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Sustainability department urges students to respond to dining surveys Campus

Sustainability department urges students to respond to dining surveys

March 2nd, 202161 USD’s sustainability department has partnered with the Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN) to begin campaigning to reduce plastic use on campus. Campaign organizer Codylee Riedmann said the department is currently working to reduce waste created by USD dining services. USD’s contract with Aramark expires in May 2022, and the...
USD takes steps toward sustainability with PLAN Campus

USD takes steps toward sustainability with PLAN

February 15th, 202144  The Post Action Landfill Network (PLAN) helps college students across the country by providing resources, educational courses and leadership training. USD students have access to all of these trainings at the website postlandfill.org by using a USD e-mail. “PLAN empowers our generation to be changemakers. We really put our...
Green Initiative Fund moved from SGA to USD Sustainability Committee Campus

Green Initiative Fund moved from SGA to USD Sustainability Committee

November 16th, 202040 The Student Government Association voted this past October to move the jurisdiction of the Green Initiative Fund (GIF) from SGA to the USD Sustainability Committee. The GIF gives students at USD funds provided by the general activity fund (GAF) to pursue projects on campus that make USD a more sustainable and environmentally friendly...
USD graduate student examines sustainability practices on campus Campus

USD graduate student examines sustainability practices on campus

November 8th, 202075 A few months after finishing her undergraduate degree at Oberlin College, Anna Moore came to USD this past spring to be a sustainability coordinator and do research as a graduate student. One of Moore’s research projects included conducting a Zero Waste Assessment (ZWA) of the university’s waste management program over the...
USD students work to build a culture of resourcefulness on campus Campus

USD students work to build a culture of resourcefulness on campus

October 31st, 202039 For years USD has not had many consistent recycling acts set in place. However, two sustainability students are planning to change that for good. Caitlin Reimers, a junior sustainability major and campus recycling coordinator, and Anna Moore, a graduate student, have been working together to plan a campus initiative for...
Graduate student holds community composting survey Campus

Graduate student holds community composting survey

October 24th, 202022 USD is home to over 2,000 graduate students — many of them with big goals for post graduation. One specific graduate student, Jacinda Maassen, has intentions on making the Vermillion community a healthier environment. Jacinda Maassen completed her Masters degree for Sustainability Development in Sweden and is currently working on...
UNA hosts UN Day, aims for sustainability education Campus

UNA hosts UN Day, aims for sustainability education

October 20th, 202076 A relatively new club on campus, the United Nations Association of USD, is hosting its second “UN Day” event to promote sustainability and raise awareness of the club. The event will showcase student-led sustainability projects and include presentations about recycling on campus from Anna Moore and Caitlin Reimers, an online...
Environmental Law Society promotes sustainability Campus

Environmental Law Society promotes sustainability

October 9th, 202067 Law students at USD can get involved in sustainability projects through the Environmental Law Society (ELS), which seeks to raise awareness of environmental issues while also pointing them to environmental law as a potential career track. Berkley Fierro, ELS president, has been involved with the group for three years. Fierro said the...
Environmental Club and Sustainability Department see growth, aim for more involvement Campus

Environmental Club and Sustainability Department see growth, aim for more involvement

September 18th, 202035 A year after changing its name, the USD Environmental Club hopes to make sustainability inclusive and possible for all college students. Holly Black, president of the Environmental Club, said the organization was formerly known as SUST, or Students Understanding Sustainable Tactics, Club before it changed its name in the fall of...
Campus Dining adapts to COVID-19 Campus

Campus Dining adapts to COVID-19

September 12th, 202030 In order to stay proactive and limit the spread of COVID-19, Aramark has implemented changes in residential dining to protect staff and dining guests.  In previous years, residential dining meals were expected to be eaten in the Muenster University Center, now due to seating limitations all food items in residential dining are...
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