Organizational Sustainability
STARS Struck: °µÍø½ûÇø Sustainability Improves University Rankings
°µÍø½ûÇø has earned an AASHE STARS Silver rating for its ongoing commitment to campus sustainability, a step up from the bronze rating on the past submission, thanks to the Office of Sustainability and its numerous initiatives.
IN A FLASH: The Fixers Are IN!
Volunteers with skills in repairing clothing, household items, electronics, furniture, small appliances and more will be available to help people who bring in broken or non-working items at the Fix-It Kent Community Repair Workshop on Sept. 18.
Museum Receives Grant for Historic Building Energy Audit
The °µÍø½ûÇø Museum has received an award from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation to fund a comprehensive energy audit of its historic 1928 building, Rockwell Hall. The audit will evaluate the building’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and provide recommendations for sustainable facility improvements.
IN A FLASH: Knee Deep in Research
°µÍø½ûÇø's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students, as soon as their first year, opportunities to work alongside university faculty on hands-on research activities.
°µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees Approves Establishing Aeronautics and Engineering Schools
The °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new schools – the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering – within the College of Aeronautics and Engineering during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held June 25, 2025, on the Kent Campus.
°µÍø½ûÇø’s Crawford Hall Earns LEED Silver Certification
An innovative design, energy-efficient systems, water conservation technologies and environmentally responsible construction materials are some of the features that earned Crawford Hall, °µÍø½ûÇø’s newest – and largest – academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
ADVISORY: °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees Meeting, June 25
The °µÍø½ûÇø Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, in the Timothy D. Eippert Boardroom, Suite 412, at Crawford Hall on the Kent Campus.
IN A FLASH: °µÍø½ûÇø's Earth Fest
In April, °µÍø½ûÇø’s Earth Fest was part of a full month of events and activities celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month.
°µÍø½ûÇø Is the Place to BEE
Providing and maintaining a sustainable, bee-friendly environment has earned °µÍø½ûÇø a Bee Campus USA certification. Our healthy on-campus pollinators not only help the environment but also provide opportunities for learning and community engagement.
Donate Unwanted Items During Move Out
During move-out, students sometimes trash clothes and boxes of food. Throw ‘N’ Go, °µÍø½ûÇø's annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.