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Terry Carroll, chief sustainability officer for Tompkins County, was the keynote speaker for Sustainability Week. The talk focused on his path to becoming a renewable energy advocate and his role in managing the Tompkins County Green Fleet Program.

Sustainability Week 2025 plants the seed of environmental action in campus community

By Sadie Evans, Staff Writer • April 27, 2025
Ithaca College hosted Sustainability Week 2025 from April 16-26. Throughout the week, there were different events including a Sustainability Fair, a talk with a local climate leader, a student-led colloquium, pancakes in the IC Natural Lands and clothing sales.
Daphne Frias, a youth activist who focuses on the intersectionality of climate change and disability, spoke as a keynote speaker during Ithaca College’s Sustainability Week about the necessity of social media to influence people to care and educate themselves about the climate crisis. 

Youth activist discusses climate change and disability

By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • April 24, 2023
Daphne Frias spoke about the necessity of social media to influence people to care about the climate crisis during Sustainability Week. 
From left, Rebecca Evans, acting director of sustainability for the City of Ithaca; Terry Carroll, chief sustainability officer of the Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability; and Nick Goldsmith, sustainability planner for the Town of Ithaca spoke at a panel titled “Demystifying Decarbonization.”

Campus community engages in Sustainability Week events

By Vivian Rose, Assistant News Editor • April 19, 2023
From April 17 to 22, Ithaca College’s Sustainability Week offered students opportunities to educate themselves about sustainability. 
Scott Doyle, director of the Office of Energy Management and Sustainability, acknowledged the start of Sustainability Week, which ends April 22 and aims to educate students about the college’s efforts to be more environmentally conscious

SGC discusses climate-sensible goals and platforms

By Dominick Petrucci, Staff writer • April 19, 2023
Scott Doyle, director of the Office of Energy Management and Sustainability, met with the SGC to discuss long and short-term climate-sensible goals.
Sandra Steingraber, a distinguished scholar in residence in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences at the college, hosted a panel discussion how climate change intersects with social activism at the 2017 sustainability week.

IC hosts annual sustainability week

By Hannah Fitzpatrick, Staff Writer • April 21, 2019
As part of recognizing global Earth Day on April 22, Ithaca College’s School of Business, IC Impact, IC Eco Reps and Wegmans will be hosting the college’s annual Sustainability Week.
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