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Organizational Sustainability

Earth Fest 2024

Kent State celebrated Earth Month with an exceptionally full schedule of events, not the least of which were the activities on campus surrounding the total solar eclipse!

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed two new trustees to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees. DeWine named Gregory White, J.D., of Concord Township, Ohio, to a nine-year term as trustee and Abygail Deemer of Warren, Ohio, to a two-year term as an undergraduate student trustee.

Kent State campus in winter

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees endorsed the 2024 University Remediation Report at its Dec. 12 meeting. The report provides a comprehensive overview of student remediation at the university.

Sarah Spinner Liska (Middle) and students at the first Fabric Pantry event

A new partnership between the Â鶹´«Ã½ Museum and the Fabric Pantry, a student-led organization dedicated to providing free fabric to Kent State students, offers students the resources they need while promoting environmentally responsible fashion practices.

Giving Tuesday graphic that indicates $4,959,366+ were raised to support causes across Â鶹´«Ã½'s eight-campus system.

Members of the Â鶹´«Ã½ community joined together to cause a ripple effect of change reaching far beyond Kent State, raising more than $4.9 million to support scholarships and programs across the university for its Giving Tuesday 2024 campaign.

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The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at noon on Thursday, Dec. 12, in the Kent Student Center, Room 306, on the Kent Campus. 

Â鶹´«Ã½ President Todd Diacon speaks during his Talking With Todd webcast on Oct. 24, 2024.

Following the recent release of his annual financial update, Kent State President Todd Diacon reviewed the university’s budget and the plan to reduce expenditures during his latest Talking With Todd webcast.

Antique books at the KSU Surplus Store

Â鶹´«Ã½'s Surplus Store, located on E.Main Street offers a variety of useful items including furniture, electronics, office supplies and a fascinating selection of antique maps and books, with many books that are more than 100 years old. The store is a reflection of Kent State's commitment to sustainable practices and disposing of items that are no longer needed by the university. 

Kent State at Salem students preparing plants for winter storage

Students in the Horticulture program at Â鶹´«Ã½ at Salem help to keep their campus looking great year round by preparing perennial plants for storage as seasons change. 

Â鶹´«Ã½ students who make up the Class of 2028 pose for a group photo forming a K on Manchester Field, an annual tradition following Convocation.

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees welcomed the Class of 2028 during its regular quarterly meeting held Sept. 18 in Crawford Hall and congratulated the university administration for this year’s strong enrollment.