University of Wisconsin–Madison
In our In Case You Missed It series (also known as ICYMI), student interns from the Office of Sustainability offer reflective reports on sustainability-related events and lectures at UW–Madison. The following entry is by Brooke Bowser. The fight for environmental justice and a sustainable world is inextricably linked with the fight for social justice. This …
In our “Where Are They Now?” series, current student interns interview former interns about their experience at the Office of Sustainability, and in particular how that experience has helped them since graduation. In the following entry, Brooke Bowser relates her conversation with Leah Johnson. Leah Johnson understands that sustainability can take on many different forms. …
Did you know many appliances and electronics use electricity even when turned off or in standby mode? These “vampire loads” use an estimated 6% of an average household’s electric use, wasting up to $100 a year. But they don’t have to be that frightening! This Halloween, ward off energy vampires and phantom loads by installing …
The UW–Madison Office of Sustainability strengthened its capacity to advance sustainability across campus with the hire of two staff members in early 2020. Josh Arnold now serves as Campus Energy Advisor, while Travis Blomberg serves as Campus Resource Coordinator. “The expertise that Josh and Travis each bring is a significant benefit for the institution,” said …
The Office of Sustainability has released its latest report compiling UW–Madison sustainability highlights from the last year. What can readers expect to find? UW–Madison students, faculty, and staff engage in an impressively wide range of sustainability-related activities, including institutional initiatives and programming, teaching and research, and many forms of outreach and community-building. Some of these …
On October 7, 2020, the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability will hold the first meeting of the Sustainability Advisory Council (SAC). The SAC will provide recommendations to the Provost and the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration on how to align the university’s mission, current campus strategic plans, the 2010 Sustainability Initiative Task Force Report, the …
In the face of COVID-19 and the shift to remote work during the summer session, Office of Sustainability (OS) interns had to get creative about engaging the campus community. With Smart Restart approaching in September, interns considered how to create a safe, virtual space where they could hold regular conversations about sustainability in spite …
In our “Where Are They Now?” series, current student interns interview former interns about their experience at the Office of Sustainability, and in particular how that experience has helped them since graduation. In the following entry, Natalie Tinsen relates her conversation with Katie Piel. Katie Piel graduated from UW–Madison in May 2019 after working for …
Sustainability is about people thriving on and living in harmony with this planet. To strive for sustainability means practicing equity, compassion, and respect. Sustainability also means acknowledging and addressing the unjust treatment that so many have faced at the hands of the powerful and the dominant. Racist violence, racist policy, and racist ideology are antithetical …