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Sustainability

sustainability week

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.

Sustainability through "Green" Dining ...

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Chris Cole

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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Chris Cole

Sarah Peters' Commitment to Sustainability

Sara Peters '10 was just one of the thousands of individuals across the US working as part of the Power Vote Campaign, collecting pledges ...
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Gettysburg Campus Kitchens Project

Louisa Polos

Beginning winter 2008, dozens of Gettysburg College students will don aprons and hairnets several times a week to make healthy and nutritious meals for those in need in Adams County.

The students will be volunteering for the newest public service program to hit campus, the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College, which is a food-recycling program. The program is operated by student volunteers and they reuse donated food from the college's dining hall and restaurants and grocery stores to make healthy meals.

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