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Environmental Studies (AS)
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
The program provides a comprehensive understanding of the functions of local and global ecosystems and examines how they are affected by human activities. Students consider scientific evidence demonstrating how human ...
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Environmental Studies-Liberal Arts (AS)
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary major designed to teach students to examine environmental issues from a broad range of perspectives and analytical methods. Approximately half of the coursework will consist ...
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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RVCC's new greenhouse
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
Donors to the RVCC Foundation funded the construction of a new campus greenhouse, which is devoted to student education. Environmental Science students, Environmental Club members, and Center for Environmental Studies ...
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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Environmental Science major learns horticulture first-hand
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
One of RVCC's Center for Environmental Studies interns growing native plants in the original campus greenhouse.
- Posted Aug. 22, 2023
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Strategic Plan
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
RVCC's Strategic Plan offers insight to the institutions dedication to incorporating Service Learning, environmental sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
- Posted Oct. 19, 2022
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Buying Carbon Dioxide Removals
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
Carbon Dioxide Removals are coming onto the market as an alternative to traditional carbon offsets. Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify are supporting the development of CDR technologies and companies by vetting ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Raritan Valley Community College Living Wall
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
RVCC students enjoy the two-story living wall in the student center. Captured rainwater feeds the living wall and the building's toilets.
- Posted Oct. 14, 2020
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Improving office recycling
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
Every semester, the Environmental Science and Sustainability (ENVI201) class studies recycling on campus and comes up with ideas for improvements. Student Deidre Supple had the idea of improving recycling in ...
- Posted May 18, 2018
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Planting a Colossal Monarch Waystation
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
To support dwindling Monarch Butterfly populations, 83 volunteer faculty, staff, administrators, students, and preschoolers (from the Campus Childcare Center) planted 345 Milkweed and nectaring plants at 8 locations around campus ...
- Posted June 10, 2015
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Rainwater Harvesting and Green Wall in LEED Gold building
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
RVCC has just built the Ray Bateman Center for Student Life and Leadership, which was built to LEED Gold Standards and opened in February 2014. It has a rainwater harvesting ...
- Posted April 8, 2014
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446 kW Canopy Array: Lot 5
- Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)
- Vanguard Energy Partners LLC (NJ)
RVCC is one of several schools and municipalities benefiting from Somerset County’s Renewable Energy program. The program funded the installation of solar panels in Lot 5, with a capacity ...
- Posted Oct. 21, 2011
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