eInside - Week of April 4, 2016
![A Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University faculty member teaches a class in Bowman Hall. All members of the university community can make a difference by completing the universitywide climate survey.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Voice1.jpg?VersionId=zok4yzuV6WlwLz_wXW4V3izjd6ZmO5p7&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Wxc_t90f)
The deadline has been extended for you to help make a difference at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University by .
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![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students plant a tree behind Stopher Hall during the university's annual Arbor Day celebration.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Tree.jpg?VersionId=0XNtECsLXstEdHgVQDeegWPYQieniN_V&h=ec98a0f6&itok=rZlWB6sq)
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University has earned its eighth consecutive recognition from Tree Campus USA, a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals.
![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's College of Arts and Sciences prepares student for the future with a variety of degree programs to choose from.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-arts-sciences.jpg?VersionId=yxlhk8RYyYsa7jtrszrcHKf3ISTlt4R6&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Yp2NVZHO)
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s College of Arts and Sciences is the intellectual heart of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University. Its 16 academic departments encompass the humanities, social sciences, natural and mathematical sciences.
![Bert Crawford was one of 14 Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University at Stark students to attend the university's Florence Summer Institute in 2015.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Italy1.jpg?VersionId=LAqMZvPFeb4.6nzbkXjR1JKmEP_u2L6y&h=ec98a0f6&itok=kYyW4ISz)
Bert Crawford spent his early years in and out of Cleveland-area foster homes and could not have imagined spending a summer in Florence, Italy.
![Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Lavender Graduation celebrates LGBTQ students’ achievements and victory over obstacles that they often face. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Lavender Graduation celebrates LGBTQ students’ achievements and victory over obstacles that they often face.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Lavender1_0.jpg?VersionId=ucN79xyPcGEAKXcJkR_m08KjcPLtLAVf&h=ec98a0f6&itok=TGquW-_r)
Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University’s Lavender Graduation will take place on April 8 to celebrate the achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students.
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