Yale Sustainability Service Corps

Do you want to make campus more energy and waste efficient? Do you want to engage your community in conversations about how they can live more sustainably at Yale? Join our team! See the link below for more details and how to apply.

Jobs | Yale Sustainability Please see below for sustainability-related job openings at Yale University. Student Positions SSC Team Member The Yale Office of Sustainability is seeking a team of students to identify and collect sustainability metrics on campus and implement changes based on these findings. Students will lead su...

We're hiring! Are you interested in sustainability at Yale? Do you want buildings on campus to be more energy and waste efficient? Then apply to be a part of SSC! See the link below for more details and how to apply.

Jobs | Yale Sustainability Please see below for sustainability-related job openings at Yale University. Student Positions SSC Team Member The Yale Office of Sustainability is seeking a team of students to identify and collect sustainability metrics on campus and implement changes based on these findings. Students will lead su...

Join us for Celebrate Sustainability week on a bike ride to East Rock! Don't have a bike? Try the Yale Bikeshare! All participants will get one free month of Bikeshare. Meet at the Becton Center at 10 am on Sunday, October 14.

SSC had a great year and wanted to share some highlights with everyone! Check out our Spring 2018 Newsletter for a look back into all of the awesome campaigns and surveys for the 2017-2018 school year. Have a wonderful summer and we will see you all in the fall!

Looking for a job in the late spring? Check out the spring salvage job below!
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Spring Salvage Program Assistant

Yale Recycling and the Office of Sustainability are seeking undergraduate and graduate students for the paid position of 2018 Spring Salvage Program Assistant. Program Assistants will play critical roles by moving donated and recyclable items from student residences and facilitating move-out operations to minimize material waste.

The work period is from April 30 – May 24. It is possible to work commencement and other end-of-term jobs while working Spring Salvage. Hours are generally flexible, with a few required work days around underclassman move-out (May 9-11). Students will generally work 3-5 hour shifts, and longer 8-9 hour shifts on peak moveout days. Post-term housing will be provided upon request.

To see the full job description and to apply, visit the Office of Sustainability website, or the Student Jobs Website and search for the Spring Salvage Program Assistant position (Ref # 15779). The deadline to apply is Monday, February 26, 2018, at 9:00pm EST.

If you're interested in sustainable tech, then check out Blueprint, a sustainable tech ideation conference from Duke Conservation Tech from February 2-3 at Duke! Check below for a message from them with more details!

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Duke Conservation Tech (DCT) invites you to participate in Duke Blueprint February 2-3 on Duke’s campus! Reserve your spot by applying at dukeblueprint.com.

Blueprint is a sustainable tech ideation conference: we bring together passionate students, visionary experts, and forward-thinking organizations to address critical environmental issues. Blueprint brings together people of varied backgrounds to address problems in a new way. Putting diverse perspectives in such proximity drives valuable insights, ideas, and awareness. This context leads to the most effective win-win solutions. Check out this video to see what Blueprint is all about: https://youtu.be/Gm1Iz6SiiTM

Blueprint is hosted by Duke Conservation Tech (DCT) in partnership with numerous organizations including P&G, WWF, Microsoft, and National Geographic. The event will include opportunities to:

· Attend workshops on applying cutting-edge technologies in sustainable tech,

· Engage with experts from organizations including National Geographic, Procter & Gamble, WWF, Conservation X Labs, and more,

· Exercise and showcase your skills, using them to tackle wicked problems, and

· Join and participate in a community of people with a collective effort to change the world!

Blueprint: Nature + Progress | Feb 2-3, 2018 @ Duke University Connect. Create. Disrupt. Join us for Blueprint: Nature + Progress, February 2-3, 2018 at Duke University. Apply now at dukeblueprint.com! ---------- Bluepri...

Hey! Looking for a way to stay hydrated during the game? There's still time to swipe an HY 2017 Klean Kanteen! Here's the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hy-2017-sustainability-water-bottle-tickets-39407276224?aff=es2

Also, since we're already in the mindset of winning (crushing?!) the game, how about a way to win prizes! Throughout the weekend attach the hashtag to your instagram posts to promote sustainability on campus! Anyone who uses the hashtag will be entered into a raffle to win a limited-edition Harvard-Yale Klean Kanteen water bottle, courtesy of Bulldog Sustainability. The winner will be randomly selected after The Game.

Stay hydrated friends! Boola Boola! -Yale SSC

HY 2017 Sustainability Water Bottle Get your limited-edition Harvard-Yale Game water bottle! Water bottles will be sold by the Women’s Table on Cross Campus on Nov. 14–16 from 11am–2pm for only $10. There is a limited quantity, so be sure to get yours before they run out! *Note: Water bottles must be picked up on Friday, Nov. 17th. No...

As you find yourself thinking about ~*~Spring Cleaning~*~ between April showers and budding May flowers, remember to consider the many ways you can productively divert your no-longer-needed stuff! Donate clothing using the bins outside of Dwight Hall, prep boxes for Spring Salvage, and consult this chart for more information about what you can do to exchange stuff with people at Yale, make money, get cool new things, and avoid generating more waste! 🌷🌼🌸🌻🌺

The Recycling Relay Race at Freshman Olympics today was a huge success!! Shoutout to Ezra Stiles College, Berkeley College (Yale University), and Jonathan Edwards College for coming in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place respectively! You are all recycling champions 🏆

Wow! Today the Materials Management Team audited some Old Campus trash to see how well students sort their trash from their recycling and avoid unnecessary waste. Take a peak at some of our most shocking finds!! Let's do better, Bulldogs 🐶 MM team members on call: Elaine To Dawn Chen Xi Julia Lorraine Butts

Remember to recycle your empty coffee cups like Sydney after your late night study sessions! ! !