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Events
The Office 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
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Daffodil Hill, on ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Kent Campus, is part of the May 4, 1970 site, which was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2016.
The cascade of flowers on the hill overlooking ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Commons was part of a concept by ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Professor Emeritus…
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? MAINTAINING THE LIVING MEMORIAL OF DAFFODIL HILL; ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Today; May 6, 2022
Daffodil Hill, on ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Kent Campus, is part of the May 4, 1970 site, which was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2016. The cascade of flowers on the hill overlooking ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Commons was part of a concept by ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Professor Emeritus…Image
![Grind to Energy](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Grind2Energy_3.png?VersionId=NjZp9hMAmcPObRtrvXwlnoO20vFBYSkJ)
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, these units aren’t disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first…
CAMPUS GRIND2ENERGY SYSTEMS ARE A KEY COMPONENT IN KENT STATE’S SUSTAINABILITY FUTURE; ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Today; April 28, 2022
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, these units aren’t disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first…Image
![A blaze burns the prairie grass behind the Warren Student and Recreation Wellness Center during a controlled burn by the Kent Fire Department](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/04.19.21%20Photo%20of%20annual%20prairie%20burn_0_0.jpg?VersionId=Y5jtpk6.OkrA0YBzrrteRmthhXmqoZGy)
The protected prairie surrounding ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season.
The city of Kent Fire Department will conduct the…
KENT FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM ANNUAL PRAIRIE BURN; ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Today; April 28, 2022
The protected prairie surrounding ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season. The city of Kent Fire Department will conduct the…Image
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The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, these units aren’t disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first…
CAMPUS GRIND2ENERGY SYSTEMS ARE A KEY COMPONENT IN KENT STATE’S SUSTAINABILITY FUTURE; ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Today; April 28, 2022
The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, these units aren’t disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first…
By Joyleah Odom, Reporter
April 23, 2022
Music filled the room as eager students floated between tables lined throughout the Student Center’s second…
Earth Fest brings sustainability to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ; Kent Wired; April 23, 2022
By Joyleah Odom, Reporter April 23, 2022 Music filled the room as eager students floated between tables lined throughout the Student Center’s second…Image
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students walk by the Student Center](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Kent%20State%20students%20walk%20by%20Kent%20Student%20Center_0_1.jpg?VersionId=rgfGi4VfO2zpY__6ZR3rG0xt3EXBMsUD)
U.S. News & World Report ranks six ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs,…
SIX KENT STATE PROGRAMS RANK IN TOP 100 AMONG PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN U.S. NEWS 2023 BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS RANKINGS; ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Today; April 11, 2022
U.S. News & World Report ranks six ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs,…In an effort to maintain the University Prairie, the City of Kent Fire department will partner with the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Fire Safety department to produce a controlled burn on the southwest half of the prairie on Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 at 9 a.m. A…
PRAIRIE BURN SPRING 2022; Recreation and Wellness Services; April 7, 2022
In an effort to maintain the University Prairie, the City of Kent Fire department will partner with the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Fire Safety department to produce a controlled burn on the southwest half of the prairie on Friday, Apr. 29, 2022 at 9 a.m. A…Image
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Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ in 2009.…