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Fearless: Gettysburg's Environmental Concerns Organization (Geco), Chrisitina L. Bassler
Fearless: Gettysburg's Environmental Concerns Organization (Geco), Chrisitina L. Bassler
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Gettysburg’s Environmental Concerns Organization (GECO) fearlessly advocates for environmental change, promotes awareness and encourages better sustainability practices on our campus, and the world around us.
Last weekend, 19 students from Gettysburg joined the People’s Climate March in New York City. With over 400,000 people – four times the number expected – this was the largest march for environment change in history. Junior Jolina Kenney was instrumental in planning the trip. As an Environmental Science major, She became involved with GECO “as an extension of her interest in the environment.” With the help of professor Lane, Jolina and the GECO team …
Fearless: Heather Ipsen, Heather Ipsen
Fearless: Heather Ipsen, Heather Ipsen
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In celebration of Sustainability Week on campus, we proudly feature Heather Ipsen ’16 who has fearlessly raised awareness for the environmental issues about which she’s passionate and started a group on campus to better facilitate dialogue between sustainability groups. [excerpt]
Fearless: Painted Turtle Farm, Center For Public Service
Fearless: Painted Turtle Farm, Center For Public Service
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For the last seven years, the student-run organic farm has provided vegetables that were utilized both at Servo, the Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College, and the food pantry to create meals that are both healthy and locally grown, providing sustainable and environmentally sound alternatives to other sources of herbs and vegetables. [excerpt]