Kim Fox Archives

Apr 02, 2024
  • Kim Fox

CON Green Team is Green Office Certified!

The ECU Sustainability Program is happy to announce the most recent office to earn the Green Office Certification: ECU's College of Nursing (CON) Green Team. Our Green Office Certification is...

Apr 02, 2024
  • Jessica Johnson

No Confetti ECU

  Note: this article was originally published last year. While the relevancy and impact of confetti on ECU's campus has not changed, the students referred to as "seniors" in this...

Mar 08, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Energy

Energy Efficiency Learn about energy efficiency, how it can save you money, and more Check out ENERGY STAR®, government-regulated products fitting specific energy efficiency standards If you are planning to...

Feb 28, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Mending March

Mending has become a bit of a lost art through the 20th and into the 21st century. While keeping things in good condition and fixing items when they broke used...

Feb 28, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Keeping Our Furry Friends Sustainable

When it comes to leading a sustainable lifestyle and including your friends and family as much as possible, pets are often left behind. It's understandable, we think of our animals...

Feb 01, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Sustainable Valentine’s Day

People often think about Valentine's Day as a holiday to celebrate with the people you love, whether that's romantically or platonically. This year, we invite you to consider expanding your...

Feb 01, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Princeville

Have you heard of Princeville? In 1865, a settlement of former slaves who left plantations to join the Union troops was established as Freedom Hill, making it the oldest Black-chartered...

Jan 09, 2024
  • Chad Carwein
  • Kim Fox

Sustainability 2023 Year in Review

The ECU Sustainability Program had quite a year in 2023.  Here are some of our most notable accomplishments: Service Opportunities Hosted 8 volunteer workdays at the Greenville Community Garden and...

Jan 09, 2024
  • Kim Fox

ECDOI is Green Office Certified!

The ECU Sustainability Program is happy to announce the most recent office to earn the Green Office Certification: ECU Diabetes and Obesity Institute (ECDOI). Our Green Office Certification is earned...

Jan 09, 2024
  • Kim Fox

Green New Year’s Resolutions

Living sustainably is something that we must continuously recommit to. Between being surrounded by advertisements for products that are usually not very sustainable, updates to information, science, and technology that...