Events
The Office of Sustainability is involved in various events throughout the year.
- Campus Sustainability Month: October
- Game Day Challenge: Fall Semester
- Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour: Spring Semester
- Campus Race to Zero Waste: Spring Semester
- E-Cycle Drive: March
- Earth Month Events: April
Friday, December 3, 2021 - 12:00am
A key element of the mission of the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University—and an objective of many researchers across the University—is to better understand our environment and the issues and processes that bring about change.
Monday, November 15, 2021 - 12:00am
From November 15 through December 10, Kent State University will be collecting clean, gently used or new items for all ages, including warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters. Look for large boxes with Winter Coat and Clothing Drive signs at the buildings listed below....
Friday, October 22, 2021 - 12:00am
On Wednesday, Oct. 27, representatives from Kent State University and the city of Kent will hold a community meeting called “A Vision of a Village” to share information and answer questions about a new residential complex designed to integrate the city of Kent and Kent State, phy...
Friday, October 22, 2021 - 12:00am
Board of Trustees approves naming of Crawford Hall and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
The largest single gift in Kent State University history, by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, will complete the capital campaign to enable the construction of a n...
Monday, October 18, 2021 - 1:00am
Visible Mending Workshop With School of Fashion
BRING NEW LIFE AND BEAUTY TO OLD CLOTHES
Do you have holes and rips in your favorite clothing? By learning visible mending techniques, you can keep clothing out of landfills and extend the usefulness of clothing while giving it your...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 12:00am
Alumna Emilie Oxel O’Leary, '93, is the CEO of Sunshine Solar, a woman-owned mechanical installation company that partners with major brands such as L’Oreal and Amazon by installing solar power to support their overarching goals of being sustainable companies.
“I’ve always had an...
Thursday, October 7, 2021 - 12:00am
Kent State University will host the kickoff event for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read Northeast Ohio, a community reading program celebrating “An American Sunrise” by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the United States. The kic...
Monday, October 4, 2021 - 12:00am
Kent State University’s Office of Sustainability, the Women’s Center, and Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, is hosting a bra recycling drive October 5 through 29, to collect reusable or worn-out bras and reduce the number of...
Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 12:00am
A $1.5 million gift from The Timken Foundation of Canton is supporting the project
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 12:00am
Kent State University has established a new school within its College of Arts and Sciences focused on the social sciences and humanities. The School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities will provide an academic home for innovative approaches to complex questions....