{"id":34488,"date":"2018-09-07T10:45:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T16:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=34488"},"modified":"2018-09-08T09:36:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T15:36:53","slug":"three-organizations-list-uccs-as-national-sustainability-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=34488","title":{"rendered":"Three organizations list UCCS as national sustainability leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UCCS sustainability efforts were recognized as some of the best in the nation in three sets of rankings released in August 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese rankings only happen because of the commitments and actions across the entire campus,\u201d said Linda Kogan, director, Office of Sustainability. \u201cThe collective action by faculty, staff, leadership and students have set UCCS as a national sustainability leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCCS ranked in the top-10 by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for two categories in its 2018 Sustainable Campus Index release Aug. 22. The campus ranked sixth overall for master\u2019s level institutions with a score of 74.3 and ninth in energy performance with more than 70 percent of electricity being offset by renewable energy.<\/p>\n

The university also earned recognition as one of 26 schools on the 2019 Princeton Review Green College Honor Roll released in August. More than 648 colleges received a Green Rating score, but the honor roll designation went to those who scored the maximum possible score of 99. UCCS and Colorado State University were the only schools from Colorado to earn the recognition.<\/p>\n

UCCS ranked in the top nine percent of Sierra\u2019s list of 2018 Cool Schools released Aug. 27. The campus ranked No. 24 of 269 schools with a score of 73.46 across 19 categories. UCCS ranked fourth in the nation in energy performance and eighth in high performance buildings within the categories.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile these rankings represent significant progress in multiple areas across campus, we\u2019ll continue to look for additional opportunities to improve our efforts across campus,\u201d Kogan said. \u201cThrough the student-supported Green Action Fund, we\u2019ve been able to grant $600,000 to sustainability projects on campus, many of which would not have occurred without the funding.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCCS diverts more than 50 percent of its waste, requires a sustainability course within the Compass Curriculum for undergraduate students, implemented a free bus pass program for students to use the city\u2019s Mountain Metro Transit and provides local and organic food with an on-campus greenhouse and farm. The university was recognized as a silver level Bike Friendly University with a growing Pedal Perks program and bicycle infrastructure, and has received 13 LEED Gold certifications for buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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