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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

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Georgetown’s MS-ESM Program Receives Yellow Ribbon Funding To Support Veterans

In an effort to enhance access to educational opportunities for veterans seeking advanced degrees, the M.S. in Environment and Sustainability Management (MS-ESM) program at…

February 7, 2024

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Welcome Back Jack BBQ: Featuring Recycling and Composting Stations

Georgetown’s undergraduate students had the opportunity to use recycling and composting facilities at the classic Fall 2023 Welcome Back Jack barbecue. The Office of…

September 5, 2023