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Upcoming Events
Sustainability Chats
Join the Environmental Stewardship Center (ESC) in Dewing Commons to talk about sustainability on campus, climate action, and any other environmental topics on the brain. We will have snacks available, but feel free to bring your own lunch. These gatherings are a great way to connect with other students, faculty, and staff who care about the planet! You can learn about ongoing projects, share ideas, hopes, and dreams, and meet some great people.
Sustainability Chats will be held every other Wednesday beginning January 15, in Dewing Commons from 11-11:55.
Sustainability Chats
Join the Environmental Stewardship Center (ESC) in Dewing Commons to talk about sustainability on campus, climate action, and any other environmental topics on the brain. We will have snacks available, but feel free to bring your own lunch. These gatherings are a great way to connect with other students, faculty, and staff who care about the planet! You can learn about ongoing projects, share ideas, hopes, and dreams, and meet some great people.
Sustainability Chats will be held every other Wednesday beginning January 15, in Dewing Commons from 11-11:55.
Sustainability Chats
Join the Environmental Stewardship Center (ESC) in Dewing Commons to talk about sustainability on campus, climate action, and any other environmental topics on the brain. We will have snacks available, but feel free to bring your own lunch. These gatherings are a great way to connect with other students, faculty, and staff who care about the planet! You can learn about ongoing projects, share ideas, hopes, and dreams, and meet some great people.
Sustainability Chats will be held every other Wednesday beginning January 15, in Dewing Commons from 11-11:55.
Sustainability Chats
Join the Environmental Stewardship Center (ESC) in Dewing Commons to talk about sustainability on campus, climate action, and any other environmental topics on the brain. We will have snacks available, but feel free to bring your own lunch. These gatherings are a great way to connect with other students, faculty, and staff who care about the planet! You can learn about ongoing projects, share ideas, hopes, and dreams, and meet some great people.
Sustainability Chats will be held every other Wednesday beginning January 15, in Dewing Commons from 11-11:55.
Recent News
Sustainability Chats with the ESC!
As we dive back into another winter quarter, we at the Environmental Stewardship Center want to highlight one of our favorite ongoing events: our bi-weekly Sustainability Chats! Sustainability Chats are a continuation of a longstanding K tradition. Before COVID, students, faculty, and staff interested or involved in sustainability would meet for breakfast in the cafeteria.…
Arboretum Highlights
The Lillian Anderson Arboretum, a 140-acre preserve managed by Kalamazoo College’s Larry J. Bell ’80 Environmental Stewardship Center (ESC), encompasses marshes, meadows, pines plantations, and second-growth deciduous forests. It serves as a valued resource for thousands of visitors each year who come to study, recreate, reflect, and learn. The ESC staff, alongside a dedicated student…
K’s Climate Action Plan
Did you know that Kalamazoo College has a Climate Action Plan (CAP)? The CAP plays an integral role in K’s journey towards sustainability. The Larry J. Bell ’80 Environmental Stewardship Center (ESC) staff and interns are members of the Climate Action Plan Committee – a standing committee responsible for maintaining the college’s plan in association…
2024 Sustainability SIP Symposium
This week, environmentally-minded folks at Kalamazoo College had two things to celebrate: Earth Week, and the 2024 Sustainability SIP Symposium! Hosted by the Environmental Stewardship Center and the Environmental Studies Department, the Symposium is a gathering of seniors who completed their Senior Integrated Project (SIP) in Environmental Studies; their projects came from disciplines all across…