Category: Events

  • Recap: 2024 Teach In on Sustainability

    By Jen Lamy, Associate Director of Sustainability Last week, Emerson College hosted its second annual Teach In On Sustainability. Over three days, students, faculty, staff, and guests came together to discuss Emerson’s role in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.   This year’s theme was sustainability jobs and careers. What kinds of jobs might Emerson…

  • Join the Race to Zero Waste!

    By Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy Each year, Emerson competes in the Campus Race to Zero Waste (CR2ZW), a friendly competition between colleges and universities to identify the leading institutions in waste diversion. For eight weeks from January to March, Emerson and other colleges will be submitting waste data including weekly recycling, compost, and trash weights.…

  • Calling all Volunteers and Free Food Lovers: Sign Up for Waste Signage Focus Groups!

    By: Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy  Waste signage around campus is crucial to improving sorting of different types of waste. You can find this signage all around campus by compost, recycle, and trash bins explaining what items go in each bin. We recognize that these signs can be confusing! Sometimes they don’t include a picture of…

  • Clean Out Your Office Day: 2023 Recap

    By Sustainability Coordinator Jacqui Moy On October 18th, as part of Campus Sustainability Month, Emerson Sustainability and the Emerson Archives and Special Collections team collaborated to hold the fall  Clean Out Your Office Day (COYO for short)! This is a biannual event held each semester where members of the Emerson community can drop off unwanted…

  • Coming up: Fall, 2023 Clean Out Your Office (COYO) day

    Calling all faculty and staff! Are you looking for a festive way to celebrate Campus Sustainability Month this October? Do you have some old office supplies you’re not using anymore? Or are you looking for the perfect stapler for your desk?  Join sustainability staff on Wednesday, October 18, for our fall Clean Out Your Office…

  • Vegan catering suggestions near campus

    Interested in pursuing Emerson’s Green Event Certification? Just want to provide delicious plant-based food for your gathering? We’re here to help! Along with the many vegan options offered by Bon Appétit for campus delivery, many local eateries offer great plant-based food options for any size or style of event. Check out the guide below for…

  • October is Campus Sustainability Month

    Happy fall! October is Campus Sustainability Month. Check out the list below for a rundown of all the opportunities we’ll have for you throughout the month related to sustainability. Be sure to sign up for Project Green Challenge before it starts on October 1! There will be prizes every day. Oct. 1 – 31 (Sign…

  • Weigh the Waste — April, 2023

    By Eco Ambassador Katie Koenig The final Weigh the Waste event of the year took place on April 26, Stop Food Waste Day. Eco Ambassadors ran the usual routine—tables out upstairs and downstairs with labeled, plastic tubs for weighing waste during the dining period—one last time before the end of the school year. This time,…

  • Griff Gives, 2023: Sustainable Move-Out

    Time flies and the semester is almost over! As you begin wrapping up another year at Emerson, consider actions to reduce your waste as much as possible. Today, Campus Services, with the help of our four student Eco Ambassadors, is launching a reimagined sustainable move-out program called Griff Gives. From this afternoon until noon on…

  • Recap: Teach-In on Sustainability

    By Student Sustainability Analyst Marine Savoure From March 27 to 30, Emerson College conducted its first ever Teach-In on Sustainability. With 13 events and almost 40 guest speakers, the Teach-In was a celebration of the incredible interdisciplinary nature of sustainable initiatives and a reminder of the urgent need to champion sustainability across all fields.  In…