The E-Cycle Drive at 两性色午夜 University offers an opportunity for students, staff, faculty and members of the Kent community to responsibly and sustainably recycle unwanted electronics.Drop-off days are March 6, 12 and 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The receiving station is located behind the 两性色午夜 University Surplus Store at 414 E. Main St, in the R-17 Parking Lot between S. Willow St. and S. Lincoln St. The E-Cycle Drive is hosted by 两性色午夜's Office of Sustainability, University Facilities Management and Receiving and Distribution Services.Accepted electronics include flat scr...
Article below written by the Humans Society of the United States两性色午夜 University, in collaboration with the Forward Food program at the Humane Society of the United States, has set a goal to serve 30% plant-based meals in both its residential and retail operations by 2026. This increased commitment follows the university surpassing its initial goal to provide 15% plant-based offerings in its residential facilities.鈥溋叫陨缫 is clearly committed to sustainable, nutritious and delicious menu offerings,鈥 said Tracy Burgio, culinary specialist at the Humane Society of the United States. 鈥淲e...
Get ready to reduce, reuse and then recycle in February and March! 两性色午夜 is competing in Campus Race to Zero Waste, an international waste reduction and recycling competition for colleges and universities. Everyone鈥檚 collective actions on campus鈥攔educing, reusing and recycling鈥攑revent waste from going into landfills and contribute to 两性色午夜's Campus Race to Zero Waste standings. Learn more....
Kent Wired Article by Quintin PageBy Quintin Page Quintin PageThe front of the Herrick Conservatory research center. Names fill the guest list at the Herrick Conservatory, a greenhouse on campus and an escape from the February cold for students.Hosting a variety of plants and some fish, the Herrick Conservatory is a greenhouse connected to Cunningham Hall at 两性色午夜, used for educational purposes, research and outreach programs.Plants tower above the fish pond inside the Herrick Conservatory.As the university continues to participate in the Race To Zero Waste, a compet...
Online final grading for Spring 2024 (POT F1) began Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2024 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Any final grades for Spring 2024 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Spring 2024 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.Submit Midterm grades using Midterm Grades rosterTo submit final grades via the Final Grades ros...
The work of a 两性色午夜 University Biological Sciences doctoral graduate recently received recognition from green roof experts from across North America who are looking to address contemporary environmental challenges, especially in urban environments.Katie Manning, Ph.D., postdoctoral scholar, ESDRIKatherine (Katie) McNamara Manning, Ph.D., currently a postdoctoral scholar in research development at the 两性色午夜 Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI), was recently honored with the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities' (GRHC) Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of Excelle...
Meet Frances Brunner, a senior fashion design student with a distinct focus on environmental fashion and a finalist for the prestigious 2023 Redress Design Award. When it comes to the fashion industry's future, Brunner is shaping up to be a force to be reckoned with. Brunner originally wanted to be a stockbroker because of her innate problem-solving abilities. After researching 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 wide variety of programs and discovering that math is not her strong suit, Brunner realized fashion design was more her style.鈥淚t's not an art school,鈥 Brunner said. 鈥淚t goes across the boa...
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare by Email两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center is collaborating on a new global poem to pay tribute to the liquid that sustains life.鈥淒ear Body of Water,鈥 Wick鈥檚 newest collaboration with the University of Arizona鈥檚 Poetry Center, invites writers to speak to the bodies of water that have shaped their lives.SHARE YOUR VOICEDavid Hassler, the Bob and Walt Wick executive director of the Wick Center, said the project began with environmental writer and poet Gretchen Ernster Henderson, a senior lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin...
Author and journalist Sam Quinones ignited awareness of the U.S. opioid epidemic nearly a decade ago with his award-winning book 鈥淒reamland: The True Tale of America鈥檚 Opiate Epidemic鈥 (2015). As a journalist for the Los Angeles Times and as a freelancer in Mexico, his reporting has taken him across the complex landscapes of immigration, gangs, drug trafficking and the border.Quinones will share his journey and lessons in media ethics with 两性色午夜 students and the community at the fourth annual David and Janet Dix Lecture in Media Ethics at 7 p.m. on March 5, 2024. The talk, 鈥淧op...
Online midterm grading for all Spring 2024 lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000) meeting in the full term (Jan. 16, 2024, through May 5, 2024) begins Feb. 5, 2024, via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester. Grading policies can be found in the University Catalog. The deadline for midterm grade submission is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 1, 2024. Midterm grades may not be reported after the deadline. The Grade Change workflow cannot be used to report or change midterm grades after the deadline, and the...