News & Events

CSUSM Sustainability Events:

• Spring 2023
  • Stories for the Planet: Inaugural Planet Mentorship exhibition at the Data Stacks

  Exhibition Launch: April 26, 2023 

  10:30am Kellogg Library 5400, Reading Room

  12:00pm - 1:00pm Kellogg Library Data Stacks (4th floor)

  Art by CSUSM Student Change Makers on Climate (In)Justice, Sustainability, and Society. Stories for the Planet extends from Barrio Logan to the beaches of the Pacific and reaches the waters of Burundi. This exhibition showcases art by the inaugural cohort of the Planet Mentorship program. Growing Future Change Makers: Restorative Pathways for Diverse Students and the Planet was created under the collaborative direction of the Sustainability Program and Juliana Goodlaw-Morris, the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Ariel Stevenson, and Center ARTES and Lucy HG Solomon. The program connects students success and curricular innovation around sustainability and social justice, paving the way for students of color to become change makers for the planet.

  Exhibiting Planet Change Makers:

  • Daisy Guiterrez
  • Luis Lopez 
  • Melline Nitunga
  • Alexis Vaughn

  • Niki Johnson
  • Aidelen Montoya
  • David Ramos

  

  • Earth Month:

  

  • Cougar Thrifts
• Fall 2022
  • Join us at the Journey to Zero Waste Fair this Fall! 

  • CSUSM Plants Tree, Makes Pledges on Clean Air Day

• Spring 2022
  • Spring Cleaning? Got Gently Used Clothes to Donate to our Cougar Thrifts event at Journey to Zero Waste Fair
  • This Way to Sustainability Conference 2022, use discount code csusanmarcos2022
• Fall 2021
  • Clean Air Day Event 2021
  • Sustainable Menstruation Event 2021
• Spring 2021
  • BIPOC & Green: Centering CS"U"SM in the Environmental Justice Movement Event
• Fall 2020
  • Climate Justice = Social Justice: Conversations Exploring the Intersections of People, Planet and Power
  • Free Composting Opportunity for Campus Community through our Partnership with The Compost Company
• Fall 2019
  • Support Cougar Thrifts: A Free Store for Students
  • CSUSM's Environmental Stewards Association Leads Campus Global Climate Strike 
  • Save the Food EcoChallenge
• Spring 2019
  • Support the Campus-Wide Grab N' Go Event April 22nd
• Fall 2016
  • Thank You For Recycling Day 

CSUSM Sustainability Efforts in The News:

• 2023
  • The Unexpected Arboretum: CSUSM Benefits from Sustainable Approach to Water and Environmental Management
  • ACS Student Chapter, Department Leaders Make Campus Green
• 2022
  • Business Student's Passion Leads to Becoming Sustainable Entrepreneur
• 2021
  • CSUSM will participate in 2022 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition: Powering the Blue Economy
  • Upbringing Spurs Passion for Environmental Justice
  • University Earns Gold for Sustainability Achievements
  • Professor Leads Study of Pandemic's Effect on Farmworkers
  • Ask the Expert: Environmental Justice in Native Communities 
• 2020
  • CSUSM Launches Sustainability Minor
  • Environmental Studies Adds Minor in Sustainability 
  • Ask the Expert: The Scarcity of Water 
  • Post-Consumer Composting Underway at UVA
  • Physics Professor Receives Coast Grant to Study Plastics in the Ocean
• 2019
  • Transfer Student Makes Big Impact in Short Time
  • Plant-based Restaurant a Big Part of Alumna's Plot to 'Save the World'
  • Student's Grant a Boon to Outdoor Adventures 
  • CSUSM Honored for Environmental Justice Internship Program
  • CSUSM Receives Two Grants to Address Basic Needs on Campus
  • New CSU Single-Use Plastics Policy in Effect: Did you hear…Plastic Straws Are a Thing of the Past
  • Past Sustainability Club President - Excelling in Physics
• 2018
  • CSU Single-Use Plastics Policy Effective January 1, 2019
  • A Labor of Love for Business Dean
  • Bringing Students Together in the Name of Art
  • On the Road to Becoming a Zero-Waste Campus
  • CSUSM Receives $1 Million Grant Under Inclusive Excellence Initiative
• 2017
  • Cal State San Marcos' Living Laboratory Puts Sustainability into Action  
  • Melding Art and Science while Engaging Students
  • Student Team Takes Top Prize in Sustainability 
  • Solving the City's Problem
• 2016
  • Professor Ratiu Connects Business and Sustainability
  • CSUSM Latest to Use Zipcar
  • Campus Introduces Car-sharing Service to Reduce Car Traffic
• 2015
  • What Do an Auto Body Shop and a University Have In Common?
  • Burned Hillside Becomes Laboratory
  • CSUSM: A Sustainability Leader 
  • The Garden is His Classroom