CC Environmental Club Presents: Food, Inc.

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This Monday February 22nd at 7pm in the Alumni Auditorium the Environmental Club will be hosting another movie as a part of the movie series. We will be showing Food, Inc. a movie that really exposes the food industry, the FDA and the USDA. Prior to the showing we will have a guest speaker Ted DiGrande from dining services and he will be available to answer any questions or concerns students, faculty and staff may have about the dining hall. After the movie we will be raffling off some sweet prizes such as klean kanteens, solar powered flashlight and speakers (thanks to James DeRosia, owner of Battery Street Jeans) and a whole lot more. Come join in on the conversation. Check out the event here.



-Justine Riegel

Students Care About Going Green

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History was recently made by a group of students at Champlain. Environmental Club members: Lauren Swanson, Mike Mullins, Justine Riegel, Andrew Nordstrom, Thomson Nguyen, Jillian DelVecchio and Ryan Phillips presented at the last Faculty Senate meeting and challenged the professors to "Green" up and incorporate sustainability into their curriculum. This was the first time students have presented to the faculty during a Senate meeting.

These students were not asking their professors to completely revamp their curriculum, but urging them to think about sustainability and incorporating into their assignments. Some of the ideas were simple changes such as utilizing the online web tool Angel more frequently instead of printing all assignments and using less paper in general. Creating some classes geared towards sustainability such as; an environmental law class, an outdoor education class, or a class geared toward environmentally friendly business practices. One idea was to bring in speakers in various green jobs in each major and elaborate on the green jobs that are available in each major. Another suggestion was to utilize e-books more often or check the new editions of books to make sure it is truly beneficial to the students to buy a new edition.

Hopefully this presentation made an impact on the faculty. Students do care about the impact their learning has on the environment and want to make a change.

-Justine Riegel






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Clothing Swap...Clean Out Your Closets!

Two student clubs -- the Environmental Club and STAND -- are co-sponsoring a clothing swap on Thursday, December 10th from 2-8pm in the Fireside Lounge in the SLC. There will be a collection bin outside of the SGA offices starting on Monday for anyone to drop off clothes/shoes/etc. (in decent shape, please). The swap will be open to all in the Champlain College community to come by and find something that suits you. Any remaining items will be donated to the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program.

This is a perfect opportunity to rid yourself of some unwanted stuff, find something new for yourself (or for holiday gifts!) and make a donation to a great location organization at the same time.

Questions can be directed to Justine Riegel justine.riegel@mymail.champlain.edu

A talk with the filmmaker: Jazzman's Cafe Mug incentive

Hello everyone,

Welcome to the first post in a series of posts where we feature a video made my Champlain College students. There will also be some comments from one (or more) of the people who made the video to add some more info. This week, we are featuring a short video on Jazzman's Cafe mug incentive program. The programs allows people to buy reusable mugs then be able to refill the mugs for much cheaper.
I had the chance to catch up Ryan Penk, one of the creators of the video. The video was the mid-term project for the Contemporary Media Issues class. Ryan was telling me that the program wasn't very well advertised so he was able to learn about the program while making the video. The importance of creating programs that reduce Champlain Colleges carbon footprint isn't lost on Ryan. He mentioned to me "since sustainability is such an important thing to work towards, we should continue to make new programs and advertise them as best we can." I don't think I could have said it better myself. Since Ryan isn't in a video related major, he didn't realize all of the effort that goes into making a video. All of these are valuable lessons.

Have a good weekend,
Scott Miley

Happy Earth Day

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Wondering what you can do for Earth Day? Here are 10 Easy Things You Can Do.

On a beautiful day like this, you could check out the Earth Day Book Display at the MIC too!

Happy Earth Day!

E-Waste Recycling Event: April 18

Recycle your old, broken, and obsolete electronics for FREE on April 18 at the 3rd Annual Small Dog Electronics eWaste Recycling Event.

WHEN: Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 9:00am - 1:00pm.

WHERE: S. Burlington High School (main lot) on 550 Dorset Street, S. Burlington, VT 05403.

WHAT: All computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, cell phones, stereo equipment, digital phones, VCRs, televisions, old cables, connectors, adapters. We will collect everything electronic except for household appliances. Click here to see the full list of unacceptable materials.

If you have questions, call 800-511-MACS (6227)

Way to Go, May 4-8

The Way To Go! Commuter Challenge is an annual program encouraging the use of cheaper, healthier, and more earth friendly transportation alternatives... Walk, Bike, Take the Bus, Carpool, or Telecommute.

Last year Champlain College won this challenge in the ‘large employer’ category. Now can anyone say, “DYNASTY!”

Sustain Champlain is also using this opportunity to attempt a second Car Free Campus
Thursday, May 7th.
It is our hope to close down all of the core campus parking lots in the on that day.

All it takes for you to participate is to:
1. Sign up atthe Way to Go websitemake sure you say you work at Champlain College.

2. Plan to Leave your car at home at least one day the week of May 4th – 8th

3. Feel good about green house gases saved from the atmosphere

You can use the following resources to help you plan your commute:
Take the Bus: it’s free on CCTA with a Champlain ID. For schedules and route maps go to: www.cctaride.org
Bike/Walk sign up for the Bike/Walk rewards program at CATMA.
Carpool find a ride using the State of Vermont’s new web based ride share board
or call 1-800-685-RIDE (7433)

More information on how to make carpooling or public transportation work for you will be available at tabling events at the Tax Relief Breakfast next Wednesday, April’s Staff Council meeting, and outside IDX cafeteria during lunch Tuesday, April 21st and Thursday, April 23rd.