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.

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Hip-Hop Climate Activist to Give President’s Sustainability Lecture

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, a leader in the indigenous environmental activist community, will deliver the President’s 2018…

Red Jacket Dining Hall
Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Red Jacket Dining Complex

SUNY Geneseo President Denise A. Battles and Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS) will host the grand opening and ribbon…

The College Green, from above
Light Project Boosts Campus Sustainability

As a cost-savings and sustainability effort, the College is replacing traditional lights on campus with Light…

Students mingle during the Mardi Gras celebration.
New Living-Learning Communities Initiative in Student Life

The Department of Student Life has redesigned the housing options on campus to more closely align with its…

Jessica Kroenert '15 with a child from her village in Senegal.
SUNY Geneseo Among Peace Corps’ 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities

Geneseo is ranked No. 10 among medium- size schools on the Peace Corps’ 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and…

Earth from space
NASA Space Grant Researchers Examining Geneseo Atmosphere

Three researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have received a $20,000 research initiation grant from…

David Gallo
Noted Oceanographer David Gallo Will Deliver Commencement Keynote Address

American oceanographer and explorer David Gallo will deliver the keynote address for Geneseo’s two commencement…

Denise Reed Lamoreaux '84
Alumnae Among Those Addressing Women’s Leadership Conference

Students will have the opportunity to develop stand-out skills and learn how to project an authentic leadership…

Pamela Harris
Math Research Weekend Features 'Dreamer' Lecture

Against a backdrop of national debate on the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program,…

Stacey Robertson, SUNY Geneseo provost and vice president for academic affairs
Eighth Annual Day of Leadership and Service Celebrates Life of Dr. King

SUNY Geneseo’s "Day of Leadership and Service" celebrated the work and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15…

Chefs from Campus Auxiliary Services show garlic that was grown in the e-Garden
Campus-Grown Garlic Makes its Way to Students' Plates

Organic garlic harvested from the Geneseo e-Garden is making its way to the plates of students, faculty and staff at…

Neha Marolia '18 working with Dottie Manes of Avon, N.Y. during the MLK event in 2017.
College to Host Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Leadership and Service

The College will host the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Leadership and Service on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018,…