University is rooted in its commitment to tree care Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program. Created in 2008, the Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. To be recognized by the program, colleges and universities must meet five core standards: a campus tree-advisory committee, a campus tr...
An undergraduate education is a steppingstone for many to figure out their path in life. Some students pick their programs and career goals before their first semester begins. For others, it can take new majors, new perspectives and new materials to find the right fit. Brian Kupiec, a marketing major in ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s College of Business Administration, found his career path and passion through his love for jeans by co-founding a small business with the help of LaunchNET ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½. Kupiec and two of his friends, Valentin Garkov and Garrett Durica, spen...
Several new and renovated ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ buildings received Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) recognition in 2016, bringing to 11 the total number of certified buildings on ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s campuses. LEED is a rating system that comes from the U.S. Green Building Council. There are four levels of certification: LEED certified, silver, gold and platinum. The projects most recently LEED certified include: The Center for Undergraduate Excellence – LEED Gold The Aeronautics and Technology Building – LEED Gold The Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement – L...
At ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½'s Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. Much of this research is centered on advancing fuel cell technologies. Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 12:00pm Written By: University Communications and Marketing ...
ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ was recognized with a bronze Bicycle Friendly University award from the League of American Bicyclists. The Bicycle Friendly University award is presented to colleges and universities for their efforts toward making campuses safe and accessible for bicyclists. ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ joins 164 bicycle-friendly universities in 44 states and Washington, D.C. With this bronze award, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ will now have access to a variety of free tools and technical assistance from the League of American Bicyclists to become even more bicycle friendly. Bill Nesper, programs director for the L...
Terry Schwarz is the director of ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½â€™s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) which is the outreach arm of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Terry’s work at the CUDC includes neighborhood and campus planning, commercial and residential design guidelines, and ecological strategies for vacant land reuse. Terry launched the CUDC’s Shrinking Cities Institute in 2005 in an effort to understand and address the implications of population decline and large-scale urban vacancy in Northeast Ohio. MORE INFORMATION ON THE CUDC ...