When trying to reduce your personal waste, consider the following: Reduce: Make decisions that reduce the amount of waste that you generate. What services do you need from the things in your life? Could you get the services you need without purchasing new products? In […]
Members of the Wake Forest community can now refill empty ink jet printer cartridges at the University Bookstore on Hearn Plaza for a small fee through the university’s Ink-O-Dem (pronounced INK-OH-DEEM) program. Cartridges can be re-inked using this system several times before they must […]
The primary laboratories on the Reynolda Campus — Winston and Salem Halls — received unique overhauls over the last two years, reducing the negative environmental impact of the university’s scientific research by cutting back on chemical and exhaust waste. The Salem Hall exhaust system, […]
Q: I know that I should consider the environment when printing, but there are so many options, I don’t know which method is the best. What is the most sustainable printing method? A: With a myriad of options from paper type to printing device, the […]
Erin Brockovich, namesake of and inspiration for the Oscar-award winning film Erin Brockovich, came to the defense of the Yadkin Riverkeeper on June 29th in Brendle Recital Hall. Brockovich, sporting her signature potty mouth and show stopping four inch red pumps, delivered a […]
Facilities and Campus Services have been hard at work over the last few years trying to reduce the university’s energy consumption amid rapidly rising fuel costs. As the manifold initiatives draw to completion, the university has begun to reap the rewards. Since June of […]
When asked his number one tip for sustainable living, Sustainability Program Manager for Winston-Salem, Wendell Hardin replied, “Start small” – advice he has followed with great success. Just a few years ago, Hardin was serving as the Community Planner for the City of Prescott, […]
Q. I’ve noticed how beautiful the Wake Forest gardens are, but isn’t all that landscaping water intensive, particularly during the summer when the flowers are in bloom and water is at a premium? A. Though landscaping, particularly on a large scale like at the university, […]
The Office of Sustainability now has a flickr account! Couldn’t make it to one of our events? Get the highlights through photos. Check out our photos from Earth Day 2010 and {Sustainable} Style WSNC, and look forward to many more in the 2010-2011 school […]
From unwanted textbooks to used furniture to notebook paper, university students together diverted more than 8,725 pounds of waste from dumpsters and landfills during 2010 move out, the most waste intensive part of the academic year. For the 3rd semester in a row, the […]
Congratulations to the Class of 2010!The Office of Sustainability proudly announces the graduation of its first class of interns. Eight of the eleven 2009-2010 interns graduated with the class of 2010 on 17 May in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Their contributions to the inaugural year of the Office of Sustainability are greatly appreciated and we wish them happiness and success in their future endeavors.
The 5th annual Piedmont Earth Day Fair,sponsored by the Piedmont Environmental Alliance, was held on Davis Field on April 17. Nearly 8,000 people attended the fair themed around the idea “Day of Action.” More than 100 exhibitors demonstrated a variety of ways to reduce […]
Commencement keynote speaker, CEO and Chairman of American Express, Kenneth Chenault, provided graduates with an unexpected message during a stormy commencement ceremony in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 17. After applauding the graduates for four years of hard work, Chenault told […]
Maintaining the landscape and horticultural variety of Wake Forest’s property is a much more complex and integrated endeavor than one might suspect, as proven by David Davis, Wake’s Manager of Landscaping Services. A new administration at the university brought new and progressive views on […]
Wake Forest University’s Office of Sustainability invites papers for an edited volume, titled Taking It to the Next Level: Strategies for Adaptation across the Sustainability Curriculum. The editors invite submissions of case studies, as well as methodological analyses of ongoing efforts to integrate […]
