For Third Year Straight, Princeton Review Names UC a Top Green School
Because of its strong commitment to sustainability, the University of Cincinnati has been named among the best green schools by The Princeton Review.
UC is among a handful of Ohio schools named to The Princeton Reviews Guide to 322 Green Colleges. Partnering with The Princeton Review on the guide was the U.S. Green Building Council.
UCS GREEN HIGHLIGHTS
In the national green guide, UC was recognized for
- Incorporating sustainability throughout university operations and classrooms.
- Studying and conducting research on sustainability issues in an urban context.
- Buildings that meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards.
- UC is working to reduce its environmental footprint, with the ultimate goal of becoming carbon neutral.
Specific innovations and achievements on the part of the university include'
- A UC urban garden provides hands-on education in sustainable agriculture.
- Food served in campus dining halls is purchased from a purveyor that works with local farmers whenever possible.
- The Bearcat Bike Share program allows anyone with a university ID to check out a bike and use it for up to three days to travel around campus and community. This serves as a means for decreasing carbon emissions produced by automobile use.
- Student volunteers work on recycling projects around campus, including the student-led recycling of 11 tons (22,000 pounds) of plastic, metal, glass and cardboard at UCs 2011 sporting and other special events, completed with the help of vendors, athletes and fans. Thats about a ton more than was recycled in 2010. In addition, recycling is available in all UC buildings.
The 322 green-leading schools listed in the guide are not in hierarchical order. It is, instead, organized state-by-state and alphabetically.
Other Ohio schools named in the green guide are Case Western Reserve University, Denison University, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio University, Ohio State University, University of Dayton and University of Mount Union.
Other national schools named among the green elite include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Stanford University, the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University and Yale University.
College-bound students are increasingly interested in sustainability issues, said Robert Franek, senior vice president, publishing, The Princeton Review. Among 7,445 college applicants who participated in our spring 2012 College Hopes & Worries Survey, nearly seven out of 10 (68 percent) told us that having information about a schools commitment to the environment would influence their decision to apply to or attend the school.
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See other UC news related to Earth Day, including
- Find out about more UC Earth Week events, including presentations, workshops and the planting of about 100 trees starting at 10 a.m., Sunday, April 22, on UCs Victory Parkway campus, 2220 Victory Parkway, Walnut Hills. Those trees will be planted at the rear of the campus buildings.
- Green Promise: UC Team Seeking to Turn Fryer Fat to Fuel Competes in National EPA Event
- Economic and Environmental Savings Found in Recent UC Energy Efforts
- UC Converts Coal Boiler to Run on Waste Wood Chips
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