Michele Norris, host of NPR’s newsmagazine “All Things Considered,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Timken Great Hall, located in the Kent State Stark Professional Education and Conference Center.

The first guest of this year’s Stark campus Featured Speaker Series, Norris is an award-winning journalist who has more than 20 years of experience. Before starting her work at NPR, Norris also reported for the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.

The event is free of charge and open to the public. Tickets are required and can be obtained by calling the Stark campus at (330) 244-3300. Overflow seating is still available.

Contact regional campus reporter Justin Metz at [email protected].