What's New...
Green Your Computer, Enter to Win!
CUIT will staff a "Greening Station" in the Carman Lounge during
Orientation Week to help students save energy by giving assistance with
the power management settings. You can also receive help greening your
computer at the CUIT Client Service Center at 102 Philosophy Hall.
Let a professional set your computer to be more environmentally
friendly and be entered into a raffle for a $50 gift certificate to
the local restaurant Community Food & Juice!
Welcome back!
It's that time of year again when we pack the bags, kiss our loved ones
goodbye and head to Columbia's campus. There are many things we need to
remember and we here at Environmental Stewardship want to guarantee
your move-in is as environmentally friendly as possible.
Welcome to Green Columbia.
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Community Garden at Columbia!
Take a stroll across the upper plaza of the Morningside Campus near Pupin and Uris Halls, and you’ll find what could well be called Columbia’s field of dreams.
It’s the Community Garden , two plots occupying about 1000 square feet, burgeoning with herbs, vegetables, berry bushes, flowers and the enthusiasm of student gardeners.
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Give & Go Green@CUMC
Hannah Lee, SEAS '09, has been named a Udall Scholar and a recipient of a Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship. Lee's $5,000 award recognizes her deep and sustained commitment to the environment that has been apparent throughout her three years at Columbia University.
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New Broad-Range Environmental Committee
The newly formed Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee convened
for the first time on April 11, with a welcome from Senior Executive
Vice President Robert Kasdin.
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Give + Go Green
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Moving Out?
Donate Your Stuff!
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Simply bring your unwanted items to a drop-off location instead of throwing
them in the trash.
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Cool Columbia, a programmatic partnership between
Columbia University and the Sierra Club to create
a culture of energy conservation and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions at the University if you
live in a University apartment.
Recycling information on campus:
Residence Hall Composting another Environmental First for Columbia
Composting in Columbia University’s Morningside residence halls?
Initial reactions might range from disgusted “eews” to disbelief.
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Sustainable Seafood
Lemon basil basa, miso-glazed cod or linguini in red clam sauce …
just a small sampling of the John Jay Dining Hall seafood menu entries
as remarkable for why they’re there as what’s there.
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Light bulb Recycling and Mercury Fact Sheet
