Category Archives: Announcements

EPA Environmental Education Grant Funding Now Available

EPA 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 […]

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Transportation Events for Sustainability Month, free stuff and prizes!

To celebrate Sustain Champlain’s Sustainability Month, the Transportation Office is hosting and supporting a number of transportation related events which we would love to have you participate. There are a lot of goodies, free stuff and big prizes on offer at most events too! (and great information). Dates and details below: 9th – Student Winter […]

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Carpool to Campus Day – February 16th

For Sustain Champlain’s Sustainability Month and in partnership with CATMA we present Carpool to Campus Day 2016: To help create space for our Admissions Winter Open House families who will be parking at Lakeside, we are asking you to share a car with two or more fellow employees or commuter students on February 16th (or, if the boss will allow it, don’t come to […]

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Help make our campus more sustainable/inclusive/regenerative/just… Join a Sustain Champlain committee

Happy new year!  If one of your resolutions was to get more involved on campus or to do even more great work within our community, we invite you to participate in one of the Sustain Champlain committees.  You can see all of the accomplishments of the Fall 2015 semester here, and this spring we’ll be […]

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Save the Date! Women’s Empowerment Initiative Spring Symposium, March 7th

Please Save the Date for the Champlain College Women’s Empowerment Initiative Spring Symposium ​ Diverse Perspectives: Developing Agency & Voice March 7th, 2016 events starting between 2-7pm Panel Discussion & Breakout Sessions 2:00pm Argosy Gymnasium, IDX Linda Tarr-Whelan (moderator), former UN Ambassador and US Presidential Advisor Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet Rachael Arnold, […]

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CCM Alumnus Creates Work for Climate Summit

Champlain College Division of Communication and Creative Media CCM Alumnus Creates Work for Climate Summit Posted: 15 Dec 2015 12:59 PM PST CCM Alumnus Raymond McCarthy Bergeron crafts motion graphics, animated backgrounds, and opening video for the Local Leaders Climate Summit in Paris, France. The conference, held at Paris City Hall, is “the largest global convening of mayors, […]

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Champlain Dining Services receives Congratulations from PETA

Hey Champlain College Dining Services, The results of our massive 2015 Vegan Report Card project have been posted on our site, you can view them here. I am writing to congratulate you on your grade and I have also attached a PDF of your certificate. Best regards and congratulations, Alanna Wagy College Campaign Coordinator People […]

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Waste Separation improvements at Champlain

Happy new year!  Over the winter break, we made a few improvements to our waste separation infrastructure on campus. We hope you’ll resolve to practice Sorting It Out with these improvements. CCM Waste Stations – now with real items!  You’ll find these throughout the EATS area as well as outside of the new mailroom on […]

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Vermont First Stakeholder Forum Creates Connections for Vermont Suppliers

Champlain College Dining Services is involved in the effort to buy more locally sourced food. Sustain Champlain is currently working on analyzing all of our food purchases to find out what is local, organic, fair trade, humanely-raised, etc by using the Real Food Calculator hosted by theReal Food Challenge. Vermont First Stakeholder Forum Creates Connections for […]

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