{"id":270,"date":"2025-04-03T13:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/wellness\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:20:43","slug":"environmental","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/wellbeing\/environmental\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"270\" class=\"elementor elementor-270\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f708027 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f708027\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18cf0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d18cf0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/wellbeing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/elementor\/thumbs\/environmental-web-rnicaqgg7daj3lopm0dtog68e3ee2u1oid9n03e9tw.jpg\" title=\"environmental-web\" alt=\"Student picks weeds on campus for the day of giving\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195ce86 elementor-align-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"195ce86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"40\" height=\"42\" xml:space=\"preserve\" overflow=\"hidden\"><g><path d=\"M38.3333 20C38.3333 19.0833 37.5833 18.3333 36.6667 18.3333 36.3333 18.3333 36.0417 18.4167 35.7917 18.5833L28.6667 22.6667C28.75 23.125 28.75 23.5833 28.6667 24.0833 28.3333 25.625 26.875 26.6667 25.2917 26.6667L17.9167 26.6667 17.9167 25 25.4167 25C26.3333 25 27.0833 24.25 27.0833 23.3333 27.0833 22.4167 26.3333 21.6667 25.4167 21.6667 25.4167 21.6667 15.5 21.6667 15.4167 21.6667 14.7083 21.6667 14.0417 21.875 13.4583 22.2083L1.66667 27.9167 7.5 33.75C10.2083 31.0417 13.7083 30 17.5 30L25.2917 30C25.6667 30 26 29.875 26.2917 29.6667L37.75 21.2917C38.0833 20.9583 38.3333 20.5 38.3333 20Z\" transform=\"scale(1 1.05)\"><\/path><path d=\"M32.5417 6.33333C32.5417 6.33333 27.375 5.66667 24.625 8.41667 22.625 10.4167 22.4167 13.625 22.4583 15.2917 21.5833 15.9167 20.8333 16.8333 20.3333 17.9167 20.2083 17.75 20.125 17.5833 20 17.4167 20.0417 16.0417 19.8333 13.4167 18.2083 11.7917 15.9167 9.5 11.6667 10.0833 11.6667 10.0833 11.6667 10.0833 11.125 14.3333 13.375 16.625 14.8333 18.0833 17.1667 18.375 18.5833 18.4167 19 18.875 19.2917 19.5417 19.5 20.125 19.5417 20.25 19.5833 20.5417 19.5833 20.9167L21.2917 20.9167C21.3333 20.0417 21.4583 19.5417 21.7917 18.8333 22.2083 17.8333 22.9167 17 23.75 16.5 25.4583 16.5417 28.5417 16.25 30.4583 14.3333 33.2083 11.5 32.5417 6.33333 32.5417 6.33333Z\" transform=\"scale(1 1.05)\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Environmental: Contributing to the campus community includes participating in initiatives that promote inclusivity, diversity, and belonging and working collaboratively to create a supportive and safe environment for all at Western Connecticut State University. Caring for the environment entails adopting sustainable practices and contributing to the creation of a clean, safe, and healthy living and learning environment.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f75fe6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f75fe6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db47edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db47edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental &amp; Sustainability Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea29f0 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Clutter<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Turn Lights off when not using<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Water Conservation<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Pick up trash in the environment<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ce86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ce86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Recycle<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Eco-Friendly Commuting<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: 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