Campus Sustainability
Contact Information:
UCCS Office of Sustainability
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy CSB 207
Colorado Springs CO 80918
sustain@uccs.edu
Telephone: 719-255-3089
Linda Kogan
Director, Office of Sustainability
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy CSB 207
Colorado Springs CO 80918
lkogan@uccs.edu
Telephone: 719-255-3757
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Sustainability Tours:
Members of the UCCS Sustainability Office are available to lead campus tours that highlight sustainability initiatives. Highlights include a focus on LEED certification and high performance buildings, including the Recreation Center and Science Engineering, introduction to our single-stream recycling program, and a visit to our organic garden. Please call us at 255-3089 so that we can design a tour that meets the needs of your group.
UCCS students overwhelmingly approve solar fee
'Referendum #2: Solar Energy' passed with overwhelming support at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs during April 2008 campus elections.
The student-initiated statute asked their peers to support a $5 fee per semester, to install solar panels on university buildings. This initiative is
expected to generate more than $300,000 during its five-year duration. More than 76% voted in favor of the referendum.
The referendum, put forth by student government and the sustainability club on campus, is a conscious attempt to fight dependence on fossil fuels at a
rapidly developing institution located in one of the sunniest states in the nation. This student movement demonstrates support for the American College
and University Presidents Climate Commitment that Chancellor Shockley-Zalabak signed in 2007. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is in keeping with a
significant focus on sustainability at UCCS. "I am encouraged by students' willingness to raise fees in an effort to create a more sustainable
university. On an increasingly populated, warming planet, change has to happen, and this referendum is evidence of that change at UCCS" says Joe
Lavorini, Co-executive of Students for Environmental Awareness and Sustainability, SEAS. Students also approved a $15 fee designed to provide
affordable health care at the Student Health Center.
Contact Information:
UCCS Office of Sustainability
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy CSB 207
Colorado Springs CO 80918
sustain@uccs.edu
Telephone: 719-255-3089
Linda Kogan
Director, Office of Sustainability
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy CSB 207
Colorado Springs CO 80918
lkogan@uccs.edu
Telephone: 719-255-3757
Sign up for our newsletter here!
Sustainability Tours:
Members of the UCCS Sustainability Office are available to lead campus tours that highlight sustainability initiatives. Highlights include a focus on LEED certification and high performance buildings, including the Recreation Center and Science Engineering, introduction to our single-stream recycling program, and a visit to our organic garden. Please call us at 255-3089 so that we can design a tour that meets the needs of your group.
UCCS students overwhelmingly approve solar fee
'Referendum #2: Solar Energy' passed with overwhelming support at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs during April 2008 campus elections. The student-initiated statute asked their peers to support a $5 fee per semester, to install solar panels on university buildings. This initiative is expected to generate more than $300,000 during its five-year duration. More than 76% voted in favor of the referendum.The referendum, put forth by student government and the sustainability club on campus, is a conscious attempt to fight dependence on fossil fuels at a rapidly developing institution located in one of the sunniest states in the nation. This student movement demonstrates support for the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment that Chancellor Shockley-Zalabak signed in 2007. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is in keeping with a significant focus on sustainability at UCCS. "I am encouraged by students' willingness to raise fees in an effort to create a more sustainable university. On an increasingly populated, warming planet, change has to happen, and this referendum is evidence of that change at UCCS" says Joe Lavorini, Co-executive of Students for Environmental Awareness and Sustainability, SEAS. Students also approved a $15 fee designed to provide affordable health care at the Student Health Center.