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Connecticut College strives to be a leader in sustainability among campuses nationwide.

At Connecticut College, sustainability is a framework by which long-lasting solutions to local and global challenges are developed through understanding the connections among social equity, environmental stewardship and economic wellbeing and including all three within all decision-making and strategic planning processes.

Current sustainability efforts include:

Providing hands-on learning opportunities for students through the Sustainability Fellows program
Working with faculty to integrate sustainability across the curriculum
Educating the campus community on sustainable practices
Collecting and analyzing campus sustainability data.

In March 2018, Connecticut College received a Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education AASHE STARS.

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Center for the Critical Study of Race and Ethnicity
Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment
Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy
Community Partnerships (formerly OVCS)
Race and Ethnicity Programs at Unity House

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Decoding Connections

The Experience: Samirah Jaigirdar '22

Applying to a Center or PathwayWhen an admission representative from Connecticut College came to my high school, two things struck me about their talk: the College’s Honor Code and the Integrative Pathways in the Connections curriculum. I remember thinking how cool it would be to self-schedule an exam and learn about sustainability without necessarily majoring in it. When I later figured out that I no longer wanted to major in STEM, I was pleased to find out that Conn’s curriculum is flexible for everyone to find and construct their own niche. Connections is Conn’s liberal arts curriculum which aims to give its students an integrated approach to learning.

The Experience: Mark McPhillips '20

As a senior, I am still finding new ways to balance academics, extracurriculars and time for myselfOne skill that I have cultivated at Conn throughout my four years is the ability to hold several spinning plates without letting a single one of them drop. Between three classes, an honors thesis, two jobs and being in an improv group, it is safe to say that every day of the semester is filled with challenges and commitments. Each year at Conn has added another layer of responsibilities. Whether it is taking on a new leadership position, searching for an internship, developing my writing skills or honing my career path, I keep myself busy. Having a full schedule comes at the cost of letting a few of those spinning plates go, so I have to find new ways to stop those plates from crashing.

The Experience: Daniella Maney ’20

The “Nut Museum” comes to Conn I was scrolling through Instagram to see what my friends were up to when my thumb immediately stopped on a photo of a giant coco de mer nut. Lola Pierson ’20 posted the image of the nut which was part of “Revisiting the Nut Museum: Visionary Art of Elizabeth Tashjian,” an art exhibit she was helping to construct. I didn't know much about this museum until a couple of days later when I walked into Shain Library and saw a poster that said the exhibit was going to be open to the public in the Cummings Arts Center. I texted my friends to tell them that we HAD to go. The week that it opened, I headed over to Cummings with my friend to see the museum. The first floor of Cummings is a rotating exhibit space curated by the art and art history departments. Sometimes the featured artist is a faculty member, outside artist or a student. It may shock you, but Connecticut College is actually not the birthplace of the Nut Museum. The original museum was created by artist Elizabeth Tashjian (1912 - 2007) who transformed the first floor of her mansion in Old Lyme, Connecticut, into an amazing eclectic ode to nuts. In 2002, Professor of Art History Chris Steiner saved Tashjian’s art/collection, which was then archived at the College. Now the museum has been brought back to life at Conn.

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Sustainability

Connecticut College strives to be a leader in sustainability among campuses nationwide.

More opportunities to get involved

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More From Our Students

Decoding Connections

The Experience: Samirah Jaigirdar '22

A Balancing Act

The Experience: Mark McPhillips '20

Nuts for the Nuts Museum

The Experience: Daniella Maney ’20

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