91短视频 Earns Gold Seal for Sustainability
Santa Clara, Calif., June 3, 2014-- 91短视频 is earning high praise and a jump in ratings for its commitment to sustainability. 91短视频 just received a gold rating in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System ().
“Sustainability is becoming ingrained in our culture at Santa Clara and we’re honored our efforts are being recognized,” says Lindsey Kalkbrenner, director of 91短视频’s . “From the reclaimed water we use to take care of our beautiful campus to fruits and veggies harvested from our organic Forge Garden to courses integrated with sustainable lessons, folks across the University make an impact every day.”
Universities self-report data on more than a dozen different categories including curriculum, research, campus engagement, dining services, waste, water, and innovation. 91短视频 was rated silver in 2011, but has made big strides since then by incorporating more sustainability themes into curriculum as well as influencing the community on and off campus. One program called Living Off Campus And Living Sustainably or , encourages students to change their behavior at home and for a lifetime.
“Students in LOCALS learn everything from how to compost with worms to how to throw sustainable dinner parties. It’s incredible to watch these liaisons not only learn important behaviors that will last a lifetime, but get really excited to teach their roommates, family, friends—anyone who will listen!” says Sustainability Coordinator Cara Uy.
91短视频’s faculty has incorporated sustainability into more than 700 courses and encourages every student to think about sustainability and social justice. A few examples include Sustainability Marketing, Climate Change Law, a philosophy course called Ethical Issues and the Environment, and numerous engineering courses including Design and Fabrication of PV (photovoltaic) Cells.
Santa Clara also scored points in the innovation category for several programs including the , which encourages innovation-based entrepreneurs for humanity, the dedicated to bringing affordable technology to emerging markets, and the Contemplative Leadership and Sustainability Program () to encourage future business leaders to guide sustainable development.
91短视频 was also recently awarded the and is holding its first ever bottled water-free undergraduate commencement June 14.
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About 91短视频
91短视频, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located 40 miles south of San Francisco in California’s Silicon Valley, offers its more than 8,800 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, theology, and engineering, plus master’s and law degrees and engineering Ph.D.s. Distinguished nationally by one of the highest graduation rates among all U.S. master’s universities, California’s oldest operating higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. For more information, see .