Welcome back! We ended last year with a bang, presenting new campus sustainability priorities and working groups to the campus, and awarding seven recipients (https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/news/congratulations-2019-cornell…) the Cornell University Partners in Sustainability Awards. And did you catch the FY19 Campus Sustainability Report (https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/news/2019-campus-sustainability-p…) ? Chock-full of facts & figures on the state of your campus and our progress towards carbon neutrality. We can't wait to support you in new endeavors in 2020. Check out our Campus Sustainability Staff page (https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/about/our-team) to get acquainted with our team. We'd love to know what you're working on to make our campus a more just, equitable, and sustainable campus this year. - Campus Sustainability Office Team Michael Kotlikoff offers closing remarks during the Cornell Sustainability Leadership Summit. ** Sustainability summit radiates campus climate progress (https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/12/sustainability-summit-radiates…) ------------------------------------------------------------ Cornell Chronicle | December 20, 2019 Food waste, climate literacy, and carbon neutrality. These and other campus sustainability priorities were outlined by Provost Kotlikoff and campus leaders (https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/our-leadership/governance/sustain…) at the December Summit. More resources: watch remarks via (https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Sustainability+Leadership+Summit/1_…) video (https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Sustainability+Leadership+Summit/1_…) and browse keynote speaker Q & A (https://cornell.box.com/s/kbz8ra2n6quiw74eqmwyr6pzmpwtnl11) ** News & Opportunities ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Compost Managers Training (https://experience.cornell.edu/opportunities/compost-managers-cms?mc_ci…) ------------------------------------------------------------ Friday, February 7th, 4:00-5:00pm Compost Managers are student volunteers that run the Residential Compost Program, reducing food waste by managing composting now available in all residential communities. * Sign-up (https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a9wHVzGTvqAZyZL) by Wednesday, February 5th * Attend training Friday, February 7th updated HVAC system in the Cornell Store can be monitored and controlled from virtually anywhere. Credit: Lindsay France (U ** $13.8 million: Tompkins County wins big at economic development awards (https://ithacavoice.com/2019/12/nys-awards-tompkins-county-13-8-million…) Ithaca Voice, December 19, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------ Cornell University received $1,200,000 of New York State's economic incentives, to be used in helping the campus reach our carbon neutrality goals. RecycleMania logo ** Recyclemania begins February 2nd (https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/campus-initiatives/materials-mana…) ------------------------------------------------------------ Competition runs February 2nd - March 28th Get your game face on! It's almost time for Cornell to compete against other campuses to reduce waste, recycle more. Students in ALS 2000, Leadership for Sustainability ** Spring Courses on Sustainability ------------------------------------------------------------ Looking to take a class on sustainability? Here's a few we're excited about: * Cornell’s Carbon Budget (https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/news/small-group-climate-change-c…) * Environmental Education Outcomes (https://www.civicecology.org/course-eeo) * Learning City & Sustainability (https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/SP20/class/EDUC/4940) Designing (https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/SP20/class/EDUC/2210) * Facilitating Learning for Development (https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/SP20/class/EDUC/2210) Browse the full Sustainability Course List (https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/campus-initiatives/living-laborat…) ** VOTING RESOURCES ------------------------------------------------------------ "" "" From now until the November election, we're featuring resources to help you prepare to be an informed & active voter. Every Voting Date You Need (https://andrewgoodman.org/universities/cornell-university) When are absentee ballots due? When are the primaries? What's the last day I can register to vote? ** More News ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ * 1/29/20 (Daily Sun) Sustainability in Fashion — Clothes Can Be Eco-Friendly, Too (https://cornellsun.com/2020/01/29/sustainability-in-fashion-clothes-can…) * 1/28/20 (Cornell Sustainable Campus News) 2019 Campus Sustainability Progress Report (https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/news/2019-campus-sustainability-p…) * 1/22/20 (Daily Sun) University Assembly Continues Climate Conversation on Fossil Fuel Divestment, Sustainable Energy Goals (https://cornellsun.com/2020/01/22/university-assembly-continues-climate…) * 1/14/20 (Cornell Chronicle) Cornell joins consortium to ‘green’ business supply chains (http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/01/cornell-joins-consortium-green-…) * 11/28/19 (Yale Climate Connections) A walking trail shows how Cornell is adapting to extreme weather (https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/11/a-walking-trail-shows-ho…) * 11/26/19 (Cornell Chronicle) Cornell research drives NYSEG electric car charging pilot (http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/11/cornell-research-drives-nyseg-e…) * 11/14/19 (Daily Sun) President Pollack, VP Lombardi Talk Greek Life Reform, Mental Health Initiatives, Ongoing Sustainability Efforts and More (https://cornellsun.com/2019/11/14/president-pollack-vp-lombardi-talk-gr…) ** Events ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ** 🍴 Don’t forget to bring your own dishware to events! 🍴 ------------------------------------------------------------ January 15th - February 2nd LGBTQ+ CNG Underwear & Sock Drive (http://events.cornell.edu/event/lgbtq_cng_underwear_sock_drive) , Various drop off locations Friday, January 31st Urban-Rural Linkages in Meeting Climate Change Goals: Case of Ithaca and Tompkins County (http://events.cornell.edu/event/urban-rural_linkages_in_meeting_climate…) 12:20pm, Abby and Howard Milstein Auditorium February 1st & 2nd Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour (https://coe.cornell.edu/banff-mountain-film-festival) , Bailey Hall Tuesday February 18th Nature Rx: the Benefits are Real (http://events.cornell.edu/event/nature_rx_the_benefits_are_real) , 12:00pm, Brian C. 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