Sustainability is no Secret: Get By with a Little Help from my friends!

written in part by ETSP student Cory C

Here again to spill the beans and raise awareness about Cascadia’s Sustainable Secrets! In preparation for Earth Month 2023, we’re looking back in this blog at some of the ways Cascadia/UW Bothell is building a community around environmental sustainability. From the wetland restoration to providing habitat for native bees to thrive in, the Cascadia Community are showing its commitment to sustainability through environmental action right here on campus.

So yeah, here at Cascadia we’re passionate about the environment. But keep in mind, Sustainability isn’t just about protecting Mother Earth. In addition to protecting our natural resources, we also need to ensure social and economic resources are available to people in need. After all, how can anyone who is struggling to meet their needs or battling for their basic rights have any fight left for the environment?

A core sustainability concept is a framework called the Triple Bottom Line (TBL). The Triple Bottom Line focuses on People (Social action/Equity) – fairness and opportunity for all humans, Planet (Environment) – pushing our actions to not further harm or damage animals or the natural spaces, and Profit (Economy) – making long term, sustainable actions to maintain our practices. Above all, the Triple Bottom Line focuses on the balance between the three areas. Or as former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon put it, “Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth… these are one and the same fight.”

“We All Need Somebody to Lean On.” – Bill Withers

Actively working at finding that balance and connecting all components of sustainability is part of what makes Cascadia special. All of us, from staff and faculty to students and our greater communities, care about elements within the Triple Bottom Line. Cascadia is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on campus, with a focus on supporting students and staff through difficult times. Much of what Cascadia commits to in social efforts is focused on supporting and finding ways to benefit all its stakeholders. Our actions and abilities to help students on their path is why education matters for environmental and social justice; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and building towards a more stable and stronger economy for workers and organizations. It is how we build a better society for everyone. 

In case you weren’t aware, some of these efforts in student and community support are highlighted in several programs throughout Cascadia and UW Bothell! For example, The Diversity and Equity Center, located in CC1-002, is a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive environment that promotes strong social connections and encourages students to be social change agents. They strive to serve students of color, immigrants/refugees, undocumented, underrepresented, and LGBTQI+ QTPOC, and help them towards success at Cascadia College.

Additionally, The Kodiak Cave is the food resource center located at LB2-006 on the Cascadia College campus that directly serves the student body of Cascadia College.  Starting in the Fall of 2018, the Kodiak Cave was created to assist Cascadia students experiencing the difficulties associated with food insecurity. Since then, the Kodiak Cave has continued to expand and grow by providing education and fun opportunities for students to learn how to cook and shop in ways that provide the best nutrition while also saving money! We love our students and hope to hear from you soon!

The Cave currently operates as a “choice pantry”, meaning guests will be able to pick the food that best meets their needs. This gives guests dignity and reduces food waste.  Head to the website to learn how it works and how you can get food, or donate to the Kodiak Cave!

Just across Campus Way from Kodiak Cave is the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) where you can access support with the Health and Wellness Resource Center (HaWRC). The HaWRC is a one-stop hub connecting students with on-campus and community resources to help you thrive. The HaWRC is committed to advancing health and equity for the Cascadia College and UW Bothell community, so all students are supported in their holistic well-being to persist through college.

Just a few of the support programs available at the HaWRC are, Financial Coaching with FAFSA/WASFA & scholarship assistance; Public Benefits Access – Health insurance, reduced fare bus pass, and food assistance (EBT) enrollment; Free Tax Preparation; Homelessness Prevention & Housing Navigation; and more. To see a full list of ARC and HaWRC programs and offerings, visit the ARC website, or stop by. The HaWRC generally has staff in the office Monday – Thursday from 9 am – 4 pm.

Finally, there is another really important resource we want to your attention. We get it. Life has a way of piling up on you and it’s ok to not be ok.  If you find yourself in need of support, Cascadia/UW Bothell provides Counseling Services. Counseling services are available to any student who is struggling with issues including family conflict, divorce, substance abuse, depression, grief and loss, anxiety about academic achievement, and any other issue affecting a student’s mental health. Counseling is confidential, conducted by licensed professionals, and free.

Cascadia College offers counseling services to Cascadia students through a partnership with the UWB Counseling Center. Cascadia College students who are enrolled for the current quarter in session may receive up to 6 free counseling sessions of individual counseling per academic year. The Counseling Center is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM. To schedule an in-person or virtual appointment, please call 425.352.3183 or send them an email.

• For more information on services, please visit the UWB Counseling Center website.
• Follow this link for additional resources off campus.

So please remember, if you’re ever in need, there are people and programs here to lend support. We hope that now that you are aware of some of these resources you will utilize them. And keep in mind, these are just a few of the services available to you. We encourage you to get out and explore the resources that are available throughout our community. Like Cascadia’s Veterans Resource Center, Academic Support, International Programs Office, and more! These programs and the people who support them are here to foster a welcoming, educational, healthy, accessible, and sustainable environment for all visitors.

Stay tuned for more Sustainable Secrets that aren’t so secret in the next blog post! And spread the word, there are a bunch of Earth Month 2023 events we hope you’ll join us for!

To learn more about Sustainability at Cascadia Follow our sustainability department on social media!

Common Caws – Podcast | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Newsletter subscription

Be sure to check out the Common Caws Podcast!

Also, visit this page and our outdoor sustainability efforts page regularly to see what our students, faculty and staff are thinking about, talking about, planning, and putting into action.  We hope you’ll join us!

We’d love to hear from you! BASSP advisor: Stephan Classen

Sustainability is no Secret: The Bee’s Knees

written in part by ETSP student Cory C

Psst! Hey. If you haven’t heard, Sustainability is kind of a big deal here at Cascadia. In fact, there are several students and staff who are seriously passionate about it! We’re not keeping it secret. Actually, we’re trying to get the word out every chance we get! But, maybe you’re new to Cascadia and the UW Bothell Campus. Or perhaps your momentous amount of classwork has you hyper-focused on getting through the next assignment. However, if you’re reading this, maybe you found yourself with a few moments to explore life outside of your textbook and your latest Canvas assignment. And, since April is Earth Month 2023, what better time to explore a little about the Sustainability work Cascadia is doing around campus and the greater community!

So, in preparation for Earth Month, we’ll be looking back in this blog at some of the ways Cascadia/UW Bothell is building a community around sustainability and fostering a healthy atmosphere for education AND the environment!

 Next chance you get to pull your head out from your textbook, look out to the east from campus. Just beyond the Sports & Recreation Complex, you’ll discover the crowning jewel of sustainability here at Cascadia/UWB, the 58-acre wetland in the North Creek Wetland! In case you missed it, this project was one of the largest and most complex floodplain restorations ever undertaken in the Pacific Northwest. When you have a moment, check out this video to learn more about it! Or better yet, if you need some quiet time in between classes, take a stroll out to see it in person. A boardwalk will lead you to a lovely viewing platform where you can immerse yourself in the serenity of this restored natural habitat that surrounds you—all the while keeping your feet dry!

While some of the projects that Cascadia/UW Bothell students and faculty have tackled may not be as noticeable as 58 acres of wetland, they are projects that are near and dear to us, and we’re excited to share them with you!

The Buzz about Bees

Did you know how important bees and pollinators are for our environment? According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “Three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce. That’s one out of every three bites of food you eat. More than 3,500 species of native bees help increase crop yields.”

While bees are the most important pollinator, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, wasps, bats, and hummingbirds also contribute to pollination. Research has shown significant declines in native pollinator population sizes and ranges globally with up to 40% of pollinator species on earth at risk of extinction in the coming years as a result of habitat loss, the use of harmful pesticides, and climate change.

So, as you can imagine, there is a lot of work to do to protect our pollinators! And Cascadia is taking action to protect these vital creatures. Our campus has been pesticide free since 2006, and Salmon Safe certified since 2008, the first campus in the state to be certified this way!  We’re also a certified Bee Campus since 2021!

A Busy Bee! – Image from UW Bothell News July 2019

We have implemented low-mowing techniques you can see in our pollinator meadow between our buildings at Pollinator Gardens by CC1 quad area and the gardens by North Garage and Campus Farm.

Additionally, a grant from the Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) added support for native bees by allowing our grounds crew to focus on new plantings of native plants on campus. The specific native plants around campus were chosen specifically because they should bloom at different times throughout the year. This will help close blooming gaps on campus, providing flowers throughout the spring and summer so that bees won’t go hungry.

One important point to mention about our native bees is that most of them nest underground. They don’t form hives in trees or boxes like normal honeybees. So, nurturing our native plants creates undisturbed soil locations for our native bee species to nest safely without disruption throughout the year from yard care or mowing. Ensuring a welcoming habitat for native bees. Learn more about Cascadia’s effort to keep our campus blooming with native plants and flowers by following this link.

Alright, we’ll let you get back to that assignment you’re working on. But stay tuned to this blog for more! We’re gearing up for Earth Month 2023 at Cascadia College by looking back at some of the sustainable ways our campus is truly outstanding.

And we hope you’ll come out to join us for all the Earth Month 2023 events!

To learn more about Sustainability at Cascadia Follow our sustainability department on social media!

Common Caws – Podcast | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Newsletter subscription

Also, visit this page and our outdoor sustainability efforts page regularly to see what our students, faculty and staff are thinking about, talking about, planning, and putting into action.  We hope you’ll join us!

We’d love to hear from you! BASSP advisor: Stephan Classen

Friday Letter, 4-22-22

EM Note: Today’s letter is brought to you by Stephan Classen, Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices.

April always includes a busy, exciting, and inspiring week that we, on our campus, call Earth Week.  We’re excited to be able to celebrate our accomplishments, as well pause and take a look at our progress and the path ahead.  We celebrate our planet, our earth, and our people this week to take a hard look at what we, as a society have done and what we can do better. Hopefully, you can join us for some various events today or the rest of this month, for Earth Day. 

Cascadia College, in a sense, is somewhat of a hidden jewel of a campus and community.  I moved across an ocean to join our college and did not discover many of the special things and sustainable focus of the campus until much later.  We’re a campus with 58 acres of land set aside for wildlife (almost no other universities or colleges would ever think of doing this), we have a food access area of our award-winning Food Forest, we have been pesticide free since 2006.  But our community also shines – we work towards equity and inclusion, and we serve students whose lives we can transform for the better.  These efforts have worked to reduce our impact, improve access to education for students, and help us all learn actively, even outside of classes.

For this year’s Earth Day, I’d like to communicate some of the other things we work on for sustainability (hopefully clearly):

• Our Sustainability Bachelor’s degree (and Mobile Apps Dev too!) – allows students to continue from their associate degree with us or offer retraining for professionals into the field.  Many have gotten exciting jobs – including one alumnus, Atlas Turner, who is now working at O’Brien360 as the lead on managing our sustainability features of the STEM4 building!
• Our STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System) report resulted in a Silver rating, (up from Bronze in 2018), and has provided a tracking pathway to improvements and ways to do better – from equity and access, to staff and faculty training, to carbon footprint and waste production and many more.  We’ll need help from everyone in the next few years in various areas for data, and I’m looking forward to interacting with so many of you to think up new creative (and hopefully not too complex) ideas! 
• A campus podcast has been created– Common Caws for Sustainability, where we feature student voices on various issues, and also talk about efforts on our joint campus.
• Our pens and whiteboard markers initiative – we have refillable pens in the office and check out options for refillable whiteboard markers for faculty!  Please ask us if you’d like to participate!
• Waste ambassadors – we are starting training on waste sorting again and have various ways to reduce waste on campus; ideas come from everywhere – thank you, for instance, to the Foundation, which eliminated plastic water bottles in vending machines!
• And just this month we were featured in Herbicide-Free Campus’ report on how our grounds team’s management style not only saves money, but creates a healthier, water and cost saving campus! 

Above all however, I would like a moment to think about our students – we’re here to help them become resilient, educated, and successful members of society. They’re worried about the pandemic and climate crisis, housing issues and job prospects.  Let’s help give them the opportunity to learn and grow with Cascadia College and integrate both equity and sustainability throughout their time here. 

SHOUT OUTS

A Shout Out today to Jeff Brown, a Wildlife Naturalist from PAWS (www.paws.orgs). We received this email from him on Tuesday:

We rescued a pair of great horned owlets from a construction site on campus yesterday. One appears to have a minor injury on its chest the other is ready to return to its family. We are hoping to install an artificial nest in one of the trees nearby where it was found. We do this every year and have great success. There is no guarantee the owl wont eventually jump out again, but if we find a tree with plenty of branches that allow upward and downward mobility for a pre-fledged owl, then they tend to stay off the ground and out of trouble. We have an artificial nest that is the bottom 1/3 of a large plastic barrel. We would secure the nest to the tree on top of some branches and screw it to the trunk with some unused deck screws. We would also install a trail camera to help monitor the nest. The camera is helpful to ensure the parents have found the owlet and continue to feed it. Great horned owls are especially good at finding their young and caring for them wherever they go. Let us know if this is okay. If approved, we will install the nest today. It is best to get the young back with the family as soon as possible.

I’m happy to say…this was approved. If we get access to the cam feed, we’ll let you know.

Future Shoutouts can be sent to: FLShoutouts@cascadia.edu.

Have a great weekend.

Earth Week 2021 – Events

Description of Earth Week

Earth Week is an extension of Earth Day, which is on April 22 this year.

On campus, Earth Week is a week-long cross-campus collaboration with UW Bothell each year to promote sustainability awareness and environmentalism! We have hosted various events with high participation together for Earth Week for the past five years!

Please check out the calendar below and join us virtually or in-person for 2021!

Let’s celebrate the earth, find ways to be more sustainable, advocate for environmental and social justice, take a look at education options, be part of the solution, and lend a helping hand towards moving towards a healthier and happier planet! For us, every day is Earth Day!

Tuesday, April 20th:

• Kodiak Cave Baby Plant Giveaway:
  – *Available to Cascadia students only*
  – Pick up a seedling to start your own plant and/or garden!
  – 10am-3pm in front of the ARC, in-person

• Kitchen Goods Upcycling:
  – In need of new items for your kitchen? Check out a variety of items such as cookware, dishes, and give these items a good home!
  – 10am-3pm in front of the ARC, in-person

• Story of Plastics Film Screening:
  – Register to be sent the link to the film to watch before joining the Zoom link for discussion and speaker notes
  – 6:45pm-8:45pm on Zoom
  – Registration required

Wednesday, April 21st:

• Climate Dialog:
  – Hosted by the Sustainability teams at Cascadia College and UW-Bothell
  – This year’s topic is Food Systems – learn from experts and breakout room discussions on what we can do to make growing food more sustainable
  – 1pm-3pm on Zoom
  – Registration required

• Virtual Natural Yard Care Workshop: Managing Pests and Weeds Along Waterways:
  – Students, faculty, and community partners will present short 5-min talks about environmental justice and sustainability research, service, and activism.
  – 7pm-8:30pm on Zoom
  – Registration required

Find out more events, such as Geocaching open the entire month of April on our Earth Week events website!

Saturday April 24th:

• Bee Garden Planting – Gardening for pollinators. 21 Acres is enhancing their campus by creating habitat and resources for pollinators! Volunteers will help plant and maintain pollinator hedgerows, supporting bees that are hard at work on the farm. Volunteers will also help expand the all new pollinator garden by preparing new garden beds and constructing a hugel mound.
  -Time: 2:00-4:00pm
  -Location: 21 Acres
  –Registration Link

Not every event is listed on here, some have restrictions to whom may attend, so please check out the main website for all the details: https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/uwbccearthweek2021/home

A taste of Cascadia’s (virtual) Earth Week 2020

While earth week arriving this week – for us in sustainability, every week feels like earth week, this one is special, because this is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! We’d like to give the campus community a quick view of some of the excellent opportunities running this week and this month, and some things that you can still be involved with! You can see all of this years events here on the website!

The ECOChallenge is a month long team challenge to become more sustainable and environmentally active! You can still join our team – the UWB/CC Crow-navirus Isolators! You pick some at home challenges to do better on topics you care about, and check in daily or when you can, to update the team, and earn points! It’s a friendly competition/challenge!
Join our team with this link.

Sustainability Book Club!
With so many of us indoors, we’re starting a book club, to join together and read sustainability themed books with a gathering on campus!
Let’s create a community around hope and sustainability with our first ever book club! Our first virtual meet-up meeting is on April 23rd during Earth Week, then we will have a virtual meet-up in May to talk about the book. From there, we’ll see if our community wants to keep reading! Join us here!
This year’s book is Active Hope – How to face the mess we’re in without going crazy; all UW Bothell/Cascadia College students, staff, and faculty with an ID card can get a free electronic copy of the book!

“Zoom Zoom to Connect: Earth Day 2020 and Stuck at home with Sustainability Trivia” for staff and faculty only, 2-3:30pm, April 22nd.  It’s an event to celebrate Earth Day with us as we discuss how COVID-19 has affected our sustainability, things we can do, and play Stuck at Home Sustainability Trivia. Learn how our individual impacts affect the greater whole, with this event that is part of a series of HR led events for both schools (UWB/Cascadia) to have staff and faculty meet and discuss, chat, and support each other through these challenging times. Staff and Faculty, please check your email for information on how to participate!

Virtual Wetland Tour – Let us take you on a virtual tour of our wetland while we describe its rich history and ecology.
Here’s the video from the webinar!

Happiness and Sustainability 24 Hour Webinar, April 22nd – Explore the UN Sustainable Development Goals through the lens of well-being and happiness during this around the clock 24-hour webinar event on Earth Day. The US segment is from 3-6pm! Learn about solutions being developed in our region, engage with experts around the globe, and celebrate happiness and well-being with your fellow global citizens. Register here.

Did you miss the webinar? You can watch the recording here

5 Elements Yoga Class, April 23rd – A live stream of a all-levels vinyasa flow class from the comfort of your own home. Earth Week is about wellness, not only for the earth, but also for ourselves, and this event aims to help you find your center!

WAHESC Digital Earth Day Seminars, April 29th – This set of seminars is hosted by the Washington State Higher Education Sustainability Coalition, to bring environmental and sustainability topics to focus on climate change to our entire state in celebration of Earth Day, while showing solidarity and sharing ideas across our state. This years’ topic is Taking Action for Climate Change Solutions.

We hope you’re staying safe while indoors during the COVID-19 outbreak, and finding ways to maintain and improve sustainability! Take care of yourselves, and join us in our earth week or other sustainable events!

Earth Week Events

Earth Week is coming – Next week, April 22nd through 28th! There’s even events on the weekend, and you can volunteer with activities!

Everything you need to know about the upcoming Earth Week events on campus for Cascadia! All events listed here are open to the public, staff, students on Cascadia College/UW Bothell Campus! Please come and enjoy!

Tuesday, April 16th (Pre-Earth Week)

6:00-8:00pm Cecilia Vicuña: Living Poems Talk
Location: Discovery Hall, DISC-061
Free Entry, Register Here.

In this performance lecture, Cecilia Vicuña speaks, chants and tells stories of her experience coming across the destruction of poetry in the land. To experience one of Vicuña’s oral performances is to both feel and hear the chasms of all your previous understandings gently opening as she threads physical gestures, singing, chants and vocalizations of multiple languages into a space; a poem.

Monday, April 22nd! – Start of earth Week

TIFO Hanging Location: Garages
Join the UWB Sustainability Club in hanging their TIFO banner in celebration of Earth Week 2019!
Event Sponsor: UWB Sustainability Club

12:00 – 1:30pm – Garbage Sort
Location: Promenade/Plaza
Learn how our garbage, waste, recycling, and compost are sorted, and see what waste is being thrown away on campus!

1:30 – 3:00pm – Zero Waste Living Talk
Location: UW1-020
Founder of One Glass Jar Siobhan McComb will be giving a free presentation on the rewards of living a healthier and less wasteful lifestyle!

Tuesday, April 23rd!

11:00-1:30pm
Location: Campus Farm
Join us in planting the first vegetables of the season. Come learn which species do well in our area and farming techniques from our seasoned experts to help in making this year’s crop the best yet!
Event Sponsor: Cascadia College and UWB joint Farm Management

Wednesday, April 24th!

11:00 – 2:30pm – Sustainability Festival
Location: Promenade/Plaza
Nearly 50 community partners and on-campus organizations will be participating in this year’s Sustainability Festival!  “What will YOU do this summer?” Featuring live bands and activities through out both plaza and promenade over both campuses.
Event Sponsor: UWB Sustainability Office

11:00 – 2:30pm – Art Walk
Location: Promenade/Plaza
The UWB Sustainability Club will be hosting an interactive Art Walk during this year’s Sustainability Festival and leading a scavenger hunt around campus!
Event Sponsor: UWB Sustainability Club

11:00-2:00pm “It’s not Dirt!” – Soils Lab
Location: Cascadia Trailer, Near Food Forest
Come learn about soils in Cascadia’s trailer with Professor Midori Sakura:
Are you concerned about climate change?  Do you like to eat?  Does clean water sound wonderful to you? 

Come learn about soils and the vast number of critical functions they provide at an interactive display in Mo (our college trailer near the Food Forest) and paint your own bookmark using natural soil pigments! 

2:30 – 4:00pm – Grow Your Own Food Event
Location: Food Forest
Learn about how to grow herbs and vegetables from inside their apartment, as well as how to regrow common produce such as lettuce, potatoes, and garlic! Students will leave with their own starter seeds and information on to grow harvest their new plants.
Event Sponsor: Kodiak Cave, Cascadia

Thursday, April 25th

6:00 – 9:00pm – An Inconvenient Sequel – Free Movie Showing
Location: CC3- Mobius Hall 
A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought the climate crisis into the heart of popular culture, comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Former Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, traveling around the world training an army of climate champions and influencing international climate policy.  

Open to the Public, Run time is: 1hr 38 min. 
Event Sponsor: Cascadia Sustainability Club

Saturday, April 27th

10:00 – 1:30pm –  Trail Restoration and Forest Bathing with Friends of North Creek Forest
Location: North Creek Forest right off of 112th Ave NE
Join ACT with the Friends of North Creek Forest for a Trail Restoration Work Party and Forest Bathing Walk During Earth Week. Lunch, transportation, and tools are provided!
Event Sponsor: Achieving Community Transformation (ACT), UWB

Sunday, April 28th

11:00 – 3:00pm – Restoration at Songaia
Location: Songaia Cohousing Community
22401 39th Ave SE, Bothell, WA 98021
The Outdoor Wellness Leaders (OWLs) are taking a group of students out to Songaia Co-housing Community to learn about sustainable living communities and get some hands-on-learning and involvement with restoration in their evergreen forest. 
Event Sponsor: Outdoor Wellness Leaders

As always, please email me for any questions!

Earth Week 2016

“Celebrating our planet and a better relationship with it…“-Cascadia.edu

The first of many integrated experiences came from Earth Week, an extension of Earth Day on April 22nd, on campus.

Cascadia’s Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices, Jodie Galvan, crafted an entire week of sustainability events. A film screening, information fair, conservatory/sustainability tours, and an appearance from the Mobile Laboratory have kicked off the week with excitement. Events such as a garbage sort, fun fair, and tree planting tied it all together.

My initial curiosity in the event arose when Jodie reached out to CSG (Cascadia Student Government) in hopes of collaborating for the grandiose week. CSG happily agreed to donate funds in hopes of making their vision come to life.

I chose to start my adventure in the Mobile Laboratory – a space formerly known as a regular trailer – and learned how soil affects different regions and climates. Midori Sakura, an environmental science professor, hosted “It’s Not Dirt!” in Mo and educated people on everything you didn’t think there was to know about “dirt”. The setup included “I (heart) soil” stickers and a space for students to express their love of the earth through painting. After my tour of the trailer, I wandered towards Mobius Hall to partake in the second part of the information fair. One of my favorite displays talked about the UWB (University of Washington, Bothell) and CC (Cascadia College) community gardens used for the bachelor’s program in sustainability. I always noticed the beds on campus, but never thought about who used them and for what -now I know. Through my tour of Mo and the information fair, I was able to apply my previous knowledge from sustainability awareness -which wasn’t vast- and expand it. I was beyond floored at the work completed by students in the sustainability, environmental, and engineering programs.

So, here’s to you, sustainability students: huge kudos to you all!