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The College of Architecture and Environmental Design will host guest lecturer William McDonough, world- renowned designer and sustainability expert. The lecture will be held in the University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall, beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12. It is free and open to the public, and no RSVP is required. McDonough and German chemist Dr. Michael Braungart co-authored Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, one of most influential and widely read books of the American sustainability movement that has been translated into 10 languages. Time magazine recognized him ...

Sierra magazine's "Coolest Schools" list has been updated since it was originally posted on August 16. Due to in-house mathematical errors, some schools were erroneously scored on the original list. The most significant adjustments apply to St. Olaf College (now number 79), Kalamazoo College (now number 112), University of Texas at Arlington (now number 151), Sewanee: The University of the South (now number 82), Penn State University (now number 80), and Furman University (now number 40). Twelve other schools had minor adjustments to their scores. Click on the name of the school to see its com...

The Department of Recreational Services, in collaboration with the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, the Office of the Provost and Undergraduate Student Government, is pleased to announce the creation of a new bike-sharing initiative, Flashfleet. The program will provide �������� students, faculty and staff with a new form of transportation and recreation throughout the campus. “I am pleased to support this important initiative," says Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert G. Frank. "It speaks to multiple needs and desires of the �������� communi...

This fall, junior sustainability studies major Karch Marhofer will introduce a new student group to ��������. The tentatively named �������� Sustainability Collective will give students an opportunity to learn more about sustainability practices and help the university, as well as the city of Kent become “greener.” Marhofer’s interest in environmental efforts began in Mansfield, when he became involved in smaller projects such as trash pick-ups and recycling programs. It wasn’t until last fall that Marhofer realized he was more interested in the political science side...

Bins set up in the hallways of the residence halls are beginning to fill up with items won’t make the trip home as students leave for the summer. Clothing, food and even furniture are all placed in taped off sections to be donated to local community members who can put those items to good use. “It’s amazing what the students throw out,” Candy Pollard, program manager of the Portage County Clothing Center, says. “If it’s not brand new, it looks brand new. It’s good stuff.” Last year, students donated 93,000 pounds of useable discards to the community. The goal for this year is set at 100,000 po...

Competition is nothing new for �������� residence hall residents. In past years, the students in residence halls competed against each other to learn a lesson about reducing their carbon footprints. This year, instead of competing against each other, residence halls teamed up to compete nationally in the benchmark division as part of Recyclemania. “Residents in the dorms are always really active when we do sustainability things,” says Brendan Desetti, president of Kent Interhall Council. Recyclemania is a 10-week program in which universities compete against each other on a nation...

By Bob BurfordThe Arbor Day Foundation has honored �������� as a 2009 Tree Campus USA University for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. This is the second consecutive year �������� has been named a Tree Campus USA University. �������� met the required five core standards of tree care and community engagement in order to receive Tree Campus USA status. Those standards are establishing a campus tree advisory committee; evidence of a campus tree-care plan; verification of dedicated annual expenditures on the campus tree-care plan; involvem...

�������� Professor Dr. Melissa Zullo was presented the Beginning Investigator Award by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). Dr. Zullo is an assistant professor of epidemiology in ��������’s new College of Public Health. Her research was presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the AACVPR on Oct. 1, 2009.  The mission of the AACVPR is to reduce morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular and pulmonary disease and to improve the quality of life in people with established disease. The AACVPR represents healthcare professionals and r...

Gov. Ted Strickland, together with the Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut, today announced �������� as a Center of Excellence in Biomedicine and Health Care for the state of Ohio. �������� joins 13 other universities throughout the state to receive this distinction.  The Centers are committed to focusing their academic and research activities on biomedical and health care to create jobs in Ohio and further strengthen Ohio’s international reputation as a leader in bioscience research and development. ��������’s Center focuses on the health of individuals and commun...

�������� recently hired Melanie Knowles as the university’s first sustainability manager. Knowles will guide the university in becoming more cognizant of environmental consequences in its operations and community interactions. She will also work closely with the Sustainability Task Force to serve and help educate the entire university community. Knowles joined the university staff earlier this month. “Melanie Knowles possesses a strong commitment to sustainability as evidenced by her educational and professional experiences,” Tom Euclide, �������� associate vice president for fa...