On Jan. 15, Kent State University launches a new partnership with Zipcar, Inc., the world’s leading car sharing network, to offer a Zipcar carsharing program on its Kent Campus. The convenient transportation option is now available at an affordable rate 24 hours a day, seven days a week for students, faculty and staff ages 18 and older, as&nbs...
Kent State University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology introduced a sustainability minor to undergraduate students at the beginning of the Fall 2013 Semester. The new minor in sustainability, according to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s website, gives “students a basic understanding of sustainability and allows them to address a specific area wit...
Kent State University’s first green roof was installed at Taylor Hall on Oct. 22. The green roof project was funded through bond money that is part of the university’s Foundations of Excellence initiative. Melanie Knowles, sustainability manager at Kent State, says a green roof like this has many benefits. “Green roofs help maintain cooler temperatures,...
The college takes enormous pride in the pioneering work of our faculty and students who are constantly creating, discovering and leading the discourse in their disciplines. Recent research has examined teen drivers, metabolic syndrome and several other topics. Following are highlights: John Hoornbeek, Ph.D., and a colleague published Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in the United States: An Inquiry into the Role of Total Maximum Daily Loads in the International Journal of Water Governance special issue on IWRM, July/August 2013. Jonathan...
Public health graduate students invested time this past summer in international health projects and trips not sponsored by the college, demonstrating their initiative, thirst for global experience and strong desire to help humanity. Five students traveled to rural Western Kenyan to serve in the Mama Pilista Bonyo Memorial Medical Centre for five weeks. Two students journeyed to Belize to work with children and investigate water sanitation issues there. A doctoral student with a passion for reducing transmission of malaria spent the summer in a National Institutes of ...
Kent State University hosted several events on Oct. 23 for the 11th annual Campus Sustainability Day, a day dedicated to recognizing sustainability in higher education. The events, which took place at the Kent Student Center, included a guest panel and Q&A session, displays set up by student sustainability groups, and a national keynote an...
Kent State University’s Office of Sustainability and the Women’s Center are hosting a bra drive, now through Nov. 8, to collect reusable or wornout bras and reduce the number of textiles in landfills. Bras that are in good condition will be donated to local charities in need, and wornout bras will be recycled. Bras that are washed an...
Graduate students from Kent State University’s Net Impact chapter assembled 14 Adirondack chairs made out of recycled plastic on Sept. 7. Net Impact is a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability in the workforce. Kent State’s chapter, which consists of about 15 members, resides in the College of Business Administration. The parts for the plastic l...
By Kyle McDonald | RecordCourier Published: September 20, 2013 4:00AM Faculty and staff at Kent State University gathered in Risman Plaza on Thursday to walk along the now complete Esplanade connection to downtown Kent for a lunchtime break. ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 140 people took part in, "Let's Take a Ride/Walk," on the Esplanade, which included free lunch at Bar&...
Esplanade Extension Officially Opened during Partnership Celebration The University Esplanade is built around the economic development of downtown Kent, and is a vital connection between the university and downtown projects that include PARTA’s new Kent Central Gateway multimodal transit center, private developments from Acorn Alley and Fairmount Properties, and ...