would have loved it. more ›
We know there are plenty of typography fans out there, so the perfect place to be this weekend is Kent State Stark for its typography art exhibit
This week's Great Escape is a word lover's dream. Check out the Typographic Works Art Exhibit at Kent State University Stark Campus, where you'll find artwork by Matthew Tullis and Jeff Jensen. Just enter the Main Hall and head to the lower level gallery. Organized by Jack McWhorter, the event runs from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. It ends April 1. Too early for you on a Saturday? Try Kent Stark's Festival of the Arts, a family-friendly event showcasing Kent Stark Fine Arts students, which goes from 5 p.m. t0 8 p.m. Watch performances from theater, studio art, music, music technology, spoken word, jazz and studio ensembles. Tickets are $10 for adults and non-students 9 years of age and older. Kent State Stark and Stark State College students…
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Weinberg, the drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, performed alongside students at a free event at Kent State University Stark Campus Monday night
When Kent State Stark featured speakers take the stage, they typically do a lot of, well, speaking. Then there’s Max Weinberg, who came to campus Monday night and not only shared his insights into the music industry, but played alongside a handful of Kent State music students. The drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street band and bandleader of the Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night With Conan O’Brien performed with nine music students for about 40 minutes. Taking jabs at his age all night (he’ll be 60 in two months), Weinberg said the students gave him a good workout that night. “I’m soaking wet,” he said after the performance. “I know you can’t see it because I don’t really sweat, I kind of glisten. It’s a TV thing.” They played hits like …
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Stark State College of Technology in North Canton closed today because of a bomb threat but will reopen Sunday
Updated 11:15 a.m. Jackson Township police said someone called in a bomb threat to Stark State College of Technology today, leading it to close for the day and cancel all activities. The campus, at 6200 Frank Ave. NW, will reopen Sunday, said Irene Motts, director of marketing and communications for Stark State. Jackson Township police officials said someone in downtown Canton called Stark State security officers from a pay phone and said a bomb was on the campus. Police found no bomb or evidence of a bomb upon searching the campus this morning. Jackson Township and Canton police will handle the investigation. This is the second bomb threat at Stark State in one month. The Stark State campus and Fine Arts building of Kent State Stark were …
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The art show features several works from local students, including those from Hoover High School and North Canton Middle School
If the "Arts in Schools" exhibit at the Little Art Gallery isn't enough local art for you, Kent State University Stark Campus has more young artists' works on display this week through Feb. 2. The 2011 Scholastic Regional Art Show debuted Monday inside the Fine Arts building and the Student Center (where you'll find many pieces from North Canton City Schools students). Judges chose about 250 of 3,000 works submitted from middle and high schools in Stark, Summit, Portage, Wayne, Tuscarawas and Medina counties.
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12:15 pm on Wednesday, January 26, 2011
I look forward to this display every year. You would not believe the young talent northeast Ohio has! I truly am in awe of these young artists. more ›
Morgan Day
12:35 pm on Saturday, August 25, 2012
That's great to hear, Anne! Kent Stark always has such interesting speakers. more ›