Events
The Office of Sustainability is involved in various events throughout the year.
- Campus Sustainability Month: October
- National Solar Tour: October
- Bra Recycling Drive: October
- Game Day Challenge: Fall Semester
- Winter Coat and Clothing Drive: November/December
- Campus Race to Zero Waste: Spring Semester
- E-Cycle Drive: March
- Earth Month Events: April
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Scenic design and earthworms don’t normally have a connection, but Kathalina Thorpe, Kent State scenic design graduate student, has connected the two to improve the environment.
At Kent State, Thorpe has been conducting research on using earthworms to compost…
EARTHWORMS ARE THE STARS OF THE SHOW IN GRADUATE STUDENT’S RESEARCH ON COMPOSTING; Kent State Today; November 8, 2022
Scenic design and earthworms don’t normally have a connection, but Kathalina Thorpe, Kent State scenic design graduate student, has connected the two to improve the environment. At Kent State, Thorpe has been conducting research on using earthworms to compost…Image
Sheren Faraq, Ph.D. (second from right), is the director and assistant professor of the Horticulture Technology program at Kent State…
IN A FLASH: THE CAMPUS IS HER CLASSROOM; Kent State Today; October 27, 2022
Sheren Faraq, Ph.D. (second from right), is the director and assistant professor of the Horticulture Technology program at Kent State…Image
Students majoring in aerospace engineering, theater, physics, music and nursing were among the 90 presenters at the annual Summer…
SURE FELLOWS DEMONSTRATE KENT STATE'S R1 STATUS IN ACTION; Kent State Today; October 20, 2022
Students majoring in aerospace engineering, theater, physics, music and nursing were among the 90 presenters at the annual Summer…Image
The Kent State community planted more than 100 trees in the Climate Change Grove to help offset the university’s carbon footprint and provide a way to research the effects of climate change in our immediate environments.
Located behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness…
PLANTING TODAY MEANS 'TREES FOR THE FUTURE'; Kent State Today; October 4, 2022
The Kent State community planted more than 100 trees in the Climate Change Grove to help offset the university’s carbon footprint and provide a way to research the effects of climate change in our immediate environments. Located behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness…Kent State is proud to participate in Campus Sustainability Month throughout October.
Campus Sustainability Month; HR Faculty/Staff News; October 3, 2022
Kent State is proud to participate in Campus Sustainability Month throughout October.Image
This large and ancient, cutleaf beech tree, Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia,' growing near the old carriage house by the Kent State University Women's Center, is older than Kent State.
The tree has been dated to be at least 200 years old by a …
IN A FLASH: THIS TREE ON CAMPUS IS OLDER THAN KENT STATE; Kent State Today; September 28, 2022
This large and ancient, cutleaf beech tree, Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia,' growing near the old carriage house by the Kent State University Women's Center, is older than Kent State. The tree has been dated to be at least 200 years old by a …Image
Nearly 40 people from the Kent State community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the “Walk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage” event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew on Friday, Sept. 16.
FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE SPROUTING WELLNESS AND JOY; Kent State Today; September 20, 2022
Nearly 40 people from the Kent State community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the “Walk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage” event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew on Friday, Sept. 16.
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Last Friday, a group of about 10 Kent State students received a guided tour of one of the most unique spaces on the Kent Campus – the Herrick Conservatory. It’s the large greenhouse that’s attached to the north side of Cunningham Hall.
HAVE YOU SEEN KENT STATE'S BANANA TREES?; Kent State Today; September 19, 2022
Last Friday, a group of about 10 Kent State students received a guided tour of one of the most unique spaces on the Kent Campus – the Herrick Conservatory. It’s the large greenhouse that’s attached to the north side of Cunningham Hall.Image
Kent State University partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international cross-cultural exchange for students to focus on studying how immigrant populations are aided by sustainable gardening projects.