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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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Through multiple organizations and collaborations on and off campus, Kent State University ended 2019 as a more sustainable campus, and those who contributed to sustainable efforts worked hard to reduce the university’s carbon footprint leading to the university being honored…
KENT STATE WINS KEEP OHIO BEAUTIFUL AWARD FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; Kent State Today; April 27, 2020
Through multiple organizations and collaborations on and off campus, Kent State University ended 2019 as a more sustainable campus, and those who contributed to sustainable efforts worked hard to reduce the university’s carbon footprint leading to the university being honored…Interactive Online Poetry Project Honoring Earth Day
Earth Stanzas is an interactive poetry project in honor of Earth Day to which anyone can contribute. Hosted by The Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminar and the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University,…
Interactive Online Poetry Project Honoring Earth Day; AASHE News Bulletin; April 22, 2020
Interactive Online Poetry Project Honoring Earth Day Earth Stanzas is an interactive poetry project in honor of Earth Day to which anyone can contribute. Hosted by The Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminar and the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University,…By WKSU LKUNTZMAN April 17, 2020
WKSU received the Portage Park District Foundation’s 2020 Environmental Conservation Award in the Education category.
The yearly award is given to an organization that shows great passion and work for educating the public on complex…
WKSU Awarded Environmental Conservation Award; WKSU; April 17, 2020
By WKSU LKUNTZMAN April 17, 2020 WKSU received the Portage Park District Foundation’s 2020 Environmental Conservation Award in the Education category. The yearly award is given to an organization that shows great passion and work for educating the public on complex…Image
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n the heart of Kent State’s new Design Innovation (DI) Hub there will be an “Innovation Teaching Kitchen” where hospitality management students can use the latest technology and food preparation techniques to compete in culinary competitions and collaborate with their peers.
KENT STATE STUDENTS WILL COOK UP INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION IN NEW KITCHEN; Kent State Today; April 14, 2020
n the heart of Kent State’s new Design Innovation (DI) Hub there will be an “Innovation Teaching Kitchen” where hospitality management students can use the latest technology and food preparation techniques to compete in culinary competitions and collaborate with their peers.Image
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Kent State University’s Design Innovation (DI) Initiative is responding to the COVID-19 crisis by prototyping and producing face shields and masks to help fill the gap being experienced by medical personnel on the front lines.
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY’S DESIGN INNOVATION INITIATIVE USES CREATIVITY TO HELP MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FIGHT COVID-19; Kent State Today; April 14, 2020
Kent State University’s Design Innovation (DI) Initiative is responding to the COVID-19 crisis by prototyping and producing face shields and masks to help fill the gap being experienced by medical personnel on the front lines.Image
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Kent State University Hosts Online Celebration for 50th Anniversary of Earth Month
If you’re looking for ways to connect to Earth Day events, look no further than Kent State’s 50th Anniversary celebration of the very first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, when more than 20 million…
Kent State University Hosts Online Celebration for 50th Anniversary of Earth Month; HR Faculty/Staff News; April 13, 2020
Kent State University Hosts Online Celebration for 50th Anniversary of Earth Month If you’re looking for ways to connect to Earth Day events, look no further than Kent State’s 50th Anniversary celebration of the very first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, when more than 20 million…Image
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Renowned marine scientist Michael W. Beck, Ph.D., will discuss the importance of coastal conservation at a free lecture on March 4.
Beck, a research professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, focuses on conserving our coastlines…