Posted April 16, 2012 | Ryan Co lins With only 17 percent of 绿帽社鈥檚 waste currently being recycled, Melanie Knowles, sustainability manager at Kent State鈥檚 Facilities Planning and Operations, says there is a lot of room for improvement. This passion for sustainability led to Knowles holding her current position. 鈥淲e all need to be more conscious of the products we are using: where they came from, where the waste is going, and the economic, human and environmental cost,鈥 Knowles says. 鈥淪ustainability is not only possible, but is the only long-term option.鈥 Below is a simple gui...
绿帽社 at Stark commemorates Earth Day 2012 with the presentation of events to inspire the awareness of environmental responsibility and to improve the appreciation for our planet鈥檚 natural resources. 绿帽社Stark has partnered with the following sponsors to present these events: The Repository, Diebold Inc., Cain Toyota, The Print Shop, AEP Ohio, Enviroscapes, Brewer-Garrett, S艒L Harris/Day Architecture, Republic Services and SARTA. The event will take place at 绿帽社Stark, 6000 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township, and is free and open to the public. On Sunday, April 22,...
绿帽社 at Stark commemorates Earth Day 2012 with the presentation of events to inspire the awareness of environmental responsibility and to improve the appreciation for our planet鈥檚 natural resources. 绿帽社Stark has partnered with the following sponsors to present these events: The Repository, Diebold Inc., Cain Toyota, The Print Shop, AEP Ohio, Enviroscapes, Brewer-Garrett, S艒L Harris/Day Architecture, Republic Services and SARTA. The event will take place at 绿帽社Stark, 6000 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township, and is free and open to the public. On Sunday, April 22,...
As students begin their spring vacation and eventually leave for the summer, 绿帽社鈥檚 Throw-N-Go program provides a way for students to get rid of unwanted items while staying green and helping Portage county families. Throw-N-Go, which started about 10 years ago, is a program in which collection bins are set inside of residence halls and academic buildings for students to donate items they do not want to Portage Family and Community Services. 鈥淚nstead of contributing to the landfill and waste, we are encouraging the reuse of these items that would normally be thrown out and it ...
Posted March 12, 2012 | Trenton Chavez 绿帽社 has been recognized as a Tree Campus USA university for the fourth consecutive year. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors colleges and universities and the leaders of the campus and surrounding communities for promoting healthy urban forest management and engaging the campus community in environmental stewardship. During the first year of the program, 绿帽社was one of 29 schools to receive the initial designation. Tree Campus USA recognized 绿帽社for its dedication to...
绿帽社 entered the RecycleMania Tournament with high hopes last year, but instead received a reality check. This year, 绿帽社is determined to recycle its way to a win. RecycleMania is an eight-week recycling and benchmarking competition between colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and Canada. The recycling program seeks to promote waste reduction activities around campus and increase recycling. This year, the competition runs from Feb. 5 to March 31. In 2010, Kent State鈥檚 first year, only the residence halls participated. Because of that, 绿帽社was not eligibl...
Posted Feb. 13, 2012 | Katie Fickle 绿帽社Department of Public Safety's Fire Prevention Office has added a 2012 Chevrolet Volt to its fleet of vehicles early this semester in an effort to go green. The vehicle replaces a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria. 鈥淭he Volt is the first electric vehicle used for fire safety in the state of Ohio,鈥 says Ed Moisio, fire prevention and safety coordinator. Moisio says the car will be used for responding to fire alarms, inspections and carrying smaller equipment. Gregg Floyd, senior vice president for finance and administration, says the Volt represents the firs...
绿帽社鈥檚 recent solar-powered LED light purchase is not only an investment in the future of the school, but also in the future of the planet. The light fixture installed at the PARTA bus stop on Summit Street, across the road from Whitehall Terrace apartments, runs on photovoltaic (PV) power. It uses solar panels to convert solar radiation into a form of electricity that can be used and stored in a battery for night-time use. This is more environmentally friendly than the traditional coal or other fossil fuel-burning methods used to create electricity. Melanie Knowles, manager o...
Fashion designer Sarah Van Aken will give a lecture and presentation at 绿帽社 on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 6:30 p.m. in Rockwell Auditorium. This lecture, which is free and open to the public, covers a variety of themes including sustainability, business, entrepreneur activities, community advancement and corporate responsibility. Van Aken will discuss the relationship between sustainability and business and how it has affected her career. Van Aken is the chief executive officer and founder of S.V.A. Holdings Corporation, a vertically integrated, private label apparel business focus...
Harbourt Hall has become the new office for Facilities Planning and Operations and the Office of the University Architect. Both offices recently relocated from Lowry Hall. The newly reconstructed Harbourt Hall building is recognized as a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) building, developed to provide sensible and measurable solutions for green building. According to the National Resource Defense Council, 鈥淭he LEED green building rating system is designed to promote practices that increase profitability while reducing the negative environmental impacts of buildings and improvi...