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David Kaplan (center), professor in the Department of Geography, is one of three educators honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive.

Many professors have certain influences that inspire them to teach. For David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in Â鶹´«Ã½'s Department of Geography, that inspiration comes from his father.

Daisy Smith discovered her purpose at Â鶹´«Ã½.

Hear how Â鶹´«Ã½ student Daisy Smith discovered her purpose at Kent State.

“I definitely had a purpose going into my college career, and Kent State Stark helped me achieve it,†says Kent State graduate Kent Weaver.

Armed with a biology degree, completed entirely at Â鶹´«Ã½ at Stark, Kent Weaver says he is more than ready to pursue his calling to become a doctor of veterinary medicine.

The Â鶹´«Ã½ women’s rugby team took matters into their own hands when they encountered a tree blocking the road on their way to a match. (Photo credit: Tina Miller)

The Â鶹´«Ã½ women’s rugby team found themselves facing a literal bump in the road on their way to a rugby match on Oct. 7.