This past friday afternoon we spent a few hours calling the various contacts from the colleges and universities that we had invited. Unfortunately most of the calls were sent to voicemail because it was a friday afternoon and everyone was already gone for the weekend. Of the contacts that I had talked to, it seemed that many of them never even got the invitation in the first place, so I began to advocate by explaining who I am and just what the mission of project green light is. I also gave a brief overview of the symposium and its purpose. This seemed to spark some interest in a few of the people I talked to, and some even requested that I re-send the information to them. One common problem that I had noticed was the price of the event, not many schools were willing to pay to attend the symposium. Because we had so many phone calls to make, we had decided it best to wait until monday afternoon to complete the rest of the calls.
August 29th, 2008
The latest “Go Green” initiative at Medaille will bring environmentally-friendly, corn-based, bio-degradable take-out containers in the Main Campus dining hall. Paper and china plates will continue to be available for dining-in purposes. The recyclable containers will be available to students, faculty and staff for an additional 30 cents with the cost of their meal.
This joint project between Chartwells and Medaille is part of the college’s ongoing efforts to be more conscious of the impact that it makes on the environment.
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