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SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2011

Student Organizations Collaborate for Sustainability

When Santa Clara students decide to make a difference, the results can be quite impressive. With dozens of registered student clubs and organizations (RSOs) and many more informal movements, undergraduates have created lasting and meaningful impacts on campus life. One area in which students have taken a particular interest is sustainability. Read more >>

Associated Student Government Leadership

With Courtney Seymour and Lindsay Gray, both seniors, at the helm of Associated Student Government, the 2011-2012 school year promises to be an active one. Seymour and Gray, who ran on a platform of "safety, school spirit, and sustainability", are passionate about seeing their ideas put into action. Read more >>

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS Campus Maps Show Water Filling Stations, Compost Bins, and more! Filling your reusable water bottle just got a little easier! Water fountains and goose-neck fillers (which allow you to fill a water bottle while holding it upright) are identified on one campus map, called "Water Filling Stations". More news this month: -Sustainability and Catholic Higher Education: A Toolkit for Mission Integration -Learn about; help plan rapid transit along El Camino Real Read more >>	Events The Hunger Issues Forum "The Hunger Issues Forum is a one-day event for current (and aspiring) Hunger-Free Community Organizers. It will address food access, healthy eating and highlight trends such as hunger among families, children and seniors. Learn about emerging trends in local hunger through the 2010 Hunger Index from Drew Starbird, Ph.D., Dean of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. Also happening this month: -Farmers Market on Campus -Moving Planet: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels Read more >>	What Can I Do? Tips to reduce, reuse, recycle, and respect, to help you make those move-in purchases more sustainable. Reduce: what you buy Reuse: items Recycle: learn the rules Respect: support fair labor Read more >> DID YOU KNOW? The SCU Classifieds are a way to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle right here on campus. Read more >>

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