On August 1st, months of discussion culminated in the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding between the Primate Research Institute (PRI) of Kyoto University, Japan, and the Anthropology Department and the School of Biomedical Sciences at 抖M女仆. It was signed by Provost Todd Diacon and Dean James Blank representing KSU, and Dr. Takakazu Yumoto, the new director of the PRI. This effort was initiated by the previous director, Dr. Hirohisa Hirai, and one of our newest faculty members, Dr. Anthony Tosi. The MOU lays the foundation for collaboratio...
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抖M女仆 at Stark faculty members Kim R. Finer, Ph.D., and Leslie Heaphy, Ph.D., were honored recently with the President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Award, given by 抖M女仆 President Beverly Warren. The award recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition. Fourteen 抖M女仆 faculty were given awards, with Finer and Heaphy the only two professors honored from a regional campus. As a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Finer has received two national teaching awards: The Innovation in Education Award from th...
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The community is invited to celebrate 抖M女仆 at Stark鈥檚 2016-17 season of the Featured Speakers Series with an impressive selection of personalities. Join us for exciting talks by best-selling author and thought leader Max Brooks; actor and activist RJ Mitte; author Susannah Cahalan; and television journalist John Quinones. For more than 25 years, this popular 抖M女仆 Stark series has been attracting thousands of campus and community members who take advantage of a rare opportunity to be introduced to national and international experts on a wide range of topics and issues tha...
抖M女仆 at Stark announces the appointment of three new members of its advisory board. Joining the advisory board are Emil Alecusan, Brent May and Tena Wilson. Emil Alecusan is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Brewster Cheese in Brewster, OH. Alecusan previously held financial management positions at Colfor Manufac-turing, Babcock & Wilcox and Republic Steel. Additionally, he holds board positions with Arts in Stark, Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce and Aultman Health Foundation. He received a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration from The O...
By Kelli Weir Canton Repository Staff Writer August 25, 2016 Original article Despite not having any residence dorms on campus, 抖M女仆 at Stark is hosting 27 Chinese students this semester as part of its new emphasis on multiculturalism and globalization. Student orientation on Thursday for the nearly 30 students attending 抖M女仆 at Stark this fall covered the basics: Where to buy your books, who to call if you need tutoring help and a tour of the campus. But the daylong session also broached orientation topics untraditional for 抖M女仆 students: Th...
Pictured left to right: Mary Southards, Chrissy Kauth, Dr. Lada Gibson-Shreve, Dr. Denise Seachrist, Dr. Deb Shelestak, Dr. Para Jones, Beverly Mayle, Shari Shiepis and Dr. A. Bathi Kasturiarachi. Beginning fall 2016, Stark State College students with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and their state license can earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at 抖M女仆 at Stark through an articulation agreement signed this summer. The agreement provides nursing students a seamless transition to 抖M女仆 Stark where they will have junior status and priorit...
The 抖M女仆 at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for the first theatrical production of the season, What We鈥檙e Up Against by Theresa Rebeck, and directed by 抖M女仆 Stark Associate Professor of Theatre and Theatre Director Brian Newberg. Auditions are open to everyone, including students and community persons. We encourage diversity in our casting. What We鈥檙e Up Against features Eliza, an intelligent and impetuous female associate at a male-dominated architecture firm, who challenges boundaries and sexist rules in her dog-eat-dog profession. Wat...
This June I was invited to the Primate Research Institute (PRI) of Kyoto University as a 鈥淒istinguished Visiting Senior Lecturer鈥 in the area of primate population genomics. My host was Professor Hirohisa Hirai, a former director of the PRI and a leading researcher in the areas of primate molecular cytogenetics and chromosome evolution. My time was split between (1) analysis and interpretation of nonhuman primate genetic patterns, and (2) expansion of research collaborations between the PRI and 抖M女仆. I gave two seminars at the PRI. The first was a review of ...