THIS WEEK IN SUSTAINABILITY: January 26th to February 1st, 2026
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- Jan 26
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Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED THIS WEEK ON RUCKUS FOR SUMMER FARM INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!
MONDAY, JANUARY 26th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
4PM - 6PM | 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!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27th
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
3PM - 5PM | 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!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28th
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HOURS
12:00PM - 1:30PM | Robison 106
Join Sustainability Staff for office hours! Whether you’ve got a question about sustainability at Dartmouth, or just want to spend time with others and eat some delicious homemade baked goods, all are welcome!
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
7PM - 9PM | 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!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29th
FABLE FARM RUMNEY SESSION
4:30PM - 8:30PM | Rides from behind Robinson Hall to Fable Farm
Join us for a Rumney Session at Fable Farm in Barnard, VT!! Enjoy Pizza, Drinks, and Live Music by the The Weird & Gilly Sisters + Mike Calabrese (from Lake Street Dive) + Taylor Ashton, all in Fable Farm's beautiful old barn! We will leave campus around 4:30 pm, take a ~45 minute drive over, hang out at the farm for a few hours enjoying the music and delicious food, and we'll aim to be back to campus around 8:30. Hope to see you there!!
We will cover entry tickets but bring money for food/drinks!!
More info about the event here: https://feastandfield.com/rumney-sessions
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30th
INTUITIVE EATING: LEARNING COMMUNITY
12:00PM - 1PM | Class of '53 Dining Hall room 204
Join us with your lunch as we explore Intuitive Eating* and how to find more freedom, self-compassion, satisfaction, and joy in the eating experience.
ANNUAL WINTER GRANT WEEKEND
FRIDAY 4PM - SUNDAY 5PM | Rides from behind Robinson Hall to the Second Grant
Join Cabin and Trail for our annual WINTER GRANT WEEKEND in the Second College Grant, located in northern NH! 27,000 acres of trees, rivers, and cabins, all for us to explore! We'll drive up Friday afternoon to our two cozy cabins, Sams and Management, start up the woodstoves, and enjoy a weekend of good food, good company, and various options for cooking, hiking, and exploring the wonderful winter wonderland! Snowball fights and snow angels will be followed by hot chocolate and board games by the fire.
All are welcome, regardless of experience or past involvement, and we'd love to have you! Space is limited to van spots, and admittance will be done on a first-come first-served basis.
Make sure to read and sign up HERE!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31st
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
2PM - 4PM | 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!
CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE STUDENT ACTIVIES GRANT RECIPIENT
3PM - 6:30PM | LOEW AUDITORIUM
First ever Climate Collaborative Student Activities Grant Recipient!!!!! On January 31st and February 1st, DIJE (the DOC's Diversity, Inclusivity, Justice, and Equity division) will host two Indigenous skiers, Ellen Bradley and Connor Ryan, who work in Arctic science and climate advocacy as well as professional athletics, for a two-day visit with multiple events open to students and the public.
On Saturday the 31st, they will screen their short films in the Loew Auditorium with accompanying Q&A sessions; Ellen's film, Let My People Go Skiing, will screen at 3pm (register here), and Connor's film, Spirit of the Peaks, will screen at 6:30pm (register here). On Sunday the 1st, there will be a ski-along with both visitors at the Skiway, with rides provided from campus (register for session one here, and session two here). We hope to have you join us, so sign up before spots close!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1st
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
2PM - 4PM | 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!
CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE STUDENT ACTIVIES GRANT RECIPIENT
3PM - 6:30PM | LOEW AUDITORIUM
First ever Climate Collaborative Student Activities Grant Recipient!!!!! On January 31st and February 1st, DIJE (the DOC's Diversity, Inclusivity, Justice, and Equity division) will host two Indigenous skiers, Ellen Bradley and Connor Ryan, who work in Arctic science and climate advocacy as well as professional athletics, for a two-day visit with multiple events open to students and the public.
On Sunday the 1st, there will be a ski-along with both visitors at the Skiway, with rides provided from campus (register for session one here, and session two here). We hope to have you join us, so sign up before spots close!
WINTER PLANT WALK
1PM - 3PM | DOC House, 10 Hilton Field Lane
Join the Native American Program and West House for a winter walk in Pine Park with Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) to learn more about the trees and plants around us.
Register here: dartgo.org/winter-walk
OTHER EVENTS
Wednesday, January 28th
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. BERNICE A. KING
12:00PM - 5PM | DOC House, 10 Hilton Field Lane
Join us for this year's Dartmouth College MLK Keynote event: "A Conversation with Dr. Bernice A. King," hosted by Institutional Diversity and Equity.
Advanced registration to attend the talk is requested. All are welcome.
Thursday, January 29th
DCSI INTERNSHIP OPEN HOUSE
11:30AM - 1PM | South Fairbanks Hall room 105
Looking for a social impact internship during your off-term this summer or fall? Stop by the DCSI Internship Open House! Learn about our various internship programs and ask us questions. Snacks will be provided!
Friday, January 30th
POWER ELECTRONICS IN THE ERA OF A.I.
3:30PM - 4:30PM | Spanos Auditorium, Cummings Hall
Research seminar with Jason Stauth, Associate Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth. This talk will motivate the need for 2+ decades of power electronic research to solve key application challenges, circuit and passive component limitations.
For more information, look here.
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday, February 3rd
Williams-Mystic Coastal & Ocean Studies Program Info Session
7PM | Irving Institute, IR-155 (Call to Lead Lab)
Dartmouth undergrads! Care about climate? Keen to build your multidisciplinary skills?
You're invited to an informal reception (cocoa and snacks!) to learn about the experiential, interdisciplinary Williams-Mystic Coastal & Ocean Studies program. Come talk to Dartmouth students back from their semester and learn how it fits in with the D-Plan. A WM semester is for all majors. All WM applicants are eligible to apply for the WM Climate Fellowship, which offers up to $7,000 in funding for climate-related internships in any discipline.
Information about the Williams-Mystic Coastal & Ocean Studies semester
Information about the Williams-Mystic Climate Fellowship
Questions? Email wmadmissions@williams.edu.
Wednesday, February 4th
Irving Institute Grant Application
11:59PM | Online, Irving
Looking for funding to support your Spring Term energy- or climate-related research or a project?
The Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society offers grants up to $6,000 for enrolled undergraduate and graduate students who are advancing the Institute's mission of transforming humankind’s understanding of energy, climate, and society issues
Learn more and apply HERE by February 4!
Tuesday, February 10th
The Scientific Case for Climate Liability
7PM | Via Zoom
Prof. Justin Mankin is an Assistant Professor of Geography and leads Dartmouth's Climate Modeling & Impacts Group
Their study is the basis for litigation and legislation by local and state governments seeking damages from large emitters for the costs inflicted on their communities by climate change.
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