According to Feeding America, millions of Americans have faced and will continue to face food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To combat this, Kent State University continued to support its local community in the fight against hunger by collecting over 20 tons of food between March and August 2020 alone.As a result, Kent State was awarded the best case study for the food waste reduction efforts category in Campus Race to Zero Waste’s 2021 Case Study Competition.The focus of the case study was to report on Kent State’s campus and the Kent community during times of food insecurity and th...

“We wanted to be able to help students in Geauga County,” said Cathy Peters, owner of PuroClean of the Western Reserve with husband Phil. The Peters’ recently started a book scholarship for students attending Kent State University Geauga in Burton and Twinsburg Academic Center. “We want to assist in connecting students to our local businesses,” said Cathy, “I also want to let other businesses know they can do it too, help students, by starting scholarships.” In her previous career, Cathy served as the Business Officer at the Geauga Campus. Her role included both financial aid and overseeing...