We recently caught up with Freddie J. Bitsoie, renowned Diné (Navajo) chef and author, over a quintessential scoop of chocolate ice cream at Berkey Creamery. Chef Freddie visited Penn State Sustainability from November 2nd - November 9th for a series of events held throughout the campus and community including speaking [...]

Dr. Lara Fowler is an attorney, professor, and mediator who focuses on environmental, energy, and natural resource law, with a specific focus on water-related issues.  In May 2023, Fowler was named as the Chief Sustainability Officer of Penn State and Director of Penn State Sustainability (formerly known as the Sustainability [...]

Professor John Sanchez is an Associate Professor at Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. Sanchez teaches courses including “News and Media Ethics” and “American Indians in the Media.” His research and journalism focus on American Indian identity in the 21st century, and he has published articles for many [...]

Dr. Laura Guertin is a Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at Penn State Brandywine. Her research focuses on teaching pedagogy, mainly on how Earth Sciences can improve teaching and reach every student in an impactful way. She has completed projects on science communication, audio-visual learning, and improving scientific literacy. She [...]

Dr. Jose D. Fuentes is a Professor of Atmospheric Science in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State University. His research focuses on surface-atmosphere interactions and the impacts of climate change on ecosystems. He is also involved in the broadening participation of underrepresented groups, such as women, [...]

Why is sustainability important to you?   For me, there are two reasons. There's a personal and a professional aspect. Personally, we all need to be good stewards of the environment we live in. Now and many years ago, when I was a kid, I would recycle glass bottles, recycle the [...]

Nyla Holland is a Penn State graduate student in Public Policy with a specialization in Education Policy. In her undergrad, Holland also attended Penn State and graduated in the spring of 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and African American science. Holland has been doing work at the Sustainability [...]

Nebraska Hernandez is a graduate student in geography at Penn State and a current environmental justice intern at the sustainability institute. He works with Nyla Holland, another Penn State graduate student and environmental justice intern, and Peter Buck, academic programs manager at the Sustainability Institute. Using his expertise and experience in geography and GIS (geographic [...]

Darlene Clark is a recently retired Assistant Teaching Professor from the College of Nursing at Penn State. She helped pioneer the incorporation of sustainability concepts into the college by creating a program to recycle clean medical waste products and bring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the nursing curriculum. Her work [...]

Dr. Sherri “Sam” Mason is the Director of Sustainability for Penn State Behrend. She has dedicated much of her research and work to sustainability and environmental chemistry. As a researcher, her work in freshwater plastics pollution led to the Microbeads Free Water Act of 2015. As a sustainability coordinator, she [...]

Leading the Way Q & A with Christine Tamburri: Is there anything specific that inspired you to get involved with sustainability issues? I have always had a love for the ocean, but after getting certified to SCUBA dive in 2016, I became obsessed with implementing sustainable practices to protect it [...]

Recipient, 2019 Jack Meredith Best Paper Award for the Journal of Operations Management for On the riskiness of lower-tier suppliers: Managing sustainability in supply networks Veronica, congratulations on the 2019 Jack Meredith Best Paper Award for On the riskiness of lower-tier suppliers: Managing sustainability in supply networks. What did this [...]