Organizational Sustainability
‘The Strength of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Is Our Community’
Attending university athletics and arts events as a way to come together during challenging times was among the many topics 51³Ô¹ÏÍø President Todd Diacon discussed Oct. 23 during his monthly Talking With Todd town hall-style Teams meeting with the campus community.
Buzzing With Excitement on Pollinator Day
Launching seed balls, learning about plants and insects, engaging with interactive games and coloring were just some of the events that the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Child Development Center’s preschool and kindergarten classes participated in for Pollinator Day on Sept. 5.
STARS Struck: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Sustainability Improves University Rankings
51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience gives students, as soon as their first year, opportunities to work alongside university faculty on hands-on research activities.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees Approves Establishing Aeronautics and Engineering Schools
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’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, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s newest – and largest – academic building, LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
ADVISORY: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees Meeting, June 25
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Earth Fest
In April, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Earth Fest was part of a full month of events and activities celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month.