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" I also urge the college to consult with architects and other actors (eg. the Rocky Mountain Institute) to use environmentally sound and energy efficient designs for any future construction." - GEORGE HONADLE '66

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Dickinson College has an international reputation of being a forward thinking institution. As an international business, this reputation is slowly growing to include the college's broad perspective on the environment and community health.

Sustainability Video Update from President Durden

Focus the Nation @ Dickinson this January

Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions Teach-In on January 31, 2008.

As part of a week long series of events related to global warming education at Dickinson College the school will be participating in the nation wide event Focus the Nation on Thursday January 31st. Events on this day include opportunities for Alumni to be involved. See the full schedule for the week here, and for January 31st, listed below:

Carlisle, PA - Dickinson's Center for Sustainable Living (CFSL)--known on campus as the Treehouse--will be moving to a new facility before the Fall 2006 semester. Treehouse residents and college administrators are working with architects on the environmentally friendly remodeling design for a cluster of townhouses along Louther Street. The new facility will feature a biomass pellet stove, passive solar, and radiant floor heating in the common area.

The new Tree House will be one of the few LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certified buildings at Dickinson.

Carlisle, PA - Two Dickinson students--Jennie Bernstein (’06) and Kim Ogren (’08)--are building the capacity for Dickinson to produce and use biodiesel fuel for Facilities Management vehicles.
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Task Force Presents Findings to President Durden's Staff

Carlisle, PA - The Sustainability Task Force recommends a campus-wide energy audit, and adoption of more energy-efficient temperature standards for unoccupied rooms. These were just several of the 80 recommendations that the campus Task Force--appointed by President Durden last Fall--presented to the president's staff on November 1st. Read the full report here.

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Vallie Edenbo of AFSD and a Dickinson College staff member is on the front cover of the latest Dickinson Magazine. AFSD applauds this full edition dedicated to sustainability and alumni.

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About AFSD
Alumni for a Sustainable Dickinson is an independent group of Dickinson College Alumni. AFSD has no official affiliation with the College or the administration. The group was formed by Alumni in 2003.

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