There are a number of resources available for all members of the Smith College community who are interested in extending their involvement in environmental issues beyond the classroom.
The Center for the Environment, Ecological Design and Sustainability (CEEDS)
Wright Hall Garden Level 05
Come visit us in our brand new space!
The center is a place for
community members to come study, hold an environmental student org meeting,
get more information about events and opportunities related to the environment,
design, and sustainability, find some of the people on campus most involved
with these issues, and much more.
Environmental Resource Center
Bass Hall 106
The green-designed Environmental Resource Center holds information on environmental
study away programs and graduate schools and is a student lounge.
The MacLeish Field Station
Whately, MA
Thanks to a gift from Jill Ker Conway, Smith College dedicated the Ada and
Archibald MacLeish
Field Station in West Whately, Massachusetts in May 2008. The mission
of the field station is to foster field-based education and research that
promotes environmental study and experiential learning in a forested and
agricultural landscape. Read
more about this endeavor.
Online Publications
Smith College is a member of the Affiliate Program of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). As members, the Smith community has complimentary access to a number of online newsletters on environment and energy issues. Your computer must be on the Smith network for access. Please contact Joanne Benkley if you experience any problems.
Check out the online version of E/The Environmental Magazine, or read the most current 'Our Planet' a source for environmental information, news and resources; a service of E/The Environmental Magazine.
The Spatial Analysis Laboratory
The Spatial Analysis Lab (SAL) provides support and instruction in Geographic Information Systems Science and Technology to engage the entire Smith community in Spatial Thinking to promote Geographic and Spatial Literacy. Visit us in Sabin-Reed room 104.
Smith's Green Team
The Green Team is a coalition of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to fostering sustainability at Smith. We work to educate and support the campus community and the college's sustainability committee in the efficient use of finite natural resources. Passionate about making positive changes for our future? Contact us to join the team!
