Apply for an Environmental Council Grant!
The Environmental Council is now accepting grant proposals for spring and summer projects. Grants are available from $25 to $2500. All Middlebury staff, faculty, and students are eligible to apply.
Summer projects must be on campus and have a faculty or staff advisor. Living expenses as part of the budget will not be funded.
We have found that the most successful funded projects are collaborative, creative, and sustainable- bringing together groups and individuals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, providing a new solution to a difficult problem, and having continuity beyond the initial funding phase.
Applications due: Friday, March 29, 2013
For more information contact: sustainability@middlebury.edu
The mission of the Environmental Council is to engage and support all members of the College community in advancing leadership in sustainability and environmental citizenship.
For more than 15 years, the Environmental Council has played an active role in shaping Middlebury’s commitment to environmental and sustainability issues. The EC is a standing committee that recommends policy, undertakes assessment and projects, educates the college community, and advises the President.
The EC has worked on policy and outreach efforts related to management of college lands, environmentally preferred purchasing, energy, transportation, food, and carbon neutrality. Instrumental in the College’s carbon neutrality initiative, the Environmental Council established a working group to investigate options for reducing carbon dioxide emissions on campus, providing the foundation for carbon neutrality at Middlebury.
The Environmental Council also awards grants to members of the college community for sustainability projects. These resources have given students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to create and participate in over seventy projects that further Middlebury’s sustainability goals.
Comprised of a cross-section of faculty, staff, and students, the EC meets every other week throughout the academic year.
College Handbook Governance for Environmental Council
2012-2013 Environmental Council
Students
Janet Bering ‘13
Lucia Bragg ‘14
Alison Cook ‘16
Jeff Dobronyi ‘13
Hannah Gelderman ‘16
Gaby Lee ’14.5
Julian Macrone ‘13
Jason McCallum ’14 (abroad for Fall)
Jess Parker ’15.5
Zach Pinto ’14 (abroad for Fall)
Avery Shawler ‘13
Mika Tan ‘15
Owen Teach, ’13.5
Natalie Valentin ‘15
Fan Wu ‘16
Faculty
Natalie Eppeisheimer, German
Andrew Gardner, Athletics
Jamie McCallum, Sociology/Anthropology
Jeff Munroe, Geology
Nick Muller, Economics, co-Chair
Staff
Missy Beckwith, Facilities
Benjamin Bruno, International Students and Scholars Services
Jack Byrne, Sustainability Integration Office, co-Chair
Jaya Supriti Ghosh, Project for Creativity and Innovation
Lori Mackey Hynes, Admissions
Diane Munroe, Environmental Studies
Committees
Carbon Neutrality
Food and Dining
Greening Athletics
Grants
