Media Contacts
The Communications Office will assist reporters working on stories about Southwestern's focus on sustainability or higher education in general. We also can provide members of the news media with faculty experts who can discuss current topics of interest.
Director of Communications
Ellen Davis
512-863-1570 office
512-639-9959 cell
davise@southwestern.edu
Sustainability News
Archive
April 9 Southwestern tops the SCAC in the Green Power Challenge for the third year in a row
October 5 New First-Year Seminar helps students learn there are alternatives to throwing things away
May 10 Southwestern graduate helped design Georgetown’s newest upscale restaurant
April 20 Project at Southwestern leads to a career for 2010 graduate
April 13 Yearly contest determines which schools in each NCAA conference use the most green power
September 12 Alumni artist displays her passion for sustainability in the Fine Arts Gallery
August 30 Faculty duo commissions and performs song cycle with an environmental theme
July 19 Texas native returns to his roots to teach environmental studies at Southwestern
April 29 New grant program helps students pursue study abroad opportunities with an environmental focus
April 15 Yearly contest determines which schools in each NCAA conference use the most green power
February 11 New initiative by SIRA and Athletics eliminates the use of more than 1,000 spray cans a year
November 1 University gets a B+ in national sustainability report
October 7 Grant will fund a postdoctoral fellow who will teach two environmental chemistry courses
July 29 Members of the Southwestern community have benefited from a summer garden project
July 22 Project at Southwestern seeks to reduce the impact arts have on the environment
July 14 Biotech center in Georgetown welcomes its first interns this summer, and two Southwestern students take advantage of it
July 5 Scoreboards with LED lights use less electricity
May 26 Program recognizes organizations that purchase significant amounts of green power
May 12 Alumnus Red McCombs to be honored at the meeting
April 26 2010 Commencement ceremony will feature graduates wearing biodegradable robes and other measures to reduce impact on the environment
January 7 University signs an agreement to get all of its energy from wind power for the next 18 years
October 14 Solar energy to heat water for Southwestern fraternity house
September 29 Day-long event is designed to encourage environmental activism among high school students
August 19 New admission center receives Gold LEED Certification
April 17 Three grants totalling $1.3 million will help Environmental Studies add new faculty members, create new programs
April 14 SEAK members educate local elementary school students about the difference they can make when it comes to the environment
February 23 Organic community garden opens at Southwestern
February 20 Seventeen Southwestern students are heading to Washington, D.C., for the largest-ever youth conference on climate change
January 20 Unique features of Southwestern’s new Wilhelmina Cullen Admission Building



