The composting program at Lafayette is exciting and innovative, and I am so glad to be a part of it. I love learning about composting because it is one of the Earth’s natural processes. It truly is a multidisciplinary project. I have been able to work with geology professors, but also civil and environmental engineering, physics, and chemistry professors. I’ve met a lot of great people, including students, faculty, staff, and administration, that I otherwise would not have had the chance to work with.

Jennifer Bell '11 was awarded a Global Initiative grant from the William J. Clinton Foundation to develop a composting system for campus food waste and create gardens with the vision of incorporating the entire college community into the process of a sustainable food system. She also helped obtain a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to fund a major expansion of the composting effort. She is a geology major from Purcellville, Va.

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