Office of Sustainability

Enhancing Educational Experiences within the Office of the Dean of the College

Halloween Costume Exchange

The Office of Sustainability put on a Halloween costume exchange for students on Oct. 27 and 28 in Hybl Community Center. Despite the snow, many students came and swapped their costumes! “We left the first day with about one-third of all items that circulated, and the second day with only one box – meaning almost everything was taken! Many people were wondering if this is an event that will continue into different seasonal holidays or even make the Halloween pop-up an annual tradition for OOS, and I really hope it becomes one,” says Meredith Kuster ’23, an Office of Sustainability intern. The event was a collective effort by the Office of Sustainability’s waste and CC Exchange teams to find creative ways to educate the student body on how to reduce waste during Halloween.

EcoFund

Are you a CC student interested in implementing campus sustainability projects?

If so, EcoFund is for you! EcoFund is an initiative available to current CC students who are interested in projects, events, or research about sustainability. The goal of EcoFund is to foster the design and implementation of campus sustainability initiatives through funding student projects. Students are encouraged to apply if they have an idea that aligns with one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and is aligned with our campus sustainability initiatives. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the academic year and are maintained through the Office of Sustainability. The student is responsible for implementing and advocating for their project and may be awarded up to $1,000 per project.

SOP Central Plant & Tunnel Tour

In partnership with the Central Plant, the Office of Sustainability presents CC’s Central Pant Tour with Supervisor Justin Porter. This tour is part of the Sense of Place Program designed for CC community members including students, staff, and faculty to foster a more profound sense of geography and create a resilient and conscious community. The tour will cover CC’s energy infrastructure and give participants a chance to see how the temperature of campus buildings is regulated through boilers, chillers, and tunnels. The tour is about 90 minutes and has an exciting new addition this year that allows participants to see the tunnels underneath CC’s campus.This session will take place on Dec. 7 at 1-2:30 p.m. sign up on Summit by December 5th. If you have any accessibility requests please reach out to jporter@coloradocollege.edu.

Welcome to the Office of Sustainability!

The Office of Sustainability is super excited to announce that our full team is on board for Block 3. Last block, the office had its annual meet and greet. We look forward to the future projects that each team will undertake this academic year!

Emissions Survey

The Emissions team at the Office of Sustainability has created an emissions survey for the 2022-23 academic year.

Staff & Faculty Commuter Survey: If you are a CC faculty or staff member, please consider filling in the Staff and Faculty Commuter Survey. The survey is designed to gather data regarding staff and faculty commute emissions. The data will be used to examine alternative modes of transportation that the community uses, and the emissions will be calculated for CC’s annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory Technical Report.

Student Travel Survey: CC students are encouraged to fill out The student travel survey, which is designed to gather data regarding student commute emissions.

COP27

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, will be the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, which will be held from Nov. 6 to 18, 2022, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Sarah Hautzinger, professor and associate chair of the Anthropology Department, will attend the conference this year.

Join Clubs at CC!

If you are someone who is interested in joining environmental and sustainability-focused clubs and organizations, here are some options available on campus:

Sunrise Colorado Springs

Sunrise is a youth-led climate organization that engages with the campus community by organizing protests and events surrounding relevant issues such as the Line 3 Pipeline, hosting educational workshops about environmental policies and transitioning banks, and putting together the blockly newsletters.

To read more, check out their policy blog that details certain climate legislation currently in session. CC students who are interested to receive their blockly newsletters can email sunrisecolosprings@gmail.com!

CC Farm Club

The CC Farm Club is creating a space and community where all members have access to growing food, regardless of previous experience or knowledge. As a collective, the CC Farm club hopes to learn more about what growing food means for this region of the United States, giving care to native species and soil health. The CC Farm is located along Monument Creek just north of Uintah, behind Stewart House.

Want to learn more about them? The club has drop-in hours between 1-3 p.m.on Sundays (Sunshine Sundays) or just email ccfarm@coloradocollege.edu to join their blockly email list.

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