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 Vision 2034. 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.
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Feb 14 A Hopeful Horizon for Climate Action: Bridging Communications, Cognition, and the Science of Hope
Molly Kawahata Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) @ 3:30pm -
Feb 14 Molly Kawahata to speak at U-M on the transformative power of hope in fighting climate change
“A Hopeful Horizon for Climate Action: Bridging Communications, Cognition, and the Science of Hope” Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) @ 3:30pm -
Feb 17 Zero Waste Crafting Fair and Clothing Swap Shapiro Library @ 2:00pm
Latest News & Updates
Welcome to LSA Sustainability!
The 2024 Year of Sustainability has concluded, so what happens next? We are so grateful for…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Introducing the Year of Sustainability!
Throughout 2024, the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will embark on a Year of…
Where Did the Year of Sustainability Start?
We sat down with Anne McNeil and Nate Sanders, the two faculty members who are leading…
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.