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25-705: Although no facilities had been constructed for the Kent State Normal School in Kent, Ohio, in 1912 Kent's first president, John McGilvery, established extension centers, including one in the Canton area that would serve the area for several decades. In 1965, the Ohio State legislature authorized a permanent campus, and appropriated over $ 2 million for construction. A citizens' site selection and financial support committee, selected an accessible location near

50-634: A full-service dining room and the Timken Great Hall that can seat 600 guests. Since 1990, The Corporate University at Kent State Stark 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

75-751: A grade. Canton, Ohio is home to the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame . Each summer eleven days of inaugural events begin at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival Balloon Classic Invitational and the Jackson-Belden Food Festival held on the Kent State Stark campus. The campus welcomes 150,000 guests for two and one-half days with eighty hot air balloons participating in five launches and various competitions and races. Interstate 77 Interstate 77 ( I-77 )

100-556: A master's degree in their teaching field. Small class sizes are designated in the campus strategic plan as a "campus value." Classes average only eighteen students per section and 85% of undergraduate classes have fewer than thirty students. Part of the University System of Ohio , Kent State University at Stark has a local advisory board representing business, industry, education, arts and elected officials. Board members are elected for renewable three-year terms and confirmed by

125-688: A pond and nature trail, The Campus Center (student center) and The University Center (Professional Education and Conference Center) which provides businesses and community partners with workforce development opportunities. Kent State Stark offers baccalaureate, masters, and associate degrees. Kent State Stark serves more than 11,000 students annually: 6,400 students in academic programs and courses and over 5,000 in executive and professional education. Over 200 high school students take advantage of pre-college programs (Dual Enrollment and Post-Secondary Enrollment) each semester. Over 500 students graduate from Kent State University at Stark annually. A Fall Commencement

150-468: A strong Leadership Academy to develop student capabilities and talents. The Office of Student Life celebrates the beginning of the fall semester with "Smart Start Saturday" for students and their families and FWOF (First Weeks of Fall) activities and concludes the spring semester with Kentiki celebration activities. These week-long events encourage students to meet one another and to enjoy a host of student sponsored activities. Students enjoy club sports and

175-524: A student newspaper, a small student union in a nearby house, a band, chorus and radio station. Kent State Canton closed in Spring 1950 when Ohio cut funding. Community members campaigned to establish a municipal university, but a levy to finance that plan failed in February 1950. Kent State continued to provide extension programs, mostly in business and teacher education. The demand for elementary teachers in

200-535: A traditional college student. Senior Guests audit and attend regular credit classes on a space-available basis. Courses taken through the Senior Guest Program are free, however, some classes have variable costs such as books or special course fees. History, art, philosophy and physical education are some of the most popular subjects. Participants usually participate in all class activities, but may elect not to take exams. Classes are not taken for credit or

225-625: Is (or at least at one time was) thought to be the largest interchange in the world, covering over 300 acres (120 ha). I-77 continues north through Canton and then Akron, where it connects with I-76. The interchange with I-80, the Ohio Turnpike, between Akron and Cleveland was completed in December 2001; previously, traffic had to exit at State Route 21 (SR 21) to access the turnpike. I-77 ends at I-90 in Cleveland. I-77

250-507: Is a north–south Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States . It traverses diverse terrain, from the mountainous state of West Virginia to the rolling farmlands of North Carolina and Ohio . It largely supplants the old U.S. Route 21 (US 21) between Cleveland, Ohio , and Columbia, South Carolina , as an important north–south corridor through the middle Appalachian Mountains . The southern terminus of I-77

275-430: Is either parallel to or concurrent with US 52 . It will have a concurrency with I-74 throughout the state. On March 31, 2013, there was a nearly 100-car pileup on I-77 near Fancy Gap ; as a result of that crash, electronic variable speed limit signs are now in place along that stretch of I-77. The speed limit can be adjusted according to driving conditions at any given time. I-77 enters West Virginia through

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300-578: Is in Cayce, South Carolina , in Lexington County at the junction with I-26 . The northern terminus is in Cleveland at the junction with I-90 . Other major cities that I-77 connects to include Columbia, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina ; Charleston, West Virginia ; and Akron, Ohio . The East River Mountain Tunnel , connecting Virginia and West Virginia, is one of only two instances in

325-561: The East River Mountain Tunnel . At milepost 9, I-77 becomes cosigned with the West Virginia Turnpike for the next 88 miles (142 km), a toll road between Princeton and Charleston . It is concurrent with I-64 to Charleston at Beckley . The speed limit is 70 mph (110 km/h) for most of the length, with a 60-mile-per-hour (97 km/h) limit for the section between Marmet and

350-460: The 1950s inspired the "Cadet" program, placing teachers in the classroom faster than typical four-year programs. As the extension program grew to 400 students and became an Academic Center, it moved to Timken High School in 1959. Kent State Stark has an 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

375-654: The Kent Board of Trustees and led by a chair and vice-chair. The campus is located on 200 acres in Jackson Township and North Canton, Ohio , an area with a population over 380,000. The campus includes: The Conference Center is a technologically advanced facility that serves 65,000 clients each year. It is one of only four facilities in Ohio accredited by IACC. The Conference Center provides business and community partners with meeting, training and conference rooms,

400-624: 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. To accommodate the postwar surge of students utilizing the new G.I. Bill , in 1946 Kent State created the Canton Division, known as Kent State University Canton (KSUC), in Canton McKinley High School on Market Street. KSUC grew rapidly, with

425-737: The U.S. where a mountain road tunnel crosses a state line. The other is the Cumberland Gap Tunnel , connecting Tennessee and Kentucky . I-77 is a snowbird route to the Southern U.S. for those traveling from the Great Lakes region . I-77 begins as an eight-lane highway at I-26 in the far southwestern part of the Columbia metropolitan area . In the Columbia area, I-77 offers access to Fort Jackson before meeting I-20 in

450-591: The interchange), the northbound lanes are to the west of the southbound lanes. North Carolina completed its section of I-77 in 1975. I-77 through Virginia passes through two tunnels: the Big Walker and East River mountain tunnels. For eight miles (13 km), I-77 and I-81 overlap near Wytheville . This is a wrong-way concurrency , where two roads run concurrent with each other but are designated in opposite directions. For its entire length in Virginia, I-77

475-596: The newly completed Interstate 77 in Jackson Township in March 1965. Most of the land was owned by Leo A. Frank and John Wyles, who had farmed it with their families for many years. Once the sale was approved, committee raised over $ 600,000. Groundbreaking and construction began on January 7, 1966, with the first facility, Main Hall, opening in the fall of 1967. Expansion of the Stark Campus included seven major buildings,

500-478: The northeastern part of the city. This segment of I-77, combined with I-20 and I-26, form a beltway around Columbia, though it is not officially designated as such. After leaving the northern Columbia suburb of Blythewood , I-77 narrows to four lanes until it widens to eight lanes at Rock Hill from exit 77 to the North Carolina state line at I-485 . The final section of the entire length of I-77

525-595: The 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. Kent State University Stark's Senior Guest Program supports adults ages 60 and up. Designed to encourage Ohio's Senior Citizens to broaden their knowledge and skills, or revisit areas of interest that they may not have pursued as

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550-644: The state is with a discontinuous section of I-74 near Mount Airy . I-77 in Charlotte is also known as the Bill Lee Freeway; this designation stretches from exit 6 (South Tryon Street/Woodlawn Road) in Charlotte to exit 33 (US 21 north), near Mooresville. A six-mile (9.7 km) portion south of the city is called the General Younts Expressway. When I-77 crosses over I-85 (which runs in an east–west direction through

575-636: The toll plaza near Pax . It enters Charleston via the Yeager Bridge before splitting off at a four-level junction with I-64. Two miles (3.2 km) north of the city center, it junctions with I-79 , before proceeding north to Ripley and Parkersburg . North of Charleston, I-77 is known as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway. Entering from West Virginia at Marietta , I-77 passes through rolling Appalachian terrain. The interchange with I-70 at Cambridge

600-501: Was added in December 2008 to accommodate student growth. Kent State Stark faculty are committed to student success. Ninety percent of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or an equivalent terminal degree in their field. Every student is taught by one of the 293 qualified faculty and Kent State Stark does not use graduate assistants and uses very few adjunct faculty to teach classes. Faculty have earned doctorates from twenty U.S. states and ten foreign universities. All instructors hold at least

625-986: Was completed in Columbia in 1995. I-77 through North Carolina begins at the South Carolina state line at Pineville . It narrows to six lanes on the North Carolina side south of Charlotte and then widens to 8 and 10 lanes through downtown before entering the North Carolina Piedmont region. In Charlotte, it intersects I-85 as well as intersecting each of the loops of I-485 and I-277 (twice). North of Charlotte, it skirts Lake Norman where it narrows again to four lanes before passing through Huntersville , Cornelius , Davidson , and Mooresville . At Statesville , 40 miles (64 km) north of I-85, it intersects I-40 and US 70 . Next, it crosses over US 421 in Yadkin County and continues on through Elkin . The final intersection in

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