Charles Fluharty, a rural development expert, took to the Rieth Recital Hall on Tuesday Feb. 11, as part of GC’s Yoder Public Affairs lecture series. Fluharty began by introducing what he called his “rural bias” to the audience, showing pictures of the farm that had been in his family for generations and attributing his happiest childhood memories to that land and lifestyle. Fluharty is the founder, president and CEO of the Rural Policy Research Institute, the only U.S. Policy Institute dedicated solely to researching the effects of public policies on rural populations. RUPRI works to communicate with politicians about the...

By Erica Gunden • February 16, 2020 • News

In an effort to reduce its mowed lawns, the campus is planning to introduce native grasses and wild flowers to replace seven acres of the current turf on campus. The areas to be converted include the entire railroad corridor, the large lawn north of the Kratz and Miller dorms, much of the lawn west of the Music Center, areas along 12th Street and the east border of the athletic fields. Currently, the physical plant is mowing 55 acres of grass, including athletic fields. According to Glenn Gilbert, the sustainability coordinator, the plan to reduce this area by 12 percent will...

By Alysha Landis • September 9, 2010 • News