State University of New York at Geneseo
EN-3: Student Life

Geneseo Environmental Organization participates in a range of activities including community outreach, organizing Geneseo events including parts of earth week, "late Knight" activities, and the "Kill-a-Watt" contest held annually. GEO also organizes students to participate in environmental campaigns including 350, Powershift, and Think outside the bottle. GEO has pushed for change on campus and was a large player in getting one of the dining halls to change to using china instead of paper and plastic. GEO takes on new projects each year, varying in scope depending on student participation. FORCES: A multi-campus organization with a focus on volunteer services and recreational activities in New York State Parks. nature walk club: environmentally conscious organization that hosts semimonthly informative walks through the Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum outing club: Our mission is to organize events and outings giving students a chance to get outside and be active. We aim to provide students with a fun, stress-relieving activity every week in Geneseo and the surrounding areas. We collect and organize gear and supplies which students may borrow for their own adventures. Our leading goal on campus is to create a network through which students can share and expand their outdoor knowledge and interests beekeeping club: strives to equip students and faculty with the necessary skills to confidently and safely keep honey bees. SASI: The goal of SASI is to educate the campus community on issues of social injustice around the world and what we can do to lessen the suffering of others, together as a campus Ghana Project: Sustaining the Besease School and Agogo Hospital in The Republic of Ghana. Through the efforts of SUNY Geneseo students, we will promote global awareness and civic engagement. By conducting educational programming and developing community partnerships, we will raise funds in order to sustain a school in Ghana. In addition, we will share Ghanaian culture, and maintain a connection with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana. Geneseo Peace Action: Peace Action is dedicated to empowering student advocates to take action on issues of peace and justice. Through education, grassroots organizing, and action campaigns, we work to promote informed student activism on campus and build leadership among young people in the peace movement. Peace Action Geneseo is a chapter of the national organization, Peace Action NYS. Women’s Action Coalition: We are a student organization focused on women's and gender issues, as well as understanding inclusivity and intersectionality within this focus, considering issues such as race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, etc. WAC works to raise awareness about the issues facing women and others on our own Geneseo campus, and as far as women and other communities around the world. Black Student Union (BSU): The Black Student Union is an entity that embraces any and everyone of various backgrouds, with different ideals, experiences, goals, and traditions. This union promotes and environment where people can learn, have fun, and most importantly, express themselves. We always try to keep our topics relevant and as current as possible. Enlace Project: Enlace Project works to bring together communities, cultures, and people By making connections Enlace Project helps foster sustainable growth and development in communities in Nicaragua. Enlace Project strives to achieve a better understanding between communities in order to create opportunities. Japanese Culture Club Korean American Student Association, Latino Student Association, Pride Alliance, Shakti, Caribbean Student Association

The community garden is located within the eGarden. The community garden started as an area in which students could experiment with sustainable forms of agriculture. The garden is a learning tool for organic growing. Students are encouraged to participate in maintaining the garden for production of vegetables and herbs for use in the dining halls.

Campus movement for SRI for the college endowment CAS has also moved all investments into SRI Discussion with Student Investing Program about recommending to the college to divest in fossil fuels and unsustainable practices.

Movie screenings, visiting speaker sessions and panel discussions have been held as well as Live Green Day and Earth week. GEO has sponsored an array of symposiums in the past, including the Regenerative Energy Symposium hosted last year, which discussed Hydraulic Fracturing, Sustainable Housing, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Most recent guest speaker was Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. FORCES has a local speaker/employee of the school talk at least once a semester, Campus Sustainability Month (October) Cultural Harmony Week President’s Sustainability Commission Lecture Earth Week GEO’s Sustainability Symposium CAS Local Food Fair / Conference Day SASI Cultural Dinners from cultural student organizations Ghana Project

Front Porch Republic, Presidential Sustainability, Ephemeral Arts Festival, GEO’s Carbon Free Concert, COOP Art Shows, Multicultural Organizations

Geneseo Outing Club provides students with opportunities to be involved with student led trips involving (and not limited to) hiking, kayaking and climbing. Student led groups often lead alternative school break trips that involve outdoor activities as well. All are non-exclusive and is funded by the Student Association at Geneseo. Additional programs include Nature Walk Club and F.O.R.C.E.S.

There is an Adirondack Adventure first year experience program that allows students to experience outdoor adventures for one week prior to coming to school. Similarly, the Letchworth State Park first year experience has been instituted along with EcoHouse themed living and Tesla-house themed living. Sustainability of Genesee Valley three day summer program WOW events hosted by sustainability student organizations (GEO)

Monroe residence hall serves as a sustainable model for the rest of the SUNY Geneseo Campus. Tours of the hall are available in which one can see the rain-water harvesting stations, the energy-metering system, and the dorm rooms themselves. Access to dorm suites is available during specified tours. JADE GOLD certificate requires 8 leadership courses on sustainability, with 8 hours of required volunteer hours Student Life Interns and Office of Sustainability Interns

Office of Sustainability Internship Program CAS Department of Student Life Sustainability Interns President’s Commission Interns

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Sustainable Learning Community Arboretum projects and research with faculty on a wide range of topics EGarden research (renewable energy, composting program) Livingston Cares trips Community Engagement Projects (PLSC 390, WGST 218) CIEE Ambassadorships - Discovery Cafe and Credo Kitchen