LSA Year of Sustainability
As the largest, most academically diverse college at U-M, LSA has a unique opportunity and responsibility to center sustainability in college operations and support campus climate goals. Throughout the 2024 Year of Sustainability, we are collectively evaluating our current state and potential future actions to advance sustainability and carbon neutrality through our teaching, college culture, research, operations, facilities, and more.
Upcoming U-M Sustainability Events
The following events are pulled from Happening @ Michigan using the sustainability tag.
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Nov
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Winter Bike Resources
Free Bike Repair & Lights & More! Diag – Central Campus @ 12:00pm -
Nov
20
Grocery Bag Drop-Off
Mason Hall
@ 3:00pm
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Nov
20
Water@Michigan November Coffee Talk: Decarbonizing Water Resource Recovery Facilities
Joshua Jack, Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering Palmer Commons @ 4:00pm
Latest News & Updates
University of Michigan Library: Read “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility”
This article was originally posted by the University of Michigan Library on October 17th. In solidarity…
The Michigan Daily: LSA DEI and sustainability teams collaborate at environmental justice summit
This article was originally posted to The Michigan Daily by Elizabeth Foley on October 16, 2024….
The University Record: LSA to host summit focusing on DEI and sustainability
This article was originally posted to The University Record by the LSA DEI Office on October 11, 2024….
Faculty Spotlight: Andy Ault
Associate Professor of Chemistry Project 3 Lead of the Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and…
Faculty Spotlight: Aimée Classen
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director of the University of Michigan Biological Station Spotlight…
Faculty Spotlight: Selena Smith
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Program in the Environment; DEI Chair for the…
Faculty Spotlight: David Zeglen
Lecturer I in International and Comparative Studies INTLSTD 40: International Studies Advanced Seminar: Global Climate Justice…
Cherish Dean’s Climate Diary
The Storyteller’s Story: Cherish Dean’s Reflection on Why Telling Stories is Crucial to the Sustainability Movement…
Faculty Spotlight: Ryan Hendrickson
Lecturer IV of French, Coordinator for French 101, 102, 103 Spotlight on FRENCH 101: Elementary French…
Brittany Pendergraft
GRAD STUDENT – Classical Studies PhD Candidate “I was born and raised in rural Appalachia, like…
Faculty Spotlight: David Temin
Associate Professor of Political Science, Administrative Faculty in Native American Studies Program Spotlight on POLSCI 495:…
Dan Rife
STAFF – Director of LSA Facilities & Operations “I came to the university as a student,…
Meghan Duffy
FACULTY – Susan S. Kilham Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Associate Chair for…
Faculty Spotlight: Sol Hart
Professor of Communication and Media and Program in the Environment Spotlight on COMM 413: Environmental Communication…
A Week of Using Climate and Sustainability Apps
Background Despite the ever-present nature of cell phones in our lives (and the associated apps we…
Faculty Spotlight: Bénédicte Boisseron
Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Affiliated Faculty, Romance Languages and Literatures, and Chair, Department of…
Jill Myers
STAFF – Biodiversity Lab Manager “When I was doing my PhD, I kind of joked with…
Faculty Spotlight: Jessica Kenyatta Walker
Assistant Professor of Afro-American and African Studies, American Culture Spotlight on AAS 104: African American Foodways…
Faculty Spotlight: Brian Klein
Assistant Professor of Afro-American and African Studies and Assistant Professor of Program in the Environment Spotlight…
Sara R. Rivera
STAFF – Geomicrobiology Lab Manager “Yeah, so I’m originally from Michigan. And I came to University…
Faculty Spotlight: Virginia Murphy
Lecturer in Program in the Environment and the LSA Residential College Spotlight on ENVIRON 302: The…
Alex Bryan
STAFF – Director of Student Life Sustainability “I was a student here in my undergrad degree…
Faculty Spotlight: Alyssa Paredes
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Spotlight on ANTHRCUL 256: Culture, Adaptation, and Environment and the Environmental Wayfarer…
The University Record: New swap shop aids U-M researchers, sustainability goals
This article was originally posted on The University Record by Caitlin Jacobs on June 11, 2024. A…
Faculty Spotlight: Michela Arnaboldi
Teaching Professor, Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences and Intermittent Lecturer in Program in the Environment,…
Faculty Spotlight: Toni Bushner
Lecturer in the Digital Studies Institute Spotlight on DIGITAL 355: Topics in Digital Creative Expression: Sustainable…
Faculty Spotlight: Jason Duvall
Lecturer, Program in the Environment (PitE) Spotlight on ENVIRON 139: First-Year Seminar in the Environment, Prescription…
Faculty Spotlight: Jenna Munson
Outreach Program Specialist and Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Founder and Coordinator of Earth Camp…
Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Young
Teaching Professor and Lecturer IV, Anthropology Spotlight on ANTHRARC 180: First-Year Seminar in Anthropological Archaeology, Food…
Faculty Spotlight: Omolade Adunbi
Director of the African Studies Center, Professor of Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies, Professor of…
Maddie Clough
GRAD STUDENT – 3rd Year Materials Chemistry PhD I’m now a third year PhD student in…
Stuart Kirsch
FACULTY – Roy A. Rappaport Collegiate Professor of Anthropology I’m an environmental anthropologist, [though I wasn’t…
The Michigan Daily: LSA names 2024 as “Year of Sustainability”
This article was originally posted to The Michigan Daily by Andrew Baum on November 12, 2023….
The Michigan Daily: Office of Campus Sustainability hosts lunch-and-learn to teach the rules of composting
This article was originally posted on The Michigan Daily by Evangeline Doolittle on April 3, 2024….
Sustainability Stories Pop-Up: A Brief Recap
A snapshot of the word cloud at the end of the event. Participants could submit 1-3…
Sara Soderstrom
FACULTY – Director of Program in the Environment (PitE) “I grew up in a family of…
Ella Mannino
STUDENT – Chair of TREES Subcommittee “I’m from Ortonville, Michigan, which is about like an hour…
Tim McKay’s Climate Diary
From Great Lakes to Great Plains: Tim McKay’s Journey by Train Have you ever wondered what…
Caitlin Jacobs
STAFF – LSA Carbon Neutrality Program Manager “So I did grow up in a smaller town,…
Lashaun Jackson
STUDENT – SCANN, Graham Sustainability Scholar, MDining Sustainability and Community Engagement Intern, UM Sustainable Food Program,…
Daphne Matter
STUDENT – VIPs Fund & Graham Sustainability Scholar “So I’m from Seattle, Washington. I love my…
Kelsey Dyez
STAFF – Climate Scientist in Julia Cole’s Climate Lab “I’m a climate scientist and studied geology…
Juhi Pawar
STUDENT – Representative on TREES Subcommittee “I’m from, like, 30ish minutes away from Ann Arbor. When…
Anne McNeil
FACULTY – Faculty Lead for the Year of Sustainability, Carol A. Fierke Collegiate Professor of Chemistry,…
Introducing the Year of Sustainability!
Throughout 2024, the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will embark on a Year of…
Andrew van Baal
STUDENT – Student Sustainability Coalition (SSC) + Student Carbon Neutrality Network (SCANN) “I’m a lifelong Michigander….
Nate Sanders
FACULTY – Faculty Lead for Year of Sustainability & Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. “So…
Faculty Spotlight: Karin Martin
Professor of Sociology and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies Spotlight on SOC 105: First-Year Seminar…
Where Did the Year of Sustainability Start?
We sat down with Anne McNeil and Nate Sanders, the two professors who are leading the…
How To Find LSA Sustainability Related Courses
Are you interested in taking a sustainability-related course in LSA? Not sure where to start? Check…
Land Acknowledgement
The University of Michigan is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe people. In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadami Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan. This was ceded ceremonially through the Treaty at the Foot of the Rapids so that their children could be educated. Through these words of acknowledgment, the nations’ contemporary and ancestral ties to the land and their contributions to the University are renewed and reaffirmed.
The University of Michigan is committed to advancing the mental health and well-being of its community. Climate change can be a particularly difficult topic. If you are experiencing anxiety related to climate change, please see these resources. Year of Sustainability will also feature programming and workshops on this intersection, and many members of the U-M community beyond LSA are actively involved in this work.