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Now Accepting 2018 Nominations Deadline to submit nominations is Friday, March 2, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ��MŮ�� 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 ��MŮ�� 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 of K...

We are excited to announce our new Medical Anthropology Minor (active Fall, 2018)  Medical anthropology is the fastest growing sub-discipline of anthropology with a variety of applications. It is a broad field that includes medical and psychiatric anthropology, global health, disability, social suffering, humanitarianism, death and dying, caregiving, public health, medical ethics, human rights and medical humanities.   Course Requirements: Required: ANTH 18210 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology                      3 cr ...

��MŮ�� at Stark is proud to again host the annual Northeast Central Ohio Scholastic Art Exhibit and Awards Ceremony, said Jack McWhorter, Ph.D., associate professor of art and regional affiliate coordinator of the competition.   “The best way to characterize this event is it truly sets the standard for work at the high school and middle school levels,” McWhorter explained.   The Scholastic Art Exhibition, in its 64th year, features more than 400 pieces of artwork from middle and high school students, representing districts in Stark, Summit, Portage, Wayne, ...

Fall 2017 President's List The following ��MŮ�� at Stark students have been named to the President's List. They each earned a 4.00 grade point average for the fall 2017 semester and completed at least 15 letter-graded (A, B, etc.) credit hours by the end of the semester. Pass/Fail (S, U) credits do not apply. Akron: Alli Francis, Celeste Hicks and Chloe Williams. Alliance: Kathleen Zwick                 Atwater: Ashley Spellman          &n...

Update Investigators received a tip after the forensic sketch was circulated, and the identity of the boy was confirmed by family members. The little boy was Eliazar Ruiz, 4 years old. Read the latest on Fox8 News. Fox8 News interviewed Dr. Linda Spurlock who provided a forensic sketch of the 4 year old boy. Officials are hoping someone will be able to identify the boy. For the full story, click here.   ...

Researchers at ��MŮ�� find evidence that an early shift in brain chemistry may have given our earliest ancestors an edge-  Read the full story here. Also covered in Science Magazine PNAS articles: A neurochemical hypothesis for the origin of hominids by Raghanti et al.                         Early hominids may have been weed species by Meindl, Chaney, and Lovejoy                                ...

Auditions open to students and community members. The ��MŮ�� at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for its third theatrical production of the season, 26 Pebbles, a docudrama that incorporates verbatim interview excerpts from Newtown, Conn., residents recounting the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  Directed by ��MŮ�� 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 aftermath of unthinkable tragedy and the res...

Fox8 News interviewed Dr. Linda Spurlock who provided a forensic sketch of the 4 year old boy. Officials are hoping someone will be able to identify the boy. For the full story, click here.   ...

The research of ��MŮ�� archaeologist Dr. Metin Eren was featured in the Columbus Dispatch. For the full story- click here ...

On Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, ��MŮ�� at Stark held its record-setting fall commencement ceremony with nearly 200 students being awarded bachelor’s degrees and 29 receiving associate degrees. View ceremony photos View individual graduate photos   2017 Fall Commencement Ceremony Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 at 7 p.m. Umstattd Performing Arts Hall  2323 17th St. NW Canton, Ohio 44708 Fall Commencement Address: Dr. Deirdre Warren Associate Professor Criminology & Justice Studies ��MŮ�� at Stark Deirdre Warren is an associate profes...