What is the Sustainability SIP Symposium? The Sustainability SIP Symposium is an annual event held by the Environmental Studies Department and the Larry J. Bell ’80 Environmental Stewardship Center. The Symposium brings together senior students from departments all across campus, who have completed their SIP on a topic related to sustainability, climate, or the environment! […]
Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week! Last week, Kalamazoo College celebrated Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week! Joining 100 universities and over 40,000 faculty and staff from around the world, the week was all about facilitating discussion about the climate crisis, and encouraging environmental justice on campuses and in educational spaces. Faculty and staff from […]
Welcome back to campus, everyone! We here in the Environmental Stewardship Center are looking ahead to a spring full of good weather and great times spent outside, and we hope you are too! There are so many ways to get involved with the ESC this term, and to explore environmental/sustainable-minded communities in Kalamazoo! Read below […]
Lillian Anderson Arboretum Winter can be one of the most beautiful times to visit the Arboretum! With pine trees blanketed in snow and the stillness of frozen ponds, you’ll get to see all kinds of winter nature and wildlife. It’s the perfect season for a chilly hike with a warm drink – you can walk, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
On April 20th and 21st, 2022, Kalamazoo College hosted the 2022 Sustainability SIP Symposium on Zoom. The event was sponsored by the Center for Environmental Stewardship, Environmental Studies and the Experiential Pathways Program. Keynote speaker Dr. David Michener, curator at University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum, shared what he had learned from […]
