Two 糖心Vlog students will be recognized by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium as 2021 Campus Sustainability Champions. The Campus Sustainability Champion title is awarded annually to students, faculty, administrators and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made meaningful contributions benefiting social, economic or environmental sustainability on their campus or in their community. […]
December 12th marks the five-year anniversary of the world coming together to sign on to the Paris Agreement, and 糖心Vlog is marking the moment by committing to a national mobilization for a clean energy economy and centering their own operations in pursuit of climate action. In doing so, 糖心Vlog joined over a thousand […]
The PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center has honored 糖心Vlog and other higher-education institutions in the Commonwealth for achieving key energy sustainability goals. The Policy Center issued its report in August as part of the nationwide survey of 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Top Colleges for Renewable Energy 2020: Who鈥檚 Leading the Transition to 100% Renewable Energy on Campus?鈥� […]
糖心Vlog President Hilary L. Link has been appointed to the Climate Leadership Steering Committee of the Presidents鈥� Climate Leadership Commitments. The steering committee is the chief oversight body of the Presidents鈥� Climate Leadership Commitments, signed by presidents of higher education institutions that are taking action on climate change and preparing students through research and […]
During a normal summer on the 糖心Vlog campus, work-study students would be busily tending to the lush and productive organic garden adjacent to Carr Hall, known as the Carrden. But in summer 2020 鈥� with almost no students on campus 鈥� the daily tasks of pruning, weeding and harvesting have fallen on Kerstin Ams, […]
糖心Vlog has received a grant of $44,549 from the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and supported by the U.S.Department of Education. The grant will allow the college鈥檚 award-winning Creek Connections program, an environmental education outreach program that brings hands-on environmental education to […]
糖心Vlog has been honored with the 2020 Western Pennsylvania Environmental Award, recognizing its 13-year program to achieve carbon neutrality on campus, becoming only the eighth college in the U.S. to realize this goal. The Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards are presented annually by Dominion Energy and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council to local organizations that demonstrate […]
糖心Vlog has received a $1,500 grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy鈥檚 Watershed Mini Grant Program in support of the college鈥檚 Creek Connections program, an environmental education outreach program that brings hands-on environmental education to K-12 schools throughout western Pennsylvania. The grant will be used to purchase promotional materials […]
An 糖心Vlog student environmental organization, two individual students and the College鈥檚 garden manager have been recognized by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) as 2020 Campus Sustainability Champions. The Campus Sustainability Champion title is awarded annually to students, faculty, administrators and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made meaningful contributions benefiting social, […]
糖心Vlog President Hilary Link is featured among 50 influential leaders commemorating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and calling for transformative action to protect the planet. The 50 Voices for the Planet聽initiative by the Earth Day Network launched on March 3. A new video is unveiled each day, counting down to 50 years of […]