Events
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµOffice 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
Does your office have outdated T-shirts taking up space in your storage closet? Let us turn them into reusable grocery bags for food pantries. Do you have a collection of plastic grocery bags at home (from when you forget to take your reusable bags to the store)? Let us turn…
Donate T-shirts and Plastic Bags for Freshman Day of Service: Ambassadors in Action; E-Inside; July, 27, 2018
Does your office have outdated T-shirts taking up space in your storage closet? Let us turn them into reusable grocery bags for food pantries. Do you have a collection of plastic grocery bags at home (from when you forget to take your reusable bags to the store)? Let us turn…Marji Wachowiak has always been drawn to buying. Now a lecturer in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Fashion School, Ms. Wachowiak enjoyed an extensive career in the fashion industry where she was a buyer and product developer for Macy’s, Target and wholesalers.
Today,…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Fashion Professor Finds Passion in Restoring Furniture; E-Inside; July 27 ,2018
Marji Wachowiak has always been drawn to buying. Now a lecturer in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Fashion School, Ms. Wachowiak enjoyed an extensive career in the fashion industry where she was a buyer and product developer for Macy’s, Target and wholesalers. Today,…Diversity really matters to students at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University, and those issues and accolades have a new administrative channel in the Student Diversity Action Council, a branch of the University Diversity Action Council that seeks to be a voice and an advocate for the student…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s Student Diversity Action Council Advocates for Inclusion on Campus; E-Inside; July 12, 2018
Diversity really matters to students at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University, and those issues and accolades have a new administrative channel in the Student Diversity Action Council, a branch of the University Diversity Action Council that seeks to be a voice and an advocate for the student…Image
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University is again showing its commitment to sustainability with its new climate change grove that also offers opportunities for research. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµtree grove, located behind the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus, was created through a partnership…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s New Climate Change Grove Supports Research and Sustainability Efforts; E-Inside; June 29, 2018
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University is again showing its commitment to sustainability with its new climate change grove that also offers opportunities for research. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµtree grove, located behind the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus, was created through a partnership…Image
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University is again showing its commitment to sustainability with its new climate change grove that also offers opportunities for research. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµtree grove, located behind the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus, was created through a partnership…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s New Climate Change Grove Supports Research and Sustainability Efforts; E-Inside; June 29, 2018
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University is again showing its commitment to sustainability with its new climate change grove that also offers opportunities for research. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµtree grove, located behind the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on the Kent Campus, was created through a partnership…Image
A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building; E-Inside; June 21, 2018
A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped…A shaved head can represent many things, but to some people, including Lisa Morde, coordinator of Community Engaged Learning in University College, a shaved head represents more than what meets the eye.
Ms. Morde, who shaved her head for the third time since 2001, feels so…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Employee Shaves Head for Social Change; E-Inside; June 21, 2018
A shaved head can represent many things, but to some people, including Lisa Morde, coordinator of Community Engaged Learning in University College, a shaved head represents more than what meets the eye. Ms. Morde, who shaved her head for the third time since 2001, feels so…Image
A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Receives First LEED Platinum Recognition for New Architecture Building
A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped…
¾«¶«Ó°Òµprotected prairie surrounding ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Monday, April 23, at approximately 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season.
¾«¶«Ó°Òµcity of Kent Fire Department will conduct the controlled…
KENT FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM ANNUAL PRAIRIE BURN; E-Inside; April 20, 2018
¾«¶«Ó°Òµprotected prairie surrounding ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Monday, April 23, at approximately 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµcity of Kent Fire Department will conduct the controlled…¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University is proud of the numerous trees that decorate its campus, its LEED-certified buildings and other sustainability efforts. Arbor Day is another opportunity for the university to celebrate its roots in sustainability.
Starting at 11 a.m. on April…