Spring cleaning

We are looking for volunteers to participate in a Spring cleaning event on Speonk-Riverhead Road on Tuesday, March 24th at 3:30 p.m. We’ll meet in the cafeteria before going out to remove trash in front of the campus.

Volunteers should dress appropriately – Rain will cancel event. Hope to see you there!

R-E-C-Y-C-L-E, Find out what it means to me!

The recycling program on the Eastern Campus has been drastically improved thanks to the efforts of Nick Palumbo and Plant Operations.  Please use the marked recycling bins to dispose of paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum.  Ink jet cartridges and cell phones can also be recycled in designated campus locations.  Remind your students & colleagues to recycle!

Get the latest green news

Thanks to Dean Beodeker, Chris Conzen and the Office of Student Activities we have a new bulletin board!  Check out our new bulletin board in the library stairwell of the Peconic Building for postings including tips for conservation and upcoming events of the Campus Environment Committee.

Be organically romantic this Valentine's Day!

Sending flowers to your sweetie?  You can help save the planet at the same time!  Organic Bouquet sells organic flowers grown using sustainable practices.  Their bouquets are shipped using recyclable packaging materials and they offer 100% recycled glass vases.  Organic Bouquet has partnered with Climate Trust to help offset carbon dioxide produced by the shipping of flowers.  Visit their website to read more about their practices and place your order for Valentine's Day!  

http://www.organicbouquet.com/

Recycle your cell phones through PTK

PTK is working with East End Evergreens in a cell phone recycling effort. You can bring your old cell phones to school for recycling this week! Contact the PTK President at jamango89@yahoo.com for more info.

Go really green --come plant trees this Wednesday!

Thanks to the efforts of Ken Ettlinger, Paul Anderson, Lenny van Vliet and Plant Operations, 25 blight resistant chestnut saplings will be planted on campus during common hour this Wednesday (12/17)! Meet down in the greenhouse if you're interested in helping, and dress appropriately!

Green Awards

Green kudos go out to the following members of the campus community:

Ted Koukounas - for donating the green bags to keep our scholarship fundraising efforts going

Ken Ettlinger, Paul Anderson, Lenny van Vliet and Plant Operations - for grant money received & used to buy blight resistant chestnut trees to be planted on campus (*see next blog entry for more info.)

Thanks for making our campus a little greener!