Sustainable Thought & Practice Matter
by Pat Babbitt ’14 Skidmore Student Composting recently teamed up with the College’s Dining Services to offer roughly a dozen community members instruction in food preparation involving safety, skills, and food waste reduction. Composed of mainly students, the group prepared Continue reading Skidmore compost expands reach on campus
In early October, Ela Lepkowska-White, professor in the Management and Business Department, Rachel Willis, Sustainability Fellow, and Levi Rogers, Sustainability Fellow, visited Nashville, Tennessee for this year’s Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) annual conference. This Continue reading Skidmore College presents at national sustainability conference
This September Saratoga Springs and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center were hosts of Farm Aid 2013. Farm Aid is a non-profit organization whose mission is “to keep family farmers on their land.” One of the ways Farm Aid supports this Continue reading Skidmore helps kick off Farm Aid 2013
Waste and recycling is a topic that concerns many people on the Skidmore College campus. Thanks to a partnership between Facilities Services, the Sustainable Skidmore Office, and Skidmore’s waste hauler Casella Waste Systems, Skidmore transitioned to zero-sort recycling earlier this Continue reading New Zero-Sort recycling program improves college recycling rate
Residential Composting Student Manager Location: Skidmore College Term: 2013-14 Academic Year Pay: $8.50/hour, 3-4 hours/week Description: There are 2 compost manager positions available, and each will be 3-4 hours per week, based at Skidmore College. Primary responsibilities of the Compost Continue reading 2013-2014 Academic Year Job Opportunity: Residential Composting Student Manager