SU announces 'Irish Today, Green Forever' program to promote recycling, reduce bottled water consumption
On Tuesday, March 17, Syracuse University's Office of Residence Life, Residence Hall Association and Sustainability Division will launch the "Irish Today, Green Forever" program, designed to increase the sustainable behavior of the on-campus student population by increasing recycling tonnage in the residence halls and decreasing bottled water consumption on campus.More info...
GO GREEN-EAT SLOW - EVENT COMES TO SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
A "go green"-themed charitable food tasting event, "Go Green-Eat Slow," will take place on the Syracuse University campus on Wednesday, April 29, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Waverly lot, at the corner of Waverly and South Crouse avenues.More info...
Video spot on University's sustainable leadership
As part of Syracuse University's participation in NBC Universal's Green Week, the Office of Electronic Media Communications (EMC) developed a special sustainability video spot that aired during the Syracuse vs. Notre Dame football game on Nov. 22. The institutional video highlighted some of the numerous green initiatives and programs that have helped SU become a sustainability leader in higher education. The video will continue to air on Time Warner Cable this winter.
Participating in the 30-second video were Carissa Matthews, a senior public relations major in the Newhouse School and resident advisor, who spoke about conservation efforts in the residence halls; Scot Vanderpool, manager in the Department of Parking and Transit Services, who spoke about how SU offers incentives for using alternative transportation; Lisa Brennan, assistant director of WorkLife and Organizational Development in the Office of Human Resources, who spoke about SU's Flexible Work and Sustainability Initiative; and Steve Lloyd, SU's chief sustainability officer, who spoke about how SU has achieved its overall energy savings.
SU fans encouraged to curb carbon footprint and
beat Notre Dame
November 2008
As
part of NBC Universal’s Green Week,
SyracuseUniversity
and the
University of Notre Dame will battle it out to see
which university can achieve the greatest carbon footprint reduction.
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Flexible Work & Sustainability Join Steve Lloyd, chief sustainability officer; Al Sauer, director of Parking and Transit services; and, Lisa Brennan, assistant director, WorkLife and Organizational Development, presented information on eco-friendly transportation services and flexible work schedules that will help you save time and money on your daily commute. Learn how you can benefit from these services and policies, and support the University's sustainability initiative.More info...
SU completes greenhouse gas inventory, decreases global warming impact by 3.8 percent
Syracuse University recently published its first-ever inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. This inventory shows the amount of carbon dioxide and five other gases that were released into the atmosphere as a result of SU's operations for the years 2001-07. The six gases inventoried include all major contributors to global warming, as specified in the Kyoto Protocol. More info...
SU, SUNY-ESF to host on-campus farmers' market Oct. 26 Long before there was a Hall of Languages or Crouse College or Bray Hall, the lands that now comprise Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry were lush with abundant acres of corn, hay and other vegetation. MORE...
