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William & Mary and UVA Host Joint Climate Action Talk
On April 22, 2022
On Tuesday, April 12th, student representatives from William & Mary and the University of Virginia met virtually to host a Climate Action Talk. The
William & Mary Hosts Climate Teach-in
On Wednesday, March 30th, students and speakers gathered into three rooms in the ISC to discuss issues of climate and justice as part of
Accessing Active Citizenship
On April 15, 2022
Two years ago, I wrote about the member mentality and the Active Citizens Continuum which describes how our perspective on community engagement can change.
Executive Order 77: Eliminating Single-Use Plastics
On March 22, 2022
By Justin Maynard ’23 Last semester I was a Sustainability Ambassador with the Office of Sustainability. After completing a project as a Sustainability Ambassador
Bin Liners: An Opportunity to Drastically Reduce Single-Use Plastic
On February 23, 2022
Margaret O’Connor ’23 The typical American tosses 110 pounds of single-use plastic every year. With approximately 10,000 students, faculty, and staff, the William &
Trash Transformation: Eliminating Bin Liners & Centralizing Waste Collection
On February 7, 2022
By Zach Roberts ’22 It is no secret that plastic waste, especially single-use plastics, is causing a huge amount of damage to the environment,
The Campus Compost Initiative Needs YOU!
On January 25, 2022
By Isabella Chalfant ’22 William & Mary is not only a university that values the cultivation of knowledge within the student body, but also
Finding Alternatives to Single-Use plastics: A Major Step for Sustainability at William & Mary
On January 1, 2022
By Grace Phillips ‘23 A huge contributor to climate change, pollution, and environmental degradation is something that many people use each day — plastics.
Finding magic in the unplanned: Highlighting traditions, culture, and adventures of the Samburu people
On October 19, 2021
By Erin Dowd ’21 In March of 2020, I was lucky enough to be accepted as a Summer Fellow through the Global Research Institute.