Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
Envisioning more equitable, well, and joyful communities was at the center of our conversations at last week’s panel exploring the many intersections of health and sustainability.
TUESDAY, February 20th
DARTMOUTH BIKES "OPEN SHOP" HOURS
8:30 - 10AM | Dartmouth Bikes Shop (Basement of Fahey Hall)
Stop by to put some free lube on your crusty salty chains and air in your cold tires!
This is also a time for you to work on your own bike using our tools for free!
If you can’t make it during these times, Collis Front Desk also has a bike pump to check-out for a few minutes at a time.
Note: Mechanics are only there to supervise and clean-up and will not be assisting in bike fixes. Please be respectful of their time.
More info here.
SUGAR CREW WORKDAY
12:00 - 2:00PM | O-Farm (meet behind Robo)
Join Sugar Crew Captains Valen '25, Logan '23 and Jack from the Sustainability Office for a pre-season work day at the Dartmouth Organic Farm!
Before we can start tapping trees for the season, there are a number of pre-season tasks that must be accomplished, including: flushing the sap lines; hauling wood from the farm and stacking it at the Sugarhouse; tidying the inside and grounds surrounding the Sugarhouse; and sledding down the hill at the sugar bush (not strictly necessary, but absolutely fun).
We'll leave from behind Robinson Hall at 12:00pm and return to campus no later than 2:00pm (in time for 2As!). You'll need to bring multiple layers of warm clothing (preferably clothes you don't mind getting a little snowy/dirty), gloves, a warm hat, winter boots, and 1-2 liters of water. Reach out to valen.h.nealburk.25@dartmouth.edu or logan.c.reano.23@dartmouth.edu with any questions, and I can't wait to see you soon!
All are welcome, whether you've been involved in the past or are looking to get started with Sustainability now!
Sign up on Trailhead here.
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE VOLUNTEER HOURS
7 - 9PM | North Mass Basement
Excited by our new 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? Join us for a volunteer work session at the Free Market!
Help fold and sort clothing, organize the thrift store space, and more.
WEDNESDAY, February 21st
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HOURS
12:00 - 1:30PM | Robinson 106
Join us for delicious homemade sweets and refreshing susty conversation!
All are welcome, whether you've been involved in the past or are looking to get started with Sustainability now!
BREWHAHA PLANNING COMMITTEE INTEREST MEETING
2 - 3PM | Sustainability Office (IR 180)
Want to plan an awesome event for campus at the Dartmouth Organic Farm this spring? Feel stuck inside and tired of the snow and mud? Want to eat amazing local food and sample some home-brewed kombucha? Then help plan Brewhaha!
Brewhaha is an annual event brought to you on Green Key weekend by Farm Club and Dartmouth Sustainability. This event takes place at the Organic Farm and features delicious local food, student bands, crafts, a home-brewed kombucha competition, and so much more! Being on the planning committee is an awesome way to learn the ins and outs of planning a major event on campus, as well as a great opportunity to learn more about Farm Club and the Sustainability Office–no experience is required, come as you are! Also, there will be free swag for planning committee members and volunteers.
Drop by any time between 2pm - 3pm, no need to stay for the entire hour!
Join the planning committee GroupMe here.
THURSDAY, February 22nd
SUGAR CREW WORKDAY
12:00 - 2:00PM | O-Farm (meet behind Robo)
Join Sugar Crew Captains Valen '25, Logan '23 and Jack from the Sustainability Office for a pre-season work day at the Dartmouth Organic Farm!
Before we can start tapping trees for the season, there are a number of pre-season tasks that must be accomplished, including: flushing the sap lines; hauling wood from the farm and stacking it at the Sugarhouse; tidying the inside and grounds surrounding the Sugarhouse; and sledding down the hill at the sugar bush (not strictly necessary, but absolutely fun).
We'll leave from behind Robinson Hall at 12:00pm and return to campus no later than 2:00pm (in time for 2As!). You'll need to bring multiple layers of warm clothing (preferably clothes you don't mind getting a little snowy/dirty), gloves, a warm hat, winter boots, and 1-2 liters of water. Reach out to valen.h.nealburk.25@dartmouth.edu or logan.c.reano.23@dartmouth.edu with any questions, and I can't wait to see you soon!
All are welcome, whether you've been involved in the past or are looking to get started with Sustainability now!
Sign up on Trailhead here.
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
12:30 - 2PM | North Mass Basement
Check out our new day time weekday hours! Swing by during your lunch break.
Everything is free, and all are welcome!
FRIDAY, February 23rd
SUGAR CREW WORKDAY
11:30AM - 1:30PM | O-Farm (meet behind Robo)
Join Sugar Crew Captains Valen '25, Logan '23 and Jack from the Sustainability Office for a pre-season work day at the Dartmouth Organic Farm!
Before we can start tapping trees for the season, there are a number of pre-season tasks that must be accomplished, including: flushing the sap lines; hauling wood from the farm and stacking it at the Sugarhouse; tidying the inside and grounds surrounding the Sugarhouse; and sledding down the hill at the sugar bush (not strictly necessary, but absolutely fun).
We'll leave from behind Robinson Hall at 11:30am and return to campus no later than 1:30pm (in time for 2s!). You'll need to bring multiple layers of warm clothing (preferably clothes you don't mind getting a little snowy/dirty), gloves, a warm hat, winter boots, and 1-2 liters of water. Reach out to valen.h.nealburk.25@dartmouth.edu or logan.c.reano.23@dartmouth.edu with any questions, and I can't wait to see you soon!
All are welcome, whether you've been involved in the past or are looking to get started with Sustainability now!
Sign up on Trailhead here.
SATURDAY, February 24th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
12PM - 3PM | North Mass Basement
Come swing by our on-campus thrift store, the Free Market, this weekend! All clothing is reclaimed from Dartmouth's waste streams. Instead of buying new clothing, get second-hand for free!
SUNDAY, February 25th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
12PM - 3PM | North Mass Basement
See above–same thrift store, with perhaps some new finds! 👀
WEEKLY FEATURE
So much of our media is mired in gloom and doom–and don't get us wrong, there's a lot to be wary of when it comes to our fight for a just, livable future in the face of intensifying injustices and climate change. But, there's also SO much good work being done, too, that rarely gets highlighted, and we're here to begin to change that.
This week, consider listening to the Emergence Magazine podcast! Their website is also beautiful and worth a look!
Its creators believe that "It has always been a radical act to share stories during dark times. They are regenerative spaces of creation and renewal"
Find the podcast online here or search on your favorite podcast platform.
If you've got a climate win or sustainability star you're excited about, big or small, email us at sustainable.dartmouth@dartmouth.edu, and we'll include it in next week's newsletter! According to the IPCC, every action that prevents further degrees of global warming, no matter what scale, is meaningful.
OTHER EVENTS
Below, find events from other campus and local organizations related to sustainability, climate, and social justice!
THE IRVING INSTITUTE SEEKS YOUR ART FOR A SPRING/SUMMER '24 EXHIBIT
Undergraduate and graduate Dartmouth students are invited to submit proposals for a spring/summer 2024 exhibit in the Irving Institute Gallery for Art, Science, and the Humanities (3rd floor, Irving Building).
All art welcome! Physical media or objects, installations, written word, photography, cinema, music, computer-generated art... bring us your creations!
Submit your proposal by February 19. Questions? Email molly.s.dunn@dartmouth.edu
CONVERTING CO2, WATER, AND SUNLIGHT INTO LIQUID FUELS
Monday, February 19 | 3:30 - 4:30PM | Zoom
Thayer is hosting an engineering research seminar with Aisulu Aitbekova, Kavli Nanoscience Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech.
Learn about work to develop a tandem photoelectrochemical-photothermal system that turns CO2, water, and sunlight into multicarbon products, paving the way toward affordable solar fuels and chemicals.
More information here
ENERGY AND CLIMATE CAREERS OFFICE HOURS
Tuesdays | 12 - 1PM | IR 155
Curious about career possibilities in climate and energy? Wondering about internship options? Looking for advice on networking? Stop by our weekly Climate and Energy Career Office Hours and talk with Irving Institute Experiential Learning Coordinator Angus McReynolds about find answers!
No registration necessary, just drop by!
FOSSIL FREE DARTMOUTH MEETING
Thursday, February 22nd | 6:30 - 7:30PM | Hornig Library, 108 Fairchild
We are organizing the Dartmouth Community to call on Dartmouth to take bold climate action by disassociating from Fossil Fuels! Join us for snacks, community, and meaningful work!
BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT AND THE ARTS OF CARE: A PANEL DISCUSSION
Thursday, February 22nd | 7:00pm – 8:30pm | Dartmouth Hall 105
How to create, think, and love with radical care? Join us for a conversation on the collective wisdom of Black feminism with Queer Black Trouble-Maker and Black Feminist Love Evangelist Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Other esteemed panelists include Kimberly Juanita Brown, scholar/artist Misty De Berry (New York University), scholar Kianna Middleton (Dartmouth) and Hood Museum associate curator Alisa Swindell.
Learn more here!
SUNRISE DARTMOUTH MEETING
Thursdays | 8PM | Robo 106
Passionate about climate justice? Join Sunrise Dartmouth to learn how to get involved in the fight for environmental and social justice here on campus and nationally. Learn more about Sunrise Dartmouth here.
DINé PHILOSOPHIES: A DISCUSSION WITH RICHARD M. BEGAY '87 AND VANGEE NEZ, PHD
Friday, February 23 | 2 - 5PM | Rockefeller 106 Class of 1930 Room
Vangee Nez, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Specialties, Northern Arizona University: "Diné Epistemology. Sa'ah Naaghai Bik'eh Hozhoon Teachings as an Educational Tool"
Richard M. Begay, Navajo Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and Director of the Navajo Nation Heritage and Historic Preservation Department: "We've Been There, We're Still Here, and We Will Always Be Here: Mashing Navajo Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Government Bureaucracy"
For more information, please contact tiina.c.rosenqvist@dartmouth.edu or robert.s.weiner@dartmouth.edu
ENERGY ACTION NETWORK 2024 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Energy Action Network (EAN) is pleased to announce their 2024 Summer Internship Program. Applications are due March 1, 2024 for college students (rising juniors and seniors in 2024) and 2024 college graduates excited by EAN’s mission of achieving Vermont’s climate and energy commitments in ways that create a just, thriving, and sustainable future.
Read more about EAN and learn how to apply here.