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There are five student positions available on the Summer Arb Crew. Work includes eradication of invasive species, trail maintenance, ecological restoration, and seed collecting. Applicants must be willing to do…
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The Sustainability Office is seeking students who are interested in working this summer’s Lighten Up sale!
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Hello from the Sustainability Office, and happy spring! After an eventful Earth Week and a sad farewell to Alex Miller, our waste, food, outreach, data and energy, and policy and…
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Carleton was selected for pro-bono climate action modeling by Second Nature, see the press release for more information and to learn about the other institutions selected.
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A letter to the Carleton Community in regards to happenings surrounding the murder of George Floyd.
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This year’s Real Food results are in! Carleton remains one of the highest scorers in sustainable sourcing among US colleges. Thank you to the Real Food Calculator (RFC) team, volunteers, Bon App, the CCCE, and the Sustainability Office for continuing to work to make our food more sustainable, humane, fair trade, and local.
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Three members of the Carleton community have been recognized by Minnesota Campus Compact for their leadership in the development of campus-community partnerships.
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It’s hard to believe fall term is already coming to an end! This fall was an exciting time for the Sustainability Office. We welcomed two new STAs to our team, Becca Horwitz ’22 and Madhav Mohan ’22. With eleven STAs total working in four focus groups (energy, waste, food, outreach), our office was busy working on various projects and events this term.
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Learn about a STA’s experience at the Student Zero Waste Conference.
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The Association of Energy Engineers award recognizes her many contributions to improving sustainability at Carleton.
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