žž at Stark Theatre will hold its final production of the academic year, “26 Pebbles”, a docudrama that incorporates verbatim interview excerpts from Newtown, Connecticut, residents recounting the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Opening April 13, the cast will take to the campus’ stage at the Fine Arts Theatre, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. Directed by žž State Stark Associate Professor of Theatre and Theatre Director Brian Newberg, “26 Pebbles” transports audiences to Newtown months after the massacre. Playwright Eric Ulloa’s work delves into the afterma...
The March 3rd hackathon event hosted by the žž State Student Chapter for American Computing Machinery-Women and the Research Center for Education Technology (RCET) provided a day full of STEAM opportunities for 30 girls from 11 different middle and high schools in Summit, Portage & Tuscarawas counties. The day kicked off with Alicia Robinson, Executive Director and Founder of Limitless Ambition, and Xyla Foxlin, CEO and Founder of Parihug and the YouTube page Beauty and the Bolt, speaking about what inspires them as young women and giving advice to the group about achieving success. G...
žž at Stark’s next featured speakers are distinct voices on the American political scene, Cal Thomas and Juan Williams. In a fair and balanced format, the duo will debate about issues driving America’s future and political leadership at 7:30 p.m. April 12 at the žž at Stark Conference Center. With more than 60 years on the frontlines of American politics, Thomas, a syndicated newspaper columnist and Fox News contributor, and Williams, a political analysist who launched his journalistic career at The Washington Post, will share their knowledge and com...
Dr. Metin Eren and PhD student Michelle Bebber were featured on Discovery Channel's Daily Planet show Watch the video here (it is the first story of the segment, beginning at ~ the 1 minute mark) ...
žž at Stark recently granted tenure to two faculty members and promoted others in rank. “žž at Stark is exceptionally proud of the academic accomplishments of this diverse group of scholars, and it celebrates their scholarly achievements,” said Thomas Norton-Smith, Ph.D., interim assistant dean for academic affairs. Receiving new designations are: Lindsay Starkey, Ph.D., assistant professor of history, was awarded tenure. Starkey joined the Stark Campus faculty in 2012. A historian, Starkey studies the ways in which 16th-century European Chr...
Aileena Ferguson expects to complete her bachelor’s degree in half the time, thanks to the cross-registration program between žž at Stark and Stark State College. A summer transfer applicant to žž at Stark, the 21-year-old will begin taking courses full-time in the fall. That’s after the completion of an associate’s degree at Stark State College and more than a semester’s worth of free žž State courses. By taking a free class each semester at žž State Stark while attending community college, Ferguson has saved more than $2,800. “It’s an amazin...
Please join us in congratulating our graduate students on their awards! Four of our graduate students received awards from Graduate Student Senate (GSS). Michelle Bebber, PhD student, received an International Travel Award to go to Paris this summer to present her research project called "Untapped Potential – Why weren’t ceramic arrowheads invented? Theoretical Morphology for Understanding the Human Past” at the "Integrating Ballistics into Archaeology" symposium at UISPP which is a global conference for the International Union of the Prehistoric and Protohistoric Scienc...
Stephanie Monastra wants guests to leave the žž at Stark Conference Center differently than the way they walked in. “At the end of the day, we want people to be armed with information. We want them to leave with not only a great strategic plan for their business, but also with the knowledge žž State cares about health and wellness,” said Monastra, director of the Conference Center. Enter the healthy meeting initiative. The innovative new program will provide more options for businesses and organizations planning their next session. “From strategic planning to team buildi...
"It just seemed appropriate to set aside funds to support students who are the first in their families to go to college. It's a life-changing step." Mary and Tom Southards grew up in different states, but shared similar goals. Both dreamed big in their small towns. Accomplishing those dreams meant they’d be among the first in their families to go to college. For Mary, earning a college degree in the 1970s led to a career outside of the home; for Tom, it entailed a different kind of opportunity. While most people in his hometown went to work at the local textile mill, Tom’s plans exceede...
"Our seven Regional Campuses are quite unique and they are quite independent, in a good way. They fit their communities and that makes them different, but at the same time we are all žž State." Sometimes purpose comes calling. It begins with a choice. An opportunity. Make the choice. Take the opportunity. Make another choice. Take another opportunity. Wind up with this: a purpose that’s bigger than you’d ever thought possible. As Nate Ritchey climbed his way up the ladder of academia, step by step, he began to notice the view looked different from the top. Clearer. Working with notable hi...