by CELL Staff | Jun 10, 2017 | Action Plans
by Bridget Deyeso My action plan is to create a sustainability education program at Camp Hoffman. This program will be planned through experimentation during the summer of 2017 and will officially be implemented the summer of 2018. Campers from 1st through 12th grade...
by CELL Staff | Jun 10, 2017 | Action Plans
by Julia St.Clair My goal for my Community Action Plan is to create a volunteer-based group of ‘green-oriented’ people to spend time working in the various community gardens, farms, and green spaces in my neighborhood of Bushwick in Brooklyn. The “Bushwick...
by CELL Staff | Jun 10, 2017 | Action Plans
by Lauren Saylor In the spring of 2016, a woman named Stephanie Merrill piloted a project at Ithaca College titled “The Microbial Safety of Aquaponic Produce: A Comparative Analysis of Pathogen Presence in Conventional Soil Systems.” Stephanie’s project tested...
by CELL Staff | Jun 10, 2017 | Action Plans
by Allie Hickox I proudly introduce the idea of implementing a bike share system. I have researched many different types of existing bike share companies and found that Zagster bike share would be a wonderful partner to be successful in this project. As a company they...
by CELL Staff | Jun 10, 2017 | Action Plans
by Alicia Simpson I noticed in my school an extreme waste of food each day. As a school of 2,500 or so students there is only one dining hall, but that is where most people eat on the weekdays and even weekends. As the system is set up right now, students return their...
by CELL Staff | Jun 10, 2017 | Action Plans
by Eliana Herman The University of Michigan will instate a Sustainability Graduation Requirement starting with the class of 2022. My goal is to create a strong and passionate committee to help execute this plan, and if we do not succeed before I graduate in May 2018...
by CELL Staff | Jun 10, 2017 | Action Plans
by Charlotte Rivard I’m interested in getting Simmons to divest from fossil fuels, which of course cause climate change and various health concerns. The college’s current investment in fossil fuels does not represent who the student’s are/ what they...
by CELL Staff | Jun 10, 2017 | Action Plans
by Cara Stockman In order to counteract the blatant waste of fossil fuels used at Simmons College for heating purposes, a petition outlining the issue and a subsequent meeting(s) with Residence Life and Office of Facilities will be published to the community. With...
by CELL Staff | Apr 28, 2017 | Action Plans
by Jessica Setter For over two years now, my family’s garden has been dormant. Even though our neighbor continued to give us vegetables, we had nothing to exchange. This year, it is time for a change. My plan is to expand the garden so we can grow more food and...
by CELL Staff | Apr 26, 2017 | Action Plans, Staff Column
by John O’Leary My goal is to replace the monoculture grass on an island in the middle of a street with a variety of native and mostly edible plants, that improve and contribute to the ecosystem around it. Click here to read John’s full action...
