Kent State University Stark Campus
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| Motto: | Excellence in Action |
| Established: | 1946 |
| Type: | State University |
| Dean: | Dr. Betsy V. Boze, CEO and Dean |
| Faculty: | 258 (Fall 2007) |
| Undergraduates: | 5,486 (2007-2008) |
| Location: | North Canton, Ohio, United States |
| Campus: | 200 suburban acres |
| Website: | www.stark.kent.edu |
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Kent State University Stark Campus (also known as Kent State University Stark or just Kent State Stark) a public liberal arts university offering baccalaureate and masters degree programs. Located in North Canton, Ohio, Kent State University Stark is the largest regional campus of Kent State University's eight-campus network serving northeast Ohio.
Kent Stark promotes environmental [1] [2] [3] and social responsibility in everything it does, and has twice been recognized on the President's Service Learning Honor Roll. [4]
Ninety percednt of graduates take the "Graduation Pledge" [5] [6] to consider the environmental and social consequences of any job they consider. [7]
Kent State Stark is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) and is an active member of AASCU (American Association of State Colleges and Universities). [8]
Degrees and programs are additionally accredited by AASCB International, [9], NASM (National Association of Schools of Music),[10] Ohio Board of Nursing, [11] NCATE (National Council of Accrediation for Teacher Education) [12] and others.
[edit] Enrollment
Kent State Stark serves over 10,000 students annually: 5,486 students in academic programs and courses and over 5,000 in executive and professional education. In addition, over 320 high school students take advantage of the Post-Secondary Enrollment Option program each semester.
[edit] Dean Betsy V. Boze
In July 2005, Dr. Betsy Boze began her appointment as the CEO and dean of Kent State University Stark. [13] [14] Dr. Boze is active in community affairs in Northeast Ohio and has accepted several state and national positions. In addition to serving as the president of the Ohio Association of Regional Campuses, she is a Commissioner for the City of Canton Sustainability Commission and a trustee for:
- American Cancer Society of Stark County
- Canton Museum of Art [15]
- Greater Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Ohio Area Health Education Center
- Ohio Citizens for the Arts [17]
- P-16 Compact [18]
- Paul and Betty McDonald Foundation and
- Stark Development Board [19]
[edit] Mission
Kent State Stark's mission is to combine the best of a major university and a liberal arts college. It also strives to serve the region as an intellectual resource providing access to academic, economic and cultural advancement through excellence in teaching and learning. [20]
[edit] Vision
- To be known as a place where academic theory and experiential learning come together to create a transforming educational environment.[21]
- To be known as the innovative, flexible and responsive intellectual resource for the people and institutions of Stark County and the region.
- To be a university of choice, with programs of excellence in the liberal arts and the professions, providing students with the skills and knowledge to be successful in their careers, productive members of society and lifetime learners.
- To create a culture of positive transformation in the lives of all who learn, teach and work here.
- To become a premier provider of public baccalaureate education in the region, and achieving retention and graduation rates exceeding state averages.
- To recruit and retain qualified students, faculty and staff to match or exceed the diversity of our region.
- To dedicate itself to freedom of expression, equality for all and respect for differing ideas and perspectives.
- To actively engage in the region, through community leadership, service-learning and volunteerism.
[edit] Values
In all of its activities, Kent State Stark is guided by the following values:[22]
- Creation of personal opportunity through access to quality undergraduate and graduate teaching and learning
- Small class size and a success-focused environment
- An emphasis on diversity
- Respect for others
- Continuous search for knowledge
- Commitment to democratic principles, individual freedom and opportunity
- Respect for and protection of the campus green space and our region's ecological environment.
[edit] History
Although Canton and the surrounding area had utilized the services of Kent State's extension programs since 1912, the real growth of Kent State in Stark County began in 1946. To accommodate the unprecedented postwar surge of students utilizing the new GI Bill to receive a college education, Kent State created the "Canton Division" of the university and located it in McKinley High School on Market Street. [23]
In 1965, the State legislature authorized the creation of a Kent State campus in Stark County, and appropriated over $2 million for its construction. Since Stark County was expected to provide partial financial support for the project, a citizen's committee was given the responsibility of finding a suitable site for the new campus. In March 1965, the committee chose an accessible and geographically central site near the new interstate highway. Most of the land for the approved site was owned by Leo A. Frank and John Wyles, who had farmed it with their families for many years. Once the sale was approved, the Stark County committee set out to raise its share of the purchase price--just over $600,000--from local businesses and individuals. This task was completed by September 1965. Ground breaking and construction began on January 7, 1966.
The new facility, known as Main Hall, opened in the fall of 1967. Since then, Kent State Stark has grown to include seven campus buildings, a pond and nature trail, and the Professional Education and Conference Center which provides businesses and community partners with workforce development opportunities.
Part of the newly formed University System of Ohio [24], Kent State University Stark is Stark County's public university, with degree planning authority for 32 new baccalaureate and masters degrees over the next ten year.
[edit] Location
The campus is located on 200 acres in Jackson Township and North Canton, Stark County, Ohio, an area with a population over 380,000. It is located in close proximity to several area attractions and institutions, including the Akron-Canton Regional Airport, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Westfield Shoppingtown/Belden Village Mall, and The Strip shopping area. The campus itself includes:
- Main Hall
- Learning Resource Center (Library)
- Fine Arts Building
- Campus Center
- Physical Education Facility
- Professional Education and Conference Center
Kent Stark will break ground on a new 32,000 square foot science laboratory and classroom building in 2009.
Each summer Kent State Stark welcomes 150,000 guests to campus for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Balloon Classic Invitational and the Jackson-Beldon Food Festival. [25]
[edit] Academic Programs
Kent State Stark offers baccalaureate, masters and associate degrees.
Three Masters Degrees:
- Professional Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- M.A. and M.Ed. in Curriculum and Teaching Studies.
Bachelor Degrees in eleven majors:
- Business Management
- Communication
- English
- History
- General Studies
- Justice Studies
- Middle Childhood Education
- Mathematics
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Technology
Students can also begin any of Kent State University's 281 undergraduate majors and programs of study at Kent State Stark.
Three Associate Degrees:
- Associate of Arts
- Associate of Science
- Associate of Justice Studies
[edit] Promoting Access and Affordability
Kent State Stark has partnered with Canton South High School (Canton Local School District) in an innovative program called "Application Action" [26] [27] wherein the university sponsored, admitted and mentored the entire graduating class. [28] This program was expanded in 2007 to include Canton McKinley High School (Canton City School District) and Massillon Washington High School (Massillon City School District). [29] The 2008 class of GlenOak High School (Plain Local School District) will be included.
[edit] Faculty
Kent State Stark has 258 on faculty. Ninety percent of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or an equivalent terminal degree in their field. Every student is taught by qualified faculty and Kent State Stark does not use graduate assistants to teach classes. All instructors hold at least a masters degree in their teaching field.
Small class sizes are one of the campus values and average only 18 students per section.
[edit] Student Life
Kent State Stark has a strong Honors Program and over 30 active student organizations ranging from academic to social and service clubs. Kent State Stark received presidential recognition for its Service Learning program and has a strong Leadership Academy to develop student capabilities and talents.
Students enjoy club sports and he physical education facility offers open gym hours, a basketball and volleyball court, weight room, dance studio, Nautilus equipment, treadmills, stair climbers, elliptical walkers, stationary bikes and a full-service locker room for men and women. The campus sponsors several wellness initiatives each year and participates in many community service projects.
[edit] Office of Corporate and Community Services
Since 1990, Kent State Stark's Office of Corporate and Community Services [30] has offered professional development courses, customized employee training, organization development consulting, research and assessment projects and business counseling and training to over 5,000 employees annually.
The federally funded Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Senior Core of Retired Executives (SCORE) programs provide free or low cost counseling to an additional 700 small businesses annually. In 2006 the Kent State Stark SBDC created or retained 1,800 Stark County jobs with an annual payroll of $70 million and an economic impact of $218 million. [31]
[edit] Professional Education and Conference Center
The Professional Education and Conference Center
[32] is Ohio's most technologically advanced facility and serves 65,000 clients each year. It is one of only eight facilities in Ohio accredited by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) [33]. The Conference Center provides business and community partners with meeting, training and conference rooms, a full-service dining room and the Timken Great Hall that can seat 600 guests.
[edit] Alumni
The Kent State Stark County Alumni Chapter is an official chapter of the Kent State University Alumni Association, serving the 30,000 Kent State University graduates in Stark County. The chapter was established in 1995 to promote the involvement of former students and support the academic programs, current students, faculty and staff of the Kent State University Stark Campus. The chapter is governed by a board of directors. The chapter’s annual fundraiser, the Reverse Raffle and Auction, supports student scholarships, student-life programming, a faculty luncheon, distinguished alumni awards program and alumni networking events.
[edit] Distinguished Alumni
- Brannon Braga (1983 – 1985) Writer, Producer, Television and Film. Hugo Award for Excellence in Science Fiction Writing; credits include these Star Trek features: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Mission: Impossible II, Star Trek: Enterprise.
- Kenneth P. Cazan (1975 - 1977) Opera-Theatre Stage Director, Acting Teacher, Associate Professor with tenure at the Flora Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Writer.
- Frances H. Cicchinelli Jr. (1969 - 1973) Mayor Massillon, Ohio 1987-present.
- Lynne S. Dragomier (1968 - 1969) VP Marketing, Mercy Medical Center, VP Administration The Hoover Company, Board of Trustees Kent State University, Stark Community Foundation.
- Jack Fisher (1946, 1947) Owner, Fisher Foods, National First Ladies' Museum Advisory Board.
- Richard L. Hardgrove(1980 -1982) CEO, First National Bank of Ohio, COO, FirstMerit, Deputy Superintendent Banks State of Ohio, President and CEO, Sky Bank.
- Ronald Harris (1967 - 1968) Boxing gold medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics, three-time National AAU Champion and bronze medal winner Pan American Games.
- William J. Healy (1961) Twelve terms Ohio House of Representatives, Chair, House Judiciary Committee, Chair, House Government Committee
- James R. Hillibish (1968 - 1971) Military Instructor, Defense Information School. Golden Quill Award, meritorious service medal from Joint Chiefs of Staff, Media Editor, Canton Repository.
- Michael Howard (1975) Judge Stark County Court of Common Pleas, CPA Deloitte & Touche senior tax manager.
- Darrell Issa (1973 -1976) US House of Representatives 49TH district of California, 2000-present. Co-chaired California Civil Rights. Initiative ending quotas in state contracting and college admissions. Founded Directed Electronics, Inc. famous for Viper car alarm.
- Jeffrey D. Jennings (1975 - 1977) Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, New York City. Attorney, Division of Enforcement Securities and Exchange Commission Philadelphia and New York Stock Exchange.
- David A. Kidd (1972 - 1977) Founder, American Free Tree Program, resulting in planting 8.5 million trees, mobilizing one million volunteers.
- Thomas Koontz (1968 - 1974) President, Thomas Koontz Architect PC, Assistant Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1984-1991.
- Johnnie Maier Jr. (1969 - 1976) Five term Ohio House of Representatives, Assistant Minority Leader of Ohio House
- Dr. Norma Marcere (1950's) Leader African-American Community, author two books and subject of play about her life
- Joseph Niamtu III, D.M.D. (1969 - 1971) Founder, Niamtu Imaging System, computerized modeling to assist cosmetic surgery.
- Stephen A. Perry (1963 - 1965) President and CEO, NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame, Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration, VP Human Resources and Logistics, Timken Company, Cabinet of Ohio Gov. George Voinovich, Director, Ohio Department of Administrative Services, Ohio Board of Regents
- Charles B. Scheurer (1960 -1963) VP Human Resources, Diebold Incorporated.
- Kirk Schuring (1970 – 1973, 1976) Ohio State Representative, House District 55, Ohio State Senator District 29
- Lee Sinclair (1969 - 1971) Judge, Common Pleas Court Stark County. Partner Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs.
- Mary Volpe (1978 - 1982) Foster Mother to 102 children, Canton "Citizen of the Year".
[edit] References
- ^ College and University Presidents Climate Commitment
- ^ Earth Day Flag
- ^ One Water Preview
- ^ President's Service Learning Honor Roll
- ^ Reuters Graduation Pledge story
- ^ Minneapolis Examiner Graduation Pledge story
- ^ Earth Day
- ^ AASCU Home Page
- ^ AACSB International
- ^ [1]
- ^ [http://www.state.oh.us/nur/}
- ^ [2]
- ^ Meet our Deans
- ^ Kent Stark Bio
- ^ Canton Museum of Art Trustees
- ^ Canton Regional Chamber Board of Directors
- ^ Ohio Citizens for the Arts Trustees
- ^ P-16 Compact Members
- ^ Stark Development Board Trustees
- ^ Kent State University Stark Strategic Plan
- ^ Kent State University Stark Strategic Plan
- ^ Kent State University Stark Strategic Plan
- ^ Kent State University Stark History
- ^ University System of Ohio
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame Balloon Classic Invitational
- ^ Canton Repository: Application Action
- ^ Application Action
- ^ OCAN Award for Application Action
- ^ Stark Education Partnership
- ^ Office of Corporate and Community Services
- ^ Smart Business Magazine feature on business services
- ^ Kent State Stark Professional Education and Conference Center
- ^ International Association of Conference Centers
[edit] External links
- Kent State University Stark Campus Home
- Kent State Stark Driving Directions and Campus Map
- Kent State Stark Majors and Degree Programs
- Kent State Stark History
- Kent State Stark Office of Student Life
- Kent State Stark Alumni Relations
- Kent State Stark Office of Corporate and Community Services
- Kent State Stark Professional Education and Conference Center
- Kent State University Home
- Kent State University Regional Campuses
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