Sustainability
At Saint Michael’s College we work together to promote sustainability in all of its dimensions. We use our campus as a classroom to educate the campus community about the importance of living and working sustainably. This means using natural resources wisely and efficiently, in ways that preserve them for future generations. With extensive composting and recycling systems, water bottle refilling stations, and solar panels run out of the Natural Area, the college embraces its obligation to contribute to a socially and ecologically responsible world by connecting students, staff and faculty with opportunities, knowledge and skills to create a sustainable future.
We take every opportunity to be mindful and to appreciate the beauty and the limits of the natural world.
Environmental Goals at Saint Michael’s College:
- Use natural resources wisely and efficiently to preserve them for future generations
- Integrate environmental, social, human and economic goals in college policies, activities and operating practices
- Provide educational programs to promote understanding of the environmental challenges of our rapidly changing planet
- Provide students with opportunities to develop skills necessary to create change
- Be mindful and appreciate the beauty and limits of the natural world
- Provide leadership and coordination of sustainability efforts on and off campus through the Center for the Environment