Sustainability Council – FIT Newsroom

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Highlights of FIT’s 2023 Sustainability Conference

April 3, 2023 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

FIT’s 17th Annual Sustainable Business and Design Conference took place March 28 and 29 in the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, in […]

Albert Palmaccio Wins Sustainability Changemaker Award

April 21, 2021 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Sustainability, Top Stories

Each spring, the president’s Sustainability Council honors one member of the FIT community with the Changemaker Award for lifetime contributions […]

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Students Take the Lead in Sustainability

April 12, 2021 Jonathan Vatner Students, Sustainability

FIT has long attracted students passionate about sustainability, eager to research natural materials and promote earth-friendly practices. This year, students […]

Karen Pearson Appears on Apparel Industry Podcast

June 17, 2020 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Karen Pearson, chair, Science and Math, and chair, FIT Sustainability Council, appeared on the podcast Straight from the Source to discuss […]

FIT’s Sustainability Conference Draws Record Crowds

April 8, 2019 Julianna Dow Featured, Sustainability

On April 3 and 4, nearly 1,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the college attended FIT’s 13th Annual […]

Call for Membership on the Sustainability Council

September 18, 2017 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff

The President’s Sustainability Council is currently seeking new faculty and/or staff members for three-year terms beginning in both fall 2017 […]

Call for New Sustainability Council Members

May 15, 2017 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff

The President’s Sustainability Council is currently seeking new faculty and/or staff members for a three-year term beginning fall 2017. Interested […]

Communicating Climate Change: Collaboration Across the Disciplines

March 26, 2017 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home

RSVP FOR EVENT HERE Tuesday, April 18, 5-6 pm; Katie Murphy Amphitheatre This spring, faculty and students are invited to […]

Spring 2017 Sustainability Awareness Week

February 23, 2017 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, Sustainability

The Sustainability Council holds a week of activities to raise awareness of the environment and our own personal efforts to live […]

Call for Sustainability Grant Proposals

November 7, 2016 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, Sustainability

The Sustainability Council is inviting proposals to support creative and innovative initiatives that help to infuse various aspects of sustainability […]