THIS WEEK IN SUSTAINABILITY: August 18th - August 24th, 2025
- Admin
- Aug 18
- 5 min read
Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
With ramp mushrooms long gone, things are still ramping up as we get closer to the new school year!
ALL WEEK LONG
Apply for First Year Program Manager!
Do you know how to make sustainability change and climate action happen at Dartmouth? Want to share those skills with first year students while building a positive, inclusive community? Apply for First Year Program Manager!
FYP Managers run our Sustainability Action Program, or SAP, our flagship program dedicated to providing first year students with an on-ramp to build sustainability community and gain skills in design thinking and sustainability changemaking.
A full job description and job application and be found on JobX. Applications are due by Monday, September 1 at 11:59pm.
MONDAY, AUGUST 18th
POP-UP BIKES SHOP (PUBS)
3:00 - 4:30PM | Fahey-McLane patio
Are your handlebars loose? Tires flat? Chain squeaky and rusty? Come to PUBS!
Please be aware there might be high demand and a long queue, and plan accordingly. This event is for QUICK FIXES ONLY.
Small fixes are just $10 for 15 minutes of labor (plus the cost of any parts). We only accept DASH Discretionary via the GET Mobile app, so please bring your phone, ID Card, and have your DASH preloaded with some money.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19th
O-FARM WORK DAY
8 - 10AM | Rides from next to Robo
Join Purnika and Manu for a whimsical trip to the farm on Tuesday morning! We will be doing a variety of weeding, planting, and harvesting.
The weather looks a little chilly, so bring layers as well as a water bottle!
Sign up here on Trailhead.
FARMAL
6 - 8PM | DARTMOUTH ORGANIC FARM
Like pizza? Like formals? Like the farm? Come to Farmal! Wear something nice! It's the last pizza dinner of the summer…
Sign up on Trailhead here for a ride from robo!
DCA SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS PANEL
6 - 7PM | VIRTUAL
The Dartmouth Climate Alliance (DCA) is thrilled to launch the first event in our new Sustainable Food Systems
We’ll hear from Dartmouth-connected leaders reimagining how we grow, invest in, and teach about food, from regenerative farming to climate finance and experiential education.
Register here!
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20th
MOVE-IN SALE VOLUNTEERING
9AM to 4PM |12 RIVER ROAD, NORWICH VERMONT
Want to receive a free lunch and help make an impact for incoming students?
We will be moving mini fridges, mirrors, fans, and other miscellaneous items into storage containers to help prep for the upcoming move-in sales!
Please email erin.e.kelly@dartmouth.edu if you plan on making it and/or you need more instructions on how to get to the warehouse!
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HOURS & SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS IMMERSION INFO SESSION
12 - 1:30PM | Outside Robo (rain location: Robo 106)
As always, we’re hosting Sustainability Office Hours with some delectable homemade baked goods—but we’ve got a special topic in mind for this week’s discussion…
The Sustainability Office is excited to be hosting an Italy Sustainable Food Systems Immersion Trip this December 2025! Open to Dartmouth undergrads, this experiential learning trip will travel to Rome, Umbria, and Tuscany, meeting with partners including farmers, producers, chefs, advocates, NGOs, and more to learn about sustainable farming and food systems. More information is available here.
Of course, all are welcome to join, whether you want to chat about the Immersion Trip or just hang out.
VIRTUAL ITALY SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS IMMERSION INFO SESSION
3 - 4PM EST | Zoom
Curious to learn more about our first-ever Italy Sustainable Food Systems Immersion Trip? Already envisioning yourself working side-by-side with contadini (farmers!) to tend their fields, rolling out pasta made with ancient grains, or learning about the complexities of sustainable, just food systems?
Join us for an info session to learn more about the trip, including where we’ll go, what we’ll learn, who we’ll meet, and, most importantly, what we’ll eat! We’ll also discuss logistics like trip fees, financial aid, eligibility requirements, and more. More information is available here.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd
O-FARM WORK DAY
8AM - 10AM | Rides from behind Robo
Join Reva '27 (she/her) and Flora '27 (she/her) for a fun Friday morning trip to the farm! We will be doing a variety of weeding, planting, and harvesting.
It's looking to be quite warm and potentially rainy, so please be sure to bring a raincoat and a water bottle!
Sign up here on Trailhead!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23rd
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
11:30AM - 1:30PM | North Mass Basement
Did you know, Dartmouth produced over seventeen THOUSAND pounds of potential textile waste this spring alone? Luckily, thanks to our amazing partners at Apparel Impact, that clothing can either be recycled or upcycled. And, much of it finds its way to our Free Market Thrift Store—so swing on by this week to see what you'll find!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
11:30AM - 1:30PM | North Mass Basement
Excited by our thrift store and want to help sustain our efforts? Shocked by the amount of waste on campus and want a tangible way to curb it? Come to the Free Market!
OTHER EVENTS AND NEWS
NEWS:
The Energy Justice Clinic is currently hiring two Research Assistants for the Fall term to work on remote research in Chile with Mapuche-Williche communities. This opportunity also involves a three-week research opportunity in Chile during Winterim. Please see the attached job posting for more information.
Application Deadline and Submission Instructions: Applicants should submit as soon as possible on a rolling basis. The application period ends on Monday, August 18th, at 5:00 PM. Please submit a CV and a cover letter of at least 2 paragraphs or 1-2 minute video detailing your experience and interest to Dr. Kelly at Sarah.H.Kelly@dartmouth.edu.
Project Description: Dartmouth’s Energy Justice Clinic (EJ Clinic) is committed to creating an equitable and accessible energy transition through engaged student learning and meaningful community partnerships. In a world suffering from climate and other crises, we believe that integrating research, knowledge, and service can be of direct benefit. As an education program at Dartmouth College with acknowledged privilege, we provide applied social science collaborations with community partners working toward non-hierarchical learning relationships. We train our students in how to do ethical qualitative research grounded in law and policy and focused on remedying injustice and inequity. The Clinic operates year-round, with students able to participate both through coursework and as research assistants, providing learning continuity and depth beyond the 10-week quarter system.
The two RAs will be hired to work on ongoing research with Mapuche-Williche communities and interlocutors in southern Chile. Our ongoing research involves transnational energy conflicts involving wind and hydropower development, as well as intercultural efforts to protect watersheds and territorial relationships. Research will include participatory meetings with collaborators, interviews, document review, legal analysis, social media analysis, community science, and other tasks as they emerge. RAs will most likely contribute to broader research on transnational investments and legal innovations for territorial protection like the rights to nature. Following successful completion of the Fall RAship, travel will be funded for a three-week research trip with Dr. Kelly in Winterim.
If you have any questions, come chat with us on Wednesday, August 13th, at 2:00 PM via Zoom. If you cannot attend at that time, please email.
Job requirements:
Fluency in Spanish or extremely high proficiency (spoken, written, auditory, and reading)
Rigorous curiosity for conducting critical and applied study of energy justice;
Community-based participatory research or organizing experience;
Qualitative and/or quantitative social science research experience;
Aptitude and interest for working with different cultures;
Website design, social media, or communications training;
Interest and/or experience in law and policymaking
Optional experience in filmmaking, photography, and editing.
Optional experience in GIS or other forms of cartography
RIVER FESTIVAL
6 - 8PM | AUGUST 20th | LYMAN PARK
Are you sad summer is coming to a close? Want to listen to some awesome music outside and have great conversations on energy justice and our waterways?
Come to the River Festival this Wednesday at 6pm in Lyman Point Park!
Rides will be leaving from behind robo sign up here
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