PESC NewsPresident's Environmental Sustainability Council
22 March 2019
Gustavus students and other community members marched in support of strong Gustavus climate action and made a presentation at the Faculty Meeting on the same day. See the event Facebook page to learn more about the effort. See also a video summary of the public event and the full presentation to the March 22 Faculty Meeting.
5 March, 2019
Here is an example the environmental leadership displayed by our students. . Alex Theship's documentary on environmental spirituality is a part of the many student environmental efforts on and off-campus.
9 February, 2019
MN Senator Tina Smith came to campus to learn more about Gustavus' environmental efforts. PESC members David Obermiller, Steve Kjellgren, Darsa Donelan, Scott Moeller, James Dontje, and Dale Plemmons were part of the group that welcomed the senator along with students Emily Carlson, Tasnim Lamisa, Alex Theship-Rosales, James Miller, and Courtney Bunn.
10 November, 2017
The official President's Environmental Sustainability Committee (PESC) website is now available at https://gustavus.edu/president/pesc/. Meeting background information on campus environmental sustainability as well as PESC agendas and meeting notes can be found there
11 September, 2017
The inaugural meeting of the Gustavus President’s Environmental Sustainability Council washeld on September 11, 2017.
6 September, 2017
Gustavus moves to single sort recycling across campus:
- Paper, plastic and cans will all go in the same container.
- New container system in first-year dorms and Campus Center; more containers to come in other locations.
- More information in this guide to the new single sort recycling system and announcement letter.
