Ecologue

Oftentimes people look for local organically grown meat, fruits, and vegetables to lower their footprint on our planet. If the United Nations advice is taken to heart we might be seeing insects show up at our local groceries. Why would anyone want to eat insects? Insects have supplemented the diets of people from Latin America, […]

Campus Conservation Nationals is the largest conservation competition for colleges and universities in the world! This friendly competition measures the percent reduction of electricity and water usage in the residence buildings on campuses. Last year, the competition saved over 2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 1.5 million gallons of water! There are high hopes for […]

“I, I Believe, I Believe That, I Believe That We, I Believe That We Will, I Believe That We Will Win, I Believe That We Will Win, I Believe That We Will Win!” Some of you may be familiar with this chant from Utah State’s basketball team, however, the Dream Defenders used it to light […]

This is a guest post by Jakob Barry of Networx.com. Moving out of the dorms is an interesting time because so many students are vacating them on or around the same day. Hundreds, if not thousands of undergraduates and grad students are in transition looking for parking spaces, lifting items from point A to point […]

Ever wanted to hear and/or sing along to a song about compost? If so, Kevin Ahern (Director of Undergraduate Research and Senior Instructor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at OSU) has a surprise for you! Check out a song he wrote about compost, written by Ahern and recorded by David Simmons. Composting Song – Kevin Ahern […]

Celebrate ArborDay and Earth Week with a Tree Planting on the Library Quad. One Hundred years ago the class of 1913 planted the majestic elm trees we now enjoy in the Library Quad. Come join in as we plant a tree as a gift to the next 100 years and honor and appreciate the gift […]

The OSU Sustainability Office seeks a student employee to deliver marketing and outreach material via the web, social media and in person. The OSU Sustainability Office seeks an outgoing, enthusiastic student to deliver marketing and outreach material via the web, social media and in person and support its staff in delivering various programs that promote […]

BE ROOTED IN YOUR COMMUNITY! This year the Center for Civic Engagement is sponsoring 5 environmentally focused service projects in recognition of Earth Day 2013. All projects will be taking place Saturday, April 20th. Morning, afternoon, and all day projects are available. Below summaries of each project and links to registration forms. Pre-registration is required. […]

Oregon State University and the Department of Student Leadership and Involvement (SLI) invite applications for our newly created Student Sustainability Advisor.  This position is 12-month, 1.0 FTE professional faculty appointment. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.  Applications are due by March 31, 2013. The Student Sustainability Advisor is charged with supporting and advising the STUDENT […]

The National Wildlife Federation is now accepting applications for Campus Ecology Fellowships and their new NWF Emerging Leader Fellowships. Since 2000, National Wildlife Federation has awarded over 150 Campus Ecology Fellowships to students across the country working on projects ranging from campus-wide energy audits to implementing sustainable forestry practices; reaching more than 2.5 million students, […]