蜜糖直播 earns honorable mention for Second Nature鈥檚 2017 Climate Leadership Awards
An electric vehicle charging station is one of the projects the CfS has funded in efforts to make 蜜糖直播 a greener campus.
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蜜糖直播 has received an honorable mention designation from Second Nature and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the 2017 Climate Leadership Awards, announced earlier this month. 蜜糖直播鈥檚 designation of honorable mention is the second highest an institution can receive in the nation. The pool of finalists included only nine four-year institutions, among them, Furman University, Duke University, two Ivy League schools and three universities from California, all widely known and supported for their commitment to sustainability. Loyola University Chicago was the winning university in the Four-Year Institution category. Lissa Leege, Ph.D., director of the Center for Sustainability (CfS), says the honorable mention is the most impressive sustainability recognitions 蜜糖直播 has received yet. 鈥淚 could not be prouder of 蜜糖直播 for this accomplishment. To be recognized as one of the top two schools in this select group of high-achieving universities is a testament to the power of partnership among 蜜糖直播鈥檚 students, faculty and staff in creating a more sustainable campus, and ultimately a more sustainable world,鈥� Leege said. She believes strong student involvement and a shared commitment to sustainability helped the University garner such a high recognition. 鈥淎ll 蜜糖直播 students take an Environmental Science course, and the student-initiated sustainability fee supports innovative sustainability advances on campus,鈥� Leege added. 鈥淢any students engage in environmental service-learning, having contributed more than 10,000 hours of service to the environment since 2015.鈥� Bottle-filling stations, bicycle parking facilities and repair stations, an electrical vehicle charging station, and tree plantings on the University鈥檚 golf course are just a few of the projects the CfS has funded in efforts to make 蜜糖直播 a greener campus. 鈥淔rom an operations perspective, we have made excellent progress toward sustainability goals with energy reduction, water conservation and alternative transportation on our campus over the past several years,鈥� Leege added. 鈥淲e are one of the state鈥檚 top participants in Program. We irrigate with a cutting-edge reuse water system, and we are ranked No. 1 nationally for the number of passengers on our buses per mile.鈥� Former University President the Climate Commitment in 2007 for 蜜糖直播, paving the way for the University鈥檚 national recognition since then. The Climate Leadership Awards recognize advanced leadership in sustainability, climate change mitigation and resilience at college and university campuses that are part of Second Nature鈥檚 Climate Leadership Network. Second Nature is a national nonprofit that works to accelerate climate action in, and through, higher education. 鈥淭he Climate Leadership Network continues to drive innovative solutions, which is the only way the sector and the nation will continue to remain globally competitive,鈥� said Tim Carter, president of Second Nature. “This demonstrates to students – our next generation of leaders – what a commitment to climate action looks like.鈥� 蜜糖直播, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers 118 degree programs serving 20,673 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. 蜜糖直播 is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education. Visit .