Facilities Planning and Operations
By Amanda KnauerÂ鶹¾«Ñ¡ will host a water Symposium on Friday, Oct. 31, at the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Hotel and Conference Center from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The theme of this year's symposium is "Water Infrastructure in the Urban Environment."David L. Sedlak, Ph.D., from University of California, Berkeley, will serve as the keynote speaker. Sedlak is the Malozemoff Endowed Chair in Mineral Engineering, co-director of the Berkeley Water Center and director of the Institute for Environmental Science and Engineering at University of Callfomla, Berkeley. He Is a nallonally r...
Facilities Planning and Operations
By Samantha TrulyA team of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ sb.Jdents and faculty has been awarded a $15,000 grant as part of a sustalnablllty design competition funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Last year, a group of faculty representing three disciplines- biology, geology and architecture/environmental design - submitted an application for the EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant competition. The P3 competition encourages college students to design innovative projects outside of the classroom in order to support the sustainability of the planet. The Kent State...
Division of Student Life
Dear Students and the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Community, I understand the fears you may be experiencing in light of the news that the second nurse diagnosed with Ebola recently visited Northeast Ohio and interacted with her relatives, including three employees who work at our Kent Campus. I’d like to thank you for staying calm during this unsettling time. This is what we know as of today. As the patient did not visit Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ during her stay in Northeast Ohio, Kent State’s students and employees were NOT exposed to the Ebola virus on campus. Upon learning of the Ebola case, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to...
Facilities Planning and Operations
By Leah GrahamNational Campus Sustainability Day is devoted to recognizing successes, challenges and innovations of sustainability in higher education across campuses nationwide. The theme for this year's Campus Sustainability Day is "Empowering Change on Campus and in the Community." Â鶹¾«Ñ¡'s Office of Sustainability has coordinated events for the day, including a virtual campus sustainability tour via Twitter l@kentstatesusly) and partnering with other sustalnability related groups working to empower change on campus and in the community.Stud...
Facilities Planning and Operations
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ will host its second annual Water Research Symposium on Friday, Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. to S:30 p.m. at the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Hotel and Confenmce Center, located at 215 Depeyster St in Kent, Ohio. This symposium will showcase leading-edge research and innovative practices on water issues, including the ecology of water, water policy, green design and urban infrastructure, and stonn water management. Keynote speaker, David L. Sedlak, Ph.D., the Malo7.Cllloff Professor in Mineral Engineering, co-director of the Berkeley Water Center and director of the Institute for Environmenta...
