Sustainability News

Sustainability is central to the mission and strategic plan of SUNY Geneseo, and we're proud of the many ways our campus community has effected positive change in the world we all share.

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Professor to Publish Letchworth State Park Atlas

Stephen Tulowiecki, associate professor of Geography and Sustainability Studies at SUNY Geneseo, has spent two years…

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Geneseo Recognized as a 2022 "Green College"

SUNY Geneseo is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review…

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Harding Lecture Features Storyteller and Cultural Geographer

Author, storyteller, and cultural geographer Carolyn Finney will deliver SUNY Geneseo’s annual Walter Harding…

A student harvests tomatoes in the eGarden.
Geneseo Celebrates Sustainability Month

SUNY Geneseo is hosting a series of events in observance of Campus Sustainability Month.

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President's Lecture on Sustainability Focuses on the Climate Crisis

Farhana Sultana, an associate professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the Maxwell School of…

Jess Rivera, Class of 2022, harvests tomatoes from the eGarden.
Summer Farmers Market Effort Increases Diversity in Sustainability Activities

Geneseo students are learning the full cycle of farming, from planting in the campus eGarden to selling at an urban…

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Geneseo Offers New Sustainability Major

The College is offering students the opportunity to pursue a Sustainability Studies major through the Department of…

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Campus Sustainability Awards Given

The President's Commission on Sustainability recently honored members of the campus community for their efforts to…

Manuela L. Picq, professor of International Relations at Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Video: Importance of Indigenous Communities in Fighting Climate Change

Geneseo recently hosted the Kenneth Roemer Lecture on World Affairs, featuring Manuela L. Picq, a professor of…

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Geneseo Earns U.S. Green Schools Award

SUNY Geneseo recently earned a 2020 Green Schools Award from the U.S. Green Building Council for the sustainability…

Campus community members gather at the ISC during a climate change rally.
College Senate Seeks SUNY Fossil Fuel Divestment

The College Senate passed a resolution on March 30, urging SUNY to demand that its financial service…

A student waters a plant in the eGarden in a file photo.
Geneseo Joins Global University Coalition for Sustainability

In the college's ongoing commitment to sustainability, Geneseo is now a signatory member of the University Global…