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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WRITTEN BY: LAUREN GARCZYNSKI
Kent State University’s sustainability efforts include a nationally recognized tree campus, comprehensive recycling programs and a unique footprint of 12 LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings throughout its…
Kent State’s Center for the Visual Arts Building Earns LEED Silver Recognition
WRITTEN BY: LAUREN GARCZYNSKI Kent State University’s sustainability efforts include a nationally recognized tree campus, comprehensive recycling programs and a unique footprint of 12 LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings throughout its…In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, Kent State University's Power Plant on the Kent Campus will be shut down beginning Sunday, May 13, at 12:01 a.m. The shutdown is expected to be…
What are the dates for the annual steam shutdown?; E-Inside; March 23, 2018
In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, Kent State University's Power Plant on the Kent Campus will be shut down beginning Sunday, May 13, at 12:01 a.m. The shutdown is expected to be…Kent State University will again participate in the On the Move Challenge, a 12-week, national corporate competition. This is not your typical “challenge” and comes with no 10K per day requirement, no guilt, no shame and no punishment. It does come with feedback…
Will Kent State participate in the 2018 On the Move Corporate Challenge?; E-Inside; March 16, 2018
Kent State University will again participate in the On the Move Challenge, a 12-week, national corporate competition. This is not your typical “challenge” and comes with no 10K per day requirement, no guilt, no shame and no punishment. It does come with feedback…Image
Trees fill the sky every season as far as the eye can see as Kent State University students walk down the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus. Large oaks provide shade on a warm summer day, glistening maple trees leave a blanket of orange and red on the ground as students move…
Arbor Day Foundation Honors Kent State With Tree Campus USA Recognition for 10th Consecutive Year; E-Inside; March 16, 2018
Trees fill the sky every season as far as the eye can see as Kent State University students walk down the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus. Large oaks provide shade on a warm summer day, glistening maple trees leave a blanket of orange and red on the ground as students move…Image
The Kent State University Board of Trustees adopted a 10-year facilities master plan that embarks on a $1 billion transformative journey of the Kent Campus to better serve the needs of students and the entire Kent State community. The plan enhances the welcoming feel of the…
Kent State University Board of Trustees Approves 10-Year Plan to Reshape, Revitalize Kent Campus; E-Inside; March 9, 2018
The Kent State University Board of Trustees adopted a 10-year facilities master plan that embarks on a $1 billion transformative journey of the Kent Campus to better serve the needs of students and the entire Kent State community. The plan enhances the welcoming feel of the…Image
Kent State University’s DeWeese Health Center is on a mission to create a culture of wellness on campus that incorporates body, mind, spirit and financial well-being, as well as a sense of community. To this end, the DeWeese Health Center’s Wellness Committee recently…
Kent State’s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus; E-Inside; March 6, 2018
Kent State University’s DeWeese Health Center is on a mission to create a culture of wellness on campus that incorporates body, mind, spirit and financial well-being, as well as a sense of community. To this end, the DeWeese Health Center’s Wellness Committee recently…
After spending months cooped up inside, most of us enjoy the opport
Spring Clean With the Office of Sustainability; E-Inside; March 2, 2018
After spending months cooped up inside, most of us enjoy the opportBy Record-Courier
KENT – On Feb. 28, March 7, 14 and 21, Kent State University will hold a free electronics recycling drop-off called E-Cycle Drive. Kent State also will hold a free document shredding March 21 called Shred-Mania. Both events are open to students, faculty…
Free electronics recycling and document shredding at Kent State; Record-Courier; February 16, 2018
By Record-Courier KENT – On Feb. 28, March 7, 14 and 21, Kent State University will hold a free electronics recycling drop-off called E-Cycle Drive. Kent State also will hold a free document shredding March 21 called Shred-Mania. Both events are open to students, faculty…Written By: Emily Fulmer and Luke Armour
Throw it away or recycle it?
That is the question Kent State University’s Office of Sustainability hopes students, faculty and staff will pause to ask before automatically tossing something in the bin.
Kent State is…
RECYCLEMANIA RETURNS TO KENT STATE FOR NINTH YEAR; E-Inside; February 12, 2018
Written By: Emily Fulmer and Luke Armour Throw it away or recycle it? That is the question Kent State University’s Office of Sustainability hopes students, faculty and staff will pause to ask before automatically tossing something in the bin. Kent State is…Image
Kent 360 by Dave Ruller
I don’t know the history behind it but we discovered that the Wick Poetry Center on Lincoln Street has a new “pop up” bus stop in front of it.
It looks like the students in the College of Architecture got inspired and worked with the construction…