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Archived announcements and updates posted on the blog from the Office of Sustainability.

Director’s Corner: ‘Mankind is Our Business:’ Sustainability & Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” Director's CornerNewsletter Archived Updates

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: ‘Mankind is Our Business:’ Sustainability & Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” The ghost of Jacob Marley, speaking to Ebenezer Scrooge ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas…
Mike Kensler
December 1, 2016
Applications Open for 2017 Faculty Sustainability Workshop and Awards Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Applications Open for 2017 Faculty Sustainability Workshop and Awards

Post Contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs Is this the year for you? An invitation to the Summer 2017 Fall Line Project and Faculty Awards “Green Curriculum, Green Campus, Green City” APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31 JANUARY 2017 Faculty participants in the 2015 Fall Line Sustainability Workshop Faculty…
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November 21, 2016
Sustainability in Action: Chandana Mitra Newsletter Archived UpdatesSustainability in Action

Blog post title: Sustainability in Action: Chandana Mitra

In the past several years, the idea of sustainability has been gaining attention through different movements and events, often promoted by news articles or television broadcasts. However, sustainability is so much more than just a buzzword seen in the news. Sustainability encompasses the four main areas of nature, economy, society,…
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November 1, 2016
Director’s Corner: Global Warming/Climate Change/Anthropogenic Climate Disruption: What Can We Do that Makes a Difference? Director's CornerNewsletter Archived Updates

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: Global Warming/Climate Change/Anthropogenic Climate Disruption: What Can We Do that Makes a Difference?

“Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved.  It deserves to be a huge priority.”  Bill Gates In many ways, climate change, global warming, anthropogenic climate disruption – whatever you want to call it – is old news.  Old news in that the science has…
Mike Kensler
October 31, 2016