Wesleyan’s Environmental Organizers Network (E.O.N.) is bringing some much-needed color to campus with “Wild Walls,” a series of vertical pallet gardens that will beautify campus, bring attention to the cause of green walling, and provide students and passers-by with free herbs and flowers. The exterior of WestCo 1 currently boasts the first three panels, which…
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Composting Internship with the Wesleyan Sustainability Office
Have you ever wondered what happens to all the food we toss after meals at Usdan and Summerfields? Do you know what’s so special about the blue buckets and Earth Tubs around campus and wish everyone else knew, too? This internship with the Sustainability Office presents a unique opportunity to assist with composting on Wesleyan’s campus and…
Intern with 1% for the Planet
1% for the Planet (1%) exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet. Launched in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia, Inc.) and Craig Mathews (Blue Ribbon Flies), 1% is a growing, global network of companies that give at least 1% of their annual sales to nonprofit organizations…
Sustainability Careers Panel (4/8)
Earth Month 2014 at Wesleyan
April is Earth Month at Wesleyan, and the Sustainability Office has events all month long! Here is a sampling of the events we are most excited for, but remember to check the Sustainability website for a full calendar. WILD Wes Workday: Head down to the WestCo Courtyard or Butterfields Courtyard to help WILD Wes get…
Wesleyan Sustainability Office Eco Facilitators program (info session 3/25 at 7:30pm, apps due 4/3)
The Wesleyan Sustainability Office is launching the new Eco Facilitators program in Fall 2014. Eco Facilitators (EFs) are peer-to-peer sustainability educators who promote sustainable lifestyle habits on campus. EFs will enroll in a semester-long seminar course designed to equip them with the tools to collaborate with first-year students to encourage these behavior changes. Working as…
#Green4Green offers $4k for an environmentally-friendly project at Wesleyan
National Office Furniture is offering your school or university some green to help green it up! Submit a personality-filled video by May 15th online explaining how you’d use a cash prize for an environmentally-friendly project. Winners will be selected by online voting, so vote for your favorite video starting June 2nd! How It Works Create…
Eco Faciliatators Information Session (2/25)
The Wesleyan Sustainability Office is launching the new Eco Facilitators program in Fall 2014. Eco Facilitators (EFs) are peer-to-peer sustainability educators who promote sustainable lifestyle habits on campus. EFs will enroll in a semester-long seminar course designed to equip them with the tools to collaborate with first-year students to encourage these behavior changes. Working as…
Campus Consciousness Challenge
Win $10,000 to pursue your green idea! REVERB is issuing a Campus Consciousness Challenge to find the next great sustainable idea and all undergrads are encouraged to apply. What kind of green ideas? Something that inspires A new product or service A community campaign A campus-based change A work of art Something that changes hearts…
Business Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability (10/9 at noon, lunch provided)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, College of the Environment, and Sustainability Office present Business Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability a talk by Kira (Markiewicz) Fabrizio `97, Assistant Professor of Strategy & Innovation, Boston University School of Management Wednesday, October 9 12 noon-1 p.m. Allbritton 311 The media is full of stories pointing the finger at…