K Sustainability News
Recent (and not so recent) updates from the sustainability associated members of Kalamazoo College including: the Environmental Studies Department, Facilities Management, the Recycling Department, Divest Kalamazoo, and many more!
Earth Fest Provides Varied Entertainment
June 20, 2012 at 10:43 amEnvOrg’s annual Earth Fest event drew a small crowd of students on Friday to the lower quad in celebration of the Earth. A local band provided a live soundtrack for…
RecycleMania kicks off a new year, new competition
June 20, 2012 at 10:37 amLast Friday morning, Recycle and Resource Recovery Coordinator Robert Townsend dropped off 2060 pounds of paper waste at the Material Recovery Facilities building in downtown Kalamazoo. The paper came from…
Farms to K cook-off sells out, brings local food awareness
June 20, 2012 at 10:35 am“We like to think we’re pretty savage at cooking,” said Mara Livezey K’13 from team Rhubarbarians at Farms to K’s annual cook-off in Hoben Lounge on Monday evening. The sold-out…
Konserve Kzoo Competition Huge Success
May 31, 2012 at 9:52 amDuring Winter Quarter, the college's environmental organization (Envorg) in partnership with the college's Facilities Management Department hosted a competition to see which residence hall could reduce their water and electricity usage the most. Each week points were awarded to dorms bases on gallons of water used per capita and on the percentage of electricity saved in comparison to past winters.
Sustainability Interns hired for 2012-13
May 31, 2012 at 8:56 amThree rising senior students were chosen to be sustainability interns for next year. The students were chosen based on their leadership, enthusiasm, and commitment to sustainability on campus. The three sustainability interns for the 2012-13 school year will be Trace Redmond, Alicia Pettys, and Rebecca Cummins-Lanter. These interns will pursue projects focused on reducing the college's impact on the environment.
2012 Sustainability SIP Symposium
May 2, 2012 at 8:41 amThe annual Sustainability SIP Symposium was held once again on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Seniors presented the results of various individualized project related to sustainability.
2011 Sustainability SIP Symposium
April 25, 2011 at 3:57 pmAll are invited to the 2011 Sustainability SIP Symposium to be held on Tuesday, April 26th, in Dewing 103 and the Dewing Commons. Presentations will be from 6pm-8pm followed by a poster session from 8-9pm.
Earth Day Reflections
April 17, 2011 at 4:10 pmThe College’s third-week Community Refliection this Spring was sponsored by the student environmental organization, EnvOrg, and served as a precursor to Earth Day. Dr. Binney Girdler, and students from the student organizations Farms 2K, EnvOrg and D.I.R.T. spoke on their relationships to environmental activism.
Campus Update: EnvOrg Greens Campus
January 5, 2011 at 1:09 pmEnvOrg has had a very busy Fall Quarter in 2010! This longtime K student organization focuses on promoting sustainable practices across campus in a variety of manners. With record numbers of attendance, the group has been active and visible across campus.
Sustainability Connections between K and KPS Students
November 20, 2010 at 12:26 pmSustainability Interns Adam Smith and Katie Weeks took time during 8th week to talk about sustainability with youth members of Keeping the Doors Open, a math program that pairs Kalamazoo College students with KPS elementary and middle school students.
First-Years Turn Out for Sustainability FYF
November 13, 2010 at 5:17 pmFirst Years participated in a showing and discussion of "Hope in a Changing Climate", a documentary about ecological reclamation in many areas suffering from desertification.
Green House Gas Audit Shows Decrease
November 7, 2010 at 5:27 pmOver the summer sustainability intern Adam Smith, K'11, compiled data from across campus to complete Kalamazoo College’s biennial Greenhouse Gas Audit, as required by the American Colleges and Universities President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). He completed audits for each of the last two fiscal years, finding that the College has successfully reduced its CO2 emissions by 10% in just two years.