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.

Tom Matthews and Connie Rocko look at the resolution in the Board of Supervisors meeting.
Hurricane Katrina Relief: 10 Years Accomplished ... and Beyond

Livingston CARES made a 10-year commitment to Biloxi and Harrison County, Miss., following Hurricane Katrina.…

Jessica Kroenert '15 in Senegal with her village.
Students to Present Projects at Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting

Four Geneseo students will be presenting their projects at the annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U)…

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Peace Corps Voices: Rahama Wright '02, Empowering Women in Africa

The former Peace Corps volunteer created a new business model for a beauty staple that empowers women.

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Geneseo Hosting Women of Color Conference March 4-6

SUNY Geneseo will be hosting the third annual Consortium on High Achievement and Success (CHAS) Women of Color…

Jessica Kroenert '15 in Senegal with her village.
Geneseo Among Peace Corps’ Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges & Universities

SUNY Geneseo is among the Peace Corps’ top volunteer-producing colleges in the country.

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Student Benjamin Conard Sole U.S. Nominee in International Fair Trade Competition

A SUNY Geneseo student is the sole nominee from the United States in a Fairtrade International contest to recognize…

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Take a Walk on the Wild Side

The college celebrates 25 years of the Roemer Arboretum, an outdoor classroom and oasis — and an ecosystem with war…

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Not Your Mom's Dining Hall

Cooking classes. Kosher. Artfully plated meals. A pastry chef. Letchworth Dining Hall is reborn.

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Tarik Kitson '08: Defender of Youth Sports, Fighting Childhood Obesity.

Tarik Kitson '08 is a health-care administrator at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center — and co-directs Active…

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Geneseo Biology and Geography Students Studying Rare Plant Community

Since 2013, SUNY Geneseo faculty members Kristina Hannam and James Kernan from the Departments of Biology and…

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Keeping New York's Trails Wild

Geological Sciences Chair Ben Laabs published an op-ed piece in the Albany Times Union about the rising popularity…