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Calling all green thumbs and outdoor lovers!
Two University of Richmond geography professors have had to adjust their three-year project studying environmental changes in the Amazon to a virtual format amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is funded by a $700,000 NASA grant and is currently in its second year.
From using a reusable bag to getting involved in environmental organizations, the Office for Sustainability has created a variety of new ways for students to engage in sustainability efforts on campus.
The University of Richmond Office of Multicultural Affairs felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while planning the events for Latinx Heritage Month.
Editor’s Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of The Collegian. This article was updated to clarify Amy Howard's position title, which is senior administrative officer for equity and community.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, some University of Richmond students have turned to meal delivery services to get their groceries. Meal delivery services such as Blue Apron, Hello Fresh and Instacart provide students an alternative to going to the grocery store.
Editor's Note: The current president of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a member of The Collegian’s staff.
Approximately a year after graduating from the University of Richmond in 2005, alum Matt Landau purchased a vacation rental company in Panama. Seven years later, he is the founder and brain behind Vacation Rental Marketing Blog (VRMB), a company dedicated to helping vacation renters and property managers build successful and sustainable businesses, according to its website.
The winning team of the Sustainable Solutions Challenge proposed implementing a program at the University of Richmond that encourages the use of reusable bottles through the Fill It Forward app, which monitors bottle reuse, rising senior Rachel Perry said.
Editor's Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of The Collegian.
Editor's Note: Below is a statement by University of Richmond faculty and staff written by Kelling Donald in consultation with other black faculty members. The statement was finalized and shared with faculty on June 5, Donald wrote in an email to The Collegian on June 16. Faculty and staff may add their signature to the statement up until June 22. The statement below will be updated periodically as new signatures are added.
Sophomores Junko Takahashi and Sabrina Munro opened a chapter of the COVID-19 Student Service Corps (CSSC) on April 8 with the goal of creating student-learning service projects to aid pandemic relief efforts.
University of Richmond President Ronald Crutcher, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer David Hale and Executive Vice President and Provost Jeffrey Legro will take a 10% salary reduction for the 2021 fiscal year, according to an April 9 email Hale and Legro sent to faculty and staff that was obtained by The Collegian.
People may question whether fashionable clothing can truly be sustainable. Four University of Richmond students worked as campus ambassadors for Rent the Runway this semester, persuading the UR community fashion and sustainability don’t always have to clash.
Editor's Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of The Collegian.
Editor's Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of The Collegian.
University of Richmond’s Office for Sustainability partnered with the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) and the Creativity-Innovation-Entrepreneurship Initiative (CIE) to start the Sustainable Solutions Challenge, which was open to all students.
The University of Richmond is filled with diligent and passionate students, but all the hard work may make campus feel isolating. The Virginia landscape can help students escape the intense environment.
After getting off work, Nancy Propst often goes to Target or Food Lion, or both. The stores are part of a route she’s developed — not for grocery shopping, but for dropping off bags full of plastic.
Each week, University of Richmond faculty members and staff members visit the Office for Sustainability to search through items ranging from notebooks to feathers.