Call for Nominations: 2015 VBSR Terry Ehrich Award
Do you have someone you’d like to nominate for the Terry Ehrich Award for Excellence in Socially Responsible Business? If so, click here to learn more!
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Doris Duke Conservation Scholarship Program
Doris Duke Conservation Scholar’s Program, a PAID program for first-years and sophomores. Two dozen stellar students from all over the country — and diverse along all axes: race, ethnicity, socio-economics, area of study — gather for this immersion/field-based course. They travel all over and address a range of conservation issues through a variety of ecological […]
Continue readingStudent paper competition at Energy Conference at UVM March 23-24 || Power from the North
there is an opportunity for our students to submit papers to this conference (with nice award $ included). Might make an excellent spring semester assignment. See more information below. ___________________ “Power from the North” — a two-day conference, March 23 & March 24, at the University of Vermont. March 23 is designed to bring together […]
Continue readingThe Northern New England Chapter of SWANA (Solid Waste Association Of North America) has a $1,000.00 scholarship available to undergraduates – deadline Jan. 15
The Northern New England Chapter of SWANA (Solid Waste Association Of North America) has a $1,000.00 scholarship available to undergraduates or graduate students. The scholarship is for those working toward a degree tied to Solid Waste management, Environmental Science, Engineering or a related field. The scholarship is limited to students from Maine, New Hampshire and […]
Continue reading2015 Race to Zero Student Design Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Race to Zero Student Design Competition is engaging college students to become part of a new leadership movement to achieve truly sustainable homes. This competition will help to provide the next generation of architects, engineers, construction managers, and entrepreneurs with skills and experience in integrating advanced home designs with […]
Continue readingChocolate Dipped Banana Event!
Join us for a tasty frozen treat of fair trade bananas dipped in Fair Trade chocolate during Late Night in the Caf. 8:30-11pm on Thursday, October 23rd. Brought to you by Sustain Champlain.
Button Up Video Contest Deadline 10/19
How do you Button Up? Why? Where? These are some of the ideas to put in a short video that will inspire others to take action to lower their heating costs and do something positive for the planet. It can be fun or serious, animated or filled with friends. The key is to enter before […]
Continue readingUS Composting Council Poster Contest: Open for Entries!
Interested in a composting poster contest with a $500 dollar prize and free submission? Click here and read all about it!
Wild Gift Fellowship & Grant Opportunity
Every year Wild Gift recruits outstanding new leaders to its Network of better-world entrepreneurs through an intensive application process. I am pleased to inform you that we have begun to accept applications for the 2014-2015 Fellowship Class. Through a rigorous application process, we recruit dynamic young individuals (ages 21-35) with innovative, entrepreneurial ideas. Successful applicants […]
Continue readingMay 12-16 is Way to Go Week – Can we get over 120 Champlain Employees to sign up?
Let’s make Vermont a better place. Join me by signing up for the Way to Go! Commuter Challenge at waytogovt.org
May 12-16 is Way to Go Week, an annual event where organizations across the state compete to see who can reduce the most carbon pollution in one week.
Champlain College has signed up and we encourage you to participate. As of April 22, we’ve had 25 employees sign up. Last year we had 102 sign up. Let’s see if we can make it 120 this year! Continue reading