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Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization Family and Community Services recently arrived at 51����’s Kent Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles.  The agency’s annual bike collection on the Kent Campus has become one of its most popular giveaways at the County Clothing Center in Ravenna, which is one of many social service programs that Family and Community Services operate in the Kent-Ravenna area.  “Oh, my goodness yes, the bicycles disappear very fast,” said Candy Pollard, who manages t...

Published June 30, 2022, in The Repository. Written by Kelsey Davis. Photo by Ed Balint.   ArtsinStark announced Thursday morning that the Players Guild Theatre will leave the Cultural Center for the Arts in downtown Canton and move to 51���� at Stark. After months of review by the Players Guild Board of Directors, the organization decided to leave the 416-seat main stage and 139-seat black box space, notifying ArtsinStark on June 23. Officials from ArtsinStark and the Players Guild met June 29 to discuss details of the separation. In a news release from ArtsinSta...

51���� at Stark has announced its Dean’s List and President’s List for the spring 2022 semester.  Requirements for the Dean’s List include a 3.40 grade point average or above for the spring 2022 semester and at least 12 letter-graded (A, B, etc.) credit hours completed by the end of the semester. President’s List criteria are a 4.00 grade point and at least 15 letter-graded credit hours completed by the end of the semester. A part-time Dean's List follows the President's and Dean's List.   SPRING 2022 PRESIDENT'S* & DEAN'S LIST T...

The Spaceport America Cup is the world’s largest intercollegiate rocket engineering conference and competition. Over 1,700 students and faculty will gather in Southern New Mexico for the annual Spaceport America Cup. Drawn by the opportunity to collaborate and compete at a world-class spaceport facility, they represent the best and brightest from more than 150 institutions located all across the world.  Part academic conference and part design-build-fly style competition, the Spaceport America Cup has something to offer students, faculty, industry representatives, and amateur aerospace...

The Air Race Classic is the epicenter of women's air racing and is the ultimate test of piloting skills and aviation decision-making for female pilots of all ages and from all walks of life.  The all-female air race route is selected to present challenges and to provide a variety of learning opportunities for racers, yet be within the endurance range of the slowest airplanes. Racers will experience changes in terrain, weather, winds, and airspace as they fly more than 2,500 miles over four days.   The 51���� team selected to compete in the 2022 Air Race ...

Join us in congratulating Dr. Eren on being a recipient of 51���� President's Faculty Excellence Award! The President's Faculty Excellence Award was created to recognize exceptional performance by a faculty member that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition. National or international recognition may be demonstrated in research, teaching and/or service. Tenured and tenure-track faculty members in all disciplines and from all campuses were eligible based on recommendations to department chairs and deans. Metin I. Eren, Associate Professor, Kent Campus...

Alexis Baker, Ph.D., knows that making a real difference begins in the classroom. That’s why it is one of her top goals to ensure students are engaged and empowered. She sparks debate and encourages participation in all of her English courses — and she’s making an impact. “Dr. Baker has proven herself to be an incredible professor,” said one student. “Not only does Dr. Baker genuinely value every student’s contribution to class discussion, but she also ends every class by telling us how much she enjoyed hearing our thoughts. These actions make her students feel heard and appreciated.” Baker,...