Earn green for being green!

“Get a job!”

Ever hear that line from your parents? Your roommates? Your girlfriend?

Good news – being green can earn you green! University Career Services is hosting an Environmental Careers Networking Night on Wednesday, October 1. While this is not a job fair, it is a great opportunity to speak with active professionals and make some useful contacts. Participants will include:

• Southern Environmental Law Center (advocacy, policy, some litigation)
• Peace Corps
• UNC Institute for the Environment
• Emerging Green Builders
• Greentech Consulting
• NC Healthy Built Homes Program
• Springleaf Strategies (marketing firm started by alumna)
• RainWater Solutions
• Southern Energy Management
• Duke University Hydrology Professor
• Vert&Vogue (eco-clothing)
• EcoEngineering
• NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• Durham County Health Department
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

For more information, visit: http://careers.unc.edu/events/networking.html

UNC scores B+ for sustainability

The Sustainable Endowments Institute has just released its 2009 College Sustainability Report Card. This year, UNC was again designated a “Campus Sustainability Leader,” as its overall grade improved from a B- in 2008 to a B+. Only 15 schools in Canada and the US received an A-, the highest grade given to any of the 300 schools included. UNC earned the same grade as such peer universities as Yale, Arizona State University, Cornell, MIT, UC–Davis, UC–San Diego, University of Florida, Duke, and Cornell.

Within the report card, UNC earned an A for its Administration, Food & Recycling, Green Building, Transportation, and Investment Priorities. UNC received a B for Climate Change & Energy, and Student Involvement. UNC received a D for Endowment Transparency.

To view UNC’s complete 2009 College Sustainability Report Card, visit http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2009/schools/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill.

For information on other organizations that have recognized UNC's leadership in advancing sustainability, visit http://uncsustainability.blogspot.com/2008/09/unc-recognized-as-national-leader-in.html.

About the College Sustainability Report Card:
“Now in its third year, the College Sustainability Report Card covers the colleges and universities with the 300 largest endowments in the United States and Canada, representing more than $380 billion in endowment assets, or more than 90 percent of all university endowments.”

For more information on the Sustainable Endowments Institute, visit http://www.endowmentinstitute.org

UNC Recognized as National Leader in Campus Sustainability

2008 has been a banner year for sustainability at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill! Since the formation of the Sustainability Coalition in 1999, Carolina has invested tremendous resources towards teaching, researching, and building for a sustainable future. By institutionalizing sustainable values, funding sustainable development, and engaging campus community members in sustainability education, the University has worked to ensure that sustainability will remain a core value for generations to come

For its accomplishments in advancing sustainability, UNC has been recognized this year as a national leader in campus sustainability by four independent publications. These include:

• The Sustainable Endowments Institute's College Sustainability Report Card 2008, which listed UNC as one of the top 25 campus sustainability leaders in the nation. Carolina scored highly in Administration, Climate Change & Energy, Food & Recycling, Green Building, and Transportation.
• Princeton Review’s 2008 edition of The Best 368 Colleges, which awarded UNC a Green Rating of 96 of 99 possible points. This is the highest score of any rated university in the state, and in the top tier nationally. UNC was also given the designation “College with a Conscience,” which was given to 81 schools that practice outstanding community involvement.
• The Kaplan College Guide 2009, which reviewed UNC as one of 25 environmentally responsible colleges by evaluating campus projects and initiatives, course offerings, organizations and student groups on campus, and more.
• The National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Environment 2008: A National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education, which awarded UNC the most exemplary marks for sustainability activities in the state and amongst the top eight in the nation. Exemplary activities included transportation programs, recycling & solid waste management, and planning for green landscaping & grounds.

To learn more about sustainability policies, practices, and curricula at Carolina, visit our official website at http://sustainability.unc.edu

For more information on the Sustainable Endowments Institute's College Sustainability Report Card 2008, visit http://www.endowmentinstitute.org

For more information on Princeton Review’s Green Ratings, visit http://uncsustainability.blogspot.com/2008/08/unc-receives-high-marks-in-green-rating.html

For more information on Kaplan's list of 25 environmentally responsible colleges, visit http://sev.prnewswire.com/education/20080805/NYTU06805082008-1.html

For more information on the National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Environment 2008 report, visit http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology/campusreportcard.cfm