Sustainability News

Sustainability is central to the mission and strategic plan of SUNY Geneseo, and we're proud of the many ways our campus community has effected positive change in the world we all share.

The Integrated Science Building
National Grant to Fund Geosciences Students

Academically talented students with financial need will benefit from a $639,136 grant the National Science…

Students on site in Iceland on a glacier
New Study Abroad Program in Iceland Receiving SUNY Grant Support

A new SUNY Geneseo study abroad program in Iceland is among four winners of 2015-16 SUNY Chancellor’s Grants for…

Viso World presentation
Geneseo Wins Five Awards in Business Plan Competition, Including a First Prize

Student teams from SUNY Geneseo’s VentureWorks entrepreneurship program captured a total of five wins in this year’s…

the exterior of Bailey Hall
Bailey Hall Reopens After Renovation

Geneseo cut the ribbon today to officially open the renovated and sustainable Bailey Hall on campus, now home to…

Dan DeZarn talks to CAS employees as they process garlic scapes in the kitchen.
Office of Sustainability Established at Geneseo

In 2012, the college issued a statement about its mission to be increasingly sustainable for the environment and has…

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Geneseo Breaks Top 20 for Producing Peace Corps Volunteers

SUNY Geneseo is among the top colleges and universities in the country in producing volunteers for the Peace Corps,…

The stage with former President Bill Clinton at the initiative.
Students to Present Solutions for World Challenges at Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting

Seven SUNY Geneseo students will be among those presenting projects to address global challenges at the Clinton…

Leigh Obrien
Leigh O'Brien Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

SUNY Geneseo Professor of Education Leigh O’Brien has won a prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct…

Student firefighters
Carnegie Foundation Confers Respected Community Engagement Designation Upon Geneseo

SUNY Geneseo's "exemplary practices of community engagement have earned the college the highly respected Community…

Students filling bags for soup at the day of service.
Geneseo Named to President's 2014 Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction

The State University of New York at Geneseo has been named to President Obama's 2014 Higher Education Community…

GEO club members in 2014 in Roemer Arboretum
Social Network: Geneseo Environmental Organization Members Are Earth Advocates

Members of the GEO club on campus raise awareness of sustainability, use and consequences on campus and in the world…