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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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For the first time, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University has been designated as a Voter Friendly Campus for 2019-20.
The Voter Friendly Campus initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators,…
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Becomes Voter Friendly Campus; Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Today; April 9, 2019
For the first time, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University has been designated as a Voter Friendly Campus for 2019-20. The Voter Friendly Campus initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators,…Image
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As Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University senior Angela Deibel guides the ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) from the Aeronautics and Technology Building to front campus on a recent sunny day, she glances at a row of small lights that flash overhead.
“Those lights let us know that the battery has…
Innovation on the Move; Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Today: April 5, 2019
As Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University senior Angela Deibel guides the ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) from the Aeronautics and Technology Building to front campus on a recent sunny day, she glances at a row of small lights that flash overhead. “Those lights let us know that the battery has…Image
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When business administration major Deneen Penn started her college career at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Trumbull, she had no plans to become Miss Ohio USA 2018 or to launch her own honey business. By her senior year, however, she had accomplished both.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Trumbull Student Creates Big Buzz; Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Today; April 3, 2019
When business administration major Deneen Penn started her college career at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Trumbull, she had no plans to become Miss Ohio USA 2018 or to launch her own honey business. By her senior year, however, she had accomplished both.David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United…
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Geography Professor Elected President of American Association of Geographers; Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Today; April 2, 2019
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United…
Business Achievement Award
2019 Green Achievement Award Recipients: Green Energy Ohio; 2019
Business Achievement AwardImage
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Community Engaged Learning Initiative selected the Walls Community Garden for its Outstanding New Service Initiative award.
The garden was selected for the award for understanding the needs of the community and making a positive impact on Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ…
Walls Community Garden Lauded as Outstanding New Service Initiative; Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Today; April 1, 2019
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s Community Engaged Learning Initiative selected the Walls Community Garden for its Outstanding New Service Initiative award. The garden was selected for the award for understanding the needs of the community and making a positive impact on Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ…Image
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How do we connect to the Cuyahoga River? The flowing water touches our emotions, our communities, our environment and our history. In this 50th anniversary year of the last Cuyahoga River fire, the Concrete Poetry project invites us to reconsider and reconnect to the river and…
CONCRETE POETRY: CELEBRATING THE CUYAHOGA RIVER; Wick Poetry Center News; March 1, 2019
How do we connect to the Cuyahoga River? The flowing water touches our emotions, our communities, our environment and our history. In this 50th anniversary year of the last Cuyahoga River fire, the Concrete Poetry project invites us to reconsider and reconnect to the river and…Image
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's Wick Poetry Center Director David Hassler was featured on 90.3 WCPN ideastream for his creative efforts in organizing the River Stanzas Project. The project pays tribute to the 50 year anniversary of the environmental protections and improvements that…
Wick Poetry Center Recognized for its Tribute to 50th Anniversary of the Cuyahoga River Burning; Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Today; March 6, 2019
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's Wick Poetry Center Director David Hassler was featured on 90.3 WCPN ideastream for his creative efforts in organizing the River Stanzas Project. The project pays tribute to the 50 year anniversary of the environmental protections and improvements that…
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March 1, 2019
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RecycleMania at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« encourages students to participate; Kent Wired; March 1, 2019
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The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on…