Our Eco-Reps carried out a Water Taste Test Challenge in the auditorium and cafeteria over a three-day period where students did a blind taste test of bottled water, drinking fountain water (bottle refill stations in IDX and Hauke), and filtered water (using a Brita filter). The students were asked to guess which was the bottled […]
Continue readingThe winner of the 2013 Kill-A-Watt Challenge is: HILL HALL!
Hill was engaged and it seems like their efforts really paid off. A combination of a whopping 53% energy savings, in-house RA events, and folks coming to a movie night, Hill racked up their points. So now, Hill residents, it is up to you to plan how you want to spend your $500 winnings!
Three cheers to our top energy savers*:
*figures were based comparing KwH usage per day, per person between February 2013 and February 2012.
Three cheers to our top participation point earners:
Seeking student for part-time summer position with the Champlain College Event Center: Summer Waste Reduction Coordinator Job description: To reduce waste at Champlain College through education, outreach, and infrastructural means. The Coordinator will achieve this goal by working in conjunction with the Sustainability Director and Event Center staff. Primary Duties: Maintain and improve current recycling and […]
Continue readingChamplain is interested in gathering information related to programming and paper used for marketing programs on campus. Please take this quick survey. Thanks! https://obsurvey.com/S2.aspx?id=1A076674-1509-4B02-81B3-F28383ABF790
Champlain College currently contracts with Coca Cola for all campus beverages (including beverage vending machines, the Caf, Jazzman’s and Bookstore) and that 10-year contract ends in June 2013. We are taking this as an opportunity to survey the campus community on their preferences for beverages on campus. Please take 2 minutes and complete this very […]
Continue readingFor the sixth year in a row, Branch Out Burlington is offering bare-root trees for $45.00 each. Trees are 6 feet and branched. These trees have sold out for the past five years. Please order early! Trees must be picked up at The UVM Horticulture Farm during the Annual Burlington Community Tree Nursery Planting, which […]
Continue readingWe’ll be in that garden soon… and it’s available to students, faculty, and staff. The registration and information sheet will be available on the website by the end of next week(March 28th).
A student from University of Colorado is undertaking a study on bicycle transportation. She’s raffling off gift cards to those who participate. See below! Here is the survey link: https://ucsas.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_298lnFRkTGuAH0F She’d love to answer any questions you may have about this process. Feel free to call or email her if you have any questions about […]
Continue readingGardener’s Supply sent us five tickets for their spring Garden Seminar Series, and we still have one left. Available on a first come, first serve basis (one per person). Let Christina Erickson know if you’d like one!
The job? Help people sort out their discarded items into the appropriate bins (compost, recycling, trash). What do you get? Good karma, free lunch & a Green Team t-shirt out of the deal. Please write in your full name in the slot of your choice on the link below page or, send an email to cerickson@champlain.edu and we’ll […]
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