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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
For the third consecutive year, Kent State University is participating in the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, an annual program that draws attention to the problems of hunger and homelessness with a series of educational, service,…
KENT STATE PARTICIPATES IN ANNUAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK; HR Faculty/Staff News; November 6, 2019
For the third consecutive year, Kent State University is participating in the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, an annual program that draws attention to the problems of hunger and homelessness with a series of educational, service,…From November 17 through December 13, Kent State University will collect clean, gently used or new items for all ages, including warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters. Look for large boxes wrapped with wintry wrapping paper and Winter Coat and Clothing Drive signs in…
Winter Coat and Clothing Drive; HR Faculty/Staff News; November 4, 2019
From November 17 through December 13, Kent State University will collect clean, gently used or new items for all ages, including warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters. Look for large boxes wrapped with wintry wrapping paper and Winter Coat and Clothing Drive signs in…Kent State is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review®.
The education services company features Kent State in its just-published free resource, The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition. Released on…
Kent State University Featured in The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges; HR Faculty/Staff News; November 4, 2019
Kent State is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review®. The education services company features Kent State in its just-published free resource, The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition. Released on…Image
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Kent State University’s newest Flashfleet partnership with company VeoRide is changing the landscape of using a bike-share program on campus.
Flashfleet is a bike-share program Kent State has in place for students, faculty, staff and surrounding community members. The…
FLASHFLEET DEBUTS NEW BIKE-SHARE PROGRAM; Kent State Today; October 31, 2019
Kent State University’s newest Flashfleet partnership with company VeoRide is changing the landscape of using a bike-share program on campus. Flashfleet is a bike-share program Kent State has in place for students, faculty, staff and surrounding community members. The…KSU, Summa, Akron Children’s honored by American Heart Association; Record Courier; October 29, 2019
By Record Courier Staff Writers
In Summit and Portage counties, three companies were recently recognized for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace as part of the 2019 results of the American Heart Association Workplace Health Achievement Index…
KSU, Summa, Akron Children’s honored by American Heart Association; Record Courier; October 29, 2019
By Record Courier Staff Writers In Summit and Portage counties, three companies were recently recognized for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace as part of the 2019 results of the American Heart Association Workplace Health Achievement Index…The University is not just spinning its wheels. Kent State is now recognized as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.
The university joins an elite group of 208 colleges and universities in 47 states and the District of Columbia…
KENT STATE NAMED BICYCLE-FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY BY LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS; Kent State HR Faculty/Staff News; October 28, 2019
The University is not just spinning its wheels. Kent State is now recognized as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists. The university joins an elite group of 208 colleges and universities in 47 states and the District of Columbia…By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter Kent Stater
Frostbite and hypothermia are two of the most common injuries people suffer from not properly protecting themselves during cold seasons and conditions.
Cold conditions include anything that is going to predispose you to…
Winter warm up station provides warmth during cold seasons; Kent Wired; October 27, 2019
By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter Kent Stater Frostbite and hypothermia are two of the most common injuries people suffer from not properly protecting themselves during cold seasons and conditions. Cold conditions include anything that is going to predispose you to…Image
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Custodial staff toured a local Materials Recovery Facility to see how recyclables are processed.
The outing took the group to different areas within the plant that included the receiving area, the tipping floor and sorting machines. The group observed various sizes of sorting…
CUSTODIAL STAFF TOUR A RECYCLING MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY; Kent State Faculty Staff News; October 18, 2019
Custodial staff toured a local Materials Recovery Facility to see how recyclables are processed. The outing took the group to different areas within the plant that included the receiving area, the tipping floor and sorting machines. The group observed various sizes of sorting…By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter at the Kent Stater
If you walk into the Women’s Center anytime during the month of October, you’re likely to see a bra hanging from the mailbox or off the door handle.
“It just makes me laugh,” Director of the Women’s Center Cassandra…
Bra Drive provides reused and recycled support for local community; Kent Wired; October 14, 2019
By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter at the Kent Stater If you walk into the Women’s Center anytime during the month of October, you’re likely to see a bra hanging from the mailbox or off the door handle. “It just makes me laugh,” Director of the Women’s Center Cassandra…Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry.
Two Kent State University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science…