SCSU Office of Sustainability

SCSU Office of Sustainability The Office of Sustainability is committed to engaging students, faculty, staff and administration to making Southern more sustainable.

(Click "About" for full description) The Office of Sustainability at SCSU connects students, faculty, and staff with the information, people, and tools they need to make our campus more sustainable. We encourage and welcome ideas and participation by the entire campus community, and provide a wide range of opportunities to participate, including Campus Conservation Nationals, Recyclemania, the cam

pus community garden, Plant It Forward, presentations by guest speakers, and much more. The Office of Sustainability also tracks progress toward meeting greenhouse gas and waste reduction goals of the Presidents Climate Commitment.

Throughout August and September, interns in the community garden are able to harvest the fruits/veggies that they plante...
09/03/2026

Throughout August and September, interns in the community garden are able to harvest the fruits/veggies that they planted at the start of the summer. Swipe through this post to see some of the colorful and delicious harvests that we have collected so far this season. 🌈🍅

Our Week of Welcome event in the community garden was a huge success! Everyone’s plant pot turned out so cute, and we lo...
08/29/2026

Our Week of Welcome event in the community garden was a huge success! Everyone’s plant pot turned out so cute, and we loved to see students getting creative while enjoying an outdoor campus space. We hope to see more students in the garden this semester while the weather is still nice and warm! Contiue to keep an eye out for any upcoming sustainability events 🔎

The community garden will be hosting open volunteer hours this semester (beginning the week of August 31st). If you enjo...
08/24/2026

The community garden will be hosting open volunteer hours this semester (beginning the week of August 31st). If you enjoy working outdoors and, in turn, helping your community, then this opportunity is perfect for you! Volunteer hours will be Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2:30 PM. Email our lovely intern Gabriel ([email protected]) if you are interested or have any questions!

Join us in the community garden for our Week of Welcome event on 8/27! Decorate a plant pot and get some seeds to plant ...
08/20/2026

Join us in the community garden for our Week of Welcome event on 8/27! Decorate a plant pot and get some seeds to plant and watch grow throughout the year. We will also be accepting non-perishable food donations at this event. We hope to see you all there!

Are you interested in joining our sustainability team? If so, this position may be perfect for you! As a food recovery i...
08/13/2026

Are you interested in joining our sustainability team? If so, this position may be perfect for you! As a food recovery intern, you would work with others to gather surplus food on campus and deliver it to local food pantries / soup kitchens. You would also be responsible for maintaining records of donations and collaborating on reports describing your work. If this seems like a good fit for you, email Heather Stearns to express your interest! 🥗🚙

Our plants are fruiting rapidly in the garden and it is so exciting to watch! Just a couple months ago they were babies ...
08/11/2026

Our plants are fruiting rapidly in the garden and it is so exciting to watch! Just a couple months ago they were babies being transplanted into the beds… they grow up so fast 🥹

Connect with nature in our community garden here on campus! When you visit, you may be rewarded with some wildlife sight...
08/04/2026

Connect with nature in our community garden here on campus! When you visit, you may be rewarded with some wildlife sightings of your own 🔎

Never underestimate the power of flowers! Come check out our Flower Power Tower at the garden!
07/30/2026

Never underestimate the power of flowers! Come check out our Flower Power Tower at the garden!

We can’t wait to see our pumpkin plant continue to flourish over the next few months! 🎃
07/27/2026

We can’t wait to see our pumpkin plant continue to flourish over the next few months! 🎃

Our Pollinator Pathway is looking incredible after our sustainability team spent days weeding and mulching it! All of th...
07/23/2026

Our Pollinator Pathway is looking incredible after our sustainability team spent days weeding and mulching it! All of their hard work was definitely worth this end product! 😍

The Pollinator Pathway is a corridor of non-invasive plants that provide habitats and food sources for pollinating insects and birds. In return, those creatures support the quality and reproduction of our plants in the garden! By adding these plant species to otherwise empty spaces, we are doing our part in building biodiversity and supporting our local ecosystems.

In this post, we highlighted some of the plants that we have in our pathway. Stop by the garden to spot these species in person! Once you see how beautiful they look, you may become inspired to plant them in your own garden🦋🌸

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New Haven, CT

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Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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+12033927135

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