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Christina Jarvis contributed to blog for nationwide democracy project
SUNY Fredonia is prominently featured on the website of the American Democracy Project, sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, thanks to a blog written about the SUNY Fredonia coal ash project by English professor Christina Jarvis.
Students ready to lead second annual late night Trash Crawl
Members of the Student Association, together with its Campus Climate Challenge, invite students and community members to take part in the campus’ second annual Trash Crawl, at 1:30 a.m. — yes, a.m. — this Sunday, April 10, following a typical Saturday night on the town by area students and residents.
Sustainability series continues, capped by Earth Week
SUNY Fredonia’s Sustainability Committee has crafted a series of speakers to convey a vital message throughout the spring semester, and is arranging the event-filled Earth Week in April. Dr. Debra Rowe, a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, will speak March 29 in large and small settings to outline the role higher education can have to advance sustainability.
Green Expo features electronics recycling, free CFL bulbs
Students from SUNY Fredonia’s Campus Climate Challenge group handed out CFL bulbs at a Fredonia Farmers’ Market event last fall. They will distribute more than...
Tough Stuff: Annie Leonard to deliver keynote address March 8
Annie Leonard founded the Story of Stuff Project, a series of 20-minute videos that explain some of the world’s most significant environmental dilemmas using easy, down-to-earth language that gets the message across to people of all ages and backgrounds. She will appear at SUNY Fredonia on Tuesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. in King Concert Hall as the keynote speaker for the campus’ 2011 Sustainability Series. Tickets ($5 for students, $15 for the general public) are available through the SUNY Fredonia Ticket Office in the Williams Center, by phone at 673-3501 (1-866-441-4928) or at www.fredonia.edu/tickets.
FACE Center and NRG Energy make Chautauqua even greener
A $15,300 grant from NRG Energy to SUNY Fredonia will fund a giveaway of compact fluorescent light bulbs, the second annual plastic bag-free “Shake the Habit” initiative, and a series of tree planting campaigns this spring. “NRG Dunkirk is very pleased to be partnering with FACE in such an active manner,” says Carson Leikam, general manager of NRG Energy in Dunkirk.
Campus competes in RecycleMania for fourth consecutive year
Fredonia is competing in nine categories with 630 other schools to see which college campus recycles the most on a per capita basis, which produced the least amount of waste, and which recycled the largest percentage of their overall waste stream.
Polar Bear Plunge to highlight global warming; Buffalo Zoo curator to serve as honorary starter
Students run toward Lake Erie during the Campus Climate Challenge's Polar Bear Plunge in 2009. SUNY Fredonia's Campus Climate Challenge (CCC) and friends will take...
Former Lt. Governor Lundine to speak on civic participation and government efficiency
Former New York State Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine will speak with students and community members about local government efficiency, electoral participation, and civic engagement as part of SUNY Fredonia’s Constitution Week events, sponsored by the campus American Democracy Project (ADP) and the Political Science department. “A Conversation with Stan Lundine” will be held from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 20 in Room S-104 of the Williams Center.
The results are in! Data show Earth Week made a difference
This year’s third annual Earth “Week” at SUNY Fredonia — which grew to 11 days in 2010 — took community engagement and educational outreach to a new level and generated unprecedented results. The April series of events was organized to educate the campus and community about issues affecting the environment, and teach lifestyle choices that can improve sustainability as well as reduce the region’s carbon footprint.