“The feeling of connection in Oberlin is some sort of magic”

“Doing more from scratch and having gardens on site, kids are more engaged in thinking about their food”

“It’s an awesome thing to work with student tutors. They’re really committed and it means a lot to them”

“It gives me hope knowing that Citizens Climate Lobby has 90,000 volunteers and we are all over the world but, we are far from the only environmental organization doing this work”

“If you support community partners, they support you - partnership needs to be be mutually beneficial, reciprocal, and purposeful”

“My climate action plan is educating and learning from the youth of our community”

“I’m like anyone else. Sustainability is a learning process, but I do try and I am learning”

“Oberlin’s so small that you don’t need to drive your car to IGA. You don’t need to drive your car to the library”

“Sampling Plum Creek was a great way to learn about water quality! Now I really notice how the Creek is affected by the rain”

“I’m more in the mindset that if I can’t find what I need in Oberlin… I probably don’t really need it that much”

“There are so many opportunities to be creative as an OES intern, and it’s fun to educate our campus in my own ways.”

“I love gardening because you don't have to go to the store to buy stuff; you just pick it and eat it”

“Citywide, I think there’s a culture for all employees to be as conscious of recycling and energy conservation”

“The whole world is a community, one single community”

“All of the restaurants in Oberlin are great”

“Environmental progress has been achieved with an 'all hands on deck' approach”

“In order to make change, the whole community needs to come together and do its part”

“I try to educate my grandchildren; I'd like for them to leave the world better than they found it”

“I drink an ungodly amount of coffee. I save at least three cups a day by using a reusable mug”

“It is imperative that Oberlin focus on improving energy performance in all new and existing buildings”