Sustainability News

Sustainability is central to the mission and strategic plan of SUNY Geneseo, and we're proud of the many ways our campus community has effected positive change in the world we all share.

Raymond Lord III '11 in NYC
Alumni Spotlight: Raymond Lord III '11

The first home Raymond Lord III ’11 sold as a newbie real-estate agent was $3 million. He's paying his success…

Ben Conard '16
Students and Graduates Earn International and National Awards

Several students and recent Geneseo graduates are overseas helping with country development, learning about…

Noreen Corey '83 at the school in Equatorial Guinea.
Sparks of Change: Alumna Creates First School for the Deaf

Sparks of Change: Alumna Creates First School for the Deaf

Jenna Babad
Janna Babad and Anna Sophia Katomski '15 Earn Fulbright Awards

A SUNY Geneseo graduating senior and a recent alumna have been awarded highly competitive U.S. Student Fulbright…

Geneseo campus at spring.
Turning Ideas Into Action

Four SUNY Geneseo students were selected to travel to the University of California, Berkeley for the 2016 Clinton…

sturges Quad
Students Complete Another Record-Breaking 'Relay for Life' Effort

SUNY Geneseo students raised an unprecedented $173,282.51 in Saturday’s 11th annual Relay for Life, a fundraiser…

Speaker Robert Mosil
President’s Sustainability Lecture April 12 to Feature Leader of Rachel Carson Council

Robert Musil, president and CEO of the Rachel Carson Council (RCC), will deliver SUNY Geneseo’s second annual…

Geneseo campus at spring.
Students Build Unique Solar-Powered Cart

Students Brandon Mark '16 and Zachary Hallenbeck '16 have built a unique solar-powered golf cart as part of an…

Roemer Arboretum entrance with trees
Geneseo Certified as a Tree Campus USA College

Geneseo has been certified as one of 254 Tree Campus USA colleges for its commitment to sustaining a healthy…

Students painting a house in Biloxi, Miss.
A Decade of Hurricane Relief

Geneseo has dedicated a decade of volunteer efforts to Katrina recovery. What is the true impact of our work?

Daisy Guyton at her home opening the door.
10 Years of Volunteering in Biloxi: Homeowner Daisy Guyton Says "It Changes You."

Daisy steps out, Duke darting out with a bark to see who’s coming. The front door, displaying a black wreathe…

Gladys Daniels outside her home.
10 Years of Volunteering in Biloxi: Gladys Daniels Says "You Have to Help Each Other. "

It’s been eight years since Gladys Daniels, 83, opened the front door to her home for the first time again.