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Kent State Stark expo brings 19th century art to life

Natalie Meek September 29, 2017

Kent State Stark students restaged the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition on Sept. 27 as part of a national program called Reacting to the Past.The 1889 Paris Universal Exposition was a gathering of international...

Halim El-Dabh

Longtime professor, music pioneer dies at 96

Rachel Duthie September 5, 2017

Halim El-Dabh, a world-renowned composer and professor of Kent State for the past 48 years, died this weekend at the age of 96.His generosity and humility is what Denise Seachrist will remember the most...

Retired astronaut and engineer Mark Kelly during his Q&A session at the Kent State Stark Conference Center on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.

Former astronaut visits Stark campus

Alyssa Ronyak March 30, 2016

Mark Kelly, along with his twin brother Scott, aspired to be an astronaut since the second grade. Now, he is known as an American astronaut, war hero and retired U.S. Navy Captain.Kelly is on an 18-day...

KSU Stark hosts ALICE Training

Alyssa Ronyak March 9, 2016

Kent State Stark campus is taking action to continue to help its students, faculty, staff and the community to stay informed about how to protect yourself.Kent State Stark has used the ALICE method since...

Courtesy of Kent State Stark Theatre program.

Lights, camera, Newberg: Stark director prepares production of ‘Almost, Maine’

Katie Rush November 15, 2015

Brian Newberg of Kent State Stark is not the typical bossy or demanding theater director. He began his position at Kent Stark in 2010 and has continued to use his talents as a director and educator to...

Organismal Biology major Valerie Kramer shows off her pet snake Archimedes to children at the BooU event at Kent Stark campus on Oct. 29, 2015.

Stark campus celebrates Halloween with fall festival

Katie Rush October 29, 2015

Kent State's Stark campus celebrated Halloween with students and community by hosting a fall festival, Boo U, on Thursday.The guests followed along a trail of treat-filled tables run by student and community...

‘Boo U’ to hit Stark Thursday

Katie Rush October 27, 2015

Kent State's Stark campus is hosting a fall festival for children on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. All community members are welcome to attend.The festival is family-friendly, and will include a wide range...

Migguel Anggelo

Stark Campus welcomes Latin artist Migguel Anggelo

Megan Brown March 10, 2015

Kent State Stark will host The Oblivion Project: The Nuevo Tango with the music of Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Hall Auditorium.Brooklyn-based Latin...

‘One Slight Hitch’ comes to Kent State Stark

Kianna Bugglin November 6, 2014

Cast and crew gathered Thursday evening for a final tech and dress rehearsal for Lewis Black’s play “One Slight Hitch,” set to open this weekend at the Kent State Stark campus.Set in 1980s Ohio,...

Kent State Stark honors departed friends through hour of remembrance

Nathan Havenner October 28, 2014

More than 20 people gathered at the Fireplace Lounge in the Campus Center at Kent State’s Stark campus Tuesday, Oct. 28 to remember the lives of four members of the Kent State Stark community who died...

Rachel Schmidt

KSU Stark student dies in accident

Kianna Bugglin September 22, 2014

MASSILLON— Rachel Schmidt defined herself on Instagram as an “enthusiast of life, laughter, love, health, exercise, sushi, smiles and doing new things.” She wanted to be a social worker.Sunday afternoon,...

Ceramic art pieces created by Kent State students are on display in the lower level art gallery at Kent State Stark.

New art exhibit comes to KSU Stark

Kianna Bugglin September 17, 2014

NORTH CANTON — A new ceramics exhibit at the Kent State University Stark campus is available to the public this fall.“Wood, Fire and Ashes,” a series of wood-fired sculptures, was constructed by...