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It was another day in Zone 5 of Kent State’s maintenance detail, and maintenance facilities worker Beth Smerchansky pushed a cart loaded with a tool bag and a wet/dry vacuum to a job in the Kent Student Center.  Smerchansky, of Ravenna, normally performs general maintenance work in the student center, the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center, DeWeese Health Center and the Ice Arena.  But what was different that day was that Smerchansky performed skilled duties that she has been learning in a training program that is changing the trajectory of her career and that o...

When Junior Giovanni Santiago's parents said they weren't comfortable sending him all the way to Ohio from Puerto Rico, he needed an advocate to step forward in order to continue his college basketball dreams.  His brother, Luis, answered the call.  ...

5X���� at Tuscarawas proudly offers tutoring and other academic resources to help students experiencing academic difficulty and promote the success of all students. The Spring Semester 2023 in-person tutoring schedule is posted in the Academic Learning Commons. Walk-in tutoring services are available for several courses, including biology, chemistry, math/stats and psychology. Biology (ALC Study Room)            Mon., 3 to 5 p.m. Tues., 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Wed., 3 to 5 p.m. Thurs., 3 to 5 p.m. Fr...

The combination of passing on a love of Earth science while acting as a mentor for students is a perfect match for Eric Taylor, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at 5X���� at Stark.  “People say once you start doing what you love for work, you tend to not love it anymore,” Taylor said. “But that hasn’t happened for me. There’s plenty of reasons to be happy at work, and my students make it worthwhile.”  Teaching gives Taylor a chance to inspire his students to appreciate the Earth as much as he does. “Earth’s rocks, minerals and fos...

5X���� senior Torrance Gaskins looks out her window every day to a view of the snow-covered mountaintops of the French Alps. A resident of Ravenna, Ohio, Gaskins, 21, has lived at home throughout her college career and commuted to the Kent Campus. So when the opportunity to study abroad presented itself, she was a little nervous having her first away-from-home experience in a student housing apartment at the Université Savoie Mont Blanc in Chambéry in southeastern France. “It’s my first semester abroad and it’s been kind of a plunge into the deep end,” she said. A...

With the new semester already in full swing, cracking open a textbook is more important than ever. It can be hard to focus in your room or even in an apartment with ample distractions. Need a new place to study? Here are five focus-friendly places to study on campus throughout the semester. The Fourth Floor of the Library The tallest building in Portage county is a great, obvious choice. With Starbucks and numerous floors and views, you can't go wrong. The fourth floor is a fan favorite and a perfect place to study by yourself or with friends. “I really love the fourth floor becau...