Bike share program gets five new bicycles

Randolph College’s bike share program has grown with the addition of five brand new bicycles that anyone on campus can check out and use.

The College received five new Trek bikes from Bikes Unlimited in Lynchburg on Monday. Randolph's Student Government provided funding for the new bikes to accommodate the bike share’s growing popularity as well as provide bikes that are more suited for trail riding.

Helena Gray ’16, bike share manager, and Ludovic Lemaitre ’11, sustainability coordinator,
show off the five new Trek bicycles that were added to the bike share program this week.

The bike share program was started several years ago to allow students to access bikes for short trips that they need to make and for exercise and recreation. The College is just a short distance from Lynchburg’s Blackwater Creek Trail, which is popular for biking. Faculty and staff members are welcome to check out the bikes, too.

People can sign out a bike at the information desk in the lobby of Main Hall. “All you have to do is go to the front desk and ask for a key and a helmet,” said Helena Gray, bike share manager. “You go and get the bike that corresponds with your key, and it’s yours until dusk.”

A few things to remember:

• Check the brakes and tires before beginning your ride
• Wear a helmet
• Be aware of Lynchburg’s regulations for riding bikes
• When finished with the bike, return it to the rack where you picked it up and lock it to the rack using the lock that corresponds with the bike’s number
• Return the key and helmet to the front desk

Green Businessman Ray Anderson to Visit Randolph

Radical industrialist Ray Anderson will speak at Randolph College on Monday, February 1, 2010 in Smith Hall Auditorium. A book signing follows in the Ribble Lounge of Smith Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

During his visit, he will also meet privately with environmental studies majors, student leaders and faculty to discuss environmental issues and his quest to create a sustainable manufacturing company.

Anderson is the founder and chairman of Interface, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of modular carpet for commercial and residential applications and a leading producer of commercial broadloom and commercial fabrics. He is “known in environmental circles for his advanced and progressive stance on industrial ecology and sustainability. Since 1995, he has reduced Interface’s waste by a third, and he plans to make the company sustainable by 2020.”

Anderson is also one of Time Magazine’s Heroes of the Environment. Anderson is a sought-after speaker for most large environmental forums and conferences. He has also helped put together a "100-Day Action Plan for the Environment" for President Obama.

Anderson is featured in the documentaries The Corporation and Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th Hour. He is also the author of Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model.

Sustainable Living at Randolph College

Anderson's visit is part of a year-long celebration of environmental sustainability and a college-wide effort to reduce the carbon footprint of the entire Randolph community.

Learn more at Sustainable Living @ Randolph College > > >

Colin Beavan Visits Randolph College

Environmental activist Colin Beavan, author of No Impact Man, visited Randolph College on October 2, 2009.

Beavan became an unlikely celebrity when he set out to live an entire year leaving no carbon footprint. His book chronicled his experiences, including his wife and baby, living "off the grid" in New York City. A documentary movie of the Beavans' experience premiered September 11, 2009.

At Randolph, Beavan met with students and faculty from the Environmental Studies/Environmental Sciences Department, the Environmental Club and the Food and Justice Club. He also signed copies of his book, No Impact Man, and held a public talk to an engaged and curious crowed touching on personal and policy issues around the topic of living environmentally sustainable lifestyles.

Watch a clip of Colin Beavan with Randolph College students and faculty...

The crowds, which included college and high school students, faculty, local activists and ordinary yet curious citizens were very engaged at all of the events, with Q&A sessions running long. Beavan invited the crowd to join the No Impact Project.

The event was the kickoff of a year dedicated to Sustainable Living at Randolph College. The College has long been at the forefront environmental issues and actively seeks to reduce carbon footprints at both the individual and institutional level, striving to thrive as a "green" college.

Learn more at...

• http://www.noimpactproject.com/


• www.randolphcollege.edu/sustainableliving

Randolph College Celebrates Environmental Sustainability, Strives to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Randolph College continues to operate on the forefront of environmental responsibility and education.

In addition to fielding an outstanding Environmental Sciences program, Randolph has made institutional commitments toward operating in an environmentally sustainable manner including...

• Signing on to the Talloire Declaration Nearly Two Decades Ago
• Establishing Environmental Issues Council in 2000.
• Charter Member of AASHE and STARS
• First College in Virginia to Sign President's Climate Change Commitment
• Developing a Green Master Facilities Plan
• Developing an Environmental Sustainability Plan
• Sustainable Food and Dining Services
• ...and more.

Learn more about Randolph College's commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability...

A Year of Sustainable Living

This 2009-2010 academic year will be devoted to Sustainable Living, with various events and speakers highlighting awareness, education and action in reducing our carbon footprint and promoting environmentally sustainable lives. Colin Beavan, author of No Impact Man, will visit campus on October 2.
Learn more at www.randolphcollege.edu/sustainableliving