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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Last Friday, a group of about 10 ½ÄÏÌåÓý State students received a guided tour of one of the most unique spaces on the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus – the Herrick Conservatory. It’s the large greenhouse that’s attached to the north side of Cunningham Hall.
HAVE YOU SEEN KENT STATE'S BANANA TREES?; ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Today; September 19, 2022
Last Friday, a group of about 10 ½ÄÏÌåÓý State students received a guided tour of one of the most unique spaces on the ½ÄÏÌåÓý Campus – the Herrick Conservatory. It’s the large greenhouse that’s attached to the north side of Cunningham Hall.Image
½ÄÏÌåÓý partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international cross-cultural exchange for students to focus on studying how immigrant populations are aided by sustainable gardening projects.
KENT STATE STUDENTS STUDY SUSTAINABLE GARDENING FOR POVERTY REDUCTION IN MEXICO; ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Today; August 18, 2022
½ÄÏÌåÓý partnered with Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City for an international cross-cultural exchange for students to focus on studying how immigrant populations are aided by sustainable gardening projects.Image
½ÄÏÌåÓý’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) developed an innovative hybrid fuel cell capacitor that prolongs the flight time of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), the first hybrid fuel cell battery…
INNOVATIVE HYBRID FUEL CELL DEVELOPED FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT VEHICLES; ½ÄÏÌåÓý State News; September 8, 2022
½ÄÏÌåÓý’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) developed an innovative hybrid fuel cell capacitor that prolongs the flight time of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), the first hybrid fuel cell battery…Image
In August 2021, 1,000 incoming ½ÄÏÌåÓý State students, faculty and staff began a collaborative community effort to implement a social justice quilting project. This initiative stemmed from the Community Engaged Learning (CEL) department's welcome week and was completed in late…
SOCIAL JUSTICE QUILTING PROJECT WITH KENT STATE TO BENEFIT THE KING KENNEDY COMMUNITY CENTER; ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Today; September 8, 2022
In August 2021, 1,000 incoming ½ÄÏÌåÓý State students, faculty and staff began a collaborative community effort to implement a social justice quilting project. This initiative stemmed from the Community Engaged Learning (CEL) department's welcome week and was completed in late…Image
Members of the ½ÄÏÌåÓý community who enjoy kayaking along the Cuyahoga River or taking a walk or jog along the adjacent Portage Hike and Bike Trail may have noticed the river dredging work near Fred Fuller Park in ½ÄÏÌåÓý.
The work, which began in…
DREDGING THE CUYAHOGA WILL CLEAN RIVER SEDIMENT OF PETROLEUM, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY ALONG HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL IN KENT PARK; ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Today; September 1, 2022
Members of the ½ÄÏÌåÓý community who enjoy kayaking along the Cuyahoga River or taking a walk or jog along the adjacent Portage Hike and Bike Trail may have noticed the river dredging work near Fred Fuller Park in ½ÄÏÌåÓý. The work, which began in…Wednesday, August 31, 2022 -
4:30pm to 5:00pm
Design Innovation Hub
201
Meet local alumnus Kurt Ruehr. Come hear about the park project he embarked on during his time at KSU and how it has come full circle now that he is on the Portage Parks Board of Commissioners…
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY & ADVICE: SPEAKER KURT RUEHR '01; ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Today; August 31, 2022
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - 4:30pm to 5:00pm Design Innovation Hub 201 Meet local alumnus Kurt Ruehr. Come hear about the park project he embarked on during his time at KSU and how it has come full circle now that he is on the Portage Parks Board of Commissioners…Image
Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at ½ÄÏÌåÓý at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award, which supports the research of tenure-track faculty members who have not yet reached tenure.
Panthi…
ENGINEERING PROFESSOR WINS FARRIS FAMILY AWARD FOR PURSUING RESEARCH INTO CLEAN ENERGY FUELS; ½ÄÏÌåÓý State News; August 8, 2022
Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at ½ÄÏÌåÓý at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award, which supports the research of tenure-track faculty members who have not yet reached tenure. Panthi…Image
Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at ½ÄÏÌåÓý at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award, which supports the research of tenure-track faculty members who have not yet reached tenure.
Panthi…