Beginning May 1st, Lori Strawder is the Assistant Director of Sustainability for GC Plant Operations. Lori’s job description involves almost all of the sustainability activities on campus, including outreach to student, staff, and faculty, as well as community organizations. Please make an effort to introduce yourself to Lori, and let her know how you canContinue reading “New Sustainability Position at GC!”
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Georgia Campus Sustainability Network Fall Conference – 09.14.2012
Call for Proposals: Georgia Campus Sustainability Network Fall Conference – 09.14.2012 Proposals are currently being accepted for one-hour panel sessions for the fall meeting of the Georgia Campus Sustainability Network (GCSN) meeting at Georgia State University, September 14, from 9am-3pm. Each session will be facilitated by a moderator, and include three panelists with technical and/orContinue reading “Georgia Campus Sustainability Network Fall Conference – 09.14.2012”
Georgia College Announces New Full-Time Director of Sustainability Search
In an effort to streamline sustainability efforts across campus, and respond to a demonstrated need to conserve energy and water, Georgia College has announced the creation of a new full-time position for an Assistant Director of Sustainability. The position will be based in Plant Operations, reporting to the Facilities Director. The summary of responsibilities forContinue reading “Georgia College Announces New Full-Time Director of Sustainability Search”
Electronics Recycling at Digital Bridges!
Digital Bridges (downtown Milledgeville) has an electronics recycling program! This is really good news, and hopefully soon we will be able to expand this program onto main campus! http://thedigitalbridges.org/index.php/programs_initiatives/digital_bridges_recycling_opportunities/
Single-stream Recycling
Beginning now, the GC recycling program is accepting single-stream recycling! This means that you can mix your newspaper, mixed paper, aluminum cans, steel cans, and plastics #1 and #2 in the same bag to drop off at the recycling centers! Blue bins are being converted to two separate collections: one for mixed paper/newspaper, and anotherContinue reading “Single-stream Recycling”
Energy and Water Meters Installed
Over the last two months, Plant Operations has installed 70 flow meters to measure electricity, natural gas, water, steam, and fuel oil usage for main campus buildings. About half of the meters are electricity meters, making continuous measurements of energy usage for each building. In the past, GC’s main campus was all one connected circuit, soContinue reading “Energy and Water Meters Installed”
New Members!
The GC Sustainability Council welcomes Heather Holladay and Lance Layton as new members to the council!!
Clean Air Campaign
The Office of Human Resources & Employee Relations is excited to announce Georgia College’s recent partnership with the Clean Air Campaign initiative. What is the Clean Air Campaign? The Clean Air Campaign is a not-for-profit organization that motivates Georgians to take action to improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion. Their focus is on bothContinue reading “Clean Air Campaign”
NextBus shows location of shuttles
The NextBus system is pretty neat! It shows you where the Shuttle Buses are, and what time they will be at your stop. Use it to help you plan your trips to West Campus and the Wellness Center! http://www.nextbus.com/predictor/publicMap.shtml?a=georgia-college&r=wcam
Recycling Updates
Plant Operations Director John Gadson and Custodial Superintendent Walter Dudley met in mid-December with the General Manager of Advanced Disposal, Mr. Jon Hipp. We toured campus and discussed the options available to Georgia College for curbside collection of waste and recycling. The advantages of moving to curbside collection include less handling of materials, thus makingContinue reading “Recycling Updates”
Georgia College Green Initiative 