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Celebrating Environmental Stewardship for Earth Day 2025

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Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, marking the beginning of the modern environmental movement. Sparked by growing public concern over pollution, oil spills, and the impact of industrial development on natural ecosystems, the inaugural Earth Day united 20 million Americans across political and social lines in a powerful demonstration for environmental reform.…

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Celebrating SDG Week Across Greater Atlanta

Last week, March 3-7, 2025, was SDG Action and Awareness Week, designated by the University Global Coalition to inspire action towards the goals on campuses and in local communities. SDG Week spurred events and action across the globe, and across our own RCE! On March 5, the SDG Futures Fellows presented the projects they’ve been…

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Recognizing Claire Horn: A Dedicated Leader in RCE Greater Atlanta

After years of dedicated service to RCE Greater Atlanta, Marketing and Communications Coordinator Claire Horn stepped down from her position at the end of January 2025. RCE Greater Atlanta would like to recognize her outstanding contributions to the organization, her commitment to sustainability education, and her leadership in strengthening the network’s communications efforts. Claire first…

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2024 – 2025 SDG Futures Fellows Cohort Announced

RCE Greater Atlanta is proud to announce that seven talented students have been selected for this year’s SDG Fellowship kicking off this Saturday, November 9th. The selected fellows are: Karrington Garrett (KSU) Cherry Nallamalli (GT) Nneka Otuonye (GSU) Genesis Price (Spelman) Mae Ratliff (GGC) Josef Rodriguez (Morehouse) Afolasade Ola (GSU) These students will have the…

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RCE Greater Atlanta Fall Quarterly Meeting Takeaways

Quarterly Meeting

Big thank you to everyone in attendance at this fall’s RCE Quarterly Meeting on September 30, 2024! Our generous host, Sustainable Spelman of Spelman College, welcomed around 60 RCE Greater Atlanta members, students, and community partners to the school’s LEED Gold Certified Wellness Center Gym. With the theme of SDG Professional and Workforce Development, the…

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RCE Greater Atlanta SDG Futures Fellows Interview with Alexis McCowin

About SDG Futures Fellows The SDG Futures Fellows Program through RCE Greater Atlanta is a professional development and leadership program with a strong focus on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aimed at educating college students on sustainability across 11 RCE Greater Atlanta affiliated higher education institutions. Applications for this program are open now…

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Summer 2024 RCE Membership Meeting: EPA TCTAC

Summer Quarterly 2024

Here’s to another successful Quarterly Meeting! Thank you to everyone who attended our Summer Quarterly Meeting on May 29, 2024. We welcomed around 120 attendees to the VICARS Community Center to learn from the EPA Region 4 about their new Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTAC) program. These meetings continue to draw a large crowd and…

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