In this our tenth year of Sustain Champlain, we’ve continued making strong headway in making our campus and community a more sustainable place to work/live/study. Here’s a glimpse as to what we’ve been up to: Student Eco-Reps 16 Student Eco-Reps representing diverse academic fields have explored themes including: Waste, Transportation & Conscious Consumption 5 students […]
Continue readingFrom the White House Briefing Room: On November 19th, 2015, the White House launched American Campuses Act on Climate (ACAC) initiative to amplify the voice of the higher-ed community in support of a strong international climate agreement in the United Nations COP21 climate negotiations in Paris. The launch included a White House roundtable with campus […]
Continue readingParking permits for the Spring 2016 semester will be available to order on Tuesday, December 8th and beyond at champlain.thepermitstore.com. Remember that vehicles need to be registered EACH semester. Shuttle Schedules for December 2015 and January 2016 are: Exam Week – Dec. 14-18 – All Shuttles run like normal Saturday and Sunday – Dec. 19 […]
Continue readingWouldn’t it be great to have a BVT representative? The EPA is seeking 15 young adults, ages 18 to 29, who are involved in climate change efforts and/or advocacy to join the NEJAC Youth Perspectives on Climate Justice Work Group. The Work Group will be convened in January 2016, to assist the NEJAC in developing advice and […]
Continue readingThe Champlain College Apiary is pleased to report another great season with the bees. This summer we: 1. Installed a viewing window and interpretive sign on the apiary fence, so you can go visit the bees with classes or on your own any time. Thank you to the Green Revolving Fund for sponsoring this project […]
Continue readingChamplain College has now joined 127 national institutions as the newest Silver Bicycle Friendly University (BFU)! We are now part of an elite group of only 45 institutions in the country that are designated a Silver or higher BFU (with only 17 being above us on the rankings!) and only the second to be awarded […]
Continue readingThe DRAFT Active Transportation Plan is NOW OPEN for a FINAL two-week review period from November 5th-20th. Please Review the plan and complete the short feedback form or provide comments on any page to transportation@champlain.edu. We are using the Google Sites format instead of a printed document, so that the Plan can be a ‘living […]
Continue readingThis morning a few Eco-Reps and friends of Sustain Champlain conducted our annual Trash Bash waste sort. Using approximately 34 pounds of trash pulled from the IDX compactor (and originated in CCM and perhaps a res hall) we sorted and pulled out items that could have been recycled, composted, or disposed of in other ways. […]
Continue readingThis morning a few Eco-Reps and friends of Sustain Champlain conducted our annual Trash Bash waste sort. Using approximately 34 pounds of trash pulled from the IDX compactor (and originated in CCM and perhaps a res hall) we sorted and pulled out items that could have been recycled, composted, or disposed of in other ways. […]
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