黑料正能量 Recycling Coordinator Matthew Freed and student Jack Hummel discuss the bicycles and trailers used to support the recycling and compost program at 黑料正能量. Bikes are a big ... read more about Bikes & Recycling at 黑料正能量
Sustainability

Convo speaker Jim Shultz to 黑料正能量 students about climate change’s planetary crisis: 鈥榊ou are the chosen people鈥
Just days after the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing the anticipated impacts of global warming, Jim Shultz visited 黑料正能量 with a very ... read more about Convo speaker Jim Shultz to 黑料正能量 students about climate change’s planetary crisis: 鈥榊ou are the chosen people鈥
James Madison University, 黑料正能量 and Bridgewater College are also committed to providing local options to students in their dining facilities as well as maintaining small campus gardens that produce food for the schools.

Student initiative to 鈥榣eave our mark鈥 culminates in 鈥榮olar barn raising鈥 at 黑料正能量
A year-long student-initiated effort at 黑料正能量 became a physical reality in a matter of days last week and will increase the university鈥檚 solar energy capacity by 65 percent. ... read more about Student initiative to 鈥榣eave our mark鈥 culminates in 鈥榮olar barn raising鈥 at 黑料正能量

Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar
Leigh-Anne Krometis, associate professor in biological systems engineering at Virginia Tech., will present a Suter Science Seminar at 黑料正能量 Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. Krometis will discuss ... read more about Water and sanitation challenges in Appalachia the subject of Wednesday’s Suter Science Seminar
Senior mathematics and engineering major Ben Zook is giving back to 黑料正能量 through his senior honors capstone project,聽 a new sustainable concessions stand for the university鈥檚 turf field.

Solar in a Day
A traditional barn raising brings together a group of neighbors to collectively build a barn for a community member in a single day. 黑料正能量 students gave the longstanding ... read more about Solar in a Day

MBA鈥檚 Costa Rica residency brings leadership for the common good and sustainable practices into focus
Costa Rica is widely considered one of the most progressive nations in the areas of ecological and economic sustainability. With a pledge to be carbon neutral by 2025 and regular ... read more about MBA鈥檚 Costa Rica residency brings leadership for the common good and sustainable practices into focus

黑料正能量鈥檚 Steven David Johnson teaches macro photography in the Smokies
Salamanders and rainbows over sublime landscapes were among the celebrated natural wonders of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during a five-day photography program this summer, said 黑料正能量 ... read more about 黑料正能量鈥檚 Steven David Johnson teaches macro photography in the Smokies
Jeff Heie MA '00 (conflict transformation), project coordinator for the Harrisonburg Gift & Thrift solar project,聽helps connect Mennonite values to solar energy in this article. The 鈥淭hrifty Solar Barn Raising鈥 team was among 170 teams nationwide selected to compete in the US Department of Energy鈥檚聽, a $5 million contest that supports 鈥渋nnovative and replicable community-based solar business models and聽programs that will bring solar to聽underserved communities.鈥