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Founders of 5 Gyres Institute to give Earth Week keynote
Dr. Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins, whose extensive survey of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans was expanded to include the Great Lakes, will deliver the Earth Week keynote address, “The Perils of Plastic: Notes from the Oceans and the Great Lakes,” on Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in Rosch Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
SUNY Fredonia hosts Oren Lyons, key spokesman for Indigenous people
Oren Lyons, one of the most highly revered leaders and speakers for Indigenous people throughout the world, will give three presentations at SUNY Fredonia, culminating with the evening discussion “The Nature of Nature: Respecting the Cosmos” that he will lead, on Friday, April 5. Lyons will speak about the Haudenosaunee perspective of environmental sustainability, the importance of living in harmony with nature and how everything is connected at a 7 p.m. talk in Room 204 of the Williams Center.
Students going green with ink and toner cartridge recycling
"Recycle Ink," a group of students within Enactus (formerly SIFE), is making it easier and more convenient than ever to recycle used ink and toner cartridges throughout the SUNY Fredonia campus. Its members -- Chris Jung, Jacqueline Samoraj and Justin Cunningham -- have established nine Recycle Ink stations at the following locations: Thompson Media Center, Reed Library, Houghton computer lab, Fenton computer lab, University Commons, Sheldon Multimedia Lab in McEwen, Financial Aid Office, and outside the School of Business office in Thompson.
Benefits are many by going tray-less at Cranston
Without having trays to fill, SUNY Fredonia students are making smarter choices when choosing meal items at Cranston dining hall, which abandoned the use of trays during J-term. Eliminating trays was designed to create efficiency, conserve resources, eliminate wasted food, and save money.
EDP hosts woodlot cleanup April 17
Members of SUNY Fredonia's Educational Development Program will join together on April 17, at 3:30 p.m. to pick up litter in the woods near the intersection of Ring Road and Symphony Circle.
Calling for more recyclable trash, campus signs up for national tournament
The campus is embarking on its sixth year in the national tournament that challenges students, faculty and staff to reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste. “The biggest thing we have to do is remind people just how much they can recycle,” said Kevin Cloos, director of Facilities Services and a member of the campus Sustainability Committee, which is leading RecycleMania efforts. Last year, SUNY Fredonia finished the eight-week campaign in 78th place among 338 colleges and universities in that division, recording 18.28 pounds per person, or about one pound less than Stony Brook University, which netted 19.26 pounds and earned 69th place.
Two-month energy audit of campus looks for savings
SUNY Fredonia has been awarded $168,000 from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to fund an “energy benchmarking,” or audit, of 24 major buildings with the goal of reducing energy consumption. The engineering firm, CHA, which has conducted more than 120 NYSERDA-funded Benchmarking energy assessments, began the assessment on Monday, Feb. 18.
Sierra Club designates SUNY Fredonia a "cool school"
SUNY Fredonia is one of three SUNY schools placed among the Sierra Club’s ranking of “Cool Schools” in recognition of its commitment to environmental sustainability. Points were assigned by the Sierra Club in the following categories: co-curricular, education/research, energy, transport, waste, water, purchasing, food, planning, investing and innovation. SUNY Fredonia achieved an overall score of 273.40. The range of scores was 126.76 to 709.17, with a maximum 894.50 possible.
Dr. Sherri Mason leading first-ever Great Lakes plastic pollution survey
Above, the Great Lakes of the U.S., from space (NASA). Teaming up with the 5 Gyres Institute, Dr. Sherri Mason, right, will coordinate a project...
Electronics recycling day reminds two alums of their favorite campus
SUNY Fredonia has had a history of celebrating Earth Day since its origins in 1970. Two former students who were impacted by what they learned about the environment at Fredonia are Environmental Scientist Ryan Burke, '11, and Casey Whyte, '09. who works for the firm that will collect the electronic recyclables this weekend at SUNY Fredonia.