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Sustainability

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Students at work at the Painted Turtle Farm

Gettysburg College is committed to sustainability.

From our Central Energy Plant to our residence halls, the Gettysburg College community is reducing our ecological footprint as we stride toward a greener future. A few of the steps we've taken:

• Our Environmental Studies department is among the largest at the nation’s top liberal arts colleges.

• We signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.

• A student residence building is dedicated to sustainability and social justice.

• Each May, departing students donate reusable items for our Give It Up for Good Sale, raising funds for the local United Way and diverting tons of material from the waste stream.

• Produce from our student garden goes to the local food bank and our campus Dining Center. In turn, dining waste becomes compost for the garden.

• Our campus-wide recycling program has been in place for a decade.

 

• Our new Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Fitness will comply with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.

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Dining Services Making a Difference in 2009

Recyclable cups, local produce and reusable mug discounts are just a few of the ways the Dining Services are working towards creating a more sustainable dining experience at Gettysburg College.

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Danielle Bates' Commitment to Sustainability

Danielle Bates '11 worked at the Painted Turtle Farm as a intern and co-director of the project.
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Sarah Peters' Commitment to Sustainability

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Painted Turtle Farm begins fourth year at Gettysburg College   

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Providing organic produce for local food banks is only the beginning for Gettysburg College's student garden, which began its fourth year of operation with a volunteer work day on April 20.

Painted Turtle Farm, as the garden is known, "helps open people's eyes to the dangers of using stronger and stronger chemicals that run off into the ecosystem and eventually affect human health," said student director Danielle Bates, a junior from Littlestown, Pa., who is majoring in environmental studies.

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