Photo courtesy of Katy Schemberger The Center for Sustainability challenged students to participate in the Fill it Forward competition to reduce waste from single-use plastics and win $100,000 for sustainability initiatives on campus. The competition, sponsored by Hyundai, is between three southern California schools: Pepperdine University, Santa Clara University and … [Read more...] about Hyundai Partnership Brings Water Sustainability Efforts to Campus
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SunLife Makes Strides Toward Becoming 100% Plastic-Free by 2021
Photos by Jessica Stomberg Owner of SunLife Organics Khalil Rafati has made it his mission to be completely plastic-free by 2021, in an effort to take care of the Earth. SunLife will be incorporating cups and lids made from cornstarch, as well as straws made out of corn fiber. These cups will disappear in a landfill within 24 months (at the longest), versus plastic, which … [Read more...] about SunLife Makes Strides Toward Becoming 100% Plastic-Free by 2021
Art Exhibit Gives Trash a New Life
Photos by Vernie Covarrubias The Center for Sustainability unveiled a sculpture titled World at War alongside student artwork on Nov. 5. Artist Blake McFarland said he created the piece as a way to bring awareness to the issue of human waste in the ocean and landfills. “The figure is rising up out of a pile of trash, holding a crumbling earth,” McFarland said. “It … [Read more...] about Art Exhibit Gives Trash a New Life
Bring Sustainability to the Starbucks Coffee Scene
If people sit and observe the students ebbing and flowing through the never-ending Starbucks line in Payson Library, they notice how many coffee orders begin to pile up at the pick-up bar. In between unfinished readings for HUM 111 and crying through Physics homework, students grab their order and go back into the library to study. The combination of caffeination and academics … [Read more...] about Bring Sustainability to the Starbucks Coffee Scene
Sustainability Minor Promotes a Holistic Perspective on Climate Change
Photos courtesy of Christopher Doran The Sustainability minor at Pepperdine incorporates classes across five of Pepperdine’s eight divisions, making it the largest multidisciplinary academic program in the university's history. "The goal of program is to turn out students who can think holistically about sustainability-related challenges around the planet," Christopher … [Read more...] about Sustainability Minor Promotes a Holistic Perspective on Climate Change