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Students at Pomona College are incredibly active in
on-campus environmental issues. From caring for “The Farm,”
a 2-acre on-campus organic garden, to completing a
campus-wide audit of carbon emissions, to advocating for
more local and organic produce in the campus dining halls,
students are very enthusiastic about making the college more
sustainable in its operations and in making the whole
college community more aware of sustainability issues.
There are also many opportunities for students to get
involved in sustainability-centered curricular work and
research, in a wide variety of fields. Check out the
Environmental Analysis Program website (http://ea.pomona.edu) for
more information on the college’s interdisciplinary
environmental studies and environmental science courses and
opportunities. Students focusing in or interested in
economics, political studies, biology, psychology,
philosophy, history, art, and many more subjects all have
opportunities to explore the world of sustainability in
their coursework.
Student Projects
Whether through the
Environmental Quality Committee,
other student environmental groups, for a class, or simply
because of a passion for improving the environmental impact
of Pomona College, students at the College are incredibly
involved in on-campus sustainability matters. Here’s a short
list of some of the projects students have worked on.
- Bringing speakers and events to campus (Sustainable
Solutions caravan, David Orr, Penny Newman, etc.)
- Implementation of a program to lend students free compact
fluorescent lightbulbs for use in their rooms
- Increasing the use of organic, locally produced, and
natural foods in the dining halls, working towards a
farm-to-school program
- Working with Grounds to increase the use of native and
drought-resistant plans in landscaping
- New recycling and trash cans around campus
- Increasing awareness of recycling and what can be recycled
on campus
- Institution of the Green Bikes program, lending students
bikes to use on a semester basis
- Green Bikes’ Cycles for Success campaign, providing bikes
and biking equipment to local low-income school children
- Waste awareness campaign in the dining halls
- Instituting double-sided printing in the computer labs
- Encouraging recycling in the Coop Fountain restaurant
- Coordination of and outreach for an ink cartridge
recycling program
Research into a battery recycling program
- Consultation with the Coop Fountain and Sagehen Café
regarding their food choices
- Efforts to reach first-year students about their
environmental impact on campus
- Use of the digester, table tents, and other outreach
methods to tell people things they can do to reduce waste
and resource consumption
- Speak with Grounds about watering techniques and ground
moisture-sensing sprinklers
- Earth Day/Week programming
- Housekeeping staff education program to ensure consistency
in recycling programs
- Hosting of organic dinners, both home cooked and in the
dining halls
- Field trips to the Claremont farmers’ market
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