Lafayette College - What Can I Do?

	TECHNOLOGY CLINIC - URBAN ECOLOGY

	A host of internal and external challenges are transforming the way of life for residents in the ten municipalities that make up the Slate Belt region. Local pressures have slowly melded with the overarching and dominant forces of globalization to form what has become a complex conglomeration of micro and macro level influences. In a small effort to influence the way the region responds to these challenges, a diverse group of parties in the Slate Belt asked the Lafayette College Technology Clinic to use its unique multidisciplinary approach to address the concerns of the Slate Belt residents. The idea is to craft an intelligent development strategy that will serve the interests of the current residents of the Slate Belt while acknowledging that there are a multitude of pressures due to a dynamic world setting that will inevitably affect the region. The question is, how can the residents of the Slate Belt best shape and use these forces to suit their interests and to better the region as a whole? More information: http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~techclin/

	EWB

	We are a multidisciplinary group of Lafayette students dedicated to meeting the basic health needs of developing communities in the world by applying sustainable and practical solutions. Since the spring of 2003, we have committed ourselves to establishing long-term relationships with communities, associations, and organizations in the Yoro District of Honduras. Our current projects involve the design and implementation of potable water and sanitation systems in the rural communities surrounding the town of La Habana . More information:

	COMPOSTING AT LAFAYETTE COLLEGE

	The Composting Project at Lafayette College is a collaborative effort between students, faculty, staff, and administration to reduce the college's impact on the environment. The project is maintained by a large group of student volunteers who are aided by the efforts of dedicated faculty members. The administration, grounds department, and dining services also play a key role in the cooperative composting effort. The project recently moved to a larger site just off campus, where food and yard waste is recycled into valuable topsoil through the use of several composting methods. Composting not only produces a useful end product that can be used in campus flower beds and organic vegetable gardens, but significantly reduces the college's waste stream. The project has also been integrated into academics and provides a great opportunity for community outreach. Contact: Jennifer Bell Bellj@lafayette.edu Mickey Adelman adelmanm@lafayette.edu