This October 18-21 over 10,000 of us will come together in Pittsburgh, PA for Power Shift 2013, the largest and most powerful convergence in the history of the youth climate movement.

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In the past year, our movement has made incredible progress fighting Keystone XL, shutting down the coal industry, scaling up renewables, and building a movement to see this work through.

Power Shift 2013 is our opportunity to come together and shift our country ENTIRELY AWAY from fossil fuels and TOWARD local clean energy solutions.

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As part of the Center for Service’s Third Annual ACT (Activate Campus Thinking) Week – March 18th-22nd – we will be having a book sale to benefit the Malayaka House orphanage in Uganda (where a group of Champlain students will be volunteering this summer – www.malayakahouse.com).  If you have any books to donate, please drop them off to […]

The Champlain College Eco-Reps Program trains student leaders who model and promote environmentally responsible behaviors in the residence halls by educating their peers.  This is a paid position (you do not have to be work study eligible), but you must live in a Champlain College residence hall to be an Eco-Rep. For more information and […]

Call for artists!  We are looking for a mural design to be painted on the north way of 40 Sears Lane (Physical Plant headquarters) – the side that is seen from the south end of the Lakeside Parking lot.  Parameters: Cement block wall is  15 feet x 125 feet Design should incorporate the spirit of […]

Burlington is competing with other communities in Vermont to weatherize 3 percent of our housing stock in 2013. Read about the challenge and considering taking it.  https://www.burlingtonelectric.com/ELBO/assets/homepage/one%20pager.pdf Also, consider volunteering to spread the word to your friends and neighbors. https://www.efficiencyvermont.com/for_our_partners/community_partners/residential/town-participation.aspx

Branch Out Burlington Tree Sale! For 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 […]

The SGA will be holding elections after Spring Break!  For more information on positions go the SGA website.

The next topic in the Employee Eco-Reps series is Energy, available on Clearspace: Employee Eco-Reps.  We’ve done a lot of great work in this area over the years, but there is a lot of potential for people to get involved – namely, flipping the switch! What great practices do you have in place and can […]

As you may recall, the Fall 2012 CATMA Employee Transportation Survey included a drawing as an incentive for participation.  The survey closed at the end of November and we have just drawn the names of the winners. We invite you to go to our website or click here to see which Champlain College employees won! As always, we appreciate […]