Sustainability at Goshen College安徽福彩快3走势图
Goshen College安徽福彩快3走势图 has been recognized as a leader in the field of sustainability among small liberal arts colleges.
We are a community of scholars committed to working for restorative and hope-filled solutions to our world’s sustainability challenges. We are looking for students who share our passion for restoring right relationships with each other and creation. We hope you join us.
Academic Programs
NEW: Majors in environmental & marine science, sustainability management, sustainability studies and sustainable food systems! Goshen College安徽福彩快3走势图 offers a variety of hands-on opportunities to learn about sustainability. Also, check out our Sustainability Leadership Semester, Agroecology Summer Intensive, master’s program and more!
Green Campus Initiatives
In recent years we have taken numerous steps to reduce our carbon footprint: converting 20 percent of lawn space to native plants and prairie restoration, adding a huge solar array to the roof of the Recreation-Fitness Center, and purchasing 100 percent of campus electricity from renewable sources. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Get Involved
At Goshen College安徽福彩快3走势图, students have initiated all sorts of green projects on campus. Join our environmental club, EcoPax, volunteer with our student-led composting program, plants trees on campus, research with the Algae Town project, oversee controlled burns of the campus’s native prairies, and much more!
Where will you study?
The Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center is a 1,189-acre natural sanctuary located 35 minutes from the main campus and offers access to most of the habitats found in northeastern Indiana. It is 安徽福彩快3走势图 to the first LEED Platinum certified buildings in Indiana.
News & Features
Christy Miller Hesed '07: Why Jesus would care about climate change
Christy Miller Hesed '07 most recently directed a research project that engaged rural churches and government agencies to promote coastal resilience to climate change on the Chesapeake Bay.
Students support the Elkhart County Food Council with real-world research
From food council research to on-the-ground food asset mapping, Goshen College安徽福彩快3走势图 students are teaming up with ECFC to promote healthier, sustainable food for everyone in the community.
Gascho receives Environmental Education Association of Indiana's Howard Michaud Award
Luke Gascho, former director of Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College安徽福彩快3走势图, is the recipient of the 2019 Howard Michaud Award from the Environmental Education Association of Indiana.
A hundred miles, a thousand lessons
Luke Vance, a junior sustainability studies major from Boise, Idaho, provides reflections on the eight-day, hundred-plus mile canoe experience with Goshen College安徽福彩快3走势图's Sustainability Leadership Semester.
Earthen Living: The Bender-Beauregard family's sustainable lifestyle
Espri '01 and Darren '02 Bender-Beauregard built a straw-bale house 10 years ago, and they’ve built a life centered around 安徽福彩快3走势图steading and sustainable living with their daughters.
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