The Office of Sustainability recently launched new initiatives for sustainability efforts: the Sustainable Living Certificate and Leopard Leftovers.
The Sustainable Living Certificate is an online survey...
By Andrew LaGreca, Contributing Writer
• February 10, 2023
The composting program pushed for by Student Government with a nearly unanimously approved resolution is running on schedule to begin in fall 2023. While Dining Services is fully prepared to implement...
By Andrew LaGreca, Contributing Writer
• February 3, 2023
In November, the Office of Sustainability welcomed Melissa Adamson as the climate action and circularity manager, a new role on campus. Adamson, who worked in transportation planning for five years before...
By Jenny Davis, Assistant News Editor
• November 11, 2022
In a waste audit of the McCartney residences this past weekend, it was found that while students are throwing the majority of trash items into the correct bins, there is a contamination rate of 48.6 percent...
With the changing of seasons also comes the changing of plants. Between annual flowering plants and hanging baskets, a splash of color is brought to campus in the spring, summer and fall to attract visitors...
By Phoebe Goltra, Contributing Writer
• September 30, 2022
This summer, the Office of Sustainability took the first steps towards gradually introducing electric vehicles to campus by conducting research on the topic.
This initiative is the latest strategy in...
Due to a new sustainability initiative, Eco Reps will now act as sustainability-focused resident advisors. Those previously carrying the Eco Rep mantle, however, will now be known as "sustainability interns."...
In August, Lafayette College installed an Atlas Reverse Vending Machine in the Farinon Student Center, which was brought in with the help of the Lafayette Office of Sustainability, Bon Appetit and Coca-Cola....
On the ground floor of the Rockwell Integrated Science Center, Lafayette students who wander into room 203 will be greeted by a friendly smile and a hello from the newest hire in the Sustainability Office....
In an effort to incentivize students to consciously make more sustainable choices around campus, the Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) club launched a new program for students in...
