Berea College Sustainability

Click on the link to get informed about the Monday Evening Film Series that are hosted by our local Madison County Public Library.

The films shown will be from the Climate Crisis Film Festival and they will follow a discussion and brainstorming afterward.

https://www.madisonlibrary.org/events/global-warming-working-together-community-1

Global Warming: working together in Community | Madison County Public Library In striving for public service excellence, the Madison County Public Library is a welcoming community center whose employees, resources, programs and services provide for the needs of our diverse community.

Don’t forget to stop by the Clover Bottom Cottage on Thursday, February 3rd, from 1pm to 5pm to shop our selection of gently used school and office supplies.

The Free Store is open to all students, faculty, and staff!

The Office of Sustainability will be waiting for you today at 4pm at the Baird Lounge! Come get some free clothes! 🥳🎉🎉

The bike ride to the pinnacles on Mountain Day was a blast 🚲💨

You can now find a clothes donation bin at the farm store too!

It’s that time of the year again!

Bins have been dropped off at MAC, Draper, Stephenson, Alumni, and Woodspenn to collect clothes.

We can’t wait for our annual Clothes Swap event! 🧡♻️

Cameron has joined our team as the new Green Office Certification Coordinator 🤩

“Hello, my fellow eco-conscious friends! As shown above, my name is Cameron and I'm a Senior, double majoring in Communications and Peace and Social Justice with a minor in Sustainability! I was born and raised in the Mojave Desert in Southern California, one of the hottest places in the country! I'm a hiker, dancer, and avid daydreamer. I'm incredibly grateful to be a part of Berea's Sustainability team this year. I enjoy uplifting people's spirits and being a part of a coalition that allows me to collaborate with my peers as they adopt more sustainable lifestyles, gives me hope and fulfillment. I'm eager to work with you this school year!”

See y’all next Friday at Baird Lounge!

We’re officially back to campus and welcoming new members to the team! 🥳
Abby has joined our team as the new Waste Diversion Program Coordinator

“Hello, my name is Abby. I am from Powell County Kentucky, home of the beautiful Red River Gorge. I am a sophomore majoring in biology with a minor in sustainability. What I love most about my job is getting to share ways to make Berea more sustainable.”

We are a proud Bee Campus! 🐝❤️

Visit our page to read more about Berea’s mission to sustain a bee-friendly campus.

https://www.berea.edu/sustainability/bee-campus-usa/

Did you know that the Berea College campus uses “No Spray” practices? Click the link in the bio to read more about the Dandelion Festival as well as tips on how to have an eco-friendly lawn.

Don’t forget the Forestry Outreach Center is organizing another Bike and Hike this Saturday! 🌲🚴🥾

Happy Earth Day!🌎❤
Check out these webinar events for the U.S. Climate Action Week! https://www.theclimategroup.org/our-work/events/earth-day-youth-climate-summit

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Irene is our Communications and Events Coordinator!

“Hi everyone, I’m Irene and I’m a junior majoring in Agriculture and Natural Resources and minoring in Sustainability. I’m an international student from Thessaloniki, Greece which is where I am also spending this semester. What I love most about my job as a Communications and Events Coordinator is that I get to interact with the campus community in different ways and spread the message about the cool things we do in the Office of Sustainability to make Berea greener.”

Usually this time around, we have our Annual Dandelion Festival!

The Dandelion Festival is a way to celebrate and help people understand how beneficial native weeds, such as the dandelion, can be to local ecosystems.

Unfortunately, this year due to the coronavirus pandemic we are not able to have this festival. We can’t wait to have it again next year! 🌱🌼🌿🌸🍃

Don’t forget that the Forestry Outreach Center is hosting two more Bike and Hikes this month! Check out their recent Instagram post on for more information! 🌲🥾🚲

Have you ever heard of sporks? Read through these slides to get informed about “What The Spork”, a campaign the Berea College Office of Sustainability launched in 2020.

Yrys is our Waste Diversion Program Coordinator

“I’m Yrys, I’m a third-year student from Kyrgyzstan and I work as the Waste Diversion Coordinator at my labor position. I’m double majoring in Business (Management Information Systems) and Sustainability Studies. I really like karaoke, playing guitar, and biking places.
I like that I belong to cross-functional teams here at the office. Students here don’t work on projects alone by themselves; quite the opposite, our small community nurtures collaboration. I also like that our workplace is data-informed and data-driven. Data can inform countless retrospectives and influence our strategy. I like that I can apply my value-driven approach and technical skills to cultivate environmental integrity at the college. This is where it’s at!”

Have you thought about how the pandemic might have affected how much trash we produce?
This data shows the average annual trash produced per person at Berea College in 2019 and 2020.

Vidya is our Lead Bike Repair Technician

“Hi! My name is Vidya and I’m the Lead Bike Repair Technician at the Office of Sustainability’s bike shop. I’m from Richmond, Virginia and am currently a sophomore Technology and Applied Design major. I love every part of my job—I get to use cool tools, help students with any and all of their bike-related needs, collaborate with people and departments from all around campus, and breathe new life into abandoned bikes. We’re currently looking for another bike repair technician to work alongside me next year, so if you’re mechanically inclined, love bikes, and helping out people, please do not hesitate to contact me for more info!”

Did you know that Berea College composts almost 90% of the waste produced by students, faculty, and staff at the dining hall? Swipe right to learn more about the benefits of composting.

Did you know that an average Berea College student generates 16.6 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in a year? Swipe right to learn some cool facts, as well as how this amount of carbon can be sequestered.

Are you interested in learning more about sustainability? Kennesaw State University is virtually hosting the 2021 Southeastern Student Sustainability Conference on March 26-28, 2021.

Registration is free! Check out the university's website for more information: https://sustainability.kennesaw.edu/sssc.php

Southeastern Student Sustainability Conference KSU is hosting a virtual sustainability conference for all college and university students in the southeast.