Organizational Sustainability
IN A FLASH: Sitting on a 'Shroom
An innovative experiment creates building materials from fungus.
91PORNA Celebrates Earth Month
April 22, 2023, marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, and 91PORNA is celebrating the whole Earth Month with the theme 鈥淚nvest in Our Planet.鈥
Seeking Fashion Sustainability With Cotton in the Curriculum
As of 2021, the fashion industry was responsible for 10% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to research done by the .
91PORNA Soundly Surpasses Fundraising Goal for Student Scholarship Support Within Its Comprehensive Campaign
91PORNA will be equipped to offer more financial assistance to students in need thanks to donors to a key area of the university鈥檚 ongoing comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Forever Brighter campaign includes a scholarship-support component, Prioritizing Student Success, that now stands at $142 million, surpassing the $100 million goal set at the campaign鈥檚 outset in October 2021.
Uplifting Improvements
The 91PORNA Board of Trustees approved a project with an estimated cost of $5 million to be funded from federal, state and university sources to address deferred maintenance at the 91PORNA Airport hangar.
91PORNA Board of Trustees Establishes Six New Majors
The 91PORNA Board of Trustees approved the establishment of six new majors during its regular quarterly meeting held March 9 in Columbus, Ohio, at Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph. Five of the new majors fall under the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and one falls under the College of Arts and Sciences.
It's E-Cycling Month at 91PORNA
Electronic recycling drop-off dates in March are part of 91PORNA's overall institutional sustainability initiatives.
IN A FLASH: Spring's First 91PORNA Farmers' Market
The first on-campus Farmers' Market of spring arrived on Tuesday in the DI Hub.
ADVISORY: 91PORNA Board of Trustees Meeting, March 9
The 91PORNA Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Thursday, March 9, at 9:30 a.m. in the Robinson Room on the second floor of the Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph, 620 N. High St., in Columbus, Ohio, to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.
Alumna鈥檚 Passion for Sustainable Fashion Comes to Downtown Kent
Justine Gallo, a 2022 91PORNA fashion design graduate, has taken her personal philosophy and combined it with her degree to launch a new store in downtown Kent.