Kent State Honored by Arbor Day Foundation as Ohio's First Tree Campus USA; E-Inside; March 2, 2009The Arbor Day Foundation has honored Kent State University's Kent Campus as Ohio's first Tree Campus USA university for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. Tree Campus USA, a new national program launched by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors college and universities and the leaders of the campus and surrounding communities for promoting healthy urban forest management and engaging the campus community in environmental stewardship. To earn the distinction, th...

From an individual’s perspective, important issues such as the economy or climate change can seem pretty overwhelming. It can be difficult to imagine that the actions of one person can really have an effect on such daunting global challenges. But the reality is there are small but significant steps that every one of us can take that, when combined, have a real impact on reducing expenses and increasing environmental responsibility at Kent State. We can all play a role in promoting good energy-saving habits among our fellow faculty, staff and students. For example, when thinking about your own ...

Sustainability Task Force Seeks Volunteers; E-Inside; October 20, 2008In his State of the University Address, President Lester A. Lefton announced the formation of a Sustainability Task Force. The goal of this task force — which will be co-chaired by Thomas Euclide, executive director of facilities planning and operations, and Dr. Verna Fitzsimmons, interim dean of the College of Technology — is to identify opportunities to make Kent State a leader in sustainability in a variety of areas, including operations, conservation and education. Additional nominations currently are being accepted for ...

The Excellence Agenda State of the University Address \Lester A. Lefton, President Kent State University September 25, 2008 Thank you, Chairman Mullin.  Kent State is proud to claim you as an alumnus and as a trustee.  Over the years, I’ve seen many boards up close and personal.  I am not exaggerating when I say that I’ve never seen a university board demonstrate more diligence, more vision — or care more deeply about students, scholarship and service — than the trustees serving Kent State in 2008. Actually, that doesn’t surprise me.  My tenure at Kent State has now pa...