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2022 Alumni Sustainability Affinity Group Pledge
The Hope College Alumni Sustainability Affinity Group challenges you to commit to one of our three sustainability pledges this November. This pledge challenge is open to all alumni, staff/faculty, and current students and we will announce the group with the most pledges at the end of November. How will you go green with the orange …
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Money for your summer environmental internship
Are you considering pursuing an internship addressing environmental advocacy and/or education with a non-profit organization for the 2023 summer? If so, Hope College is offering a new funding source to support your low or non-paid role: the Environmental Internship Fund. This new fund will provide up to $4,000 to support a full-time summer internship addressing …
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Lakeshore Cleanup Events – Fall 2022
Join Hope Advocates for Sustainability at one of our fall cleanup events as we put Creation Care into action. We will be hosting cleanups at Kollen Park and Holland State Park in October. Additional details can be found at this link, and you must RSVP in advance. Registrations close a couple of days prior to …
MiSustainable Holland: Hope College students take action for sustainability
Natalie Hammer and Ellie Jankowski Hope Advocates for Sustainability https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/columns/2022/09/19/misustainable-holland-hope-students-take-action-for-sustainability/69498379007/ HOLLAND — Hope College’s commitment to sustainability is evident through the work of the Hope Advocates for Sustainability, a team of student interns who were in action before fall-semester classes even began at the end of August. Hope Advocates for Sustainability, known to students as …
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Plastic Drive – Calling All Plastics!
Kara Brems | brems@hope.edu | Dance Dearest Hope Faculty and Staff, Do you have plastic trash at home that you don’t know what to do with? Plastic pieces that are not recyclable, but which you hate to throw away, knowing they will make their way into a landfill? We have a solution! We are hoping you can …
Hope College Alumni Sustainability Affinity Group
We are very pleased and excited to announce the creation of the Hope College Alumni Sustainability Affinity Group (HC-ASAG). Under the direction of its officers and Board of Directors, the HC-ASAG aims to channel the dedication and resources of its alumni to enhance the focus on Creation Care within the mission of Hope College. Group …
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Dr. Christians and Dr. McMullen summer research – Green Fund and Campus Carbon Footprint
Photos from summer research with Dr. Christians and Dr. McMullen. Mark Krudy’s work focused on researching best practices for establishing a campus green fund. Gracie Hill and Bella Tafarello focused on analyzing the HVAC system in Hope’s Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. Their analysis is helping the Hope Physical Plant better understand the …
Dr. Philben’s summer research – Mechanisms of natural carbon sequestration in peat bogs
Photos from Dr. Philben’s summer research team! Their team is studying how the release of nutrients from organic matter will increase with warming due to climate change. This will determine if the bog will be able to sequester additional carbon due to faster plant growth. #sustainablehope
Food Service Industry Protein Sustainability Scorecard
“Our food system has major impacts on the environment. Agriculture occupies half of all ice-free land on Earth, and the global food system is responsible for 20%-37% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Animal products have a much larger environmental footprint than plant-based foods, using more resources and causing more greenhouse gas emissions… A shift toward plant-based foods …
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