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![Melanie Knowles, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s manager for sustainability, received the 2017 Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Silver-level award on behalf of the university. Melanie Knowles, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s manager for sustainability, received the 2017 Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Silver-level award on behalf of the university.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-EPA-Award.jpg?VersionId=uuSsi9KyTLME2Mdo5HaNo4R7y6SFaXvk&h=e6f36a9c&itok=gi43fnxd)
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Recognized as Leading University in Environmental Stewardship
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ has been awarded the 2017 Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Silver-level award from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
![ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student Emelia Sherin directs a play that places the opioid crisis on the forefront. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student Emelia Sherin directs a play that places the opioid crisis on the forefront.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/video-EmeliaSherin.jpg?VersionId=_x3cxl4nrOI286zTotm3CMT.DVgiQSWR&h=e6f36a9c&itok=aXmeJA7H)
Video: Discovering Purpose - Emelia Sherin
Learn how ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ student Emelia Sherin, a sophomore public relations major, is confronting the nation's opioid crisis.
![International students at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Stark celebrate Halloween for the first time, handing out candy to children. International students at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Stark celebrate Halloween for the first time, handing out candy to children.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-BooU-1.jpg?VersionId=aQoJHp94up90HUi._tpybAGZGP8V84XZ&h=e6f36a9c&itok=y7znYjvK)
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Stark International Students Join in Boo U Celebration
International students at ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ at Stark experienced Halloween for the first time, participating in the campus’s ninth annual Boo U event.
![Julia Hazel, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s elevator pitch competition. Julia Hazel, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s elevator pitch competition.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-ElevatorPitch1.jpg?VersionId=73A0udXpNXCttjjPvyOxKvxPRtnkGsfi&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ktz5yw8X)
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Students Win Prizes for Elevator Pitch Event
Kent​ ​State​ ​University​ ​students​ ​recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to​ ​pitch​ ​a​ ​business​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​a​ ​panel of​ ​judges​.
![Julia Hazel, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s elevator pitch competition. Julia Hazel, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ junior communications major, won the prize for personal pitch during LaunchNET ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s elevator pitch competition.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-ElevatorPitch1.jpg?VersionId=73A0udXpNXCttjjPvyOxKvxPRtnkGsfi&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ktz5yw8X)
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Students Win Prizes for Elevator Pitch Event
Kent​ ​State​ ​University​ ​students​ ​recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to​ ​pitch​ ​a​ ​business​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​a​ ​panel of​ ​judges​.