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History of Boston’s Green Spaces 2: Franklin Park
By Katie Koenig Franklin Park is another major green space in Boston, although perhaps less traveled by on-campus residents than the Common and the Esplanade. Where the Boston Common marks one end of the Emerald Necklace, a chain of parks across Boston designed to be traversed without ever leaving the green spaces, Franklin Park finishes…
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History of Boston’s Green Spaces 1: The Esplanade
By Katie Koenig Large trees, reaching branches, the wind whistling over the Charles River, even the cars bustling across the park—I’m not the only person to love taking walks down the Esplanade. It’s a gorgeous space even in winter when the water freezes over and trees carry snow like they’re grocery bags after a shopping…
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Introducing Nejem Raheem
By Katie Koenig Nejem Raheem is a faculty member in Marketing Communication at Emerson, and in 2024, he won Emerson’s Sustainability Advancement Award! I asked him what he was most proud of concerning environmental justice, and he said it was the range of his work. He detailed a few of the projects he’s been involved…
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Day in the Life 4: My Research on Carbon Offset Projects
By: Katie Koenig I’ve been working for the past couple semesters on a large research project to provide data on other universities’ carbon offsetting strategies to guide Emerson’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality. I’ve mentioned this in prior posts, but I’ve officially reached the final stage of this project, no longer researching but rather summating…
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Interviews at Emerson 5: Lauren Sadowski
By Katie Koenig Introducing Lauren Sadowski Lauren Sadowski is an affiliated faculty member at Emerson in the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies. Her classes focus on ecology and conservation from an interdisciplinary perspective. She works to engage her students in her classroom, both indoors and outdoors. She herself is a social scientist,…
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Interviews at Emerson 4: Nancy Howell
By Katie Koenig Introducing Nancy Howell Nancy Howell is the Senior Marketing Content Strategist at Emerson, and has worked here for sixteen years. She’s an Emerson alum from 2003, too. She also got involved with sustainability efforts on campus around a decade ago, when she joined the Sustainability Committee. President Jackie Liebergott formed the Committee…
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Interviews at Emerson 3: Homa Sarabi
By Katie Koenig Introducing Homa Sarabi Homa Sarabi is the Director of Production Safety and Sustainability on campus. Although I spoke with her for less time than I did with other staff and faculty members, just like everyone in this series, she still had plenty to say. Work with Emerson Homa has had the opportunity…
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Interviews at Emerson 2: Amy Rinaldo
By Katie Koenig Introducing Amy Rinaldo Amy Rinaldo is the Associate Director of English Language Learning (ELL) in International Student Affairs at Emerson. She supports English language skills and skill development for multilingual students, especially for multilingual international students. Even if they aren’t international students, Amy works to provide support for those that may struggle…
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Interviews at Emerson: Michael Tucker
By Katie Koenig Nowadays, we toss the word ‘sustainability’ around a lot without defining exactly what we’re talking about. It’s an incredibly broad term, which I suppose is one of the reasons we use it so often. Still, it can be hard to figure out what sustainability is and how to practice it on a…
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Day in the Life 3: What Are LEED Certifications?
Emerson is LEED certified—yay! Wonderful! We love accreditations! …But what does that actually mean? The U.S. Green Building Council can certify any building with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. It’s a “globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement,” ensuring that the building is cost-saving, energy efficient, and offers additional environmental benefits. There are…
