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Greenhouse Starts Initiatives

Greenhouse Starts Initiatives

According to a new poll,  76% of Millennials say they are more environmentally focused  than 24% of their parents’ generation who said the same thing. Kent State University’s environmental programs are increasing their sustainability objectives so students learn in a new way. Reporter Rachel Godin has the story. [bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S3_GODIN_SUSTAINABILITY[/bbrvideo] Inconspicuously situated between Kent State University’s Cunningham hall and library is the foggy-paned Herrick Conservatory. Not only is the facility home to an international diversity of cacti and carnivorous and tropical plants;…

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Green Dot Awareness

Green Dot Awareness

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_S2_GODIN_GREENDOT[/bbrvideo] According to the National Sexual Assault Research Center, it is estimated that the percentage of completed or attempted rape victimization among women in higher educational institutions may be between 20% and 25% over the course of a college career.  It is also estimated that for every 1,000 women attending a college or university, there are 35 incidents of rape each academic year. Director for Kent State University SRVSS Jenny O’Connell,  said that regardless of the security put in place…

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Excellence in Action means Diversity & Equality

Excellence in Action means Diversity & Equality

[bbrvideo width=”475″]BBR_P3_GODIN_DIVERSITY[/bbrvideo] When you step onto the Kent State University campus and see the familiar motto, “Excellence in Action”,  You may ask yourself, “What defines and facilitates Excellence in Action?” The division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion defines diversity as The presence of difference. That’s where Heather Adams and her teams come in. Heather Adams is the executive director of the Woman’s Center, LGBTQ Student Center and SERVS, The Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Service. These three centers…

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Diversity and Inclusion Flourishes at KSU

Diversity and Inclusion Flourishes at KSU

The diversity and inclusion beat focuses on Kent State University’s professional goal of representing and engaging all sexes, orientations, races and ethnicities equally and consistently on campus and within the larger KSU community. Media focuses on development of campus initiatives, student groups and  involvement, campus safety, special events whose primarily target are at-risk groups such as LGBTQ, women and other ethnic/racial minorities and exploring how KSU’s proficiencies and lack relate to diversity and inclusion issues on a broader (state and national)…

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