Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! We don’t usually think of St. Patrick’s Day as a time to celebrate the green planet we live on. St. Patrick’s Day is associated with parades and parties, noise makers and green necklaces, so why not have a party for this wonderful green world? On a day to celebrate all […]

Posted on March 17th, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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ZIPCAR IS HERE! As you may be aware, Zipcar has come to Messiah! For those of you who don’t know, Zipcar is a car sharing company. You sign up for a yearly membership with a one time fee of $15. Once your membership is approved you reserve the car and pay a fee as low […]

Posted on March 16th, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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The last spotlight in this series is on our Director of Sustainability, Brandon Hoover. I asked Brandon for a short bio on his role in the office, a fun fact, his favorite food and his goals for the office. Here is his response… “My motto for work and service is that redemption is participatory, and […]

Posted on March 15th, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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Today’s spotlight is on Olivia Mingora, our Garden Coordinator. Olivia’s Role in the office: “I am the Garden Coordinator in the office. This means I am responsible for anything that goes on with the garden. I am in charge of the seed order for the summer, creating the planting plan, organizing service day, and developing […]

Posted on March 14th, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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Here are some things to look forward to after Spring Break! -March 29: Our Garden Coordinator, Olivia’s, 21st birthday! -April 14: Service Day -April 18-22: SGA’s Sustainability Week -April 22: EARTH DAY!! -April 29: Arbor Day

Posted on March 11th, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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Today’s featured team member is Ian Frederick! Ian is a Compost Worker and his goal for the office is to “expand the compost efforts so that as much compostable waste as possible gets properly composted. This would include providing more compost drop-off site and informing students about how and where to properly dispose of compostable […]

Posted on March 4th, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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Today’s spotlight is Lyndsay Feather! Lyndsay is the Student Sustainability Coordinator – “In my role I get to work closely with Brandon to manage all the different projects of the office. This year I’ve had the opportunity to do a lot of really cool things, like helping to coordinate a variety of events, working on […]

Posted on March 3rd, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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According to Urban Dictionary, a website where you can find sassy and sarcastic definitions for almost any word you can think of, the word “sustainable” is an adjective that means “Concerned with trendy, liberal, or faddish causes, especially alarmist environmentalism and anti-capitalism. An activity or product is described as sustainable if it promotes a hippy […]

Posted on March 1st, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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Hello everyone! My name is Kate and I am the author of this blog! I am the intern for the Director of the Office of Sustainability. I am also a first year student and I am a double major in Environmental Science and Sustainability Studies with a concentration in Public Policy. A fun fact about […]

Posted on February 29th, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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Next week I will be starting Sustain-a-Spotlights! Each day will feature a different Office of Sustainability team member or partner! Some upcoming events to keep in mind: February 29th-March 4th: Interviews for summer garden applicants March 5th-13th: Spring Break! The blog will be on a short hiatus. March 29th: Our lovely, Grantham Garden Manager, Olivia […]

Posted on February 26th, 2016 by kw1380@messiah.edu
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