Results: Vermont First Local Purchasing 2015 by VermontFirst The 2015 results are in! But first, a few thoughts: When we launched Vermont First, we knew that in order to make strides towards our goal to increase local purchasing across all our Vermont accounts we needed to establish a baseline. This baseline data needed to provide enough information to […]
Continue readingHello Network! Please see below for a message from the Real Food Standard Council. Please note the opportunity to submit a comment by April 1st. Over the past month, we’ve taken unprecedented action for our future – a future where there isjustice and dignity for workers and producers, in a food system that sustains our […]
Continue readingYou may be interested to hear that Montreal is banning plastic bags as of the 1st of January 2018. There is also talk of addressing plastic bottles after this! Kind regards, Hannah — Hannah Cartmel | Residence and Activities Coordinator, Champlain Montreal Champlain College of Vermont – Montreal campus
Are you interested in using the MakerLab but just don’t know what to make or how to use the machines? Why not start out by participating in a workshop? Here is a link to all of the workshops being offered by the MakerLab this semester: MakerLab Events Page Check out what we’re offering and signup […]
Continue readingStudent Team Produces Video at Vermont Climate Summit THE EMC IMPRESSES AT THE VERMONT CLIMATE SUMMIT By Mike Goldman (first published in EMC Blog) A select team of videographers and producers from the Emergent Media Center had the opportunity to go to the Vermont Climate Economy Summit at Vermont Technical College last week. The objective of […]
Continue readingVermont First Localvore Challenge at St. Michael’s College by VermontFirst In celebration of Vermont First’s initiative to increase local food sourcing, eight Vermont colleges competed in the Localvore Cooking Challenge yesterday hosted by St. Michael’s College. Click here to see the live story from WCAX News. This friendly competition challenges professional and up-and-coming Sodexo chefs to […]
Continue readingEPA now accepting applications for locally-focused EE projects The application period for the 2016 Environmental Education Grants Program is now open. Approximately $2.7 million of funding is available to support locally-focused EE projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate EE practices, methods, or techniques. Through the EE Local Grants Request for Proposals (also known as a solicitation notice), EPA […]
Continue readingThe Office of International Education (OIE) and the Champlain Library invites Champlain faculty, staff, and students to submit photos for the 9th Annual International Photo Contest! The deadline for all submissions is Monday, March 21, 2016. NEW THIS YEAR: Due to limited display space for this year’s Contest, OIE can only accept the first 100 photos. Don’t miss out […]
Continue readingWhew! After a busy month, I am ready to announce the winner of this year’s Kill-A-Watt Challenge. So! Drum roll please………………. The winner of the 2016 Kill-A-Watt Challenge is: 371 Main St! 371 Main Street residents racked up their scores by a combination of energy savings (a 16% reduction!) and event participation. So now, 371 […]
Continue readingCoinciding with Champlain College’s Sustainability Month, faculty member Rebecca Schwarz gave her CRE250 Creative Media Portfolio 1 class an assignment titled “Eco Logic art projects”. The following are the artists statements from each of the students. Growing Metal, by Ross Cagenello Aiken Courtyard installed in a tree For this project, I have created a mobile in the […]
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