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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
The Division of Business and Finance is changing its name, effective July 1. The new name will be the Division of Finance and Administration. The change will align more closely with the services provided by the departments in the division and provide consistency with…
NEW NAME FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE; E-Inside; June 15, 2017
The Division of Business and Finance is changing its name, effective July 1. The new name will be the Division of Finance and Administration. The change will align more closely with the services provided by the departments in the division and provide consistency with…Image
![Pictured (left to right) are Barb Smith of KeyBank; Margot Copeland of KeyBank Foundation and Kent State Board of Trustees; Kent State student Jordan Wilkins; Kent State President Beverly Warren; and Kent State Foundation Board Chair Gary Brahler. Pictured (left to right) are Barb Smith of KeyBank; Margot Copeland of KeyBank Foundation and Kent State Board of Trustees; Kent State student Jordan Wilkins; Kent State President Beverly Warren; and Kent State Foundation Board Chair Gary Brahler.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/PHOTOLEAD-KeyBank.jpg?VersionId=8kFM2BwHzVbljFe8zo7Z2bGm9Ce7ZkoM)
KeyBank Foundation has granted $1 million to Kent State University to support programs to increase the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students consistent with the university’s continued mission to help all students reach their full potential in…
KEYBANK FOUNDATION GIFT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS; E-Inside; June 15, 2017
KeyBank Foundation has granted $1 million to Kent State University to support programs to increase the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students consistent with the university’s continued mission to help all students reach their full potential in…At the start of each semester, Kent State University sees an influx of new life coming to campus in the form of new students. Thanks to University Facilities Management, new life is always coming to campus in the form of new greenery, specifically new trees.
KENT STATE CONTINUES COMMITMENT TO THE CAMPUS LANDSCAPE; E-Inside
At the start of each semester, Kent State University sees an influx of new life coming to campus in the form of new students. Thanks to University Facilities Management, new life is always coming to campus in the form of new greenery, specifically new trees.Kent State University's Child Development Center was selected by the Portage Park District for “Stewarding Future Environmentalists” at its 19th Annual Portage County Environmental Conservation Awards Benefit Dinner.
KENT STATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER HONORED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD; E-Inside; April 26, 2017
Kent State University's Child Development Center was selected by the Portage Park District for “Stewarding Future Environmentalists” at its 19th Annual Portage County Environmental Conservation Awards Benefit Dinner.Image
![Sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler's new clothing business, Sultrie, aims to add to the sustainable fashion movement. Sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler's new clothing business, Sultrie, aims to add to the sustainable fashion movement.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/PROFILES-Sultrie-MAIN.jpg?VersionId=ac13fCmUq6BUjebmUyO2a59FwcG5ZARt)
FASHION STUDENT STARTS BUSINESS TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABILITY; E-Inside; April 25, 2017
These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. But, critics say, this “fast fashion” can be detrimental to the environment.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 84 percent of unwanted clothes in the United States in 2012 went…
FASHION STUDENT STARTS BUSINESS TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABILITY; E-Inside; April 25, 2017
These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. But, critics say, this “fast fashion” can be detrimental to the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 84 percent of unwanted clothes in the United States in 2012 went…Image
![David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, guides a poetry workshop. Hassler and other Wick Poetry Center staff will lead March for Science participants in a poetry-writing exercise. David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, guides a poetry workshop. Hassler and other Wick Poetry Center staff will lead March for Science participants in a poetry-writing exercise.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Photo-of-David-Hassler---USE-ON-HOME-PAGE_0.jpg?VersionId=bIRq.UjoFxurxvM8J2pktF0wjpc8raa6)
The Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, in the College of Arts and Sciences, has driven innovation a
Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center Creates Science Stanzas, Participates in Inaugural March for Science; E-Inside; April 19, 2017
The Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, in the College of Arts and Sciences, has driven innovation a
Kent State University's Division of Human Resources is inviting faculty and staff to share the bounty of their perennial gardens through the Kent State Plant Exchange.
KENT STATE FACULTY AND STAFF INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN PLANT EXCHANGE; E-Inside; April 24, 2017
Kent State University's Division of Human Resources is inviting faculty and staff to share the bounty of their perennial gardens through the Kent State Plant Exchange.Image
![Qunxing Ding, associate professor of biology at Kent State East Liverpool, offers free water testing to area residents. Qunxing Ding, associate professor of biology at Kent State East Liverpool, offers free water testing to area residents.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/REGIONAL-Water%20testing%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=dOFWxfZ7fU8MIPbOLL0PhY71jEb2NyRn)
Residents in the East Liverpool area can have water samples tested for free, thanks to a research project being conducted by Qunxing Ding, associate professor of biology at Kent State University at East Liverpool.
KENT STATE EAST LIVERPOOL PROFESSOR OFFERS FREE WATER TESTING TO AREA RESIDENTS; E-Inside; April 18, 2017
Residents in the East Liverpool area can have water samples tested for free, thanks to a research project being conducted by Qunxing Ding, associate professor of biology at Kent State University at East Liverpool.Kent State University was one of 51 schools to compete nationally in Game Day Challenge, the fourth-annual event hosted by the College and University Recycling Coalition, RecycleMania, Keep America Beautiful and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise.
The Game Day…