Posted Feb. 13, 2012 | Katie Fickle 蹤獲扦 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. The Volt is the first electric vehicle used for fire safety in the state of Ohio, 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...
蹤獲扦s 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 蹤獲扦 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, The LEED green building rating system is designed to promote practices that increase profitability while reducing the negative environmental impacts of buildings and improvi...
Professors Robin Selinger and Jonathan Selinger have been awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research. The project is entitled, "Topological Defects, Curved Geometries, and Shape Evolution in Soft Matter." This award is funded by the Division of Materials Research and supports theoretical and computational research and education in soft matter physics. This interdisciplinary project also brings together research ideas and tools from the fields of differential geometry, applied mechanics, and computational materials science. The prima...
蹤獲扦s sustainability task force will hold a series of brown bag lunch sessions to discuss a variety of sustainability topics that affect the university. The first session, 蹤獲扦 Energy Conservation, Renewable Energy and More, takes place Tuesday, Sept. 20, from noon to 1 p.m., at the Moulton Hall ballroom. The sessions are open to the public and attendees are encouraged to bring along their lunch. Bob Misbrener, project manager in the Office of the University Architect will present the status of renewable energy on campus, energy efficient retrofits and th...
The newest addition to 蹤獲扦's lineup of lawn care equipment is as green as the grass it will mow. The Grounds Departments new Zeon zero-turn lawn mower uses 100 percent electric power to cut grass, making it a green option for environment and budget alike, as it saves on both emissions and fuel cost. The Zeon was donated to 蹤獲扦 by Baker Vehicle Systems of Macedonia, Ohio, after the universitys sustainability initiative caught the attention of several employees at Hustler Turf Equipment, manufacturer of the Zeon. The firm is working with nonprofit organizations around ...
Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in the Lets Take A Ride/Walk event on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ride or walk from the Kent Student Center to the Kent Stage for a free lunch sponsored by Kent Office Supplys Miracle on Main Street (M.O.M.S.) and to learn more about recent downtown development including new shops coming to Acorn Alley II. Dr. GreenBee will discuss A Day in the Life of a Green College Student and ideas for sustainable living. Students will receive 500 FLASHperks points for attending. Other partners, including Main Street Kent, TransP...
Dr. Sonia Alemagno, professor of health policy and management and associate dean for the College of Public Health at 蹤獲扦, has served the past year as the universitys interim vice president for research. When she returns to the College of Public Health on July 1, 2011, she will have a new title: dean. 蹤獲扦 Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert G. Frank said naming Alemagno dean of the College of Public Health makes perfect sense. Sonia has been an integral part of establishing our new College of Public Health and then getting it up and runnin...
The new College of Public Health at 蹤獲扦 celebrated its first graduating class of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (B.S.P.H.) program on Saturday, May 7. Thomas Brewer, associate dean of 蹤獲扦s College of Public Health, said the new college and the undergraduate program is a great example of higher education responding directly to the needs of potential employers. The Association of Schools of Public Health estimates that 250,000 public health workers will be needed by 2020, Brewer said. These five graduating seniors will be the first in the state to enter ...