{"id":43,"date":"2020-11-06T03:01:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T03:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wordpress\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:44:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T13:44:41","slug":"sustainability-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/sustainability-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wppb-builder-container\" class=\"wppb-builder-container\">                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1617836285489 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1617836285488  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1617836308073'  data-addon-id='1617836308073'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Coffee Mugs<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1617836285543 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1617836285542  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1617836544735'  data-addon-id='1617836544735'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><p>In a bid to encourage the reduction in use of disposal cups for coffee during seminars and other events, the GSO provides each incoming graduate student with their own coffee mug (with a nice design and GSO logo).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1617836286423 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1617836286422  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1617836867848'  data-addon-id='1617836867848'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Community Service<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1617836286465 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1617836286464  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1617836888214'  data-addon-id='1617836888214'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><p>The GSO conducts activities every year in which graduate students can volunteer to help the community of West Lafayette-Lafayette in various ways. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highway cleanup<\/li>\n<li>Food bank volunteering<\/li>\n<li>Food drive<\/li>\n<li>Arbor Day tree planting<\/li>\n<li>Clothing drive\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1750007355542 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1750007355540  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                               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                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1750007355541  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1750007555558'  data-addon-id='1750007555558'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-image-addon\"><figure class=\"wppb-image-addon-content-wrap\"><div class=\"wppb-image-addon-content wppb-imginlineblock\"><img class=\"wppb-image-addon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SUUUUS.jpg\" alt=\"Image\"><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1644259603739 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1644259603740  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1644259603741'  data-addon-id='1644259603741'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Food Finders<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1644259603870 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1644259603869  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1644259853063'  data-addon-id='1644259853063'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><p>We enjoy volunteering at local Food Finders Food Banks. Pantry shifts enable graduate students to directly help reduce food waste, provide food assistance to the hungry, and protect the environment through community-based, multi-sector collaborations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Food Finders Food Banks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assisting Tippecanoe county and 15 surrounding counties since 1981.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Providing food to 120 Partner Agencies.<\/li>\n<li>Advocating for the hungry and educating the public about hunger-related issues.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Funded by United Way, foundations, grants, USDA, corporations, sponsors, and individual donors.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Distributes <strong>more than 9 million pounds<\/strong> of food annually to a network of non-profit organizations that work to alleviate hunger throughout North Central Indiana.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Headquartered in Lafayette, IN.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n  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