Closer Look:
Students Have Their Hands Full Saving Food, Energy and Water

Over 30 colleges and universities have offered trayless dining halls on a permanent or trial basis in the last year. The hope is that this movement will prevent students from being able to fill their trays with food that would end up uneaten and thrown in the garbage. Ideally, trayless dining will reduce wasted food, cut water usage, slash energy bills and lower GHG emissions.

Upcoming Events

Oct 19-21:
Communication, Community Involvement and Campus Environment, UCF [Conference]

Oct 22:
Campus Sustainability Day 6.0, SCUP [National Event and Webcast]

Oct 27 - 28
The Sustainability Puzzle—Putting the Pieces Together; Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium [Conference]

Oct 29
Mechanisms for Campus Sustainability, EH&E [Webinar]

Nov 9 - 11
Working Together for Sustainability: On Campus and Beyond, AASHE[Conference and Tradeshow]

Nov 19 - 21
GreenBuild 2008; USGBC[Conference]

For more, see our Events Calendar

PERSPECTIVE: Changing Curriculum Connects Faculty with Each Other, Students with Their Environment

Jean MacGregor
“More undergraduates need to encounter sustainability concepts in their courses, particularly in ways that relate to where they live, work, and play. To accomplish that goal, we need to engage large numbers of faculty members in sustainability teaching. And we need to demonstrate how sustainability ideas operate close at hand—on our campuses and in our surrounding communities.”

Resources and Opportunities

Next Generation Design Competition: Fix Our Energy Addiction

Paper Clip Communications Offers Campus Sustainability Web Conference Series

EarthFirst U Profiles Green Colleges

Green Corps Seeking Applicants for Field School in Environmental Organizing

Organic on the Green Blog Tracks Sustainable Food on Campus

Thanks for reading! To subscribe, share feedback, or send us a story, visit our site.

Looking for greener pastures? Check out the National Wildlife Federation's Career Gateway.