Events
The Office of Sustainability is involved in various events throughout the year.
- Campus Sustainability Month: October
- National Solar Tour: October
- Bra Recycling Drive: October
- Game Day Challenge: Fall Semester
- Winter Coat and Clothing Drive: November/December
- Campus Race to Zero Waste: Spring Semester
- E-Cycle Drive: March
- Earth Month Events: April
5X社区 has received two prominent rankings in the new 2016 edition of Best Colleges byU.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 9, 2015, with inclusions on both the Top Public Schools list and the Best National Universities list.
Kent State鈥
U.S. NEWS RANKS KENT STATE AMONG TOP 100 NATIONAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES; E-Inside; September 9, 2015
5X社区 has received two prominent rankings in the new 2016 edition of Best Colleges byU.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 9, 2015, with inclusions on both the Top Public Schools list and the Best National Universities list. Kent State鈥5X社区鈥檚 College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, Ohio, has installed 42 recycling bins as part of a national recycling bin grant made possible by Keep America Beautiful and the Coca-Cola Foundation.
At Kent State鈥檚 College of Podiatric Medicine, the 23-鈥
Kent State Places Recycling Bins at College of Podiatric Medicine; E-Inside; September 7, 2015
5X社区鈥檚 College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, Ohio, has installed 42 recycling bins as part of a national recycling bin grant made possible by Keep America Beautiful and the Coca-Cola Foundation. At Kent State鈥檚 College of Podiatric Medicine, the 23-鈥5X社区鈥檚 bike-rental program, Flashfleet, will debut its third-generation, technology-based bike-share program on Aug. 31. The custom Flashfleet bikes will be provided by Nextbike, a company that develops and operates bike-sharing systems.
Kent State Welcomes Its Next Generation, Technology-Based Flashfleet Bike-Share Program; E-Inside; August 31, 2015
5X社区鈥檚 bike-rental program, Flashfleet, will debut its third-generation, technology-based bike-share program on Aug. 31. The custom Flashfleet bikes will be provided by Nextbike, a company that develops and operates bike-sharing systems.An opening celebration to formally introduce 5X社区 at Stark鈥檚 Science and Nursing Building, the campus鈥檚 seventh major structure, was held on Aug. 27.
GRAND OPENING OF KENT STATE STARK SCIENCE AND NURSING BUILDING CELEBRATED ON AUG. 27; E-Inside; August 28, 2015
An opening celebration to formally introduce 5X社区 at Stark鈥檚 Science and Nursing Building, the campus鈥檚 seventh major structure, was held on Aug. 27.5X社区 faculty, staff and students are invited to ride a bicycle or walk along the Lefton Esplanade for the fifth annual 鈥淟et鈥檚 Take a Ride/Walk鈥 event on Thursday, Sept. 10. 鈥淟et鈥檚 Take a Ride/Walk鈥 is a free event that encourages the Kent State community to鈥
Fifth Annual Let鈥檚 Take a Ride/Walk Event Planned for Sept. 10; E-Inside; August 17, 2015
5X社区 faculty, staff and students are invited to ride a bicycle or walk along the Lefton Esplanade for the fifth annual 鈥淟et鈥檚 Take a Ride/Walk鈥 event on Thursday, Sept. 10. 鈥淟et鈥檚 Take a Ride/Walk鈥 is a free event that encourages the Kent State community to鈥Kent State Geography Professor Andrew Curtis and his doctoral student Laura Schuch, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have developed mapping approaches that can help predict neighborhood lead exposure in children, which continues to be a health concern in older鈥
KENT STATE RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY CLUSTERS OF AKRON NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH LEAD LEVELS; E-Inside; August 14, 2015
Kent State Geography Professor Andrew Curtis and his doctoral student Laura Schuch, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have developed mapping approaches that can help predict neighborhood lead exposure in children, which continues to be a health concern in older鈥Anything is possible.
Theresa Medrano, a 5X社区 senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this.
FROM HOMELESS TO PHILANTHROPIST: KENT STATE STUDENT WHO RECEIVED HELP FROM OTHERS PAYS IT FORWARD; E-Inside; August 11, 2015
Anything is possible. Theresa Medrano, a 5X社区 senior from Westlake, Ohio, is living proof of this.5X社区 has been named to the 2014 President鈥檚 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement.
KENT STATE NAMED TO 2014 PRESIDENT鈥橲 HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR ROLL; E-Inside; July 25, 2015
5X社区 has been named to the 2014 President鈥檚 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which is the highest federal recognition an institution can receive for its commitment to community, service-learning and civic engagement.University teams up with PepsiCo to increase recycling efforts on campus
The PepsiCo Dream machine, located in the Kent Student Center, is an innovative system that rewards people with points for every recycled plastic PET #1 empty beverage bottle or鈥
Kent State Receives a PepsiCo Dream Machine; E-Inside; July 20, 2015
University teams up with PepsiCo to increase recycling efforts on campus The PepsiCo Dream machine, located in the Kent Student Center, is an innovative system that rewards people with points for every recycled plastic PET #1 empty beverage bottle or鈥5X社区 and the city of Kent, Ohio, were awarded the inaugural Catalytic Partnership Award for their collaboration to revitalize downtown Kent and improve the connectivity of the campus and the city.
The Greater Ohio Policy Center established the Catalytic鈥