Sustainability
Lafayette Dining Services Goes to Great Lengths to Go Green
Buying local, organic, fair trade, and renewable products are some of the steps taken to contribute to a more sustainable campus Lafayette College Dining Services is adjusting its practices to lessen its impact on the environment and help sustain the local economy. This includes the use of biodegradable products, organic, locally-grown food from renewable sources, [...]
Green Move Out is Huge Success
Students, staff, and faculty collect more than 5,000 pounds of clothing, food, and household items for local organizations Lafayette students, staff, and faculty have collected more than 5,000 pounds of unopened food, clothing, personal and household items, as well as a truckload of furniture, discarded by students moving out for the summer as part of [...]
Moving Out the Green Way
Lafayette faculty and students come together to diminish waste during student move-out Lafayette students and faculty are collecting furniture, unopened food, and personal items discarded by students moving out for the summer as part of Lafayette’s Green Move-Out. Sponsored by the College’s Informal Green Committee and Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP), all items collected [...]
Lafayette Launches New Sustainability Website
The College community can sign the ‘What Can I Do’ pledge and learn how to get involved Lafayette has launched a new sustainability website called “What Can I Do” to promote a more ecologically friendly campus. The site allows members of the Lafayette community to sign the “What Can I Do” pledge to reduce their [...]
Jacquelyn Molendyke ’10 Designs Sustainability Logo for Class of 2012 Orientation
Design will be printed on reusable water bottles and orientation print and web materials Jacquelyn Molendyke ’10 (West Chester, Pa.) and other students in the graphic design course taught by Lew Minter, director of the art department’s media lab, recently had the chance to use their design abilities to help the College’s new sustainability initiative. [...]
Michael Adelman ’10 and William Towne ’09 Awarded Udall Scholarships
Lafayette is the only exclusively undergraduate liberal arts and engineering college among the 64 institutions whose students were honored Michael Adelman ’10 (Clarks Summit, Pa.) and William (Ben) Towne ’09 (Litchfield, N.H.) are two of 80 students nationally to be awarded 2008 Morris K. Udall Scholarships. Lafayette is the only exclusively undergraduate liberal arts and [...]
College Community Will Explore Environmental Issues during Earth Week
Activities include sustainability discussions, an Earth Day celebration, and an activist picnic April 19-25 Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) invites all members of the campus community to get involved in this year’s Earth Week celebration April 19-25. The week’s theme is “Making Conscious Choices.” Events include discussions with sustainability experts, an Earth Day celebration, [...]
USC Professor James M. Steele ’65 Will Discuss Sustainability and Architecture April 14
Annual Landis lecture focuses on the integration of engineering and the liberal arts James M. Steele ’65, professor of architecture at the University of Southern California, will present the 2008 John and Muriel Landis lecture at 8 p.m. Monday, April 14, in Oechsle Hall room 224. Steele will discuss sustainability considerations incorporated in traditional designs. [...]
Lafayette Signs American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment
College is committed to creating a sustainable campus environment Lafayette has joined the signatories to the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. Lafayette President Daniel Weiss is among more than 450 college and university presidents who have pledged to eliminate their campuses’ greenhouse-gas emissions in a period of time determined by each institution. This [...]
Focus the Nation Comes to Lafayette Jan. 30-31
College will participate in national teach-in event on fighting global climate change The College, along with more than 1,000 other colleges, universities, and organizations across the nation, will host Focus the Nation Jan. 30-31, a national teach-in event dedicated to raising public awareness of global warming. The event includes a national webcast at 8 p.m. [...]
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