We work to integrate sustainability into Western's culture, academics and student life while utilizing student energies for realization of sustainability initiatives.
We provide a liaison to sustainability initiatives on campuses regionally and nationally, and build connections between Western and the greater Bellingham community.
Our goals for Western include the following:
To develop a unified set of sustainability metrics and indicators with the purpose of building awareness and understanding on campus.
To conduct a baseline assessment of present efforts at Western.
To create a vision and strategic plan that outlines steps needed for Western to lead in sustainable practices using our natural, financial and human resources.
To advise on effective step-by-step implementation so our respective academic programs and operations can become leaders by example through their efforts.
What is Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference 2019 you ask? It is the best gathering of NW higher-ed sustainability leaders that you do not want to miss!
Sustainable Connections has a new guide to help you decipher how long your food lasts so you can make it last longer! Food waste is a huge issue in the US and you can help it in your own homes!
The city of Portland has recently installed a cutting-edge system of in-pipe hydroelectric turbines to generate electricity in one of the simplest ways to generate renewable energy.
Please join the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force and Whatcom Community College this Saturday for the 2019 Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Human Rights Conference from 9am to 4pm at Whatcom College. This Conference provides a space for the community to come together and renew our commitment to the ideals that Dr. King held dear, and believed deeply that this country could attain only by working together and acknowledging our shared history: ideals of equity, freedom, and self-determination.
A new SEJF project needs YOUR help! The SEJF project, Smart Water, is looking for additional team members to help with the organization and administration of a ‘Shower Challenge’ in the, WWU Fairhaven Complex to help address water waste using cutting-edge vertically integrated water management technology. If you are interested, please contact the project coordinator at safprojects2@wwu.edu
Registration for Western Intersectional Lobby Day (WILD) is open! Advocate for your future, face to face with your legislators! Registration will only be available until Janurary 22nd, so don't delay!
Our office is moving! Come check us out at High Street Hall 25
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