可持续性

Alma mater of environmental icon 瑞秋卡森 ’29, Chatham University has proven time and again that no one understands, 生活, 领导, and teaches sustainability like we do. 2012年,我们被 《足球波胆平台》 as one of the places “contributing to Pittsburgh’s transformation as a destination for green living.“2014年,我们开设了我们的 伊甸堂校园, the world’s first academic community built from the ground-up for the study and design of sustainable living, 学习, 和发展.

瑞秋卡森

Chatham’s commitment to sustainability is inspired by alumna 瑞秋卡森 ’29, who launched the modern environmental movement—and changed the world—with the publication of her pivotal book 寂静的春天

了解瑞秋·卡森 :棋盘1 -雷切尔·卡森
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奖 & 赞誉

From routinely awarded honors to Chatham University’s Falk School of 可持续性 & 环境 at 伊甸堂校园 to six years running as a 美国树校园, our initiatives have earned recognition–locally, nationally, and internationally.

视图奖 & 赞誉 棋盘2 -奖励 & 赞誉
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校园环境承诺

Chatham University's 可持续发展办公室 is the administrative home of all campus sustainability projects, working to initiate change on campus with the goal of moving Chatham to carbon neutrality. 的 office coordinates with University departments, 教师, and student groups to take steps to a more sustainable living, 学习, and working environment for the campus community.

可持续发展办公室 : Checkerboard 3 - 校园环境承诺
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伊甸堂校园

伊甸堂校园 is the world’s first university campus designed to be a showcase for sustainable solutions. With the campus serving as an educational canvas, 教师, 学生, and the public engage in a collaborative, hands-on approach to 学习 to develop tomorrow’s leaders in sustainability.

探索伊甸园大厅 : Checkerboard 5 - 伊甸堂校园

瑞秋卡森 访问ing Scholars Program

的 瑞秋卡森 访问ing Scholars program is a short-term residency at 伊甸堂校园 for leading scholars and professionals living the legacy of conservationist, 公共卫生倡导者, 也是波胆网站的校友, 瑞秋卡森. Hosted by the Falk School of 可持续性 & 环境, the program provides an opportunity for scholars to spend a few weeks living at Eden Hall; engaging with Chatham 教师, 学生 and partners; and sharing their work with local and regional leaders in Pittsburgh. 

探索学者计划 : Checkerboard 6 - 瑞秋卡森 访问ing Scholars Program
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绿色基金

的 绿色基金 supports the Chatham University community by providing financial support to any student(s) interested in implementing a sustainability-focused project on campus. 的 可持续发展办公室 oversees guiding 学生 through their 绿色基金 submissions from the application phase, 计划阶段, 最后是执行阶段.

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瑞秋卡森 健康y Planet Award

Named for Chatham's most famous alumna, environmental icon 瑞秋卡森 ’29, the 瑞秋卡森 健康y Planet Award is awarded to deserving 学生 nominated from high schools nationally and internationally who embody the spirit of 瑞秋卡森 in their dedication to sustainability and community development. 

奖项资料 : Checkerboard 8 - 瑞秋卡森 健康y Planet Award
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自行车工作

需要一辆自行车吗? Have one already but need some help? 访问 Chatham 自行车工作 in the basement of Woodland Hall behind the Book Store! Opened in 2010, 自行车工作 is a free work-space available to all Chatham biking community members. We offer by-the-semester or by-the year bike rentals. 自行车工作 offers shop hours and hands on workshops for riders that focus on different aspects of bicycling. Everyone who rides or wants to ride needs to know about: basic maintenance skills, on-the-road repairs and how to ride safely, 举几个例子. Contact the 可持续发展办公室 or check our 脸谱网页面 for more info and the semester schedule. 

可持续性