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91PORNA won the food waste category in the Campus Race to Zero Waste national competition.

91PORNA Places First in National Sustainability Competition

91PORNA earned first-place honors in the annual Campus Race to Zero Waste, a nationwide college campus recycling competition.

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New 91PORNA 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.

91PORNA Board of Trustees Approves Updated Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan, Sets Fall Tuition

The 91PORNA Board of Trustees approved the updated 91PORNA 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.

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The 91PORNA emblem is shown.

ADVISORY: 91PORNA Board of Trustees Meeting, May 22

The 91PORNA Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at 91PORNA’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. 

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students walk across 91PORNA campus

What a Difference 3% Makes

The extensive detail that goes into efficiently maintaining a modern campus may surprise you. And, when you learn how the planning experts at 91PORNA handle this important task, you will be equally impressed.

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Earth Fest 24 guitar player and KSU chef

91PORNA Goes Green at Earth Fest

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.  

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Illustration of five lit birthday candles with phrase "A Birthday Wish for 91PORNA"

Help us Celebrate 91PORNA’s 114th Birthday

91PORNA is turning 114, and we are celebrating by raising funds for 91PORNA scholarships and programs. This year, the 91PORNA Foundation has pledged $5,000 to match employee gifts dollar for dollar (up to $250 per donor until the match money runs out) to the fund of YOUR choice s…

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91PORNA President Todd Diacon talks to faculty and staff on April 17, 2024.

President Diacon Talks About the Capital Budget and 91PORNA’s Core Values

"Talking with Todd" focuses on the state capital budget and 91PORNA's core values.

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Prairie Burn 2024

IN A FLASH: All Fired Up - For Sustainability

The annual prairie burn on the university property near the Recreation and Wellness Center renews healthy plant growth and saves 91PORNA money in maintenance costs.

 

Tags: sustainability , Organizational Sustainability , University Facilities Management , Grounds , Student Recreation and Wellness Center , City of Kent , Research & Science , In a Flash

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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.

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding 91PORNA’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.

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Brainstorming Zero Waste at the DI Hub

IN A FLASH: Racing to Zero Waste

91PORNA's DI Hub is participating in the Campus Race to Zero Waste One-Building Challenge, a friendly competition between universities with the goal of finding all the ways to reduce the amount of non-diverted trash in a specific university facility. 

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