Drop the Tray! (Trayless Dining: A Green Strategy for Lean Times)
In this turbulent economy, I don’t think I can name a single college or university that is not cutting costs. These next few years will be lean(er) times in higher education. However, one lesson that is clearly emerging is that campus sustainability efforts are not being treated as a luxury. In fact, many campus [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )“Wow, What is this Place?”
One of the joys of working as a campus sustainability professional is the opportunity to spend time in the classroom, either as an instructor or as a guest lecturer. For my first guest lecture appearance at Rice, I provided a sustainability walking tour of our campus to students in the sustainable design class in our [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Field Notes from a Common Reading: Reflections on a Themed Academic Year
In the early summer of 2007, a golden opportunity fell into my lap. Unbeknownst to me, Rice University’s Dean of Undergraduates Office was in the midst of launching a common reading program, whereby all entering students in the first year class would receive a common book during the summer as a means of creating a [...]
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