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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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Earns Tree Campus USA Designation for Ninth Consecutive Year
University is rooted in its commitment to tree care
Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is…
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Earns Tree Campus USA Designation for Ninth Consecutive Year; Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University; February 14, 2017
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Earns Tree Campus USA Designation for Ninth Consecutive Year University is rooted in its commitment to tree care Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is…Image
The pond and surrounding greenery within the rolling hills of the campus of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark is not the average water-retention pond.
STARK CAMPUS WIRED WETLANDS PROJECT IS A MAJOR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY; E-inside; January 19, 2017
The pond and surrounding greenery within the rolling hills of the campus of Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University at Stark is not the average water-retention pond.Image
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 200 empty lots in Cleveland, Ohio are transforming into rain and food gardens, places for the community to gather, and areas to encourage native plant growth and wetland restoration.
KENT STATE USES VACANT LAND TO PROTECT CLEVELANDERS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE; E-inside; January 20, 2017
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 200 empty lots in Cleveland, Ohio are transforming into rain and food gardens, places for the community to gather, and areas to encourage native plant growth and wetland restoration.Image
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 200 empty lots in Cleveland, Ohio are transforming into rain and food gardens, places for the community to gather, and areas to encourage native plant growth and wetland restoration.
KENT STATE USES VACANT LAND TO PROTECT CLEVELANDERS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE; E-inside; January 20, 2017
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« 200 empty lots in Cleveland, Ohio are transforming into rain and food gardens, places for the community to gather, and areas to encourage native plant growth and wetland restoration.Image
The 2016 Princeton Review Guide to 361 Colleges, published Oct. 4, features Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University as a Green College.
KENT STATE NAMED ONE OF 361 GREEN COLLEGES BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW; E-Inside; November 9, 2016
The 2016 Princeton Review Guide to 361 Colleges, published Oct. 4, features Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University as a Green College.Image
An undergraduate education is a steppingstone for many to figure out their path in life. Some students pick their programs and career goals before their first semester begins.
KENT STATE STUDENT CREATES SUSTAINABLE JEANS FROM HEMP FIBERS; E-Inside; February 9, 2017
An undergraduate education is a steppingstone for many to figure out their path in life. Some students pick their programs and career goals before their first semester begins.Image
Several new and renovated Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s campuses.
MORE KENT STATE BUILDINGS RECEIVE LEED CERTIFICATION; E-Inside; January 19, 2017
Several new and renovated Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îȫ’s campuses.Image
At Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. Much of this research is centered on advancing fuel cell technologies.
THE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY LAB; E-Inside; January 19, 2017
At Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. Much of this research is centered on advancing fuel cell technologies.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University was recognized with a bronze Bicycle Friendly University award from the League of American Bicyclists.
KENT STATE AWARDED FOR BICYCLE-FRIENDLY CAMPUS; E-Inside; January 12, 2017
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University was recognized with a bronze Bicycle Friendly University award from the League of American Bicyclists.
The first phase of the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project is complete, with the opening of Ted Boyd Drive.