The community garden is a small but growing part of 新澳彩开奖结果鈥檚 overall
新澳彩开奖结果 was named the (PDF) in the nation in a ranking of the most sustainable colleges by the Sierra Club.
新澳彩开奖结果 ranks higher on the 鈥淐oolest Schools鈥 list than schools such as Middlebury (41st), UPenn (42nd), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (73rd), College of the Atlantic (82nd), Wesleyan University (83rd), Bowdoin (106th), and Dartmouth (108th).
The ranking is based on the Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) report, which was completed in June for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
鈥淒ozens of individuals on campus participated in the survey, which was led by Professor and the entire Sustainability Council,鈥 said John Pumillio, director of sustainability at 新澳彩开奖结果.
Graybill added, 鈥淲e consider this a worthwhile effort because this assessment will receive attention from the media, the public and, most importantly, the younger generation.鈥
The that earned the silver is public and provides the university with detailed data about sustainability at 新澳彩开奖结果. The Silver Award from STARS and the recognition from the Sierra Club are important steps towards .
鈥淲e are all proud that Sierra Club has recognized us as a national leader in the higher education sustainability movement. But there is still work to do,鈥 said Pumillio about the recognition. 鈥淲e are looking forward to continued community-wide collaboration and innovation that will help us become one of the first carbon neutral institutions in the .鈥
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