Administration
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Administration
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The administration collection contains important articles and documents related to the way the college administration has interacted with the environment, conservation work, and the local Vermont landscape. Early work focuses heavily on immediate issues of energy waste and recycling, but over time we can see the push for carbon neutrality, conversations about sustainable campus development, and the growth of environmental studies as an academic discipline at Middlebury.
Collection Items
Recycling at Middlebury College in 1990
These articles discuss the new recycling program at Middlebury College, with a specific focus on the ineffectiveness and challenges faced by the program.
College gets rid of ozone reducing cups
Middlebury College decides to discontinue the use of polystyrene foam cups and plates in order to reduce the depletion of the ozone layer.
Bicentennial Hall boasts environmentally friendly structure
Description of the recently completed Bicentennial Hall and its environmentally friendly features.
Midining gets organic with local foods
Informing students as to why they should eat local/ organic food and of the efforts of Middlebury to provide local/organic food.
2 articles discussing the creation of a recycling program at Middlebury College
Students, in two articles, propose a recycling system for Middlebury College
'Green' strategy targets paper waste
Excessive use of paper at Middlebury and suggestions on how to achieve the "green" goal of reducing this waste.
Series of articles from 1992-1993 on the college's recycling program, its problems and progress
Articles on the demand for recycling reform, as well as progress on said reform.
Energy Consumption Increases
Middlebury College energy consumption increases due to new technologies on campus.
Green Cup fosters environmental awareness through competition; and Green Cup kicks off
A competition was held by the Environmental Council to educate the college community and conserve energy. Two Middlebury Campus articles about the competition on campus in 1993 and 1994
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Administration