Sustainability Office
Weyerhauser 17
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-696-6019
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shansen2@macalester.edu

Sustainability In The News

Summary Of Macalester's Discarded And Recycled Items Now Available
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Update Of The Progress On The American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment
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Macalester Completes its First Inventory of Carbon Emissions
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Macalester Breaks Ground For Evironmentally Sustainable Institute For Global Citizenship
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CERF's Up
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Macalester Students Are Driving The Clean-Energy Future
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Green Star Award for Graduation Gown Donation Program

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Macalester College has taken a leadership role in sustainability for higher education by signing the Talloires Declaration in 2000 and the U.S. College and University President’s Climate Commitment in 2007.  

Macalester College has further shown a commitment to sustainability through initiating campus sustainability projects and incorporating sustainability in to the curriculum.

• Green Building Projects: A LEED platinum building is underway for our new Institute for Global Citizenship. Other projects include building the EcoHouse student residence, installing two green roofs, demonstration wind turbine, rain garden, and prairie. The college also started the Clean Energy Revolving Fund (a source of funding for energy-efficiency projects).
• Sustainability Purchasing Projects: Macalester has saved money by purchasing 100% recycled paper products. The college food service, Bon Appétit, actively promotes local and organic food in the dining halls. In addition, Facilities Services is testing green cleaning supplies.
• Student and Community projects: Students actively partnered with staff and faculty to implement most of the sustainability projects on campus. Students have also pursued sustainability projects in the community.
• Academics: The environmental studies department serves as the academic cornerstone for sustainability projects on campus.

Do you have a good sustainability idea? Suggest a sustainability project.

Do you know of a sustainability project on campus that deserves recognition? Submit a “green star” nomination for a staff, student, department or student group.

WHAT DOES SUSTAINABILITY MEAN?

The Webster’s Dictionary defines “sustainability” as: 1: capable of being sustained (keep up, prolong, confirm ). 2 a: of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged. Learn how this applies to Macalester.
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