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First female NFL referee to kick off the 2018-19 Featured Speakers Series. Sarah Thomas changed the game in the world’s most quintessential male-dominated sport — football — when she became the first female NFL referee. Now, she’s inspiring others to dream big and believe anything is possible. Thomas kicks off the 2018-19 Featured Speakers Series on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Now in its 28th year, the event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required and limited to two per person.  Tickets for Thomas’ presentation are available beginning at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at the ...

Big city dreams. Growing up Mennonite at his family’s Sugarcreek-area farm, Kent Weaver considered Canton a big city. Now this self-described country boy is headed to the state capital. A graduate of ����Ӱҵ University at Stark, Weaver said the campus served as a conduit, channeling his sense of purpose that began when he was a child. Caring for the animals on his parents’ farm, he first harnessed his calling. Kentlyn M. Weaver, doctor of veterinary medicine. Now, he’s making that dream come true. This fall, Weaver will attend ����ӰҵOhio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, o...

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank among volunteer opportunities for freshmen. Evangeline Agum knows the face of hunger. In her home county of Uganda, Agum said “people need food the most” yet help is scarce. That’s why the 18-year-old didn’t hesitate when afforded the opportunity to volunteer at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank as part of First Year Experience (FYE). Agum was one of 13 incoming ����Ӱҵ University at Stark freshmen who participated in the fifth FYE Summer Service Project. Over the summer, students served the community at Stark Parks, ����ӰҵCampus Kitchens Project at ...

����Ӱҵworld is her stage. Deborah Belintani Rosa plopped down in front of the Pantheon and started to draw. ����Ӱҵformer Roman temple served as a backdrop for Rosa’s sketch as she documented the moment over spring break. It was her first visit to Rome and the opportunity came thanks to Dr. Marie Gasper-Hulvat’s class abroad to study Baroque art. Growing up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Rosa always dreamed of traveling to Italy’s capital. Now, she was there, capturing the ancient city through her contemporary lens. A theater production major at ����Ӱҵ University at Stark, Rosa’s studies bro...

Auditions open to students and community members. ����Ӱҵ����Ӱҵ University at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for its first theatrical production of the 2018-19 season, Unnecessary Farce, a comedy by playwright Paul Slade Smith. Directed by ����Ӱҵ Stark Theatre Director Jim Weaver, Unnecessary Farce is a play about an embezzling mayor who is supposed to meet with his female accountant in a cheap motel room. Two undercover police officers are in the room next door. Still, confusion abounds as to who is in which room, who has taken the money and who has hired a hit man.&nbs...

����Ӱҵcommunity is invited to attend ����Ӱҵ University at Stark’s 2018-19 Featured Speakers Series showcasing a diverse lineup of notables, among them an Academy Award winning actress, best-selling author and a civil rights leader who spearheaded the charge for equal rights and liberties for all Americans over the course of four presidential administrations. Sarah Thomas, the first female NFL referee, kicks off the series in October, followed by Academy Award winning actress Mira Sorvino. In 2019, the series brings to Stark County civil rights activist Mary Frances Berry and best-selling au...

Award-winning ensemble comprised of students, faculty and community. ����Ӱҵpublic is invited to audition for the ����Ӱҵ University at Stark Concert Band. ����Ӱҵconcert band is an award-winning ensemble comprised of faculty, students and community members. Auditions will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20, Aug. 22 and Aug. 27 in the rehearsal hall, room 114, in the newly expanded and renovated Fine Arts Building on the Stark Campus, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. To schedule an audition, please email Concert Band Director Thomas Holliday at thollid3@kent.edu. ����Ӱҵ����Ӱҵ Stark Concert Band wa...

65,000 in attendance at 2018 Balloon Classic and Fireworks. As a child, Jessica Anderson chased down hot-air balloons landing in the field near her grandparents’ home. When Anderson took to the skies during the 2018 Balloon Classic and Fireworks, she carried with her that sense of childlike wonder. She marveled at the massive “DreamShip” featuring 130 drawings from children of fallen or disabled U.S. soldiers.  “It meant a lot to me to win a ride and to take flight in a balloon with such a meaningful message,” said Anderson, food service manager at the Emporium Grille. “It a...

����ӰҵFine Arts expansion and renovation project is set for completion Aug. 23 as the campus welcomes students for the start of a new academic year. All ����Ӱҵ University at Stark students benefit from the 15,000 square feet of new space and renovation of another 17,000 square feet of the building. “This project provides the space where imaginations and talents will be stretched, and where community members will explore a variety of cultural offerings and interactions,” said Denise Seachrist, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer. ����Ӱҵ$9.7 million capital project transforms t...