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Spring 2008
Penn State Kicks off Inaugural Green-PSU Listserv
What's Green at Penn State by Laura Priaino
Penn State is Taking the "Green" Challenge with New Campaign
What We’re Doing
Learn
The environment is an issue that affects everyone. Environmental knowledge and awareness are two big steps Penn State is taking. It is important to learn about the measures Penn State and your community are taking to protect the future.
Penn State Finance & Business Environmental Stewardship
The stewardship involves several key initiative leaders from several University units whose goal is to conduct University business in an environmentally friendly manner that moves the University toward sustainable practices.
Center for Sustainability at Penn State
The center offers students and faculty “real world” projects, enhancing opportunities for ecological literacy, education, and professional development.
Green Destiny Council
The council is a group of students, faculty, and staff that are committed to promoting ecological responsibility at Penn State.
Penn State Energy Programs
Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant runs several environmentally conscious programs year round. Its goals include environmental awareness, conservation, management, and procurement within the community and campus.
Other Resources
Environmentally Responsible Campus
Design & Planning Principles
Arboretum at Penn State
Trees of Penn State
Environmentally Responsible Purchasing
Environmentally Responsible Purchasing Policies
Efficient Use & Conservation of Energy,
Water, & Other Resources
Office of Physical Plant Energy
Penn State Stormwater
Take Charge Program
Forestry
Arboretum
Forestry Stewardship Program
Laurel Haven Conservation Education Center
Sustainable Forestry Teacher Resource Center
Green Design
Center for Green Roof Research
Hamer Center for Community Design
Indoor Environment Center (IEC)
Lean and Green Initiative
Learning Factory
Partnership for Achieving Construction Excellence
Pennsylvania Housing Research Center
Industrial Ecology and Materials
Materials Research Institute
Penn State Nanotechnology
Leadership & Best Management Practices
Blue & Green Video
F&B Environmental Strategy
Minimize Campus Hazardous Waste
& Toxic Materials
Penn State Environmental Health and Safety
Minimize Solid Waste Production
OMPEC (composting@PSU)
Penn State Recycling Guidelines
Recycling Policy
Regulatory Compliance
Water Quality Report (PDF)
Sustainability Education Initiatives
Agroecology Program (Sustainable Agriculture)
American Indian Housing Initiative
Center for Science and the Schools
Center for Sustainability Signature Courses
Ecology Program
Energy Business and Finance Major
Environmental Resource Management Program
Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Curriculum
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
Sustainability Outreach
Cellar Market
Center for Sustainability
Center for Science and the Schools
Cooperative Extension
Energy Institute
Engineering Leadership Development Minor
Engineers for a Sustainable World
GREATT Program
Pennsylvania Housing Research Center
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
STS Program
Sustainability Coalition
Sustainability Research Energy
Agricultural Engineering- Alternative Energy Strategies
Biodiesel Project
Biomass Energy Center
Center for Energy and Environmental Risk (CEER)
Center of Integrated Regional Assessment
Center for Sustainability
Center for Policy Research on Energy, Environment and Development
DOE National Institute for Climate Change Research
Earth and Environmental System Institute (EESI)
Energy Institute
Energy Science and Power Systems Division-Applied Research
Environment and Natural Resources Institute
Hydrogen Energy Research Center
Lean and Green Initiative
Material Research Institute
Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment
Sustainable Agriculture
Cellar Market
Center for Plasticulture
Transportation
Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Curriculum
Northeast Center of Excellence for Pavement Technology
Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
Waste
Penn State Research Centers
Water
Center for Watershed Stewardship
Cooperative Wetlands Center (CWC)
Other
Balancing Pest Management and Soil Quality in
a Transitional Organic System
Center for Sustainability
Eco Action
Ecomagination Challenge
Morningstar Video
Sustainable Ag Newsletter
UC-Davis Director encourages Penn State to ‘Think Differently’
UC-Davis Buildings and Grounds Director Sal Genito spoke to a room full of Penn State employees about thinking differently, acting efficiently, and making olive oil at the second "Forum for the Future."
Student Volunteers Help Penn State Stay Green and Clean
STATERs is a student group that promotes recycling awareness and other green activities on campus. They are best known for passing out blue recycling bags at football games, an activity that helped collect 87 tons of recyclable items last season.
International Day for Biological Diversity
The theme for this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) is "Biodiversity and Agriculture." Celebration of the IBD in 2008 seeks to highlight the importance of sustainable agriculture not only to preserve biodiversity, but also to ensure that we will be able to feed the world, maintain agricultural livelihoods, and enhance human well being into the 21st century and beyond.
New Videoconferencing Program Saves Time and Money
Instead of driving across campus, why not hold your meetings right from your office? Thanks to Adobe Connect, Penn State employees can save time, money, and gas by using this new videoconferencing program.
Unplug iPod, Digital Camera, and Cell Phone Chargers When Not in Use.
Why: Chargers consume a small amount of energy anytime they’re plugged in—even if they’re not charging. It might not seem like a lot, but at a school as big as Penn State, it really adds up.