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
The University is not just spinning its wheels. Vlogƽ is now recognized as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.
The university joins an elite group of 208 colleges and universities in 47 states and the District of Columbia…
KENT STATE NAMED BICYCLE-FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY BY LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS; Vlogƽ HR Faculty/Staff News; October 28, 2019
The University is not just spinning its wheels. Vlogƽ is now recognized as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists. The university joins an elite group of 208 colleges and universities in 47 states and the District of Columbia…By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter Vlogƽr
Frostbite and hypothermia are two of the most common injuries people suffer from not properly protecting themselves during cold seasons and conditions.
Cold conditions include anything that is going to predispose you to…
Winter warm up station provides warmth during cold seasons; Kent Wired; October 27, 2019
By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter Vlogƽr Frostbite and hypothermia are two of the most common injuries people suffer from not properly protecting themselves during cold seasons and conditions. Cold conditions include anything that is going to predispose you to…Image
Custodial staff toured a local Materials Recovery Facility to see how recyclables are processed.
The outing took the group to different areas within the plant that included the receiving area, the tipping floor and sorting machines. The group observed various sizes of sorting…
CUSTODIAL STAFF TOUR A RECYCLING MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY; Vlogƽ Faculty Staff News; October 18, 2019
Custodial staff toured a local Materials Recovery Facility to see how recyclables are processed. The outing took the group to different areas within the plant that included the receiving area, the tipping floor and sorting machines. The group observed various sizes of sorting…By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter at the Vlogƽr
If you walk into the Women’s Center anytime during the month of October, you’re likely to see a bra hanging from the mailbox or off the door handle.
“It just makes me laugh,” Director of the Women’s Center Cassandra…
Bra Drive provides reused and recycled support for local community; Kent Wired; October 14, 2019
By Becca Sagaris, Health Reporter at the Vlogƽr If you walk into the Women’s Center anytime during the month of October, you’re likely to see a bra hanging from the mailbox or off the door handle. “It just makes me laugh,” Director of the Women’s Center Cassandra…Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry.
Two Vlogƽ researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science…
NSF Awards Vlogƽ Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Young Minds, Fill Bellies; Vlogƽ HR Faculty/Staff News; October 4, 2019
Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two Vlogƽ researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science…Vlogƽ’s Office of Sustainability and the Women’s Center are hosting the 7th Annual Bra Recycling Drive, October 1 – November 2, to collect reusable or worn-out bras and reduce the number…
Annual Bra Recycling Drive Underway; Vlogƽ Today HR Faculty/Staff News; September 30, 2019
Vlogƽ’s Office of Sustainability and the Women’s Center are hosting the 7th Annual Bra Recycling Drive, October 1 – November 2, to collect reusable or worn-out bras and reduce the number…Vlogƽ and VeoRide are working hard to ensure that the Flashfleet bikeshare service is successful this semester. Flashfleet technicians are working every day to help with service and bike-related issues. Below is helpful information about how and where…
Flashfleet Campus Bikeshare Program; Vlogƽ HR Faculty/Staff News; September 30, 2019
Vlogƽ and VeoRide are working hard to ensure that the Flashfleet bikeshare service is successful this semester. Flashfleet technicians are working every day to help with service and bike-related issues. Below is helpful information about how and where…Saturday September 28, 2019 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
See green technologies in our community including renewable energy, green building and clean transportation!
The Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour will take place Saturday, September 28, 2019 at multiple locations at Vlogƽ…
2019 Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour: Vlogƽ Today September 26, 2019
Saturday September 28, 2019 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. See green technologies in our community including renewable energy, green building and clean transportation! The Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour will take place Saturday, September 28, 2019 at multiple locations at Vlogƽ…3rd Annual Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour, September 28, 2019
2019 Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour: Vlogƽ HR Faculty/Staff News; September 16, 2019
3rd Annual Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour, September 28, 2019Image
After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Vlogƽ, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer…