News Archives

Summer Shut Down: Energy Conservation Procedures; E-Inside; May 4, 2015

Kent State Plants Trees for Arbor Day; E-Inside; May 4, 2015

Kent State Celebrates Earth Month; E-Inside; April 20, 2015

Kent State Celebrates Earth Month; E-Inside; April 13, 2015

Grand Opening of Kent State's Aeronautics and Technology Building Planned for April 24; E-Inside; April 6, 2015

"GreenTown Conference at Kent" Conference to Discuss Creating Healthy, Sustainable Communities, April 13-14; E-Inside; March 30, 2015

Shred Mania Takes Place March 17; E-Inside; March 16, 2015

Kent State Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Seventh Consecutive Year; E-Inside; March 9, 2015

Save the Date- Division of Human Resources Adds Shred Mania to RecycleMania; E-Inside; March 5, 2015

Kent State Continues RecycleMania With Electronic Waste Recycling March 17-18; E-Inside; March 2, 2015

Kent State University Airport Receives Sustainability Plan Grant; E-Inside; February 23, 2015

It's Mugshots Competition Week at Kent State; E-Inside; February 16, 2015

Faculty and Staff RecycleMania Competition; E-Inside; February 16, 2015

Kent State Competes in RecycleMania Challenge for Sixth Year in a Row; E-Inside; February 9, 2015

Kent State University: Green Apple Project; The brewer-Garrett Company; February 3, 2015

Kent State's Office of Sustainability Encourages Winter Shutdown; E-Inside; December 8, 2014

Kent State Increases Recycling Statistics at Game Day Challenge; E-Inside; December 1, 2014

Kent State Recycling Survey: Win a $20 Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Bottle or a $10 Pint Cup; E-Inside; November 17, 2014

Kent State Student Organizations Promote Sustainability; E-Inside; November 10, 2014

Kent State Will Hold Water Symposium on Oct. 31 to Educate Public; E-Inside; October 30, 2014

KSU hosts Water Research Symposium; Kent Wired; October 30, 2014

Kent State Team Awarded $15,000 for Sustainability Design Competition; E-Inside; October 20, 2014

Celebrate Campus Sustainability Day October 22; E-Inside; October 20, 2014

2nd Annual Water Research Symposium; Cleveland Plain Dealer; October 8, 2014

KSU will formally launch construction of new, 33.5 million Center for the Visual Arts Thursday; Cleveland Plain Dealer; October 7, 2014

Monitoring Lake Erie's Algae from Space; E-Inside; October 6, 2014

Kent State's Energy Conservation Project Yields Savings for the University; E-Inside; October 6, 2014

Kent State Participates in Green Energy Ohio Tour; E-Inside; September, 29, 2014

Kent State Aims for Recycling Rate of 35 Percent for 2014-15; E-Inside; September 22, 2014

Fourth Annual Let's Take a Ride Walk Takes Place on the Esplanade September 22; E-Inside; September 22, 2014

Groundbreaking Scheduled for Kent State's New Center for Architecture and Environmental Design on Oct. 3; E-Inside; September 22, 2014

Davey Tree, Kent State Partner on Degree Program; E-Inside; September 8, 2014

Kent State Geauga to Reduce Energy Costs, Carbon Emissions with Newly Installed Wind Turbine; E-Inside; September 8, 2014

Green Roof at Taylor Hall is in Full Bloom; E-Inside; September 8, 2014

Kent State's Heer and Harbourt Halls Achieve LEED Gold Certification; E-Inside; September 1, 2014

Kent State University Selects Induction Lighting for Campus Wide Energy Retrofit; Market Wired; August 7, 2014

Kent State University Selects Induction Lighting for Campus Wide Energy Retrofit; Everlast Lighting; August 7, 2014

Kent State makes Sierra Club's "Cool Schools" list, ranking 163; Sierra Club Magazine; September 2014

Kayaking Trek Takes Faculty and Staff Along the Cuyahoga River From Kent to Cleveland; E-Inside; August 18, 2014

Commuting-and Connecting- Along a Crooked River; Cleveland Urban Design Collective Blog; August 4, 2014

Students Create Cookbook to Benefit Campus Kitchen at Kent State; E-Inside; July, 28 2014

Kent State grad students take second place in international design competition; Crain's Cleveland Business; June 19, 2014

The latest plans for Kent State University's new architecture school building show a project still on track for excellence; Cleveland Plain Dealer; May 29 2014

Save Energy and Costs During the Summer Months; E-Inside; May 5, 2014

Kent State Plants Arbor Day Tree; E-Inside; May 5, 2014

Kent State Welcomes New Building to Science Mall; E-Inside; April 23, 2014

Kent State Celebrates Earth Week, April 21 to April 25; E-Inside; April 21, 2014

As Earth Day Approaches, Kent State Celebrates Successful Participation in RecycleMania Competition; E-Inside; April 21, 2014

New Wheels on Campus Turn Heads; E-Inside; April 21, 2014

Kent State University Welcomes New Building to Science Mall; E-Inside; April 21, 2014

Kent State University Welcomes New Building to Science Mall; E-Inside; April 14, 2014

Three-for-One Technology: Better Features, Lower Costs, Going Green; E-Inside; April 7, 2014

Car Sharing on Campus Offered By Zipcar; Featured Video; March 3, 2014

Kent State University Competes in 2014 RecycleMania Challenge; E-Inside; February 2014

Kent State Earns Tree Campus USA Designation; E-Inside; January 27, 2014

With Zipcar, Get Wheels When You Want Them; E-Inside; January 20, 2014

Kent State University Partners With Zipcar to Offer Car Sharing on Campus; E-Inside; January 13, 2014

New Sustainability Minor Offered at Kent State; E-Inside; December 2, 2013

Kent State Participates in 2013 Football GameDay Recycling Challenge; E-Inside; November 25, 2013

Kent State Installs Green Roof at Taylor Hall; E-Inside; November 18, 2013

Kent State Sustainability Groups Recognized on Campus Sustainability Day; E-Inside; October 28, 2013

Kent State University's Office of Sustainability and Women’s Center Host Bra Drive to Help the Environment; E-Inside; October 21, 2013

Esplanade Extension Officially Opened during Partnership Celebration; Featured Video; October 21, 2013

Kent State’s Net Impact Chapter Assembles Recycled Chairs to Promote Sustainability; E-Inside; September 30, 2013

Kent State University faculty, staff celebrate Esplanade; Record Courier; September 20, 2013

Let’s Take a Ride/Walk Down the Esplanade; E-Inside; August 26,2013

Kent State Begins Community Gardening Project; E-Inside; July 15, 2013

Bike Repair Station Now Available on the Kent Campus; E-Inside; July 8, 2013

Discovery Garden Is Sprouting Roots on the Kent State Salem Campus; E-Inside; July 1, 2013

Kent State Retains “Braggin’ Wheel” in RecycleMania Contest; E-Inside; June 10, 2013

Kent State Holds 5th Annual Arbor Day Celebration; E-Inside; May 6, 2013

Kent State Receives Alcoa Bin Grant for RecycleMania; E-Inside; April 15, 2013

Second Annual Organic Photovoltaics Symposium to be held at Kent State, April 17; E-Inside; April 15, 2013

“Who’s Your Mama?” Environmental Film Festival Returns to Kent State; E-Inside; April 8, 2013

Planting Partnership Offers Opportunity to Plant Memorial Trees at Kent State; E-Inside; March 11, 2013

RecycleMania at Kent State Offers Opportunity to Recycle Unwanted Electronic Products; E-Inside; March 7, 2013

Kent State Competes in RecycleMania Challenge; E-Inside; February 25, 2013

Kent State University Promotes Recycling Through Game Day Challenge; E-Inside; February 25, 2013

Tree Campus USA; Featured Video; February 25, 2013

Kent State University Competes in RecycleMania Challenge; E-Inside; February 18, 2013

Kent State Honored With Tree Campus USA Designation for Fifth Consecutive Year; E-Inside; February 18, 2013

Attend the 4th Annual Restore the Runway Fashion Show on Dec. 8; E-Inside; November 29, 2012

“Let’s Take a Ride/Walk” Offers Free Lunch to Kent State Faculty, Staff and Students; E-Inside; September 17, 2012

Kent State University Partners With Staples on Ink and Toner Cartridge Recycling; E-Inside; August 27, 2012

“First Look” Event on Aug. 29 Will Preview Transformation of Kent State University; E-Inside; August 27, 2012

Kent State Further Pursues Sustainability With Green Seal Certified Cleaning Products; E-Inside; July 30, 2012

Kent State University to Enhance Kent Campus Entrance From State Route 261; E-Inside; July 16, 2012

Harbourt Hall Renovated into an EcoFriendly Building; Featured Video; July 16, 2012

Kent State Biological Sciences Professor Wins Award for Aquatic Ecosystems Research; E-Inside; July 9, 2012

Kent State Introduces Energy Efficient Soda Machines and Trash Cans With Recycling Partitions; E-Inside; July 9, 2012

Alcoa Foundation Provides Kent State With Recycling Bins to Support Its Sustainability Initiatives; E-Inside; July 2, 2012

Kent State University at Stark Professor Coordinates Hoover Initiative on the Environment; E-Inside; June 25, 2012

Kent State Fire Prevention Office Installs Electric Charging Station for Energy-Efficient Transportation; E-Inside; June 25, 2012

Child Development Center Kids Design Signage to Draw Attention to the Environment; E-Inside; June 11, 2012

New Solar Panels Will Power Kent State University’s Field House; E-Inside; June 4, 2012

Soaking Up the Sun: Kent State’s First Renewable Energy Project; E-Inside; May 21, 2012

Kent State Wins Braggin’ Wheel for Recycling Efforts; E-Inside; May 15, 2012

University Libraries Partners With Nonprofit Organization to Recycle Books; E-Inside; April 30, 2012

Kent State Recovers 7.6 Pounds Per Person of Recyclable Materials During RecycleMania; E-Inside; April 30, 2012

Kent State University at Trumbull Students Present Earth Day Services; E-Inside; April 30, 2012

Kent State Holds Arbor Day Celebration; E-Inside; April 22, 2012

The Rules of Recycling; E-Inside; April 16, 2012

Organic Photovoltaics Symposium Brings Nobel Laureate to Kent State; E-Inside; April 9, 2012

Kent State University at Stark Celebrates Earth Day 2012; E-Inside; April 9, 2012

Pruning Projects Address Tree Care and Safety While Also Enhancing Campus Views; E-Inside; March 26, 2012

Throw-N-Go Program Helps Portage Families and the Environment; E-Inside; March 19, 2012

Kent State’s Green Efforts Continue to Succeed After Four Years; E-Inside; March 12, 2012

Nobel Laureate to Speak About Advances in Organic Photovoltaics on April 17; E-Inside; March 5, 2012

Where Will Kent State Place in the 2012 RecycleMania Tournament?; E-Inside; March 5, 2012

Kent State Fire Prevention Office is First in Ohio to Acquire Electric Vehicle for Fire Safety; E-Inside; February 13, 2012

Sustainability: A Priority at Kent State; E-Inside; December 12, 2011

Fashion Designer to Speak About Sustainability and Business Practices at Kent State; E-Inside; November, 2011

Harbourt Hall Revamps to a LEED Building; E-Inside; October 2011

Sustainability Task Force Announces Brown Bag Lunch Series; E-Inside; September 19, 2011

Baker Vehicle Systems Donates Electric Mower to Kent State; E-Inside; September 12, 2011

“Let’s Take a Ride/Walk” Event Spotlights Kent Developments and Green Living; E-Inside; September 5, 2011

Tree Campus USA Ceremony Comes to Kent Campus April 28; E-Inside; April 25, 2011

Kent State Trumbull Partners With Mocha House to Test Environmentally Friendly Products; E-Inside; April 11, 2011

Kent State Again Hosts Vegan Iron Chef Competition; E-Inside; April 11, 2011

Earth Day 2011 at Kent State Stark Features Environmental Education, Activities and Entertainment; E-Inside; April 11, 2011

Sustainable Fashion Exhibit to Open at Kent State University Museum April 8; E-Inside; April 4, 2011

Unique Fashion Show to Benefit Habitat for Humanity Struts its Stuff April 9; E-Inside; April 4, 2011

Students Convert Pick-Up Truck to Run on Batteries; E-Inside; January 31, 2011

Arbor Day Foundation Names Kent State a Tree Campus USA University for Third Straight Year; E-Inside; January 24, 2011

Vote for Kent State in Arbor Day Foundation Contest; E-Inside; November 1, 2010

New Web-Based Tools Help in Sustainability Efforts; E-Inside; November 1, 2010

Kent State Continues Green Efforts With New Sustainability Courses; E-Inside; October 18, 2010

College of Architecture and Environmental Design Hosts Sustainability Expert William McDonough; E-Inside; October 11, 2010

Staff, Students Partner to Promote Sustainability Through Allerton Community Garden; E-Inside; October 11, 2010

Kent State Receives Grant for Study of Carbon Consumption by Microorganisms; E-Inside; October 11, 2010

Kent State University ranks 154 out of 2,000 colleges and universities in Sierra magazine's "Coolest Schools" list 2010; Sierra Magazine; September October 2010

New Bike-Sharing Program Ready to Roll Aug. 30; E-Inside; August 23, 2010

Student Creates On-Campus Sustainability Group; E-Inside; July 26, 2010

Throw 'n Go Before You Go for the Summer; E-Inside; April 26, 2010

Recyclemania Rocks Residence Halls, Goes Campus-Wide in 2010; E-Inside; April 19, 2010

Kent State Named Tree Campus USA University by the Arbor Day Foundation For a Second Year; News and Events; February 27, 2010

Knowles Named Kent State University Sustainability Manager; E-Inside; October 5, 2009

Proposals Sought for New Media Center Symposium for the Future; E-Inside; September 7, 2009

A How-To Guide on Going Green with GEMs; E-Inside; August 17, 2009

University Departments are Going Green with GEMs; E-Inside; August 10, 2009

Fuel-Less Friday: Bike, Hike or Ride a Bus to Work on Aug. 21; E-Inside August 3, 2009

Sustainability Efforts Continue With Classes Intended to Raise Awareness; E-Inside; June 29, 2009

Tree Campus USA Honor Comes Home to Kent Campus on Earth Day; E-Inside; April 27, 2009

Sustainability Initiative Takes Shape; E-Inside; March 16, 2009

Kent State Honored by Arbor Day Foundation as Ohio's First Tree Campus USA; E-Inside; March 2, 2009

Director's Perspective; E-Inside; January 26, 2009

Sustainability Task Force Seeks Volunteers; E-Inside; October 20, 2008

The Excellence Agenda State of the University Address Lester A. Lefton, President Kent State University September 25, 2008