Sustainability
Past Events
Wendel will brief students on Vassar’s decarbonization plan, covering efficiency upgrades, geothermal heat pumps, and Q&A.
Campus community only, please.
Do you love trees? Why? What’s your favorite tree? What’s your tree story? Between November 7 and 21, add your contribution to one of the large Tree Stories boards, found in Gordon Commons, College Center, the Bridge, and the Athletics and Fitness Center.
Campus community only, please.
A keynote lecture with 2025–2026 Tatlock Fellow Dr. Kyle Whyte (enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation).
Acorn cookies?! Sumac tea?! Both are delicious! Come on out and have a taste at the Vassar Arboretum’s pop-up event showcasing the various kinds of food that come from trees.
Ryan Jobson, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago, examines how the rise and fall of the oil industry impacts post-colonial nationalist visions of the future in Trinidad and Tobago. Jobson asks us to consider if there can be a viable political and economic future for Trinidad and Tobago without oil, a question that should be relevant to us all living in a fossil fuel-based global economy.
Désirée Lim, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University, explores concerns about the rise of a “mega-rich” billionaire class that includes highly influential figures like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg. Open to the public, no reservations required.
A talk by AAVC’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award Recipient. This event is open to the public.
Harry will give a lecture titled, “The Concept of Living Well in Aristotle’s Zoology.”
This program that aims to provide participants with opportunities to see how environmental action can take shape in all aspects of life and highlight how legal innovations might be underused tools to aid and contribute to climate justice.
Join us at the Olmsted Greenhouse for a calm doodling session with Vassar’s Counseling Service!
A talk by Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and chief policy architect of the Green New Deal—a policy framework that puts justice at the center of climate action.
Join us in making our neighborhood cleaner and greener with legislator Lisa Kaul.
A forward-thinking educational event aimed at promoting sustainability, environmental consciousness, and innovative solutions among students and teachers. Paid registration required.
A lecture by Dr. Alex Barron, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at Smith College, who has designed climate policies in Congress and worked with the Obama and Biden Administrations.
Have a broken item lying around that you’d like to fix, but you don’t know how? Come to the Repair Cafe and local coaches will help you fix your things—from bikes to lamps to jewelry and more—all for free!
Neil Seldman of Zero Waste USA will speak on the need for Dutchess County to close its incinerator and create a plan for waste reduction.
A cross-disciplinary conference for educators and high school students. Registration required. Cost: $175 per educator, which includes up to four students.