Spring has arrived! As the hours of sunlight grow longer and the weather gets warmer, the leaves on the trees and the blossoming flowers are not the only things that are undergoing change. There is a reason we have terms like “spring fever” and “spring cleaning”. The change into spring can feel like emergence from a months-long hibernation of sorts, where shorter days and … [Read more...] about Building Sustainable Habits
The department of planning, design and construction (PDC) at Missouri State University is overseeing the remodel of Roy Blunt Hall, formerly known as Temple Hall. As this is a large project, PDC is implementing efforts to recycle concrete and other materials from the building to reduce waste. What's being done? By using a rock crusher to break up the raw concrete, PDC will … [Read more...] about Making sustainability a focus in construction
MSU has received a $296,424 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue to provide pollution prevention technical assistance to Missouri manufacturing companies. The grant will be managed by Doug Neidigh (Sustainability Coordinator) and co-managed by Dr. Robert Pavlowsky and MSU's Ozarks Environment and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI), and Dr. … [Read more...] about MSU Receives EPA Pollution Prevention Grant to Support Missouri Manufacturing Companies
Dining services is one of the central sustainability proponents on Missouri State's campus. Chartwells in particular has made a point to try to be as ecologically conscious as possible. They use their platform as the largest food service to be fair across the bandwidth of sustainability. Chartwells believes in their obligation to support fair food supply and food … [Read more...] about Dining Services Rolls Out New Fair Trade Commitment
Last semester, students and faculty represented Missouri State and the Sustainability Department at the AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) in Spokane, Washington. The students were Kenya Reeves, Biology Major and President of Green Student Alliance, and Talita Primo Menezes, graduate student of Professional Studies and Treasurer of … [Read more...] about Students Represent MSU Sustainability At AASHE