Organizational Sustainability
IN A FLASH: For Earth's Sake
The Earth Day Bash 2026 at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's brought together ecologically minded Golden Flashes and members of the community to celebrate Earth Day.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Transforms Fallen Trees Into Sustainable Campus Resources
Campus grounds leaders are working to salvage trees removed due to storm damage, disease, the Main Street construction and other causes, transforming them into a resource for future academic and beautification projects.
IN A FLASH: We Didn't Start the Fire
April showers have caused delays and presented challenges for ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's annual prairie burn.
Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn
Half of the protected prairie surrounding ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on April 24 to allow for new growth during the summer season.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
