Organizational Sustainability
![Earth Fest 2024 Earth Fest 2024](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/EF%20small%20IMG_2077.jpg?VersionId=UUzAkRR6bR_cnFrRMORx8tokFAO.kxn0&itok=2l5oTmRv)
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ 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!
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ won the food waste category in the Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ won the food waste category in the Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/ZW%20Flash%201600x900-small_0_0.jpg?VersionId=rF4kpAfH1ZNeceAEjcbuWNss2Ghi7FFa&itok=fNYNv--_)
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.
![New °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ graduates prepare to turn their tassels from right to left, signifying the earning of a degree, during a Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. New °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ graduates prepare to turn their tassels from right to left, signifying the earning of a degree, during a Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Spring%202024%20Commencement%20at%20Kent%20State%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=d7xXjklqFFMl7YdsZ.Ecg3xhokGz9KmP&itok=FMQqfTRY)
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees approved the updated °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan as part of a state and institutional commitment to increase dramatically the number of college degrees awarded in Ohio. The plan was approved during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 22.
![The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ emblem is shown.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/091021-KSU-00016%20%281%29.jpeg?VersionId=Fv9KYhhTWV4SYg6WBqPjUQScdhKPG.W.&h=e6f36a9c&itok=x-yPkX6I)
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative at 1309 Euclid Ave., Suite 200, in Cleveland to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.
![students walk across °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ campus students walk across °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ campus](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/students%20walking.jpg?VersionId=H3Rej8.FqIvj0Q60fx9cBPuGjCmFMBWE&itok=fAQLJuXp)
The extensive detail that goes into efficiently maintaining a modern campus may surprise you. And, when you learn how the planning experts at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ handle this important task, you will be equally impressed.
![Earth Fest 24 guitar player and KSU chef](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/EarthFest24Banner.jpg?VersionId=.1t2BzEhPeqY7kp1ZxqUmNi1wYLlF57D&h=11500912&itok=_70zShKB)
Birds flew overhead, black squirrels darted around and a cool, calm breeze swept across Risman Plaza on April 22 as dozens of organizations assembled their tables for Earth Fest, an interactive Earth Day event.
![Illustration of five lit birthday candles with phrase "A Birthday Wish for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ"](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/24IAG046_Birthday_Drupal_KentHomepage_1500x600.jpg?VersionId=gTf1ur4LPPlqC8.1hXSFGTZ5J0zx4f.G&itok=DpQo19I7)
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ President Todd Diacon talks to faculty and staff on April 17, 2024. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ President Todd Diacon talks to faculty and staff on April 17, 2024.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Talking%20with%20todd%20.jpeg?VersionId=FM8P.AUHjrg4Nr2dOJpIC_7Elq5cvCnC&itok=a6kSNWNY)
"Talking with Todd" focuses on the state capital budget and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's core values.
![Prairie Burn 2024 Prairie Burn 2024](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20240415_BC_Prairie%20Burn_081.jpg?VersionId=QeCg3qwuFmJjT22ah2Q_EUYB7d1fHEEd&itok=uOFtZs3L)
The annual prairie burn on the university property near the Recreation and Wellness Center renews healthy plant growth and saves °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ money in maintenance costs.
![A blaze burns the prairie grass that grows behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center during a controlled burning by the Kent Fire Department.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/04.19.21%20Photo%20of%20annual%20prairie%20burn.jpg?VersionId=7..hfUiezj2UiIOjLzdkMehw8wmDSNdH&h=e936852b&itok=WsSr3SaV)
The protected prairie surrounding °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Monday, April 15, between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon, to allow for new growth during the summer season.