Kris Dreessen

Student interns from the Office of Sustainability have created a compost-collection program that includes distributing compost buckets to individual faculty and staff members who are diverting the compostable waste they generate during the day .

October is Campus Sustainability Month at SUNY Geneseo and the College community is hosting a variety of lectures, workshops and events to raise awareness, spark discussion and promote personal involvement.

October is Sustainability Month and the College and campus community is hosting a variety of lectures, workshops and hands-on events to raise awareness, spark discussion and promote personal involvement.
On Wednesday, Oct. 4, David O. Carpenter will present the President’s Sustainability Lecture, “Is the Human Race Sustainable After the Age of Chemicals?”

The former Peace Corps volunteer created a new business model for a beauty staple that empowers women.

When I introduce myself in Senegal, I tell people my name is Mata Dia, the name my host family gave me when I began my Peace Corps service as a Community Economic Development volunteer. In America, I’m better known as Jessica Kroenert, adventure seeker, dog enthusiast, and Geneseo grad, class of 2015.

I learned so much that it’s hard to say what the one most valuable lesson was.

One perspective I gained is to know that it’s ok when things don’t work out as you planned. You simply use that experience and learn from it. And, perhaps the outcome is actually something better or more effective than what you originally planned.