Community Engaged Learning (CEL) recently celebrated 10 years of fighting hunger, promoting food security, and reducing food waste by kicking off Flashes Fighting Hunger, an initiative dedicated to continuing that tradition with new tools and programming. The new Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative takes the last 10 years to a new level, going beyond a kitchen that provides meals by becoming a program that prevents food waste, promotes food recovery and hosts multiple food pantries each week to serve the region. A 10-year anniversary celebration was held on Nov. 18, 2021, at the Center for ...
The Portager on January 12, 2022 Kent State announced the dates for the March E-Cycle Drive. You'll be able to drop off old electronics for free on several dates throughout March. Learn more here. ...
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A key element of the mission of the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University—and an objective of many researchers across the University—is to better understand our environment and the issues and processes that bring about change. Researchers in our Department of Geography primarily study patterns of climates, landforms, vegetation, soils, water and people. They use many tools and techniques in their work including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and online mapping such as Google Earth. They partner and collaborate with resea...
From November 15 through December 10, Kent State University will be collecting clean, gently used or new items for all ages, including warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters. Look for large boxes with Winter Coat and Clothing Drive signs at the buildings listed below. Winter coat and clothing donations will go to the Winter Warm-Up Stations at the Williamson House and Schwartz Center (room 261); and the Phyllis Zumkehr Portage County Clothing Center, which provides free items to homeless individuals, families, elderly, and veterans&n...
Board of Trustees approves naming of Crawford Hall and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship The largest single gift in Kent State University history, by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, will complete the capital campaign to enable the construction of a new College of Business Administration building on the university’s Kent Campus. The Kent State Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new, state-of-the-art building on behalf of the college in a special meeting held Friday, Oct. 22. In recognition of the generosity of Ambassador Crawford and his fami...
On Wednesday, Oct. 27, representatives from Kent State University and the city of Kent will hold a community meeting called “A Vision of a Village” to share information and answer questions about a new residential complex designed to integrate the city of Kent and Kent State, physically and programmatically. The programmatic aspect of the project is initially focused on three themes: being positive for the natural environment, the social environment and the local economy. The university is currently seeking a design/build developer for the project called “The Intergenera...
Visible Mending Workshop With School of Fashion BRING NEW LIFE AND BEAUTY TO OLD CLOTHES Do you have holes and rips in your favorite clothing? By learning visible mending techniques, you can keep clothing out of landfills and extend the usefulness of clothing while giving it your very own customer look. Bring your garments to the second floor atrium in Rockwell Hall in the School of Fashion on Tuesday, October 26, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring your own clothing and preferred thread and yard colors. All mending supplies and instructions wil...
Alumna Emilie Oxel O’Leary, '93, is the CEO of Sunshine Solar, a woman-owned mechanical installation company that partners with major brands such as L’Oreal and Amazon by installing solar power to support their overarching goals of being sustainable companies. “I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit,” O’Leary said. “But I knew I needed a good education. I couldn't just go out and start a business and not have good support.” O’Leary graduated from Kent State University with a degree in fashion merchandising. With an interest in fashion, she started her first business when she was just ...
Kent State University will host the kickoff event for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read Northeast Ohio, a community reading program celebrating “An American Sunrise” by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the United States. The kickoff event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 12, beginning promptly at 7 p.m. in the Kiva, located in the Student Center, 800 E. Summit Street, Kent, Ohio. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is appreciated. A live stream of this event will be offered to virtual viewers who will receive a link upo...