University of Wisconsin–Madison
This guest article was written by Jason Gallup, former Student Programs Director at the Office of Sustainability. The window for avoiding the catastrophic effects of environmental degradation is small. As a society, we are now well aware that without major reductions in our carbon emissions, we soon will face irreversible changes to our planet that …
As summery June weather arrived in Madison, the Office of Sustainability welcomed a talented new group of student interns to work on campus sustainability projects over the course of the 2018-2019 school year. The eleven students joining the Student Intern program come from a variety of backgrounds and majors, but they all share a passion …
It has become commonplace to categorize climate change as a “wicked problem”. It is “wicked” because, in addition to its profound complexity as an atmospheric phenomenon, preventing climate change from causing catastrophic damage will require unprecedented global cooperation. Sadly, it is also commonplace to feel doubtful that world governments will succeed in this feat of …
Earth Week 2018 at UW–Madison, which ran from Monday, April 16 to Monday, April 23, successfully engaged hundreds of students, staff, and community members with a dynamic series of events on campus. A rich array of organizations collaborated, including the Office of Sustainability, the Sustainability Committee of the Associated Students of Madison, the Multicultural Student Center, F.H. King …
Tens of thousands of people converge on UW–Madison every day. Some live in dorms or apartments on campus; others navigate the narrow geography of the isthmus from nearby neighborhoods; and still others travel upwards of an hour to reach downtown. Whether they are regular commuters working steady shifts, graduate students juggling teaching, coursework, and research, …
The Office of Sustainability is thrilled to announce its most recent round of Green Fund recipients, as well as a February 9 information session where you can learn more about how to apply. The most recent recipients include Iffat Bhuiyan, who will work with the Memorial Union to reduce the solid waste produced at the …
Jason Gallup officially started as the new Student Programs Manager for the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability on Dec. 1. On his first day on the job, Gallup was already enthusiastically diving into Madison’s waste stream while touring the Dane County Landfill and Materials Recovery Facility. He will manage the Green Office and Waste and Recycling …
Throughout the academic year, Green House Learning Community residents in Leopold Residence Hall take part in seminars, field trips, shared meals, volunteering opportunities, and discussions that focus on the theme of sustainability. When new residents arrive on campus in September, they reap the rewards sown by the previous generation of residents from the GreenHouse garden in …
Beyond the boundaries of colleges and universities, organizations like the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) tend to remain under the radar. They are similar to other specialized groups and associations, whose conferences and activities go mostly unnoticed by the general public. The practice of sustainability, though, always reverberates into a …
Alum Steven Olikara ’12, who helped found the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability and served as its first student leader, is a recipient of a Forward Under 40 Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Olikara is a founder and chief executive of the Millennial Action Project, which organizes bipartisan caucuses of elected officials under the age …