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Organizational Sustainability

Earth Fest 2024

IN A FLASH: Earth Month Wrap Up

91²Ö¿â celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

Tags: Earth Day , Total Solar Eclipse , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute , Community Impact , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , Research & Science

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Melissa Davis of the Herrick Conservatory offered succulent plants to students.

IN A FLASH: For Earth's Sake

The Earth Day Bash 2026 at 91²Ö¿â's brought together ecologically minded Golden Flashes and members of the community to celebrate Earth Day.

Tags: Earth Day , Organizational Sustainability , Student Organizations , Community & Society , Community Impact

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Fallen tree on campus due to storm damage

91²Ö¿â Transforms Fallen Trees Into Sustainable Campus Resources

Campus grounds leaders are working to salvage trees removed due to storm damage, disease, the Main Street construction and other causes, transforming them into a resource for future academic and beautification projects.  

Tags: Organizational Sustainability , Community & Society

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Annual Prairie Burn 2026 First Attempt.

IN A FLASH: We Didn't Start the Fire

April showers have caused delays and presented challenges for 91²Ö¿â's annual prairie burn.

Tags: City of Kent , University Facilities Management , Research & Science , Organizational Sustainability , Grounds

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A city of Kent firefighter lights the prairie grass during the annual controlled burning of the prairie. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

Half of the protected prairie surrounding 91²Ö¿â’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on April 24 to allow for new growth during the summer season.

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Grounds , University Facilities Management , Division of Finance and Administration

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2026 E-Cycle Drive.

IN A FLASH: E-Cycle for Sustainability

E-Cycling is recycling for sustainable disposal of unwanted electronics. 91²Ö¿â's E-Cycle Drive is happening 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m every Wednesday in March.

Tags: University Facilities Management , Organizational Sustainability , Community & Society

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Breaking Bread to Build Community and Inspire Conversation

"Dinner with Friends," as an in-person revival of a previously virtual event, brought together students, faculty and staff for an evening of engaging discussion. 

Tags: Kent Student Center , Center for Student Involvement , Community & Society , Community Impact , Organizational Sustainability , Division of Student Life

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91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon

‘We Are a Stronger, Bigger Institution Because of Our Regional Campuses’

91²Ö¿â’s Regional Campuses were the focus of President Todd Diacon’s Feb. 19 Talking With Todd town hall-style Teams meeting with the campus community.

Tags: Office of the President , University News , Organizational Sustainability

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ADVISORY: 91²Ö¿â Board of Trustees Meeting, March 4

The 91²Ö¿â Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 11 a.m. on March 4 in the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement on the Kent Campus. 

Tags: University News , Organizational Sustainability , Board of Trustees

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91²Ö¿â’s Michael Schwartz Center is located at 800 E. Summit St. in Kent, Ohio. (Photo credit: Mike Rich, 91²Ö¿â)

New Partnership Between 91²Ö¿â and Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School to Bring Elementary Education Back to University’s Schwartz Center

Beginning fall 2027, Bio-Med Science Academy will relocate its grades K-6 programs to 91²Ö¿â’s Schwartz Center. The Schwartz Center, which opened in 1956 as the home of the 91²Ö¿â School, a laboratory school that served generations of student teachers, will return to its original purpose as a school building.

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