Organizational Sustainability
Seeking Fashion Sustainability With Cotton in the Curriculum
As of 2021, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to research done by the .
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Soundly Surpasses Fundraising Goal for Student Scholarship Support Within Its Comprehensive Campaign
51³Ô¹ÏÍø will be equipped to offer more financial assistance to students in need thanks to donors to a key area of the university’s ongoing comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Forever Brighter campaign includes a scholarship-support component, Prioritizing Student Success, that now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaign’s outset in October 2021.
Uplifting Improvements
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees approved a project with an estimated cost of $5 million to be funded from federal, state and university sources to address deferred maintenance at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Airport hangar.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees Establishes Six New Majors
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees approved the establishment of six new majors during its regular quarterly meeting held March 9 in Columbus, Ohio, at Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph. Five of the new majors fall under the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and one falls under the College of Arts and Sciences.
It's E-Cycling Month at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Electronic recycling drop-off dates in March are part of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's overall institutional sustainability initiatives.
IN A FLASH: Spring's First 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Farmers' Market
The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub.
ADVISORY: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees Meeting, March 9
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Thursday, March 9, at 9:30 a.m. in the Robinson Room on the second floor of the Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph, 620 N. High St., in Columbus, Ohio, to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.
Alumna’s Passion for Sustainable Fashion Comes to Downtown Kent
Justine Gallo, a 2022 51³Ô¹ÏÍø fashion design graduate, has taken her personal philosophy and combined it with her degree to launch a new store in downtown Kent.
IN A FLASH: Electric Rides
Electric vehicles parked outside of the MACC on Friday helped a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø professor drive home a message about sustainability.
IN A FLASH: Blackout at the MAC Center Tonight!
Fans at tonight's "blackout" game can enjoy Mid-American Conference basketball vs. Ball State, plus a pre-game presentation about electric vehicles and sustainability and an EV car show.