biohitech sprout digester decorated with a nametag and googly eyes

Sustainability

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As a core institutional principle, sustainability animates ​Haverford's broad mission of stewarding ​its​ financial, ethical, and curricular endowments in the interest of educating principled global citizens while safeguarding intergenerational equity as a perpetual institution.

Dining Services uses an aerobic digester (named "Munchy Crunchy, Grinds Up Your Lunchy" by students via an Instagram poll) to process pre- and post-consumer food waste from the Dining Center, as well as pre-consumer food waste from the Coop. The digester is one of the new fun GIFs and stickers on Haverford's official GIPHY account. Photo: Patrick Montero.

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Previous Friday, February 28, 2020
students propose a resolution during spring plenary
Friday, February 28, 2020
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Plenary

Plenary is a critical mechanism for student self-governance at Haverford College. Students gather to raise, discuss, and debate issues on campus. Resolutions passed by the Students’ Association are viewed as the will of the body, and Students’ Council is then tasked with the carrying out and upholding of any changes or initiatives.

This semester’s iteration of Haverford’s long-standing tradition celebrating self-governance focused on resolutions addressing sustainability, environmental justice, and student agency. Photo: Dex Coen Gilbert '21.

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Next Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Photo of documents of Germantown Quaker protests against slavery
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
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COOL CLASSES: "Quakers, War, and Slavery 1646-1723"

COOL CLASSES: “Quakers, War, and Slavery 1646-1723”

Taught by Douglas and Dorothy Steere Professor of Quaker Studies David Harrington Watt, this seminar encourages students to analyze primary sources and secondary works to explore how and why early Friends came to see both war and slavery as immoral.

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience. See what other courses the interdisciplinary Concentration in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights is offering.

Documents relating to Germantown Quaker protests against slavery from Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections. Photo: Patrick Montero.

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