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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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When people consider hunger in America, they tend to think of people far away in urban centers. They don’t realize that food insecurity is a very real problem in Geauga County, even among college students. In order to combat this growing and troubling trend, Kent State…
KENT STATE GEAUGA FENDS OFF STUDENTS’ FOOD INSECURITY WITH GEAUGA HUNGER TASK FORCE GRANT; Kent State Today; February 28, 2022
When people consider hunger in America, they tend to think of people far away in urban centers. They don’t realize that food insecurity is a very real problem in Geauga County, even among college students. In order to combat this growing and troubling trend, Kent State…Share Your Ideas for the Kent State Sustainability Plan
Kent State University is developing its first comprehensive campus sustainability plan, and your input is needed!
Share Your Ideas for the Kent State Sustainability Plan; Kent State HR Faculty/Staff News; February 14, 2022
Share Your Ideas for the Kent State Sustainability Plan Kent State University is developing its first comprehensive campus sustainability plan, and your input is needed!Anna Droz | Green Roof Professional (GRP) BY Living Architecture Monitor On February 8, 2022…
Anna Droz | Green Roof Professional (GRP); Living Architecture Monitor; February 8, 2022
Anna Droz | Green Roof Professional (GRP) BY Living Architecture Monitor On February 8, 2022…Image
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The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded Kent State University the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms Kent State’s place as an elite…
KENT STATE AWARDED THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION FOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, THE PRESTIGIOUS R1 CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION; Kent State News; February 7, 2022
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded Kent State University the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms Kent State’s place as an elite…Image
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Kent State University’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) secured a $10,000 grant through the United Way of Portage County, an independently-governed nonprofit…
UNITED WAY OF PORTAGE COUNTY GRANT EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH NONPROFITS; Kent State Today; February 7, 2022
Kent State University’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) secured a $10,000 grant through the United Way of Portage County, an independently-governed nonprofit…Image
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The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded Kent State University the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms Kent State’s place as an elite…
KENT STATE AWARDED THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION FOR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, THE PRESTIGIOUS R1 CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION; Kent State News; February 7, 2022
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded Kent State University the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms Kent State’s place as an elite…Image
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Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Geography, in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, was recently selected to become an inaugural American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG (Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and…
GEOGRAPHY PROFESSOR SELECTED FOR AGU’S NATIONAL DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION LEADERSHIP ACADEMY; College of Arts and Sciences; February 1, 2022
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Geography, in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, was recently selected to become an inaugural American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG (Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and…![Kent State electronics recycling drop off](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/huge_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/ecycle%20news_0.jpg?VersionId=xHWCPqugncX3arCRUwodPZgQvnuf.7OH&h=64d6913a&itok=CyDk6txr)
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Kent State University Hosts Free Electronics Recycling Event
FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: MARCH 2, 9, 16, AND 23
The 2022 E-Cycle Drive at Kent State University is open to students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Electronics recycling will be open on March 2,…
Kent State University Hosts Free Electronics Recycling Event; HR Faculty/Staff News; January 31, 2022
Kent State University Hosts Free Electronics Recycling Event FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: MARCH 2, 9, 16, AND 23 The 2022 E-Cycle Drive at Kent State University is open to students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Electronics recycling will be open on March 2,…Image
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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…
KENT STATE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY AND LAUNCHES FLASHES FIGHTING HUNGER; Kent State Today; January 25, 2022
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…Image
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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…