Becoming a Sustainable LSA
As the largest, most academically diverse college at the University of Michigan, the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is uniquely positioned to support campus-wide climate goals expressed in Look to Michigan. LSA advances sustainability and carbon neutrality efforts through our teaching, college culture, energy efficiency efforts, excellence in research, daily operations, and the broader LSA mission. This powerful, purposeful change is happening at multiple scales – from individual Champions to entire departments – and is broad in scope, owing to LSA’s multidisciplinary identity.
Upcoming U-M Sustainability Events
The following events are pulled from Happening @ Michigan using the sustainability tag.
Latest News & Updates
Bénédicte Boisseron
FACULTY – Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Affiliated Faculty, Romance Languages and Literatures, and Chair,…
LSA News: Bee Hotels, Lab Swap Shop, Pollinator Gardens, and More: LSA’s Focus on Sustainability Brings Positive Results to Campus and Beyond
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….
Jenan Kharbush
FACULTY – Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science Please note that this interview has been…
Juhi Pawar
STUDENT – Representative on TREES Subcommittee “I’m from, like, 30ish minutes away from Ann Arbor. When…
Toni Bushner
FACULTY – Lecturer in the Digital Studies Institute Spotlight on DIGITAL 355: Topics in Digital Creative…
Selena Smith
FACULTY – Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Program in the Environment; DEI Chair…
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…
Brittany Pendergraft
GRAD STUDENT – Classical Studies PhD Candidate “I was born and raised in rural Appalachia, like…
Kelsey Dyez
STAFF – Climate Scientist in Julia Cole’s Climate Lab “I’m a climate scientist and studied geology…
Alex Bryan
STAFF – Director of Student Life Sustainability “I was a student here in my undergrad degree…
Andrew van Baal
STUDENT – Student Sustainability Coalition (SSC) + Student Carbon Neutrality Network (SCANN) “I’m a lifelong Michigander….
Perrin Selcer
FACULTY – Associate Professor of History and Associate Professor of Program in the Environment Please note…
Archie Criglar, Jr.
Facilities & Operations – Lane Hall Celebrating the Person Behind Lane Hall’s U-M Race to Zero…
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 faculty members who are leading…
Daphne Matter
STUDENT – VIPs Fund & Graham Sustainability Scholar “So I’m from Seattle, Washington. I love my…
Dan Rife
STAFF – Director of LSA Facilities & Operations “I came to the university as a student,…
Caitlin Jacobs
STAFF – LSA Carbon Neutrality Program Manager “So I did grow up in a smaller town,…
Michigan News: U-M’s Lab Swap Shop surpasses $1M in savings for researchers
This article was originally posted to Michigan News by Kim Broekhuizen on February 16, 2026. In under two…
Welcome to LSA Sustainability!
The 2024 Year of Sustainability has concluded, so what happens next? We are so grateful for…
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…
Brian Klein
FACULTY – Assistant Professor of Afro-American and African Studies and Assistant Professor of Program in the…
LSA Magazine: Less Waste, Zero Regrets
This article was originally posted by the LSA Magazine by Anna Megdell. For those at LSA…
Andy Ault
FACULTY – Associate Professor of Chemistry Project 3 Lead of the Great Lakes Center for Fresh…
Anne McNeil
FACULTY – Faculty Lead for the Year of Sustainability, Carol A. Fierke Collegiate Professor of Chemistry,…
Nate Sanders
FACULTY – Faculty Lead for Year of Sustainability & Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. “So…
Lashaun Jackson
STUDENT – SCANN, Graham Sustainability Scholar, MDining Sustainability and Community Engagement Intern, UM Sustainable Food Program,…
Aimée Classen
FACULTY – Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director of the University of Michigan Biological…
David Temin
FACULTY – Associate Professor of Political Science, Administrative Faculty in Native American Studies Program Spotlight on…
Jason Duvall
FACULTY – Lecturer, Program in the Environment (PitE) Spotlight on ENVIRON 139: First-Year Seminar in the…
Ella Mannino
STUDENT – Chair of TREES Subcommittee “I’m from Ortonville, Michigan, which is about like an hour…
Lisa Young
FACULTY – Teaching Professor and Lecturer IV, Anthropology Spotlight on ANTHRARC 180: First-Year Seminar in Anthropological…
Tim McKay’s Climate Diary
From Great Lakes to Great Plains: Tim McKay’s Journey by Train Have you ever wondered what…
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….
Michela Arnaboldi
FACULTY – Teaching Professor, Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences and Intermittent Lecturer in Program in…
Cherish Dean’s Climate Diary
The Storyteller’s Story: Cherish Dean’s Reflection on Why Telling Stories is Crucial to the Sustainability Movement…
How To Find LSA Sustainability Related Courses
Are you interested in taking a sustainability-related course in LSA? Not sure where to start? Check…
Introducing the Year of Sustainability!
Throughout 2024, the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will embark on a Year of…
Jenna Munson
FACULTY – Outreach Program Specialist and Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Founder and Coordinator of…
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…
Sara R. Rivera
STAFF – Geomicrobiology Lab Manager “Yeah, so I’m originally from Michigan. And I came to University…
Evan Petrosky
GRAD STUDENT – Physics PhD Candidate & Sustainability Champion “I grew up in a small town…
Ryan Hendrickson
FACULTY – Lecturer IV of French, Coordinator for French 101, 102, 103 Spotlight on FRENCH 101:…
Sustainability Stories Pop-Up: A Brief Recap
A snapshot of the word cloud at the end of the event. Participants could submit 1-3…
Omolade Adunbi
FACULTY – Director of the African Studies Center, Professor of Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies,…
Maddie Clough
GRAD STUDENT – 3rd Year Materials Chemistry PhD I’m now a third year PhD student in…
David Zeglen
FACULTY – Lecturer I in International and Comparative Studies Spotlight on INTLSTD 401: International Studies Advanced…
Lauren May
STUDENT – Data Science Junior, Graham Sustainability Scholar, LSA Sustainability Intern Please note that this interview…
Alyssa Paredes
FACULTY – Assistant Professor of Anthropology Spotlight on ANTHRCUL 256: Culture, Adaptation, and Environment and the…
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….
Jill Myers
STAFF – Biodiversity Lab Manager “When I was doing my PhD, I kind of joked with…
Sara Soderstrom
FACULTY – Director of Program in the Environment (PitE) “I grew up in a family of…
Meghan Duffy
FACULTY – Susan S. Kilham Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology & Associate Chair for…
Jessica Kenyatta Walker
FACULTY – Assistant Professor of Afro-American and African Studies, American Culture Spotlight on AAS 104: African…
Sol Hart
FACULTY – Professor of Communication and Media and Program in the Environment Spotlight on COMM 413:…
The University Record: U-M initiatives recognized as AASHE outstanding case studies
This article was originally posted to The University Record by Kim Broekhuizen on April 20, 2026. Three…
Virginia Murphy
FACULTY – Lecturer in Program in the Environment and the LSA Residential College Spotlight on ENVIRON…
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….
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.