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Georgetown Opens New Apartment-Style Student Housing in Byrnes, Hayden and Henle Halls
The new state-of-the-art residential building includes a variety of sustainability features. The solar panels on the roofs of all three of the buildings will generate energy and…
September 3, 2025
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Georgetown Advances Waste Management Practices Across Campuses
Have you ever experienced the confusion of walking up to a waste bin on campus and not knowing which bin your items should be placed in? Over the summer, partners in university…
September 2, 2025
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For College Students, It’s Summer Vacation. For Scavengers, It’s Christmas.
For local scavengers, graduation season is a great time to salvage expensive household items and luxury goods abandoned by departing.…
June 9, 2025
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VIEWPOINT: Keeping Our Current and Future Hoyas in Mind
Georgetown University is modernizing its aging infrastructure through key projects like the Healy and Copley Lawn Utilities Project and the New Residential Complex. These…
April 4, 2025
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GU to Replace ICC Solar Panels, Roof
Georgetown University will replace the roof and defunct 1982 solar panels on the Edward B. Bunn Intercultural Center, installing an upgraded 654 kW system. The project supports…
March 21, 2025
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Sustainability at Georgetown Takes Center Stage at the Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit
Over 380 higher education professionals gathered in Washington, D.C., February 2-4, 2025, for Second Nature’s annual Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit. The event,…
February 13, 2025
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Planting Seeds: Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) on Exploring Her Heritage and Environmental Interests in Colombia
Sophia Rose Monsalvo (C’26) is part of the inaugural class earning the B.S. in Environment & Sustainability, a degree collaboratively offered by the College of Arts & Sciences…
October 12, 2024
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New ‘In-Hall Sustainability Representatives’ Hope To Enact Change in Dorms
The Office of Sustainability and Residential Living are collaborating to have in-hall sustainability advocates to improve sustainability in residence.…
September 4, 2024
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Earth Week Collaborative Holds Third Annual Celebration
The Georgetown University Earth Week Collaborative, a group organizing on-campus events to celebrate the environment, hosted their third annual Earth Week from April 21 to April…
April 26, 2024
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Climate wayfinding and ecospirituality: a Georgetown and Loyola joint retreat
The Laudato Si’ Student Leadership Retreat, hosted by Georgetown University and Loyola University Chicago, will be a 2-day, 3-night retreat in the Calcagnini Contemplative…
February 7, 2024