Kent State University

Curriculum

• College of Architecture and Environmental Design
• Assistant Professor Donald Coates is working with students and Myers Motors on an electric car in the College of Technology and with the Department of Chemistry on fuel cells.
• Simon Mwongela, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, is researching green chemistry in the form of ionic liquids and bio-diesel.

Green Building

• Currently undergoing energy audits of several campus buildings

Purchasing

• Green cleaning products are used across campus

Energy

• Kent’s upgraded co-generation plant generates electricity and uses the waste heat for steam, reducing CO2 emissions by 13,071 tons per year.
• Dorm Energy Competition

Transportation

• Portage County Hike and Bike Trail
• Considering hybrids or electric vehicles for maintenance use

Website

• Green is Gold: Energy Coservation Saves $1 Million at Kent State
• Other Ways Kent is Staying Green

Contact

• Frank Renovich, Associate Director of Energy, 330-672-0775, Frenovi2@kent.edu
• Tom Dunn, Campus Environment Operations, 330-672-2345 x 24301, tdunn@kent.edu
• John Hornbeek, Director of the Center for Public Administration and Public Policy, 330-672-8028, jhoornbe@kent.edu
• Dave Kaplan, Professor of Geography (sustainable transportation work), 330-672-3221, dkaplan@kent.edu

Student Group(s)

• Kent Environmentalist Group

Has the President of the College signed the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment?
No