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KENT STATE OF WELLNESS PROVIDES A HEALTHIER WORK – AND LIVING – ENVIRONMENT; E-Inside; June 15, 2017
As part of the university’s Kent State of Wellness initiative, Kent State University is becoming a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. A part of the university’s Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State, all Kent State campuses will be smoke- and tobacco-free…
KENT STATE OF WELLNESS PROVIDES A HEALTHIER WORK – AND LIVING – ENVIRONMENT; E-Inside; June 15, 2017
As part of the university’s Kent State of Wellness initiative, Kent State University is becoming a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. A part of the university’s Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State, all Kent State campuses will be smoke- and tobacco-free…The Division of Business and Finance is changing its name, effective July 1. The new name will be the Division of Finance and Administration. The change will align more closely with the services provided by the departments in the division and provide consistency with…
NEW NAME FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE; E-Inside; June 15, 2017
The Division of Business and Finance is changing its name, effective July 1. The new name will be the Division of Finance and Administration. The change will align more closely with the services provided by the departments in the division and provide consistency with…Image

KeyBank Foundation has granted $1 million to Kent State University to support programs to increase the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students consistent with the university’s continued mission to help all students reach their full potential in…
KEYBANK FOUNDATION GIFT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS; E-Inside; June 15, 2017
KeyBank Foundation has granted $1 million to Kent State University to support programs to increase the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students consistent with the university’s continued mission to help all students reach their full potential in…At the start of each semester, Kent State University sees an influx of new life coming to campus in the form of new students. Thanks to University Facilities Management, new life is always coming to campus in the form of new greenery, specifically new trees.
KENT STATE CONTINUES COMMITMENT TO THE CAMPUS LANDSCAPE; E-Inside
At the start of each semester, Kent State University sees an influx of new life coming to campus in the form of new students. Thanks to University Facilities Management, new life is always coming to campus in the form of new greenery, specifically new trees.Kent State University's Child Development Center was selected by the Portage Park District for “Stewarding Future Environmentalists” at its 19th Annual Portage County Environmental Conservation Awards Benefit Dinner.
KENT STATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER HONORED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD; E-Inside; April 26, 2017
Kent State University's Child Development Center was selected by the Portage Park District for “Stewarding Future Environmentalists” at its 19th Annual Portage County Environmental Conservation Awards Benefit Dinner.Image

FASHION STUDENT STARTS BUSINESS TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABILITY; E-Inside; April 25, 2017
These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. But, critics say, this “fast fashion” can be detrimental to the environment.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 84 percent of unwanted clothes in the United States in 2012 went…
FASHION STUDENT STARTS BUSINESS TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABILITY; E-Inside; April 25, 2017
These days, consumers can buy the latest clothing trends quickly and inexpensively. But, critics say, this “fast fashion” can be detrimental to the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 84 percent of unwanted clothes in the United States in 2012 went…Image

The Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, in the College of Arts and Sciences, has driven innovation a
Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center Creates Science Stanzas, Participates in Inaugural March for Science; E-Inside; April 19, 2017
The Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, in the College of Arts and Sciences, has driven innovation a
Kent State University's Division of Human Resources is inviting faculty and staff to share the bounty of their perennial gardens through the Kent State Plant Exchange.
KENT STATE FACULTY AND STAFF INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN PLANT EXCHANGE; E-Inside; April 24, 2017
Kent State University's Division of Human Resources is inviting faculty and staff to share the bounty of their perennial gardens through the Kent State Plant Exchange.Image

Residents in the East Liverpool area can have water samples tested for free, thanks to a research project being conducted by Qunxing Ding, associate professor of biology at Kent State University at East Liverpool.