by sustain | Aug 5, 2014 | Athletics, Challenge, Game Day Challenge, Green Jobs, Internships, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, Volunteer
Boston Mountain Solid Waste District Collegiate Recycling Internship-Fall Semester Scope: The Boston Mountain Solid Waste District is currently accepting applications for their 2014/15 Collegiate Internship program. The Boston Mountain Solid Waste District is the...
by | Jul 16, 2014 | Office for Sustainability, RSO, Student Leaders
The Student Sustainability Council (SSC) is an RSO meant to give students a voice in sustainability on campus by providing a forum, developing projects, and making recommendations. Going into the 2014-2015 school year, the SSC currently lacks leadership, and we need...
by sustain | May 8, 2014 | Office for Sustainability, Recycle, RecycleMania, Residence Halls, RSO, Waste
The University of Arkansas recently placed fourth in the Southeastern Conference division of RecycleMania with an 18.71% diversion rate. During the competition, the University of Arkansas mitigated 604 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, which is equivalent to...
by sustain | May 1, 2014 | Competitions & Programs, Events, Green Living, Housing, Office for Sustainability, Recycle, Volunteer, Waste
Chartwells, the campus dining service provider and the University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability recently wrapped up Project Clean Plate, a two week long event to educate students on the U of A campus about ways to reduce food waste. The project reduced at...
by sustain | May 1, 2014 | Earth Day, Events, Office for Sustainability, OFS Events
The Office for Sustainability at the University of Arkansas held its third annual Earth Day Vendor Fair on Tuesday, April 22. The fair was well-attended by community and campus organizations and businesses who all share a common interest in sustainability....
by sustain | Apr 21, 2014 | Climate, Energy, Greenhouse Gasses, Office for Sustainability
It has been front-page news in Arkansas that University of Arkansas has reached an all-time high in student enrollment. Along with that, the number of faculty and staff members has increased as well. What effect does that increased concentration of people have on the...
