What Students Can Do

What You Can Do

Check out these green tips and our Green Living program to help create sustainable habits! Also, check out some of these great resources:

• Green Bikes program
• Transportation and ridesharing
• Community garden
• Recycling guidelines
• Residence hall sustainability monitoring

Annual Events

The Office of Sustainability hosts several key events annually.  We are always looking for passionate and talented students to join Colgate's sustainability effort.  Here are a few events you don't want to miss:

The Green Summit

Colgate's longest running annual event that takes place each October.  The Summit is a collaborative think tank that brings the Colgate community together to exchange ideas and plans of action for making our campus more sustainable.

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RecycleMania

RecycleMania is an annual recycling competition involving hundreds of colleges and universities. During eight weeks each spring (Feb-Mar), Colgate joins the effort to reduce waste, increase recycling and raise awareness of conservation issues across campus.  

Since joining RecycleMania in 2010, Colgate's recycling rate has improved from 16 percent (2010) to 22 percent (2013) while our overall waste per student has decreased from 11 lbs per week per student (2010) to 9.5 lbs per week per student (2013).

Click here to learn more about RecycleMania and Colgate's recycling and waste management program.  Be sure to do your part to reduce waste and recycle!

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Campus Conservation Nationals

Each February, Colgate students in first- and second-year dorms compete to see who can reduce the most energy and water use. The competition lasts three weeks and the results are recorded in real-time using Colgate's Building Dashboard.  We also take it a step further and compete with several peer institutions including Hamilton, Hobart and William Smith, Skidmore, St. Lawrence, and Union.  Be sure to get involved and do your part to conserve energy and water!

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13 Days of Green

Each April, student leaders come together to plan a series of sustainability programs that raise awareness and change behavior. Past programs included guest speakers, trash-fashion shows, documentaries, panel discussions, award ceremonies, tree plantings, and many others. Have any ideas for next year's 13 Days of Green? Let us know!

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Interested in planning your own event? Make the events you host green events! Get guidelines and tips for eliminating bottled water, and minimizing waste at your events. READ MORE

Contact Us

For general inquiries please e-mail:
sustainability@colgate.edu

For more specific information please contact our staff.

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Internships

The office of sustainability offers several internship positions each year. In the past they have included internship for Green Raiders, composting, Green Bikes, the Community Garden, food and dining, and communication. Check availability or apply for these positions on the portal.