Members of the UW System student Representatives met with legislators and think tanks in Washington, D.C. Dec. 11-13, including Wisconsin’s Third Distrcit Representative Ron Kind. Pictured (left to right): Jacob Schimmel (UW-L), Roderick Babilius (UW-RF), Congressman Kind, Chris Morgan (UW-RF), Kaylee Otterbacher (UW-L), James VandenBergh (UW-RF), Jake Wrasse, (UW-EC), Brady Murphy (UW-RF). Just in time more »
Host a 2016 Climate Leadership Summit
UPDATE (1/20): Each host site may request a $500 grant in their proposal. Students and campus communities nationwide are providing leadership to address energy challenges and climate change. Defend Our Future and NCLC want to elevate and inspire innovative approaches student bodies are taking by cohosting five regional Climate Leadership Summits in spring 2016. more »
University of Cincinatti Announces $400K-Plus of Increased Support for Student Counseling Services Center (CAPS)
University of Cincinatti student body president, Andrew Naab, has pledged to improving mental health resources a priority this year and has helped the university secure more than $400,000 in funding for the campus community. You can read this article, originally published the University of Cincinatti, below. By: Elissa Yancey | July 28, 2022 Effective immediately, more »
Student government initiates ‘coffee hours’ program
Lauren Vidal, Notre Dame student body president was looking for a way to help improve relationships between professors and students so she instituted “coffee hours.” Coffee Hours are meant to provide an informal space where students can get valuable out-of-classroom experiences and will foster conversations between students and faculty. You can read this article, originally more »
Environmental Policy Call with Special Guest Rosario Dawson on 10/28
We are excited to announce a national outreach call about Defend Our Future, a national initiative to shift efforts to improve the environment from partisan politics to campus-based solutions. NCLC is a founding partner of Defend Our Future, which will launch in early November. Be sure to RSVP using the form below. Details When: Wednesday, more »
Lyft Partners with It’s On Us
On February 25, Lyft a peer-to-peer ridesharing company, announced its new partnership with the It’s On Us campaign. Through the partnership, the company is encouraging their members to sign the pledge, join the movement and help spread the word. During Spring Break, the company is also providing free ride credits*. You can read this blog more »
Students Speak Series: A seat at the table
This piece is a student reflection from our Students Speak Series roundtable discussion that we held in Seattle on March 18. By Sarah Baker | March 25, 2022 In order to get into a career, having a college degree is no longer enough. When you are an adult going to school full time and possibly more »
Purdue celebrates launching of bike share program
You can read this article, originally published by WLFI, below. By: Cameron Hardin | August 26, 2022 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind, (WLFI) — If you see more Purdue students riding bikes this year, it is all thanks to a new bike share program put on by Zagster. The company launched its bike share program on campus more »
Ohio State BikeShare aims to enhance cyclists’ safety with free helmets
You can read this article, originally published by The Lantern, below. By Shangquan Shi | September 17, 2022 In an effort to improve safety, the Ohio State bike-sharing program will provide up to 700 free helmets to students, faculty and staff who sign up for an annual membership this semester. The helmet giveaway is supported more »
Williams College announces climate change actions, stops short on fossil fuel divestment
You can read this article, originally published by WNPR, below. By JIM LEVULIS | SEP 11, 2022 Williams College has announced plans to limit its carbon footprint in an effort to battle climate change, but not divest from fossil fuels which students, alumni and staff called on the college to do. Williams is investing up more »