Student Affairs Goes Green
Illinois Student Blogs Sustainable re: Campus Rec
Emily Staples, Illinois student and Campus Rec employee, is spreading the good word and sustainable works being done around Campus Rec facilities. As local correspondent for MotherNatureNetwork she interviewed Mike Litchford, Campus Rec Building Coordinator and "resident sustainable guru," and blogged the progress for a more eco-friendly environment for Illinois students. Click here to read her article online.
Our Mission: Connect. Learn. Achieve Green.
"Sustainability" is more than a buzz-word for Student Affairs. As a part of the campus, Student Affairs has always played a key role in integrating new methodologies that help daily routines preserve and enhance our impact on the environment.
Today, we're actively soliciting our own units to be mindful, and cognizant, of energy use and the roles we play – and should regularly monitor – in 'powering down' our resources. We will continue to learn what we can and should do to reduce our collective global footprint and increase eco-friendly habits.
Most of all, we believe in the power of our people to help bring new ways to conserve and steward our efforts. Each staff member and student who works in Student Affairs has the 'power' to reduce, conserve and renew our sustainability commitment as we connect, learn and achieve green.
"Green-" Spotted in the News
MotherNatureNetwork(www.mnn.com), Feb 7, 2011 - "University of Illinois sweating sustainability" - Emily Stapes, Illinois student blog correspondent
Chicago Tribune, Aug 18, 2010 - "U. of I. opens state-of-the-art dorm for students with disabilities"
Christian Science Monitor, May 29, 2009 - "School Lunchroom Goes Green"
University of Illinois Supplying Cafeterias from New Student Run Farm from ASAP Illinois on Vimeo.
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