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Sustainability News and Events

News & Events at SCU related to Sustainability. For more events, visit the Sustainability Calendar.

• Sustainability Update, November 2009

  Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

  Program Highlight
  Garden Design Party Gets Big Turnout

  Sustainability Profile
  Betsy Purner, SCU '10

  News & Events
  Walk on the Earth, Live with the Sky
  Campus Sustainability Day
  Environmental Ethics Fellow Selected
  Sustainable Data Center Award,
  Art About Water
  Waste Characterization
  SF Green Festival
  Compost Theme Song Contest
  Santa Clara County Master Composter Program

  Did You Know?
  Leavey Event Center's Lighting Project

  What Can I Do?
  inspired by Santa Clara University's Solar Decathlon Team, whose Refract House recently won third place in the 2009 competition in Washington D.C.
  Reduce: water use
  Reuse: dining ware
  Recycle: aluminum
  Respect: sustainability

  Read the Sustainability Update for November 2009

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• Sustainability Update, July 2009

  Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2009

  Program Highlight
  Climate Neutrality Action Plan

  Sustainability Profile
  Daniel Zazueta, Law Student

  News & Events
  Join the Sustainabile Living Council
  UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference
  Kevin Carter named outstanding student entrepreneur
  2009 Founders Award Call for Nominations
  STARS Pilot Results Released

  What Can I Do?
  Keeping Cool During the Summer
  Reduce: Your use of the air conditioner
  Reuse: Spray bottles as spritzers
  Recycle: Use rainwater to water your garden
  Respect: Organic ice cream

  Read the Sustainability Update for July 2009

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• Sustainability Update, June 2009

  Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2009

  Program Highlight
  SCU's paperless writing center

  Sustainability Profile
  John Farnsworth, Lecturer in Environmental Writing and Literature

  News & Events
  Many ways to reduce landfill waste during move-out
  AASHE Student Sustainability Leadership Award
  Take the sustainability pledge: Beyond Green

  What Can I Do?
  During commencement celebrations
  Reduce: Emissions when you travel to a graduation
  Reuse: Save memorabilia
  Recycle: Be aware of recycling options
  Respect: Take the Graduation Pledge

  Read the Sustainability Update for June 2009

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