After spending her younger years in a variety of volunteer roles with non-governmental organizations in her native Macedonia, Ivana Krsteska chose Kent State to study sustainable architecture and also serves as a Kent Student Ambassador. Ivana graduated from Niko Nestor High School in her hometown of Struga, Macedonia, in 2010, and grew up as the oldest child in her close-knit family. Her father is a civil engineering technician, and her mother is a psychologist and talented cake decorator. She credits them with instilling a unique blend of artistic and engineering talents in her. H...
On Saturday, Sept. 23, in observance of National Public Lands Day, students from Kent State University's Recreation, Park and Tourism Management program and the Environmental and Conservation Biology program joined other volunteers in planting trees in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Professors in Kent State's Recreation, Park and Tourism Management program, Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and Philip Wang, Ph.D.,were also part of the group. This program is from the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration within Kent State's College of...
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Kent State University with its platinum-level award for Encouraging Environmental Excellence. Kent State was one of 48 companies, schools or organizations in the state honored by the Ohio EPA for taking exceptional measures to protect Ohio’s environment and for continued commitment to environmental stewardship. Solar panels on the roof of Purinton Hall at Kent State's East Liverpool Campus. Ohio EPA’s Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) program recognizes businesses and organizations through four ...
Kent Wired Article by Ella KatonaKent Interhall Council works to spread sustainability awareness around campusBy Ella Katona, Kent Wired September 16, 2023 Ella KatonaShaine Price is a sophomore and the Director of Community Development for Kent Interhall Council The Kent Interhall Council has many events planned this fall semester to increase sustainability awareness across campus.The Director of Community Development for Kent Interhall Council, Shaine Price, is a sophomore at Kent State working for more sustainable recognition on campus to better help the environment.“My...
Kent State University students grabbed their paddles, boots and waders to help clean up the Cuyahoga River. The service trip was put together by the Kent State's Recreation and Wellness Services’ Adventure Center, which holds adventure trips, service trips and team-building programs. The Adventure Center hopes to hold at least one service trip each semester allowing students the chance to give back to the environment. Chris Lukas, assistant director of outdoor adventure and operations, put together this semester's event with the environment as the top priority. “In the past we’ve...
Electric scooters have become increasingly popular on Kent State University’s Kent Campus since the introduction of SPIN scooters in March 2022. Approximately 300 eScooters and 150 eBikes are available to rent. With that in mind, the Kent State Community should be aware of the dos and don’ts when operating the scooters. “We want people to educate themselves and be as informed as possible before jumping on one of these devices,” said Christopher Lukas, assistant director of outdoor operations and adventure for Kent Recreational Services. “Because if not, the scooters can be dangerous.”...
Sept. 1 was National Food Bank Day, and the partnership between Meijer and Kent State University can help people support Kent State’s Flashes Fighting Hunger just by doing their weekly grocery shopping. The Stow Meijer is partnering with Flashes Fighting Hunger to help fight the impact that rising food prices have on students and families in the Kent community. This year, the store announced Kent State as one of its Simply Give partners. Simply Give is Meijer’s customer-driven program whose goal is to help stock local food pantries. The program encourages...
Félix Latimer is a Junior and majors in environmental and conservation biology with a concentration in environmental policy and management. During his time in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, he worked alongside Dr. Andrea Case, Ph.D., and Dr. Christopher L. Blackwood, Ph.D., studying geographical data about subspecies of lobelia across the United States. Félix is hoping to use this experiment as a reference for how research is conducted on the ground for a future career as a policy analyst on environmental issues in the Environmental Protect...
"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center. Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. The pair recently performed together at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit: “Truth, Trust and Hope,” in Washington, D.C. Poetry and science, Hassler said, come together to create meani...
Kent State University alumna Sonia Karkare, BS ‘93, MS ‘96, has worked on three continents, served in one of the largest nonprofits in the U.S. that leads global digital transformations in the humanitarian sector, promoted women in STEM fields and worked as a professor, a public speaker and a philanthropist. After 27 years of travel and pivoting to various international endeavors, Karkare, a native of Mumbai, India, is now back at Kent State as an adjunct faculty member with the Ambassador&...