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. More information on Year of Sustainability specific events is coming soon.
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May
21
2024 CCAT Global Symposium on Mobility Innovation presented by Mcity and UMTRI
Off Campus Location
@ 7:30am
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May
21
Workshop: “Harmonizing Assessments of Carbon Management Approaches”
Off Campus Location
@ 3:00pm
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Jun
18
Small Forests, Big Benefits
An online forum featuring keynote speaker Douglas Tallamy Off Campus Location @ 7:00pm
Latest News & Updates
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, Environmental Sociology
“I’ve structured the course to provide students with the opportunity to think through it (the climate…
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 wellbeing of its community. Climate change can be a particulary 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.