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Organizational Sustainability

Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

¹ú²úÂ×Àí 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!

Tags: Earth Day , Total Solar Eclipse , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Community Impact , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science

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2026 E-Cycle Drive.

IN A FLASH: E-Cycle for Sustainability

E-Cycling is recycling for sustainable disposal of unwanted electronics. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's E-Cycle Drive is happening 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m every Wednesday in March.

Tags: University Facilities Management , Organizational Sustainability , Community & Society

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Dinner with Friends Story Banner

Breaking Bread to Build Community and Inspire Conversation

"Dinner with Friends," as an in-person revival of a previously virtual event, brought together students, faculty and staff for an evening of engaging discussion. 

Tags: Kent Student Center , Center for Student Involvement , Community & Society , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Division of Student Life

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí President Todd Diacon

‘We Are a Stronger, Bigger Institution Because of Our Regional Campuses’

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Regional Campuses were the focus of President Todd Diacon’s Feb. 19 Talking With Todd town hall-style Teams meeting with the campus community.

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ADVISORY: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Board of Trustees Meeting, March 4

The ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11 a.m. on March 4 in the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Board of Trustees

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Michael Schwartz Center is located at 800 E. Summit St. in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Mike Rich, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí)

New Partnership Between ¹ú²úÂ×Àí and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School to Bring Elementary Education Back to University’s Schwartz Center

Beginning fall 2027, Bio-Med Science Academy will relocate its grades K-6 programs to ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Schwartz Center. The Schwartz Center, which opened in 1956 as the home of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí School, a laboratory school that served generations of student teachers, will return to its original purpose as a school building.

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¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Michael Schwartz Center is located at 800 E. Summit St. in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Mike Rich, ¹ú²úÂ×Àí)

¹ú²úÂ×Àí Board of Trustees Announces Partnership With Bio-Med Science Academy

¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Board of Trustees approved a new partnership between the university and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School that will bring new life to the underutilized Michael Schwartz Center building while providing the public STEM school with a state-of-the-art facility for its elementary grades. The Board’s vote of approval came during its regular quarterly meeting held Dec. 11. 

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Board of Trustees

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President Diacon signs off during Talking With Todd in October, 2025

‘The Strength of ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Is Our Community’

Attending university athletics and arts events as a way to come together during challenging times was among the many topics ¹ú²úÂ×Àí President Todd Diacon discussed Oct. 23 during his monthly Talking With Todd town hall-style Teams meeting with the campus community.

Tags: University News , Office of the President , Organizational Sustainability

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BeeCampusUSA student demonstration

Buzzing With Excitement on Pollinator Day

Launching seed balls, learning about plants and insects, engaging with interactive games and coloring were just some of the events that the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Child Development Center’s preschool and kindergarten classes participated in for Pollinator Day on Sept. 5.

Tags: Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science , University News , Community Impact , Student Life

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Installation of a green roof at Taylor Hall

STARS Struck: ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Sustainability Improves University Rankings

¹ú²úÂ×Àí has earned an AASHE STARS Silver rating for its ongoing commitment to campus sustainability, a step up from the bronze rating on the past submission, thanks to the Office of Sustainability and its numerous initiatives.

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Student Life

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