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.

A student works with a Soaring Stars participant.
Field Trips: Geneseo Programs Meet Education Needs Within the Local Community

At Geneseo, faculty members of the Ella Cline Shear School of Education creating learning opportunities…

The Integrated Science Building
National Grant to Fund Geosciences Students

Academically talented students with financial need will benefit from a $639,136 grant the National Science…

Wendy Pogozelski works in the lab with a student.
Geneseo Research Calls for Rethinking Diabetes

In a study published in the journal Nutrition, Wendy Pogozelski, Distinguished Teaching Professor and chair of…

Students on site in Iceland on a glacier
New Study Abroad Program in Iceland Receiving SUNY Grant Support

A new SUNY Geneseo study abroad program in Iceland is among four winners of 2015-16 SUNY Chancellor’s Grants for…

Viso World presentation
Geneseo Wins Five Awards in Business Plan Competition, Including a First Prize

Student teams from SUNY Geneseo’s VentureWorks entrepreneurship program captured a total of five wins in this year’s…

Dan DeZarn talks to CAS employees as they process garlic scapes in the kitchen.
Office of Sustainability Established at Geneseo

In 2012, the college issued a statement about its mission to be increasingly sustainable for the environment and has…

the exterior of Bailey Hall
Bailey Hall Reopens After Renovation

Geneseo cut the ribbon today to officially open the renovated and sustainable Bailey Hall on campus, now home to…

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Geneseo Breaks Top 20 for Producing Peace Corps Volunteers

SUNY Geneseo is among the top colleges and universities in the country in producing volunteers for the Peace Corps,…

The stage with former President Bill Clinton at the initiative.
Students to Present Solutions for World Challenges at Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting

Seven SUNY Geneseo students will be among those presenting projects to address global challenges at the Clinton…

Leigh Obrien
Leigh O'Brien Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

SUNY Geneseo Professor of Education Leigh O’Brien has won a prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct…

Student firefighters
Carnegie Foundation Confers Respected Community Engagement Designation Upon Geneseo

SUNY Geneseo's "exemplary practices of community engagement have earned the college the highly respected Community…