Suffolk drops ball on sustainability efforts, looks to recover initiatives
Hannah Arroyo and Kyle Crozier
March 2, 2018
Five years and four presidents later, the programs put in place by Suffolk University’s former Sustainability Coordinator Erica Mattison have all but disappeared. Among Mattison’s projects that are no longer active at Suffolk is the Eco Ambassador program that allowed students to work in their...
New students surveyed on sustainability awareness, interest
Soleil Barros
October 19, 2011
This fall, Suffolk Sustainability conducted its second annual survey of new students in order to find out about their level of awareness, interest and feedback regarding the campus’ environmental initiatives. The Suffolk University Sustainability Committee paired with the Enrollment Research...
Suffolk graded green by Princeton Review
Angela Bray
June 6, 2011
Suffolk University has been named one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges for a second consistent year in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges. “It is an honor for Suffolk University to be included in the Princeton Review’s guide,” said Erica...
Dump and Run collects items, prevents waste
Michael Christina
April 7, 2011
For the past four years Suffolk University has worked with an organization called “Dump and Run”. The relationship, started by Campus Sustainability Coordinator Erica Mattison, was intended to reduce waste at the university and provide students with an easy way to contribute items as they prepare...
Campus kicks off sustainability competition
Sarina Tracy
February 9, 2011
Five-time Suffolk mainstay RecycleMania kicked off Monday with Suffolk Sustainability and the university’s community. The event was held in Archer’s Munce Conference Room. RecycleMania is a 10-week national waste reduction and recycling competition. Founded in 2001, RecycleMania only had two ...
Eat local, eat natural
Kendra Samuel
October 7, 2010
Kendra Samuel Journal Staff The skies opened up and the rain cleared just in time for Boston’s Local Food Festival, which took Arranged in no particular order, the festival stretched across the Fort Point Channel, filled with small samplers and pamphlets galore. Each booth had a wide variety o...
A note from our Campus Sustainability Coordinator
February 3, 2010
Article by: Erica Mattison Suffolk has several exciting environmental initiatives taking place this semester. In tough economic times, it becomes all the more apparent that we must be conscious of our use of natural resources. The Suffolk University Sustainability Committee is dedicated to ...
