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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
Visible Mending Workshop With School of Fashion
BRING NEW LIFE AND BEAUTY TO OLD CLOTHES
Do you have holes and rips in your favorite clothing? By learning visible mending techniques, you can keep clothing out of landfills and extend the usefulness of clothing while giving it…
Visible Mending Workshop With School of Fashion; HR Faculty/Staff News; October 18, 2021
Visible Mending Workshop With School of Fashion BRING NEW LIFE AND BEAUTY TO OLD CLOTHES Do you have holes and rips in your favorite clothing? By learning visible mending techniques, you can keep clothing out of landfills and extend the usefulness of clothing while giving it…Image
![Vlogƽ Alum, Emilie O'Leary at L'Oreal in Kentucky with Solar Panel Project](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/EmilieSolar_1.jpeg?VersionId=PPvlR_oID3IjQ13bbIINaltM8yBGsVrD)
Alumna Emilie Oxel O’Leary, '93, is the CEO of Sunshine Solar, a woman-owned mechanical installation company that partners with major brands such as L’Oreal and Amazon by installing solar power to support their overarching goals of being sustainable companies.
“I’ve always had…
FROM FASHION TO SOLAR, HOW KENT STATE ALUMNA BECAME THE CEO OF A SOLAR COMPANY; Vlogƽ Today; October 12, 2021
Alumna Emilie Oxel O’Leary, '93, is the CEO of Sunshine Solar, a woman-owned mechanical installation company that partners with major brands such as L’Oreal and Amazon by installing solar power to support their overarching goals of being sustainable companies. “I’ve always had…Image
![NEA Big Read Northeast Ohio Project Co-Directors, Denise Harrison, Senior Lecturer of English and Africana Studies and Yuko Kurahashi, P.h.D., Professor in the School of Theatre and Dance](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Big%20Read%20Kickoff%20Banner_0.jpg?VersionId=lZTMf.q0YlhvksktCkv0t7pM6WwO9Ayg)
Vlogƽ will host the kickoff event for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read Northeast Ohio, a community reading program celebrating “An American Sunrise” by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the United States. The…
KENT STATE HOSTS NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS BIG READ NORTHEAST OHIO; Vlogƽ Today; October 7, 2021
Vlogƽ will host the kickoff event for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read Northeast Ohio, a community reading program celebrating “An American Sunrise” by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the United States. The…Image
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Vlogƽ’s Office of Sustainability, the Women’s Center, and Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, is hosting a bra recycling drive October 5 through 29, to collect reusable…
9TH ANNUAL BRA RECYCLING DRIVE; HR Faculty/Staff News; October 4, 2021
Vlogƽ’s Office of Sustainability, the Women’s Center, and Employee Wellness and Health Promotion, is hosting a bra recycling drive October 5 through 29, to collect reusable…Image
![A $1.5 million gift form the Timken Foundation of Canton has allowed Vlogƽ to advance the groundbreaking timeline for the expansion of the Aeronautics and Engineering Building](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/09.30.21%20Exterior%20Rendering_small_0.png?VersionId=5gzVV3yQ8eG4ZZk8ZvwQe71WhmQ6aGX_)
A $1.5 million gift from The Timken Foundation of Canton is supporting the project
KENT STATE TO BUILD EXPANSION TO ITS AERONAUTICS AND ENGINEERING BUILDING; Vlogƽ Today; September 30, 2021
A $1.5 million gift from The Timken Foundation of Canton is supporting the project
By Cait Fallon
RESTON, Va. – The 2021 winners for the National Wildlife Federation’s …
2021 Campus Race to Zero Waste Caste Study Competition Winners Revealed; National Wildlife Federation Press Release; September 21, 2021
By Cait Fallon RESTON, Va. – The 2021 winners for the National Wildlife Federation’s …Vlogƽ of Well-being is teaming up with the Haymaker Farmers’ Market to provide those on campus with a unique opportunity to purchase locally sourced items and learn more about the inner workings of the trade.
The Haymakers Farmers’ Market is Portage County’s oldest…
KENT STATE OF WELL-BEING TEAMING UP WITH LOCAL FARMERS' MARKET; Recreation and Wellness Services; September 21, 2021
Vlogƽ of Well-being is teaming up with the Haymaker Farmers’ Market to provide those on campus with a unique opportunity to purchase locally sourced items and learn more about the inner workings of the trade. The Haymakers Farmers’ Market is Portage County’s oldest…
By Cassidy Gladieux Reporter
September 19, 2021
When Victoria Bernhart moved from Nebraska to San Francisco in the sixth grade, she was puzzled by…
Fashion students benefit from sustainability courses; Kent Wired; September 19, 2021
By Cassidy Gladieux Reporter September 19, 2021 When Victoria Bernhart moved from Nebraska to San Francisco in the sixth grade, she was puzzled by…Image
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Vlogƽ has established a new school within its College of Arts and Sciences focused on the social sciences and humanities. The School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities will provide an academic home for innovative approaches to complex questions…
APPROACHING THE COMPLEX QUESTIONS: NEW SCHOOL OFFERS MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND LEARNING; Vlogƽ Today; September 14, 2021
Vlogƽ has established a new school within its College of Arts and Sciences focused on the social sciences and humanities. The School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities will provide an academic home for innovative approaches to complex questions…Vlogƽ has established a new school within its College of Arts and Sciences focused on the social sciences and humanities. The School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities will provide an academic home for innovative approaches to complex questions…