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Take Back the Tap!

The student Miller Grant-funded project "Take Back the Tap" has successfully teamed up with PSU Facilities and Planning to install our first water bottle refilling station. The station features a water filter and is located in the first floor of Smith across from the Information Desk.  Check it out!

 

PSU Sustainability Welcomes New Students

Sustainability staff from around campus has coordinated to provide support for new students during summer orientations.  We'll be at all student resource fairs, provide guided composting at catered events, and are setting up a variety of activities during new student week!  Welcome, 2010-11 incoming students!

 

Student Volunteers Needed

Are you looking to expand your resume this summer?  Sustainability offers a variety of volunteer opportunities that can help you network and develop skils in a variety of areas.  To get involved, email Heather Spalding, Sustainability Leadership and Outreach Coordinator, at hspaldin@pdx.edu.

 

Food for Thought Cafe is Open This Summer

The student-run cafe wil have pastries and coffee available from 9 am - 2 pm Monday through Thursday. Feel free to stop by in the basement of Smith Student Union. Yum!

 

Sustainability Bulletin - Coming Soon!

PSU's new Sustainability Leadership and Outreach Coordinator is compiling PSU's first Sustainability Bulletin.  Look for it at the beginning of August.  For now, you can sign up for the bulletin by becoming a member of the EcoWiki!  Click "create an account". 


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Funding received for new green building lab PDF Print E-mail
Written by Noelle Studer   

Portland State and Oregon State universities are collaborating to spend $1.6 million to create green building research programs at both universities, reports the Portland Business Journal in a recent news article.

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Masters Students Complete Survey of Invasives on Campus PDF Print E-mail

A group of PSU Masters Candidates has created a comprehensive list and map showing the invasive plants on the Portland State campus.  This project was completed as part of Dr. De Rivera's class ESM 485/585: Ecology & Management of Biological Invasions.

 

Project Collaborators:

Caitlin Von Gaertner

Lindsay Mayer

Sarah Holmen

Xi Du

 

You can view the group's blog here to see what invasive species are present on our campus!  You can also email Sarah Holmen This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 

 

 
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