THIS WEEK IN SUSTAINABILITY: October 27th - November 2nd, 2025
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- Oct 27
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Here's what's happening this week in Sustainability!
Halloween's coming up...time to visit the Free Market for some last-minute costume creation!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27th
YOUTH WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM | ALL DAY ONLINE
Join experts, policymakers, and youth activists for a three-day symposium on youth well-being, featuring panels, workshops, and immersive sessions to explore solutions and drive actions.
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
4:00PM - 6:00PM | North Mass Basement
Come swing by our on-campus thrift store, the Free Market, this week! All clothing is reclaimed from Dartmouth's waste streams. Instead of buying new clothing, get second-hand for free!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28th
UDALL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION SESSION
12:30PM - 1:30PM | Register to find out location
Come join the Fellowships Office to learn about the Udall Scholarship, which awards funding to sophomores and juniors committed to careers in conservation, sustainability, and environmental issues.
Udall also awards students committed to working in tribal public policy or native healthcare. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents!
For more information about the scholarship and eligibility, visit the Fellowship's Udall Canvas sites for the environment and tribal public policy or healthcare.
Register here for the info session location and email Fellowships.Office@dartmouth.edu with any questions!
NORTH AMERICAN ARCTIC SPEAKER SERIES: THE ROLE OF INUIT KNOWLEDGE IN THE CENTRAL ARCTIC OCEAN FISHERIES AGREEMENT
12:30PM-1:30PM | Zoom
This speaker series is a joint project of Dartmouth and the U.S. Department of State, co-hosted by the Institute of Arctic Studies in the John Sloan Dicky Center and the Office of the U.S. Coordinator for the Arctic Region. This series invests in the people, opportunities, and strength of the North American Arctic by providing a platform for knowledge sharing, networking, and international collaboration on pressing issues facing the region.
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
2:00PM - 6:00PM | 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!
FOSSIL FREE DARTMOUTH - WEEKLY MEETING
6:00PM - 7:00PM | Sustainable Living Center
Come join Fossil Free Dartmouth for their weekly meeting at the Sustainable Living Center (2 Choate Road)!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29th
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE HOURS
12:00PM - 1:30PM | Collis Patio or Robison 106 if the weather is bad
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!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30th
FOOD (IN)SECURITY AS METAPHOR: PUBLIC HEALTH & POLICY IN THE ARCTIC
4:30PM - 5:30PM | Haldeman 41
Join Dr. Sappho Gilbert, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Research Fellow with the Harvard Arctic Initiative. Her mixed methods, community-partnered research focuses on social, environmental, and policy drivers of food security, nutrition, and health in the Arctic.
Open to everyone! Reserve your ticket here.
COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY DINNER
7:15PM - 8:45PM | One Wheelock
Join Fossil Free Dartmouth for a community dinner and art build to build connection and solidarity across advocacy organizations, leading up to a National Day of Action on November 7th!
They will have yummy soup, salad, and other tasty treats! Everyone is welcome.
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
4:00PM - 6:00PM | 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!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31st
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
2:00PM - 4:00PM | 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!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1st
THREE SISTERS FESTIVAL
4:00PM - 8:00PM | Collis Common Ground
Join NAP for culturally significant crafts, games and food!
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
4:00PM - 6:00PM | 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, NOVEMBER 2nd
FREE MARKET THRIFT STORE OPEN HOURS
3:00PM - 5:00PM | North Mass Basement
See above–same thrift store, with perhaps some new finds! 👀
OTHER EVENTS
TUCKLAB:ENERGY APPLICATIONS DUE
TuckLAB:Energy runs over Winterim (December 3-10), and is a week-long, multidisciplinary, interactive introduction to the social, technical, and business landscape of energy systems. Sessions are held in the Irving Institute!
Apply here by November 1st!
CHARTING THE CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE AT THE IRVING INSTITUTE
November 3rd 5:30PM-6:30PM | Irving Institute Atrium & Livestreamed
Join for a dynamic conversation with energy and policy leaders exploring this year's changes to federal energy policy, ongoing bipartisan efforts to support renewable energy, and how the demand for rapidly deployable energy is influencing market conditions.
PANEL: WILDLANDS - WHAT THEY ARE, AND PRESENT AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROTECTION AND RESTORATION
November 6th 5:30PM-7:30PM | Mayer Room, Howe Library or Zoom
Join John Davis, Rewilding Advocate at Adirondack Council and Rewilding Institute, Jon Leibowitz, CEO of Northeast Wilderness Trust, and Ronan Donovan, National Geographic Fellow to explore the future of wilderness and rewilding in the Northeast USA.
ELECTRICITY GRIDS & MARKETS BOOT CAMP
Nov 7th, 3:30PM - 7:00PM | Nov 8th, 8:30AM - 3:30PM
Join fellow Dartmouth undergraduates for a hands-on, two-day Electricity Grids & Markets Bootcamp — an exploration of how the U.S. power system really works.
Dive into the essentials of electricity markets and discover how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shapes the nation’s grid operations and energy landscape. Expect a dynamic mix of interactive simulations, lectures, games, and community building. Open to Dartmouth undergraduate students of all majors
Register here! $50 fee required. Scholarships available. Meals Included.
OLD GROWTH FOREST WALK AT MOUNT SUNAPEE
Nov 8th, 10:00AM- 1:00PM
Join John Donovan of the Hanover Conservation Commission, John Magee, Newbury Conservation Commission, and Ronan Donovan, National Geographic Fellow and wildlife biologist, for a guided walk through an old growth forest in the Mount Sunapee Reservation.
PAUL WINTER - A CONCERT IN CELEBRATION OF THIS GLORIOUS EARTH
Nov 8th, 7:00PM | Church of Christ
This event is a journey through Paul Winter's "World of Living Music," featuring Paul's soprano sax and renowned cellist Eugene Friesen, along with the voices of Whale, Wolf, and Wood Thrush, and other members of what Paul calls "the greater symphony of the Earth."
GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS (THINGS) TO APPLY TO!
Fellowships Office Fall Event Schedule
The Fellowships Office is excited to announce our fall schedule of events and information sessions. There is something for everyone - from a Research Journeys Panel featuring young alumni to information sessions about fellowships that fund language study programs, graduate school, and more. View the full schedule of events here. We look forward to connecting with you this term! Email Fellowships.Office@dartmouth.edu with questions.
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