{"id":476,"date":"2019-03-21T20:29:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T20:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/?page_id=476"},"modified":"2023-04-12T18:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T18:42:49","slug":"eco-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/seahawk-scholars\/eco-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco House LLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"section-title lowercase medium\">Green Living<\/h4>\n<p class=\"big-text\">To be environmentally sustainable, residence use less electricity and water, compost, use green cleaning supplies, buy local food, and buy in bulk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/04\/ecohouse-body-image.jpg\" alt=\"SMCM presents a newly completed Tiny House Project\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/04\/ecohouse-body-image.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/04\/ecohouse-body-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/04\/ecohouse-body-image-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/04\/ecohouse-body-image-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Eco House is a living-learning community where students strive to live in an environmentally sustainable way while encouraging others to adopt the same methods. Students who live there participate in clean-ups, and help to organize the climate change educational initiative.<\/p>\n<p>As Joanna Gibson, one EcoHouse resident, describes their aim:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n    We are dedicated to learning&hellip; and we try to be aware of the consequences of our decisions as consumers and as residents of the earth. We also try to share this awareness with the community.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:brmuchnick@smcm.edu?subject=Join%20Eco%20House\" class=\"full-w smcm-button navy outdoor big solid left top\">Contact Dr. Barry Muchnick<br \/> about joining Eco House<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>*Please note that there is limited space for this program; if interested, apply as soon as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight-box\">\n<h4>Programming<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>One primary goal of the Eco House is to enable you to develop programming of your own- both for your goals and as an intentional learning community and for the broader college community.<\/li>\n<li>Eco house members bring in speakers, host a film series, and run activities at other college functions.<\/li>\n<li>All Eco House residents are required to volunteer for 10-15 hours of service, which is tracked in an online database. Many spend those hours at the campus farm, but in other ways as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Housing<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Dedicated housing is provided for you based on your specific community creating an environment of bonding, programming, and reflection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Eligibility<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Eco House has limited capacity but is open to sophomore through senior students. Students residing in Eco House tend to be (but not always) are Environmental Studies majors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Questions?<\/h4>\n<p>Contact Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/directory\/faculty-profile\/barry-muchnick\/\">Dr. Barry Muchnick<\/a>, at <a href=\"mailto:brmuchnick@smcm.edu\">brmuchnick@smcm.edu<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:\/\/240-895-4361\">(240) 895-4361<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5>Related<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brmuchnick.wixsite.com\/smcmsustainability\/tiny-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"smcm-button navy soft left top\">The SMCM Tiny House Project<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Living To be environmentally sustainable, residence use less electricity and water, compost, use green cleaning supplies, buy local food, and buy in bulk. The Eco House is a living-learning community where students strive to live in an environmentally sustainable way while encouraging others to adopt the same methods. 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