Category: Lawrenceville
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Elizabeth Bagley – The Capstone Speaker Program
Elizabeth Bagley, is the managing director of Project Drawdown and an interdisciplinary environmental scientist and learning scientist with experience spanning academia, business, and the nonprofit sector. On April 17, 2023, she shared about climate solutions and supporting sustainability leaders.
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Chanel Williams ’12 – Lawrenceville Alumni Interview Series
Chanel Williams ’12 is a certified urban planner and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She currently works as Senior Emissions Officer for the Office of the Prime Minister of the Bahamas. Listen in as Chloe Sullivan ’24 discusses her career path, inspirations, and advice for Lawrenceville students looking to get into environmental work!…
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Shahzeen Attari – The Capstone Speaker Program
Shahzeen Attari is an associate professor at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington. On April 3, 2023, she shared about decisions on resource use and how to motivate action on climate change.
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Craig McLean – The Capstone Speaker Program
Craig McLean is a recently retired director of research at NOAA. On April 3, 2023, he shared the importance of the ocean to weather, climate, and planetary health.
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Bernadette Woods Placky – The Capstone Speaker Program
Bernadette Woods Placky is the Chief Meteorologist and Director of Climate Matters Program at Climate Central. On March 27, 2023, she shared an overview of climate change, connecting weather and climate through climate attribution science.
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Matthew Miller ’08 – Lawrenceville Alumni Interview Series
In the first of our alumni interview series, Natalie Moore ’24 sits down with Matthew Miller ’08 to discuss his career in overseas sustainable development. Miller works for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, which specializes in private investment in lower-income countries. Tune in to learn about the work he does and the paths he…
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II Form Farm to Table Dinner: A Night to Remember
The night of September 2, the II Form class hiked out to the Big Red farm for the annual farm-to-table dinner. As the sun fell, Sustainability Representative Alistair Lam spoke eloquently about the importance of the Big Red Farm to him. Coming from Hong Kong, he had not been exposed to much greenery. When he…
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A Student Perspective on the Sustainability Seminar
This past fall, senior students had the opportunity to take the 500-Level elective, Sustainability Seminar, with Dr. Laubach. I chose to enroll in the course after spending two weeks as a Leopold Scholar this summer, wanting to learn more about the multidisciplinary field of sustainability, as the course delves into the policy and justice aspects,…
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A Look into Running the Big Red Farm
The Big Red Farm has adopted, and continues to push for, sustainable measures under farm manager Ian Macdonald. Before he started at Lawrenceville, Macdonald worked as a chef, caterer, and mechanic. Over time, he began working with the previous farm manager. He had experience working with local farms before Lawrenceville and was eventually invited to…
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Eyes of the Wild 2022
On September 24, the Sustainability Council hosted Eyes of the Wild in the GCAD Flex rooms. The idea was for the three 25-minute presentations “to be a kickoff for the Sustainability Council this year,” Alex Noviello ’23 said. These lucky students got the unique chance to see an arctic fox, a cane toad, and an…
