Sustainability
Lafayette to Host 2009 Sustainable Energy Conference July 27-Aug. 1
The Sustainable Energy Fund has given the College a grant to construct a solar array at Metzger Fields The Sustainable Energy Fund will hold its 2009 Sustainable Energy Conference July 27-Aug. 1 at Lafayette College. The conference will feature speakers, hands-on sessions, panel discussions, and workshops. Among the speakers will be James Cawley, chair of [...]
Students and Faculty Produce Film about College Sustainability Project
Students and faculty have put together a feature length film documenting the College’s Corn on the Quad sustainability project and the many academic and cultural issues the project explores. Corn on the Quad was a companion project to the Fall 2008 first-year students’ orientation reading of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. The project consisted of [...]
Lafayette Becomes Greener One Water Bottle at a Time
Seven water refilling stations installed on campus; four more expected during summer Inspired by students, Lafayette has installed seven “refilling stations” in high student traffic buildings to fill reusable Nalgene water bottles and decrease the number of disposable water bottles discarded on campus. The “refilling stations” are actually water coolers that have been retrofitted to [...]
Students Receive Honorable Mention at EPA Sustainability Competition
Interdisciplinary project in Honduras combines engineering and economics A group of six students received an honorable mention for their sustainability efforts in El Convento, Honduras, at the Environmental Protection Agency’s P3 (People, Prosperity and the Planet) competition. Using their work in Honduras as a model, the students are creating a sustainable development framework as a [...]
Earth Week Celebrates the Environment April 17-23
Activities include sustainability discussions, an Earth Day celebration, a photo contest, and an environmental student research display Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) invites all members of the campus community to get involved in this year’s Earth Week celebration April 17-23. According to LEAP president Jennifer Bell ’11 (Purcellville, Va.), the theme for the week [...]
Students Will Showcase Green Campus Initiatives and Sustainability-Related Research
Area colleges’ inaugural Conference on Sustainability Opportunities is slated for Feb. 20 Lafayette students will be among area college and university students presenting information on green initiatives and research projects on their campuses at the inaugural Conference on Sustainability Opportunities sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC). The conference will run from [...]
Exploring Alternative Energy Uses
Chemistry major David Goodwin ’10 writes about his research with Professor Tina Huang Chemistry major David Goodwin ’10 (New Hope, Pa.) is performing research with Tina Huang , assistant professor of chemistry, on composite materials which may have alternative energy uses. At Lafayette, I have gained considerable ability, technique, and understanding of the laboratory through [...]
Collaborative Research Explores How Products Affect Environmental Policy-making
Professors Chris Ruebeck, Sharon Jones, Jeff Pfaffmann, and Kristen Sanford-Bernhardt create an interdisciplinary experience for students By Elizabeth Kemmerer A group of professors and students from economics and business, computer science, and engineering is using an interdisciplinary approach to see how environmental policy-making is affected by the life cycles of products. According to Sharon Jones, [...]
Jennifer Bell ’11 Receives Grant to Continue Sustainability Efforts on Campus
Grant will fund community gardens in Metzgar Fields Jennifer Bell ’11 (Purcellville, Va.), a double major in geology and religious studies, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) to create an organic community garden in Metzgar Fields. Assisted by David Brandes, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, [...]
Engineers Without Borders Begins Third Project in Honduras this Summer
Students from engineering and the liberal arts will design a sustainable water system for the village of El Convento This summer, members of Lafayette’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) representing disciplines in engineering and the liberal arts will begin developing a sustainable water system for the village of El Convento, Honduras. The group will [...]
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