Connecticut College
This tree appears on Connecticut College’s logo.
What is an elm tree?
A method of recruiting that can reach a broader audience in more sustainable ways while offering flexibility with scheduling.
What are virtual visits / events (fairs, case studies, etc.)?
The most sustainable milk alternative.
What is oat milk?
A policy aims to reduce the number of single-use plastics on campus.
What is our bottled water policy?
These made up over half of all cars sold in the country last year, but are held to less-stringent emission standards.
What are SUVs?
The College has this rating from The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
What is Gold? / What is a Gold rating?
A device found in most hotel rooms which you can use to dramatically reduce the amount of electricity you use during your stay.
What is a thermostat?
Of all meat products, this is the most sustainable choice.
What is chicken?
Vegetarian foods have much lower environmental impacts than meats.
Per our office policy, this is the place you should check before ordering new office supplies.
What is Office Swap?
This country has seen a boom in sales and exports of electric vehicles in recent years.
What is China?
This is where a new solar array with nearly 200 panels has recently been installed.
What is Dayton Arena?
You should use this when traveling to stay hydrated and cut back on single-use plastics.
What is a reusable water bottle?
The amazing staff member who up-cycles old stationary into office supplies.
Who is Paivi?
Adjusting these at the beginning and end of the work day can help regulate temperatures in the building. The more people who do this, the better.
What are window shades / blinds?
This energy company, known for an infamous 2010 oil spill, invented the concept of the "carbon footprint."
What is BP / British Petroleum?
This is the free, student-run program for borrowing bicycles and long boards.
What is Spokespeople?
This method of booking travel can reduce your overall travel time as well as lead to less carbon emissions overall.
What is booking direct flights? What is avoiding stopovers/layovers?
This is the most sustainable form of motorized transit that we can take.
What is rail/train?
Carpooling is the next-best option.
This program that anyone (yes, you!) can submit ideas to and promote sustainability across campus.
What is the sustainability revolving fund?
The US state that, if doubled in size, would be almost as large as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (620,000 mi2 / 1.6 million km2)
What is Texas?
(That's 3.5 Californias!)
This building is a prefabricated, modular, International-Style house designed in 1932. It currently serves as the home of the Office of Sustainability.
What is the House at 130 Mohegan Avenue / Rusty / House of Steel / Steel House?
This popular phrase, coined in the 1970s, reminds us of easy ways to live a more sustainable life.
What is "reduce, reuse, recycle"?
A setting found on most vehicles can reduce emissions and help you save money on gas.
What is ECO mode?
A sustainable approach to managing pests that reduces environmental risks by using detailed knowledge of an organism's life cycle and ecology.
What is integrated pest management?
The name of the College-sponsored local chapter of "Wild Ones," an environmental organization. It's also our state flower.
What is a mountain laurel?