Right after receiving a $500,000 grant from HSBC in the Community (USA) Inc. Foundation for our environmental studies program, Ithaca College has received more kudos: IC was awarded two national sustainability awards from the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE.)

Ithaca College’s sustainable efforts have been awarded with an institutional award, while Sarah...

1. Make Someone Else’s Garbage Your Treasure

Take advantage of Ithaca’s annual Take It or Leave It program. The Resource and Environmental Society (REMP) and the Ithaca College Environmental Society (ICES) place collection bins in all residence halls where residents can deposit usable stuff they no longer want. Some things include: room ...

Bottled water has long been a point of contention between environmentalists and those who prize convenience and efficiency. Last year Marian Brown, special assistant to the provost and VPAA at Ithaca College, facilitated a project for Ithaca College’s Resource and Environmental Management Program that compared bottled water to tap water.

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The Ithaca College Natural Lands Committee (ICNL) received the fifth annual Richard B. Fischer Environmental Conservation Recognition Award from the Town of Ithaca. The award was presented at a tree planting ceremony near the South Hill Recreation Way.

The award recognizes the ICNL Committee’s work in using undeveloped properties as...

I have always been infatuated with building things. My interest in building began with Legos at a young age, progressed into building large, modular skateboard ramps with my father, and eventually turned into summer jobs as a carpenter. So when I started looking at colleges, I thought about a future career in the construction industry and what programs would best suit it:...