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Colgate student Mary Milodrgovich,
who led the Green Summit.
who led the Green Summit.
Colgate Green Summit
Outcomes Benefit Campus and
Hamilton Community
Outcomes Benefit Campus and
Hamilton Community
"Think globally. Act locally." was more than catchy bumper
sticker slogan during the annual Green Summit held at Colgate
last week. It was the purpose of this gathering of students,
faculty, staff and members of the Hamilton community.
The more than 100 participants at the meeting created
numerous small-scale initiatives that could benefit the
environment. These projects would focus on the Colgate campus
and in the larger Hamilton community.
Closing the three-hour-long summit, student organizer Mary
Milodrogovich said the ideas generated last Friday are "all
feasible, possible and will make an impact on campus and in the
community."
Those attending the summit worked in small groups to
brainstorm ideas then create action plans to implement a project
before April 22, Earth Day. The groups were up to the
challenge, creating small-scale, low/no-cost projects that could
help the environment.
Among the projects to come out of brainstorming on a variety
of topics were:
-- CO2 sequestration by planting trees on campus and in the
community;
-- Work with businesses and organizations both on and
off-campus to reduce the use of Styrofoam, especially cups;
-- Ask the on-campus convenience store to create a system by
which students can request a bag instead of one automatically
being used;
-- Creation of an Internet website that would encourage saving
energy and reducing pollution by shopping locally, especially for
locally-grown food;
-- Continue to expand and encourage the use of Colgate's
Green Bike program and riding the Colgate Cruiser;
-- Reducing the sale and consumption of bottled water;
-- Increasing recycling on campus, especially in dining facilities;
-- Create a directory of fair trade items for purchase.
All of the projects created at the summit were required to be of
no cost. However, exceptional projects could be supported or
expanded by funding from the university's Environmental Council.
Posted 2008.2.17
sticker slogan during the annual Green Summit held at Colgate
last week. It was the purpose of this gathering of students,
faculty, staff and members of the Hamilton community.
The more than 100 participants at the meeting created
numerous small-scale initiatives that could benefit the
environment. These projects would focus on the Colgate campus
and in the larger Hamilton community.
Closing the three-hour-long summit, student organizer Mary
Milodrogovich said the ideas generated last Friday are "all
feasible, possible and will make an impact on campus and in the
community."
Those attending the summit worked in small groups to
brainstorm ideas then create action plans to implement a project
before April 22, Earth Day. The groups were up to the
challenge, creating small-scale, low/no-cost projects that could
help the environment.
Among the projects to come out of brainstorming on a variety
of topics were:
-- CO2 sequestration by planting trees on campus and in the
community;
-- Work with businesses and organizations both on and
off-campus to reduce the use of Styrofoam, especially cups;
-- Ask the on-campus convenience store to create a system by
which students can request a bag instead of one automatically
being used;
-- Creation of an Internet website that would encourage saving
energy and reducing pollution by shopping locally, especially for
locally-grown food;
-- Continue to expand and encourage the use of Colgate's
Green Bike program and riding the Colgate Cruiser;
-- Reducing the sale and consumption of bottled water;
-- Increasing recycling on campus, especially in dining facilities;
-- Create a directory of fair trade items for purchase.
All of the projects created at the summit were required to be of
no cost. However, exceptional projects could be supported or
expanded by funding from the university's Environmental Council.
Posted 2008.2.17
Ian Helfant (left), professor of
Russian and chairman of Colgate's
Environmental Council and Jim Bona
(center), Colgate staffer and
member of the Hamilton Board of
Trustees, participated in a sketch
about recycling.
Russian and chairman of Colgate's
Environmental Council and Jim Bona
(center), Colgate staffer and
member of the Hamilton Board of
Trustees, participated in a sketch
about recycling.
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