Charlotte LaVictoire (IBA ’16) accepted an AmeriCorps position focusing on literacy with a non-profit called Waite House in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis. Charlotte is planning to integrate this applied work with her senior study next year. She generously wrote up tips for other students who are interested in AmeriCorps, including ways a position can… Continue reading AmeriCorps Possibilities: A Stipend While you Study
Category: MA in Social Innovation & Sustainability
Spring ’15 Graduate School Acceptances!
It’s that time of year when our Goddard Undergaduate (UGP) students and alumni share news of graduate school acceptances and completions. Hearty congratulations to all of you, including GaBrilla Ballard (IBA’15) for getting a full scholarship to the Smith College School of Social Work’s MSW Program. GaBrilla starts her graduate studies this summer. Marjorie Hunt… Continue reading Spring ’15 Graduate School Acceptances!
Anti-Fracking Alternative Spring Break
Goddard’s Undergraduate Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor the Shalefield Justice Spring Break from March 6-13, 2015. The seven-day training is being held in the Marcellus shalefields of eastern Pennsylvania. Undergraduate Student Myrto Schwab was selected by faculty to represent Goddard at the Shalefield Justice Spring Break. Myrto has been working with other Vermonters to… Continue reading Anti-Fracking Alternative Spring Break
Goddard in the World – Black Lives Matter
Goddard College asks, what can be done in response to the recent violence against our black citizens? A number of Goddard students, alumni and faculty shared news of their involvement with #Blacklivesmatter and related anti-racist organizing efforts around the country: Ya-Ping Douglass (IBA ’16) and Nikhil Goyal (IBA ‘16) have been involved in various… Continue reading Goddard in the World – Black Lives Matter
Goddard Sustainability Progress Report – July 2014
The sustainability team was formed in 2007 when Goddard’s then president Marc Schulman signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. We conducted a carbon inventory, created a climate action plan, and began working to reduce emissions. Our goal is to be carbon neutral in fuels burned on campus and electricity usage by 2020.… Continue reading Goddard Sustainability Progress Report – July 2014
The Soil-Health-Sustainability Continuum
Mike Puckett (BAS ’15) is exploring the relationship between soil health, food health, human health, and living sustainably. To create thriving soil, he has been researching soil nutrients, composting practices, and the role of mycelium in soil remediation. He is building a raised bed garden that demonstrates how to grow health-supporting food using sustainable practices,… Continue reading The Soil-Health-Sustainability Continuum
Johnny's Jubilance
Graduating student Johnny Ridenour (BAS ’14) chimes in about what brought him to Goddard: “When I finally got it together to return to school after 20+ years off, I thought of Goddard. My Dad did the same thing when he looked for a way to fit graduate school into a busy family life in the… Continue reading Johnny's Jubilance
Sustainability News and Resources
All news and resources below are reported from the Goddard Sustainability Listserv, April 2014. To join the Listserv, please email Catherine Lowther. Jean-Martin Fortier: A Model for Profitable Micro-Farming: Earn a living gardening on just 1.5 acres Jean-Martin Fortier and his wife, Maude-Hélène are a thirty something couple who have been farming successfully… Continue reading Sustainability News and Resources
An Ecovillage Leader
Cynthia Tina (BAS ‘15) lives in an ecovillage in Massachusetts and is exploring ecovillages as physical expressions of the worldview of the “interconnection” that we need to experience in order to move beyond the separation that characterizes many mainstream lives. She feels that this shift in consciousness is at the heart of creating change in… Continue reading An Ecovillage Leader
A Beginning Farmer Shares Her Journey
Kelly Allen (BAS ‘14) is developing a small farm in Maine where she is growing and marketing vegetables to individuals and restaurants. Her self-designed studies this semester included garden preparation, permaculture design principles, soil science, composting, cold climate farming practices, growing fruits, grains, and beans, GMOs, seed saving, how to market vegetables, and an evaluation… Continue reading A Beginning Farmer Shares Her Journey
The "Why" of Tiny
Meet Mariah Coz (BAS ‘14), left. She lives in a renovated 1960s off-grid trailer she named “The COMET” (Cost-effective, Off-grid Mobile Eco Trailer) while she pursues her studies in Tiny Houses in relation to the environment, the economy, and sustainable principles. Mariah is also exploring the space outside of a tiny house – small, intensive,… Continue reading The "Why" of Tiny
Goddard Semiannual Sustainability Progress Report
January 16, 2013 Background The sustainability team was formed in 2007 when Goddard’s then president Marc Schulman signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. We conducted a carbon inventory, created a climate action plan, and began working to reduce emissions and to integrate sustainability into all aspects of college activities. The carbon inventory,… Continue reading Goddard Semiannual Sustainability Progress Report
Matthew Paneitz Builds Sustainable School in Guatemala
Matthew Paneitz earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability from Goddard’s Undergraduate Program in the fall of 2012. He is the founder and executive director of Long Way Home, Inc., a 501(c)(3) that uses sustainable design and appropriate materials to construct self-sufficient schools that promote education, employment and environmental stewardship. In this video, he and his… Continue reading Matthew Paneitz Builds Sustainable School in Guatemala
Report from the Sustainability Team at Goddard
Formed in 2007, the Goddard College Sustainability Team aims to help Goddard become carbon neutral in fuels burned on campus and electricity usage by 2020, and to increase energy efficiency and reduce consumption and waste. Below is a report of initiatives as of July 9, 2012. Energy Efficiency As a result of our ongoing upgrades… Continue reading Report from the Sustainability Team at Goddard
World Challenger Matt Paneitz (BAS '12)
Alumnus Mateo Paneitz (BAS ’12) went to Comalapa, Guatemala, in 2003 as a Peace Corps volunteer. Peneitz’s desire to help this impoverished, predominantly Mayan community didn’t end with his tour though. He sold his car in the U.S. to raise funds to found the non-profit Long Way Home, Inc., to create better employment and education… Continue reading World Challenger Matt Paneitz (BAS '12)