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.
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Campus Sustainability Day
October, 25 2006
The "Passport to Sustainability," was an interactive information session, geared to educate students, faculty and staff about sustainability. Food
was the theme tying the event together, and table topics included fair-trade coffee and chocolate (with samples of both), benefits of organic and local
foods, vegetarian diets and an apple taste test (local organic vs. an ordinary bag of apples purchased in the grocery store). Energy efficiency,
renewable energy, and bicycle transportation were also featured. During the fair the University reached the halfway mark (125 pledges) on it's Change a
Light, Change the World Campaign, an effort to get 250 campus members to pledge to change one light bulb from an incandescent to a compact fluorescent.
After earning three stamps, your passport became a ticket to lunch; a vegetarian stir-fry and an apple cobbler prepared by Sodexho with local fruit and
vegetables from the farmers market and raw milk from a local farm.
SEAS also showed the film Inconvenient Truth, an alarming yet excellent documentary on global
warming by Al Gore. A panel discussion followed the film with First Congregational Church minister, Ben Broadbent, faculty from Geography and
Environmental Studies, Tom Huber and Curt Holder; and an instructor from Physics, Daryl Prigmore. The final emphasis focused on how important it is for
students to get involved and that individuals can make a significant difference.
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.
Campus Sustainability Day
October, 25 2006
The "Passport to Sustainability," was an interactive information session, geared to educate students, faculty and staff about sustainability. Food was the theme tying the event together, and table topics included fair-trade coffee and chocolate (with samples of both), benefits of organic and local foods, vegetarian diets and an apple taste test (local organic vs. an ordinary bag of apples purchased in the grocery store). Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and bicycle transportation were also featured. During the fair the University reached the halfway mark (125 pledges) on it's Change a Light, Change the World Campaign, an effort to get 250 campus members to pledge to change one light bulb from an incandescent to a compact fluorescent. After earning three stamps, your passport became a ticket to lunch; a vegetarian stir-fry and an apple cobbler prepared by Sodexho with local fruit and vegetables from the farmers market and raw milk from a local farm.
SEAS also showed the film Inconvenient Truth, an alarming yet excellent documentary on global warming by Al Gore. A panel discussion followed the film with First Congregational Church minister, Ben Broadbent, faculty from Geography and Environmental Studies, Tom Huber and Curt Holder; and an instructor from Physics, Daryl Prigmore. The final emphasis focused on how important it is for students to get involved and that individuals can make a significant difference.