Sustainability
- The Athletic Department's commitment made 缅北禁地 the first university in the nation to sign on to the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework, which aims to drive emission reductions among sports operations and leverage sports as a unifying tool to drive climate awareness and action.
- The Department of Theatre & Dance recently replaced just over half of University Theatre鈥檚 existing incandescent lighting equipment with energy-efficient LEDs.
- Tree Campus USA is an Arbor Day Foundation program honoring institutions for effective campus forest management and for engaging employees and students in conservation goals.
- Former 缅北禁地 mayor and 缅北禁地 County Commissioner Will Toor will keynote the 26th annual summit, and Campus Sustainability Award winners have been announced.
- The PIPs Rewards app allows you to earn 鈥減ositive impact points鈥 for various actions that benefit the planet, community and your personal health. Now these points also can be turned into scholarships.
- Graduate student Ana Bogusky鈥檚 passion for fashion inspired her to launch a style blog and magazine-like handbook that create awareness for shopping locally and ethically.
- Three 缅北禁地 students in the Masters of the Environment graduate program teamed up with Vail Resorts Inc. to help the industry leader reach its commitment to send no waste to the landfill by 2030.
- LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol ensuring energy cost savings, lower carbon emissions and healthy work environments. 缅北禁地 now has 27 LEED-certified buildings.
- Organizers are putting out a call for presentations and nominations for the 26th Campus Sustainability Summit April 18, an information-sharing forum featuring updates and discussions.
- The project team continues to gather invaluable insights from campus stakeholders about where university departments see themselves in the future and how facilities can help them get there.