Building a Personal Commitment to Sustainability

At Billings, students reach beyond their walls to engage complex humanitarian, environmental or political challenges. It is a way of making a real and lasting impact on the world, while internalizing learning for a lifetime. It is a commitment to living actively, thinking critically and engaging the broader world with humility, competence and relevant life experience.

Hurricane Relief in New Orleans

Over 40 Billings students, alumni and faculty traveled to New Orleans in June, 2006, to work in the Ninth Ward to help residents continue the recovery from last season's hurricanes. Click here for more information and pictures.

Albertson's Closing in Green Lake

A long-time and much needed resource in the Green Lake community was sold and abruptly close last year. Here is what Billings students had to say. Here is some of the coverage in the Seattle PI.

• Students Make Some Noise Over Closing of Greenlake Albertsons
• Green Lake residents need a convenient store - student's letter to the editor (scroll down)

• Opinion - Neighborhood Grocers: Local is Loved

6th Grade Students Support ChildHaven Each year near winter break, the 6th grade collects clothes and funding for ChildHaven, a local non-profit dedicated to stopping child abuse by helping children and families in crisis. Students collect children's clothing over several weeks and then take the collection to ChildHaven to learn about the organization and what ther donation does to help.

Students Protest Iraq Veterans' Medical Care

Students studying veterans and veterans' issues discovered that soldiers returning from Iraq who were in need of medical attention were being housed in deplorable conditions. They staged a public demonstration in front of Fremont's UPS store, packing and sending a large supply of toilet paper (one of the basic needs not being met) as a symbol of support. They wrote and distributed press releases and several radio stations were there to document the protest. In addition, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, chair of the Veterans committee, presented them with a letter of commendation.