Reminder: There is no Zoom for the Sustainability Research and Practice Seminar this week. Join us for a bird walk on North Campus instead! Meet on 3/25 at noon in Sykes Lobby to enjoy a walk.
Sustainability
Who We Are
To live and work sustainably means to perpetuate the health and welfare of people, economies, and the environment. Sustainability is about ensuring that all people - today and into the future - can live in healthy communities and participate in productive local economies without sacrificing environmental integrity. It’s a simple yet powerful concept that ties together human happiness and well-being with the quality and health of environmental systems. Thus, sustainability issues incorporate such wide-ranging topics as biodiversity loss, climate change, social justice, and more.
West Chester University seeks to be a leader in local, regional, and global sustainability efforts. This website documents the university’s efforts in sustainability and provides numerous resources for individuals, organizations, and communities.
Join us as we carry out the single most critical task of the 21st century!
Sustainability Story Map
Electronics Recycling
at WCU
Recycle your personal electronics at Sykes Student Union and Francis Harvey Green Library! Accepted items include laptops, tablets, printers, batteries, cameras, and more! Be sure to check Sycamore's full list of accepted items before donating.
News and Upcoming Events
Sustainability Research and Practice Seminar
Join us in Sykes 255 A/B or on Zoom on Wednesdays at 12:00pm this semester for the Sustainability Research and Practice Seminar. Learn from faculty, staff, students, and community members each week. Cookies and coffee provided!
Click the image for a PDF version of our flyer.
Enforcing Ecocide: The Planetary Costs of Policing & Militarization
Join us for a lecture in a speaker series organized by the University of Massachusetts' Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights, and collaboration with the WCU Office of Sustainability. Join us on 3/24 at 11am in Sykes 252 to watch the lecture as a group, or join the livestream from your own device.
Author lecture and Q & A
Join us for a lecture and Q&A with Erick Guerra, author of Overbuilt: The High Costs and Low Rewards of US Highway Construction. Co-sponsored by the WCU Department of Geography and Planning and the Office of Sustainability, join us for this talk on March 26th from 6:30-8:00pm in BPMC Room 116.
Zero Waste Summit
Enjoy a fun morning of DIYs, interactive tables, and more to celebrate Earth Week on April 20th from 11am-1pm in Sykes Ballrooms! The fourth annual Zero Waste Summit features ways to get involved and learn more on campus about reducing waste. Remember to bring a broken lamp for repair by the Downingtown Repair Cafe!
Authoritarianism & Indigenous Resistance: Climate Change, Militarism, & the Rise of AI
Join us for a lecture in a speaker series organized by the University of Massachusetts' Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights, and collaboration with the WCU Office of Sustainability. Join us on 4/14 at 11am in Sykes 252 to watch the lecture as a group, or join the livestream from your own device.
Author Lecture and Q & A
Join us for a lecture and Q&A with Will Caverly, author of Tinicum and Eastwick: Environmental Justice and Racial Injustice in Southwest Philadelphia. Co-sponsored by the WCU Department of Geography and Planning and the Office of Sustainability, join us for this talk on April 23rd from 6:30-8:00pm in BPMC Room 116.
