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Sustainability at the University of Cincinnati
| The University of Cincinnati recognizes its role as a leader in environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic prosperity and seeks to incorporate the concept of sustainability into its academic and research programs; the design, operation, and maintenance of its buildings and landscapes; and its organizational structure and management; while preserving safety and comfort. |
CURRENT NEWS
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UC offers intro course on sustainability, open to all majors
UC's School of Architecture and Interior Design will offer a course Winter quarter 2010, open to all students at UC, which will focus on global sustainability issues. "Humans and Global Sustainability: the end of nature" will encourage individual awareness and action through hands-on activities, films, light reading and lectures. The 3 credit hour course meets Mondays and Fridays from 3:30pm-5:00pm in DAAP Aronoff 3410.
For more information, please click here to see a poster and to register visit OneStop.
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Housing Conservation Challenge encourages UC residents to reduce electricity/water usage
The biannual Housing Conservation Challenge will run from November 8 - December 9, 2009 and is a competition between residence halls on UC's West Campus. The HCC challenges residents to reduce their consumption of electricity and water in order to become the hall with the highest savings per resident. The winner of each category will receive prizes (to be announced at a later date) and will have their hall places on a plaque. The Housing Conservation Challenge began in 2007 and occurs twice each year, during Fall and Spring quarters. UC was one of the first schools in Ohio to have such a program and is being considered for a pilot competition between Ohio colleges and universities. For more information, please contact your hall government and click here to view real-time data of the HCC progress.
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UC alumna is delegate to UN Climate Talks in Copenhagen
Liz Trombley graduated from UC in 2008 with a degree in International Affairs and History, in which she specialized in the Middle East. Her interest in Mid East oil policy led her to attend PowerShift in Washington DC in February 2009. Weeks after the event where 12,000 young people listened to speakers and lobbied Washington to pass strong climate and clean energy legislation, Trombley received an email asking her to apply to be a delegate to the United Nations climate talks in December 2009. She applied and was one of only 27 people chosen to represent the youth of the U.S. at the momentous talks between all members of the United Nations. To continue reading, click here.
Photo: Justin Tepe for The News Record
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UC receives B+ on The College Sustainability Report Card
On October 7, 2009 the Sustainable Endowments Institute released its 2010 College Sustainability Report Card and the University of Cincinnati's ranking rose from a B- to a B+, placing it among an elite group of 80 Campus Sustainability Leaders across the United States and Canada. The University of Cincinnati is also among the top three grades in the state of Ohio (University of Dayton also received a B+ and Oberlin College received an A-).
UC's News Record published an article, "Sustainability profile, grade improve," on the Report Card and on some of the current sustainability initiatives at the University of Cincinnati which include a lecture series, public transit subsidies, farmers market, bike share pilot and recycling/reuse programs. For more information on UC's grade and to compare it to other schools, please visit www.greenreportcard.org.
Photo: Coulter Loeb for The News Record |
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Climate Action Plan
This Summer, the University of Cincinnati completed its Climate Action Plan as part of our fulfillment of the ACUPCC President's Climate Commitment. This document discusses our carbon footprint and outlines both current initiatives and opportunities for reducing UC's environmental impact with the goal of reducing our carbon emissions and becoming more sustainable.
To learn more about the process of creating the Climate Action Plan, to find out how you can help achieve its goals, and to give feedback be sure to attend the Climate Commitment 101 lecture on Campus Sustainability Day - Wednesday, October 21 from 12-1pm in the MainStreet Cinema.
Click here to view/download the Draft version of UC's Climate Action Plan 2009. For more information, please email green@uc.edu. |
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The Cincinnati City Council has approved a measure to bring streetcars back to the streets of the city for the first time in several decades. The first phase would be a 7.9-mile loop connecting The Banks to Findlay Market, passing throughout the Central Business District and Over-the-Rhine. The second phase would connect to Uptown, passing by the University of Cincinnati and ending at the Cincinnati Zoo. The two phases are estimated to cost $185 million and would not require any additional tax levies. A University of Cincinnati study estimated that the initial investment could see economic development benefits of up to $500 million.
This November, a City of Cincinnati ballot initiative has the potential to halt plans for the streetcar and could have the unintended consequence of halting plans for a federally-funded high-speed rail system which would connect Cincinnati to Dayton, Columbus and Cleveland. The City is holding several open houses so that citizens can learn more about the plan and to encourage people to vote No on Issue 9. Please visit the City of Cincinnati Streetcar page for more information. To continue reading, please click here.
Photo: Mark Crew and Michael Moose/glaserworks for New York Times
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Cincinnati Bicycle Master Plan
The City of Cincinnati has been working on a Bicycle Master Plan and is recently held open houses for input on the draft version of the plan. The City has been improving bicycle infrastructure by installing additional bike racks, creating dedicated bike lanes and becoming the first city in the region to paint "sharrows" on some roads where bicycles and vehicles should be sharing the same lane. You can see these lanes along Clifton Avenue near the University of Cincinnati Uptown campus.
Meanwhile, the University of Cincinnati is also creating its own Bike Plan and is in the process of creating a pilot Bike Share program. All interested individuals are encouraged to participate in the planning process and give suggestions. To get involved, please email green@uc.edu.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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November 21, 2009
1:00-6:00pm
Niehoff Urban Studio (2728 Vine Street)
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November 27, 2009
8:00am-6:00pm
volunteer for Bearcat Recycling at home football game
Sander Dock
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November 30, 2009
5:30pm
Student Sustainability Coalition meeting
Steger 5th floor
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December 7, 2009
7:00pm
Climate Change Advocates of Cincinnati present the local film premiere of "No Impact Man"
Swift Hall 500
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December 9, 2009
7:00pm
Climate Change Advocates of Cincinnati present the local film premiere of "No Impact Man"
MainStreet Cinema
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December 10, 2009
5:30pm
Niehoff Urban Studio (2728 Vine Street)
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December 10, 2009
7:30pm
Slow Food Cincinnati presents the local film premiere of "Here We Grow"
location TBD
to view archive of past events, click here
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