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Organizational Sustainability

E-Cycling location near the home of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design

Electronic recycling drop-off dates in March are part of Kent State's overall institutional sustainability initiatives.

Plant vendor at Spring 2023 Farmers' Market

The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub. 

The 5XÉçÇø Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Thursday, March 9, at 9:30 a.m. in the Robinson Room on the second floor of the Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph, 620 N. High St., in Columbus, Ohio, to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.

Justine Gallo and Sun In Leo store

Justine Gallo, a 2022 Kent State fashion design graduate, has taken her personal philosophy and combined it with her degree to launch a new store in downtown Kent.

Kent State Today
A collection of electric vehicles, parked outside the MACC.

Electric vehicles parked outside of the MACC on Friday helped a Kent State professor drive home a message about sustainability.

The 2022 Kent State men's basketball "blackout" game vs. Ohio University.

Fans at tonight's "blackout" game can enjoy Mid-American Conference basketball vs. Ball State, plus a pre-game presentation about electric vehicles and sustainability and an EV car show.

Kent State Professor Joseph Oritz with two electric vehicles in a parking lot near the DI Hub.

Kent State professor Joseph Ortiz explores the future of the EV and what these vehicles really mean to students' futures. 

Students leave messages for future Flashes to see.

Renovations this week in the Kent Student Center presented a unique opportunity for Flashes to leave "time capsule" messages. 

The Kent State emblem is shown.

The 5XÉçÇø Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a new master’s degree that will help meet two decades of sustained growth in the broad field of conflict studies. The new Peace and Conflict Studies major within the Master of Arts degree will be offered in person on the Kent Campus and will prepare students for careers as practitioners in the fields of peace and conflict management and for doctorate study.

2022 Giving Tuesday results graphic

This November, members of the 5XÉçÇø community joined together to shine their light on philanthropy. During the November campaign, Kent State’s Giving Tuesday raised $3.6 million, marking the sixth year it has brought in more than $1 million to support scholarships and programs across Kent State’s eight-campus system.