Enriched Sustainable Food and Living Programs

As one of Stanford’s largest auxiliary departments, R&DE provides housing and food for over 13,000 students and family dependents, and hosts over 20,000 summer conference visitors each year, in more …

Sep 14

R&DE Expands Commitment to Sustainable Foods with New Partnerships

Each year, Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Stanford Dining seeks to enhance its sustainable food options and lead the way in providing healthy, eco-friendly food choices to the campus community. …

Nov 14

Zero-Waste Residence Program Piloted at Kappa Sigma

Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Student Housing partnered with the men of Kappa Sigma in November 2014 to provide all residents in the house the opportunity to divert 100% of …

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Dec 14

R&DE Stanford Hospitality & Auxiliaries Opens First Flexitarian Cafe on Campus

In support of the university’s educational mission and commitment to environmental sustainability, Residential & Dining Enterprises Stanford Hospitality & Auxiliaries seeks to reduce environmental impact, preserve resources, and show sustainability …

Jan 15

R&DE Launches Teaching Kitchen @ Stanford with Jamie Oliver

The Teaching Kitchen @ Stanford is a groundbreaking cooking education program launched by Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Stanford Dining.

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Mar 15

Inaugural “Green Week” Raises Awareness of Sustainability in Stanford’s Ethnic Community

Members of the Xi Beta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha organized an inaugural “Green Week,” with a schedule of events aimed at raising awareness of environmental sustainability in the black …

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Apr 15

Spring Break Trip Goes “Beyond Organic”

As part of Stanford’s annual Alternative Spring Break Program, a group of undergraduate students organized a winter-quarter course and a complementary weeklong tour of farms in the Monterey Bay area. …

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Apr 15

R&DE and Stanford Medicine Create Menus of Change University Research Collaborative

Founded and jointly led by Stanford University’s Residential & Dining Enterprises, the Stanford Prevention Research Center at the School of Medicine, and the Culinary Institute of America, the Menus of …

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Apr 15

Stanford Earth Launches An Educational Farm for “the Farm”

In 2014 the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences established the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm on six acres near the university’s historic Red Barn. The project comes out …

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Apr 15

Symposium Highlights Connection Among Food, Energy, Water, and Climate Change

Connecting the Dots is an annual symposium hosted by the Precourt Institute for Energy and the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy that focuses on the connections and interactions among food, …

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Apr 15

Delta Delta Delta Is First Residence on Campus to Use a 100% Green Cleaning System

Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Student Housing’s Delta Delta Delta sorority house became the first residence at Stanford to use 100% green cleaning methods. All of the chemicals in the …

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May 15

Student Residences Begin Collecting Compostable Material

Spring quarter saw 15 student residences begin composting their bathroom paper towels and kitchenette scraps: Roble, Manzanita, Crothers, Crothers Memorial, Sigma Nu, Kappa Sig, Columbae, Storey, Muwekma-Tah-Ruk, Kimball, Adams, Potter, …

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Jun 15

Give & Go Program Diverts Tons of Reusables from Landfill During Student Move Out

Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) Student Housing organized the third annual Give & Go Move Out Campaign this year, encouraging students to divert their unwanted reusable items from landfill by …

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Jul 15

R&DE Student Housing Responds to the Drought with an Irrigation Equipment Overhaul

In response to the California drought and rising water costs, Residential & Dining Enterprises Student Housing replaced all of its irrigation equipment with more efficient models across 57 acres of …

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Aug 15

Sustainable Living Video Released

In time for the freshmen to arrive in the fall of 2015, Residential & Dining Enterprises Student Housing, in partnership with Office of Sustainability, released the first sustainable living video …

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