Organizational Sustainability
IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!
IN A FLASH: The Fixers are IN!
Volunteers with skill in repair in clothing, household items, electronics, furniture, small appliances and more will be available to help people who bring in broken or non-working items at the Fix-It Kent Community Repair Workshop on Sept. 18.
Museum Receives Grant for Historic Building Energy Audit
The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Museum has received an award from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund a comprehensive energy audit of its historic 1928 building, Rockwell Hall. The audit will evaluate the building’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and provide recommendations for sustainable facility improvements.
IN A FLASH: Knee Deep in Research
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students, as soon as their first year, opportunities to work alongside university faculty on hands-on research activities.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees Approves Establishing Aeronautics and Engineering Schools
The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools – the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering – within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the Kent Campus.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Crawford Hall Earns LEED Silver Certification
An innovative design, energy-efficient systems, water conservation technologies and environmentally responsible construction materials are some of the features that earned Crawford Hall, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s newest – and largest – academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
ADVISORY: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees Meeting, June 25
The ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, in the Timothy D. Eippert Boardroom, Suite 412, at Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.
IN A FLASH: ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Earth Fest
In April, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Earth Fest was part of a full month of events and activities celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month.
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ Is the Place to BEE
Providing and maintaining a sustainable, bee-friendly environment has earned ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ a Bee Campus USA certification. Our healthy on-campus pollinators not only help the environment but also provide opportunities for learning and community engagement.
Donate Unwanted Items During Move Out
During move-out, students sometimes trash clothes and boxes of food. Throw ‘N’ Go, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.