SJSU Green Campus

10/22/2025

💻📱🎤 Why buy when you can borrow?

SJSU students can check out laptops, iPads, hotspots, audio equipment, and more — all for FREE from Student Computing Services (SCS), located at the King Library, 1st Floor Circulation Desk.

✅ Just bring your current Tower ID
✅ First-come, first-served (no reservations!)
✅ See lending policies for details

🌱 This “Library of Things” model promotes sustainability by reducing the need for individual purchases, lowering consumption, and preventing e-waste — while making tech more accessible to our Spartan community.

📧 [email protected]

📞 (408) 808-2470

10/20/2025

🌱 Next Generation: Garden Leadership Program

Applications open Oct 20, 2025 —
Deadline: Mon, Nov 10

Grow your leadership, garden skills, and impact. This program explores environmental justice through scholarship, intersectionality, and hands-on learning at the Campus Community Garden.

Why apply?
• Learn from environmental justice experts
• Build leadership + find your voice
• Practice everyday EJ skills in the garden
• Connect with like-minded Spartans
• Strengthen critical thinking + community advocacy
• Earn a $1,000 stipend upon completion

Questions? Contact Ruby Howard, Garden Coordinator: [email protected]

10/15/2025

👔✨ Put your best foot forward, Spartans! ✨👗

The Career Closet is here to help you shine at your next interview or career fair — with free professional outfits for SJSU students. 💼 Students can select one full outfit per semester (to keep!).

📍 Clark Hall, Suite 140
🕘 Hours: Mon–Fri, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

No appointment needed — just walk in! 🚪

Want to support your fellow Spartans? 💙 Donate gently used or new professional clothing items to the Career Closet, or shop our Amazon Wish List (link in bio/QR code).

Together, we can empower Spartans to dress for success. 🌟

10/09/2025

🌎✨ Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day ✨🌎

Today, we recognize and celebrate the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, the original stewards of the land where SJSU now stands. For generations, the Tribe has practiced Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) — a way of caring for the land rooted in reciprocity, respect, and balance with nature. 🌿

As we face the challenges of climate change, these practices remind us of the importance of restoring harmony between people and the environment. The Native American way of caring for the land continues to guide efforts toward a sustainable and just future.

💚💛 On this day, we honor the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and their leadership in restoring the homeland and protecting the natural world for future generations.


Photo: Ian Lundie

10/06/2025

⚡🚗 Did you know? Spartans have access to 25 electric vehicle (EV) chargers right here on campus!

🔌 Where to charge:
• 16 EV chargers in the North Garage
• 8 EV chargers in Lot 4

Driving an EV or plug-in hybrid (PHEV) helps:
🌎 Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
💨 Improve local air quality
💵 Save money on fuel

⚠️ Remember: EV parking spaces require a valid SJSU parking permit and must be vacated after 4 hours.

Learn more about EV parking and charging at SJSU: sjsu.edu/parking/help/electric-vehicle-parking-faqs.php

10/01/2025

🌟 Did you know? 🌟

San José State University is proud to be recognized as a GOLD Ranked Campus by AASHE STARS for our commitment to sustainability! 💚💛

We’re making an impact in:

📚 Academics – Research & teaching
🤝 Engagement – Campus & community involvement
🌿 Operations – Sustainable grounds & water management
✨ Innovation & Leadership – Driving change for a better future
Together, Spartans are building a more sustainable world. 🌎💙

09/29/2025

🌎💡 Building Climate Resilience at SJSU 💡🌎

From our rivers to our coastlines, from batteries to wildfires — Spartans are leading the way in innovative research and solutions for a more sustainable future.

Our research spans:

💧 Land & Water Studies – Ocean research, water justice, policy & restoration
🔋 Energy Solutions – Sustainable batteries, green energy, transportation, carbon capture
🔥 Wildfire Research – Fire behavior, ecology, adaptation, and technology tools
🐟 Mariculture – Aquaculture, ocean acidification, sustainable fisheries
🦉 Species Health – Migration, habitat change, diet, and human interaction
🌱 Environmental Resilience – Equity, policy, grassroots community solutions

Together, these efforts strengthen our climate resilience while addressing today’s most pressing sustainability challenges. 💚💛

09/24/2025

🥗💙 Spartans Supporting Spartans 💙🥗

The Spartan Food Pantry is a free, walk-in, full-service food assistance program offering non-perishable goods, fresh produce, and refrigerated items to eligible students.

📍 Location: Diaz Compean Student Union (exterior entrance across from the Engineering Rotunda)
🕙 Hours: Mon–Fri, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

🌱 Sustainability in action: Much of the food provided comes through our partnership with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, which rescues surplus food, prevents waste, and supports a closed-loop system that reduces carbon emissions while feeding our community.

🙌 Want to get involved?
• Donate: Check out our guidelines to see what you can share.
• Volunteer: SJSU students & staff can sign up for shifts at the Pantry.

Together, we’re fighting food insecurity while caring for our planet. 💚💛

09/21/2025

Today, we recognize Zero Emissions Day! While one day can't solve everything, it's a powerful reminder of our collective impact on climate change. This is our chance to give the planet a breather and consider more sustainable choices.

Here are a few ways to get involved today on campus:

🚲 Skip the car. Walk, bike, or take public transit for your daily commute.
Unplug. Power down electronics when you leave your dorm room or office.
🥬 Eat green. Try a plant-based meal at the dining hall or local cafe.

🗺️ Explore campus initiatives. https://www.sjsu.edu/sustainability/

09/17/2025

09/16/2025

💧 Stay hydrated, Spartans — sustainably! 🌎
Skip the single-use plastic and refill your own water bottle at one of the 20 hydration stations across campus (plus water fountains everywhere).

📍 Find them all on the interactive campus map: map.sjsu.edu

✨ Tip: Filter for Sustainability & Nature → Water Fountains & Filling Stations