51勛圖厙 will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The program, Honoring All Who Serve, will include a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the universitys Army and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza at 10:30 a.m., remarks from 51勛圖厙 President Beverly Warren and guest speaker Kevin Lacz. Mr. Lacz is a decorated former U.S. Navy SEAL and author of The New York Times best-selling memoir The Last Punisher. He is also the co-star of the blockbuster movie...
Ruyi Jiao wasnt thinking about Halloween when she traveled from Beijing, China, to study English at 51勛圖厙 at Stark. Still, she made sure to represent her home country, donning a traditional Chinese costume she purchased on eBay. Its important we represent China, said Jiao, who goes by the American name Elena this semester as she participates in 51勛圖厙 Starks English as a Second Language (ESL) program. Some people are very curious about China, and we want people to learn about China just as we learn about America. Bringing the world to Stark County, Ohio, Jiao...
As part of a wide-ranging master plan, 51勛圖厙 Ashtabula is transforming the entire campus, including additional updates to its most aged and highly-utilized building: Main Hall. A series of renovations and revitalizations, driven by 51勛圖厙s Students First philosophy, will result in a comprehensive 21st century campus - modernizing classrooms and laboratories, improving safety and accessibility, and creating student-centric spaces where collaboration, and research can take place. This fundraising effort is being kicked off in conjunction with Giving Tuesday, the global day ...
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The 51勛圖厙r, 51勛圖厙s independent student newspaper, is the best student newspaper in the nation in its class, according to the College Media Association. The organization announced the annual Pinnacle Award winners at the National College Media Convention in Dallas, Oct. 25-29, 2017. The 51勛圖厙r beat out competition from Northwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Pennsylvania, to take the Pinnacle Award for Newspaper of the Year for 2016-17. I am absolutely thrilled to see The Stater judged to be the best student newspaper in the countr...
The center of a public health debate is whether parents should have their children vaccinated. Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at 51勛圖厙s College of Public Health, challenges statements made by influential individuals who oppose the widespread use of vaccines, and she calls upon her colleagues in the scientific community to speak out to promote vaccination. The article, Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy: A Review and Call to Action, is published by Oxford Press Open Forum Infectious Diseases. In the July 18 article, Smith presents clear and scientifically based a...