The University of Hawaiʻi recently highlighted the spring 2025 graduates of the Global Environmental Science (GES) undergraduate program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
According to the college, these new graduates leave with bachelor’s degrees and real-world, hands-on experiences in research that benefit communities and ecosystems both in Hawaiʻi and beyond.
Through the GES program in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, students engage in original research and present their findings at a research symposium.
One graduate’s thesis research focused on improving the use of coral in place-based restoration efforts in Hawaiʻi, and the results were presented at Reef Futures 2024, a conference on reef restoration held in Cancun, Mexico.
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) celebrated its spring commencement on May 3-4, typically hosting around 2,300 graduates, according to a commencement coordinator.
For the third consecutive year, FGCU celebrated biodiversity on campus by hosting BioBlitz on April 18.
Promoted by the National Geographic Society, BioBlitz brings participants together to identify as many plant and animal species as possible within a designated time frame and area.
The goal is to promote appreciation for biodiversity and engage communities in citizen science. As campus naturalists, students connect with the campus ecosystem and the natural world of Florida.
In 2020, Florida Gulf Coast University was recognized as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges or universities in the nation by The Princeton Review, ranking on its “Top 50 Green Colleges” list.
The schools included in the 2025 Guide to Green Colleges showcase impressive sustainability-related statistics: 28% of their energy comes from clean and renewable sources, 46% of their waste is diverted from incinerators or landfills, 98% offer a sustainability-focused undergraduate major or degree, and 100% have a sustainability officer.
For the ninth consecutive year, the College of the Atlantic secured the #1 spot on the Top 50 Green Colleges list.
In February 2025, the College of the Atlantic became the first school in the United States to eliminate disposable plastic food ware in all its retail dining operations.
According to a college press release, a reusable to-go ware program at the College of the Atlantic is expected to keep over 50,000 pieces of disposable plastic out of the waste stream, assisting the school in meeting its Break Free From Plastics pledge.
The college will be the first campus in the country to use reusable stainless steel sporks to replace disposable cutlery, the first to eliminate disposable plastic food ware in all retail dining operations, and one of only 1% of campuses in the U.S. experimenting with digital tracking apps that allow students and others to check out dishes in the same way they would check out a library book, according to the Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN).
The College of the Atlantic’s 52nd Commencement Ceremony will take place Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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