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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.

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See what sustainability looks like around campus!

Students setting up solar array.
Sustainability Fellows Lucy Grey '19, Hannah King '19 and Emma Brooks '20 construct a portable solar array that provided electricity for our Earth Day celebration in April 2019. The solar trailer was constructed by Rocky Ackroyd '83 of Green Sun Solar.
Students tabling at Earth Week 2023
Maged Hassan '25 rides our generator bike to charge his phone while Aparajita Tyagi '24 looks on.
Students charging a phone with a stationary bike
A student rides our generator bike to charge their phone at our Earth Day celebration on April 22, 2023.
Solar panels being carried for install
Students, faculty, staff and alumni worked together to construct a rooftop solar array on the Service Building in May 2021.The array was designed by students taking a class with Professor Chad Jones. Rocky Ackroyd '83 of Green Sun Solar helped mentor the class.
Students installing solar array
Students, faculty, staff and alumni worked together to construct a rooftop solar array on the Service Building in May 2021.The array was designed by students taking a class with Professor Chad Jones. Rocky Ackroyd '83 of Green Sun Solar helped mentor the class.
Students measuring for solar array
Students, faculty, staff and alumni worked together to construct a rooftop solar array on the Service Building in May 2021.The array was designed by students taking a class with Professor Chad Jones. Rocky Ackroyd '83 of Green Sun Solar helped mentor the class.
Students building racks for solar array
New bike racks designed by Artists for Humanity have been installed on camps along with four covered bike shelters for better bike storage.
Bikes parked outside in the spring
New bike racks designed by Artists for Humanity have been installed on camps along with four covered bike shelters for better bike storage.
Students at a table in the Sprout Garden
Garden Managers work in our on-campus farm, Sprout, to grow produce that is sold on campus and in the community throughout the summer and used in our dining halls during the academic year.
Students harvesting cherry tomatoes in the Sprout Garden
Garden Managers work in our on-campus farm, Sprout, to grow produce that is sold on campus and in the community throughout the summer and used in our dining halls during the academic year.
Students harvesting baby beets in the Sprout Garden
Garden Managers work in our on-campus farm, Sprout, to grow produce that is sold on campus and in the community throughout the summer and used in our dining halls during the academic year.
Students carrying Sprout Garden harvest
Garden Managers work in our on-campus farm, Sprout, to grow produce that is sold on campus and in the community throughout the summer and used in our dining halls during the academic year.
Student harvesting beans in the Sprout Garden
Garden Managers work in our on-campus farm, Sprout, to grow produce that is sold on campus and in the community throughout the summer and used in our dining halls during the academic year.

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