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Not only is there importance in the principles, actions, and results of sustainability, the campus can increase their visibility for attracting more students, active community members, and provide a healthier campus for faculty and staff.
When Dickinson begins to inform people of their actions and display publicly their green campus the community will begin to gather to support them in taking even stronger steps.
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Dickinson has received the largest grant from a private foundation in its history, a three-year $1.4 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a major College initiative in environmental studies. The grant will fund a director and project monies for a center for environmental and sustainability education, a new faculty position in environmental health and a geographic information systems (GIS) postdoctoral fellow. In accepting the grant, the College agrees to raise matching funds to endow the faculty position long-term and to hire a GIS technician to teach the GIS course and support the post-doc.
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February 1, 2007
Dickinson College President William G. Durden, in a high-visibility pledge toward enhanced campus environmental sustainability, has signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
The climate commitment seeks to address global warming by solidifying institutional commitments to reduce and ultimately neutralize greenhouse gas emissions on campuses across the country. As a Leadership Circle member of the climate commitment, Durden, along with 30 college and university presidents, are providing strategic direction and guidance for the program and encouraging their colleagues to sign the commitment.
Read the rest of the press release.
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Hybrids, bike sharing, biodiesel production, solar panels, energy efficiency and compostable plates. These were just a few of the highlights of Dickinson's first Campus Sustainability Tour this past June. Representatives from Alumni for a Sustainable Dickinson joined close to thirty other alumni and families to take a tour of Dickinson's greening efforts around the campus. |
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President Durden has become more vocal about Dickinson's sustainability efforts at alumni events and on campus. It's more than talk. The College is beginning to realize substantial cost savings with sustainability measures, while at the same time improving campus quality of life.
Broadcasting from WDCV studios, President Durden talks with three students about sustainability in the world, in the US, and the dedication of the Dickinson community to the "greening" of the campus.
Listen to Podcast:
The Bill Durden Show 04.25.2006
Sustainability at Dickinson
Guests: Lily Cavanagh: Student; Student Garden Employee, Becki Walker: Student; Tree House Manager; ALLARM Employee, Jensen Gelford: Student; Dickinson College Recycling and Waste Reduction Intern.
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Dickinson College recently made the decision to increase its wind energy purchase to 12% -- up from their initial 9% commitment. The wind energy that the College buys is generated from Pennsylvania-based wind farms courtesy of Community Energy, Inc.
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Vallie Edenbo of AFSD and a Dickinson College staff member is on the front cover of the latest Dickinson Magazine. AFSD applauds this full edition dedicated to sustainability and alumni.
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Alumni for a Sustainable Dickinson is an independent group of Dickinson College Alumni. AFSD has no official affiliation with the College or the administration. The group was formed by Alumni in 2003. |
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