Kent Stark Freshman Students Lend A Hand to MOWSW

Twenty-five freshman students from Kent State Stark volunteered at Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties this month as part of a service-learning project designed to involve them in the community.

Led by Marisa Naftzger, assistant director for first-year experience at Kent Stark, the students helped prepare and deliver meals on Friday, Aug. 13 and Friday, Aug. 20.

This is the second consecutive year that students from Kent State Stark volunteered at Meals On Wheels. According to Marisa, the project not only benefits the agency, but also the students, who become better acquainted by working together on the agency's behalf.

Kent State Stark, located in Jackson Township, is the largest regional campus of Kent State University, serving 10,000 students annually (5,300 in academic coursework and 4,700 in professional development courses). Fall classes at the campus begin Aug. 30.