CELL News
Our CELL News section provides information, updates, and feedback for past, current, and future CELL students. A CELL experience is more than an exciting “study abroad” program. The purpose of any CELL experience is to ignite a life-long commitment to living sustainably and to giving and receiving support for this commitment through community. Students are introduced to concepts of sustainability during their semester abroad program, but more importantly, once they return home, they learn how to employ these concepts in their own lives through living sustainably and through implementing sustainability action plans in various communities.
Recent Blog Posts
Divestment at Simmons
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 believe in. We...
Sustainability Requirement at University of Michigan
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...
Addressing Over-Heating in Simmons College Campus Buildings
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...
Reestablishing the Household Garden
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 help...
Native Island
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 plan.