How Camp is ‘Going Green’:
Education - Learning Green
- Integrating sustainability concepts into existing courses
- Offering a course on sustainability: Understanding our Environment: An Economic Introduction (ECO 115)
- Developing a Sustainability Scholars program
Technology - Transforming Green
- Utilizing digital resources to reduce paper consumption
- Offering Distance Learning Courses and telecommuting to reduce commuting
Administrative - Operating Green
- Employing a Sustainability Coordinator to promote green initiatives
- Convening a Sustainability Committee to recommend sustainable actions to the President
- Rewarding faculty and staff for leadership in campus sustainability through the Green Office Program (Coming soon!)
Community - Working Together for Green
- Offering Encore courses focused on sustainability for community seniors
- Advising community groups and local businesses on sustainability
- Showing sustainability-themed documentaries regularly on our campuses
Facilities - Maintaining Green
- Implementing HVAC, lighting and water efficiency upgrades
- Installing Occupancy Sensors in classrooms to reduce electricity waste
- Pursuing a college-wide recycling program for 2014
Planning and Development - Designing Green
- Building stormwater upgrades for Franklin campus to reduce run-off
- Incorporating energy efficient and environmentally conscious design principles into future construction and upgrades
Recycling - Do’s and Don'ts
- Empty Aerosol Cans
- Aluminum Cans
- Tin Cans
- Food and Juice Jars
- Metal Foil
- Food and Beverage Bottles
- Ceramic
- Glass Jars and Bottles
- Mirrors
- Soda and Juice Bottles
- No Mixed Products such as combinations of metal and paper