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Dodge PerformingSustainability is about connections.
We are connected to each other, to our built environments, to our natural environments, and to our cultural environments. Sustainability seeks to acknowledge those connections and create a more equitable and respectful space for everyone and everything in our environment.
Sustainability Services
SMCM’s Office of Sustainability is focused on creating opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to make more sustainable choices. We are always looking at new ways to lessen our negative environmental impact and improve our positive social impact.
Sustainability Opportunities
Sustainability is an incredibly complicated and intertwined subject that is always changing. There is no perfect solution, but there is always something we can do better. Each step, no matter how small, will get us closer to a sustainable future. We know we cannot do this without you so thank you so much for taking steps to become more sustainable!
Meet Our Team
Ariana Lecouras
Sustainability Fellow
Ariana Lecouras graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in May 2025 with a degree in Environmental Studies and minors in History, English, and African & African Diaspora Studies. As the Sustainability Fellow, she works to promote sustainable practices on campus through community engagement, outreach, and initiatives focused on composting and campus food systems. Her academic work focused on the relationship between environmental issues and social justice, particularly how communities build resilience in the face of systemic challenges. In her free time, Ariana enjoys running, swimming in the river, and reading.
sus·tain·a·bil·i·ty
/səˌstānəˈbilədē/
noun
the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
"the sustainability of economic growth"
avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
"the pursuit of global environmental sustainability"
Sustainability is about connections.
We are connected to each other, to our built environments, to our natural environments, and to our cultural environments. Sustainability seeks to acknowledge those connections and create a more equitable and respectful space for everyone and everything in our environment.
SMCM’s Office of Sustainability is focused on creating opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to make more sustainable choices. We are always looking at new ways to lessen our negative environmental impact and improve our positive social impact.
Sustainability is an incredibly complicated and intertwined subject that is always changing. There is no perfect solution, but there is always something we can do better. Each step, no matter how small, will get us closer to a sustainable future. We know we cannot do this without you so thank you so much for taking steps to become more sustainable!
