CELL News
Our CELL News section provides information, updates, and feedback for past, current, and future CELL students. A CELL experience is more than an exciting “study abroad” program. The purpose of any CELL experience is to ignite a life-long commitment to living sustainably and to giving and receiving support for this commitment through community. Students are introduced to concepts of sustainability during their semester abroad program, but more importantly, once they return home, they learn how to employ these concepts in their own lives through living sustainably and through implementing sustainability action plans in various communities.
Recent Blog Posts
Homemade Gifts
If you need a tangible, physical gift, try a homemade one. Homemade gifts have gotten a bad rap. We don't mean macaroni picture frames (although some of those can be pretty amazing too). We mean thoughtful gifts that showcase your skills and passions. Have an...
Charitable Gifts
Re-evaluate whether or not your gift needs to be a physical object. Charitable gifts are much more environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable, and are our first suggestion for Green Friday. While this type of gift definitely is not for everyone, it...
Green Friday
The holiday shopping season is in full swing. During these next few months of gift-giving and bargain hunting, we urge you to remain conscious of your decisions, and the impact you have on the planet. Each year during the holidays, sustainability takes a back...
Green Friday Guest Blogger 2012
Each year, millions of us (over 200 million, according to the NRF) stand in line for hours, waiting in the chilly November night for the opportunity to buy a discounted TV. And each year, we spend over $11 billion on potential gifts in that single day. How...
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