WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., May 22, 2017—The Class of 1966 Environmental Center has achieved Petal Certification, meeting six of the seven environmental performance criteria for the Living Building Challenge (LBC). Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives Director Amy Johns ’98 accepted the building’s Petal Certification at the Living Future Conference in Seattle, Wash., on May 18. Twelve months

Responsibly dispose of old and unwanted personal computing equipment. OIT will be accepting unwanted personal computing equipment at Green Up again this year. Green Up for Underclass Students When: Sunday and Monday, the 21st and 22nd, from 10am to 2pm –  – Where: Main desk at Jesup Who: UNDERCLASS STUDENTS ONLY           (a Williams ID is

Have You Worked on a Project Related to Campus Sustainability? Help move sustainability initiatives at Williams forward by sharing your research, paper or project with the next generation! Submit your work to be highlighted on the Williams Sustainability website. Email Mike   Examples of past projects can be found on the Student Projects page   By

A couple nearby farms have part and full-time summer employment opportunities Cricket Creek Farm in Williamstown We are hiring for several positions, in particular: We’re trying to get help in the creamery – ideally a long term position of a co-cheesemaker or year-long apprentice but are also looking for immediate help in the form of a

This spring, we’ve headed out to check out a number of farms and college food suppliers with an eye towards visiting farms and businesses that the college does business with or is considering doing business with. High Lawn Farm in Lee, MA According to Executive Chef Mark Thompson, about 95% of the college’s liquid milk

On Friday April 21st, members of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association came to campus to learn more about the Class of 1966 Environmental Center. This visit was part of NESEA’s Pro Tour Series, which provide opportunities “for sustainable building professionals to get to see [high performance buildings] projects in progress with their own eyes, share

Give It Up Move-out is coming soon! If you have items that you no longer want, please bring them to the “Give It Up!” pods that will be located around campus starting the week of May 15th – so that the goods can be donated to local charities.   Look for this banner hanging on moving/storage

This May a composting pilot program will go into effect in selected dorms. There has been increased interest in composting among students in recent years.  Dining halls all have post-consumer compost and are in the process of getting all the dining halls to have pre-consumer composting as well.  In the last year, Dining shifting all

BILL MCKIBBEN: OUTSIDE THE COMFORT ZONE Bill McKibben will join the Williams Community for an Earth Week talk, “Outside the Comfort Zone:  Working for Change on an Overheated Planet.” McKibben is an author and environmentalist.  His 1989 book The End of Nature is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change. He is a founder

Our recycler is now accepting pizza boxes! Just remember to Dump It Flatten It  Stack It   Dump it – To get the crust, cheese, waxy paper, and the plastic pizza saver out – mostly to make sure critters don’t come in Flatten it – To make it easier on the Campus Recycling Team who will have

Seafood at Williams survey How does the food we eat affect the environment and communities around us? For my independent study project this semester I have been learning about how we might bring more local, sustainable seafood to our dining halls in order both to heal our marine environments and support local communities. In order