BSU Receives Third Campus Ecology Recognition Award

BSU Receives Third Campus Ecology Recognition Award (11/29/2005)

2004-05 Campus Ecology Recognition Banner

Each year, National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program gathers case studies for the Campus Ecology Yearbook in order to document and celebrate the great work being done at colleges and universities across the country.

In the 2004-2005 school year, 56 inspiring stories were submitted for publication. Students and administrators from South Carolina to British Columbia worked together to green their campuses by organizing projects to design green buildings, conserve energy, restore habitat for wildlife and develop environmentally preferable purchasing policies.

Congratulations to the 12 campuses awarded NWF Campus Ecology Recognition for their exemplary work in demonstrating wildlife and climate-friendly practices during the 2004-2005 academic year.

Arizona State University; Tempe, Arizona
Ball State University; Muncie, Indiana
Berkshire School; Sheffield, Massachusetts
College of the Atlantic; Bar Harbor, Maine
Daemen College: Amherst, New York
Eckerd College; St. Petersburg, Florida
Manhattanville College; Purchase, New York
University of British Columbia; Vancouver, Canada
University of Central Florida; Orlando, Florida
University of Oregon; Eugene, Oregon
University of West Alabama; Livingston, Alabama
Villanova University; Villanova, Pennsylvania

The Ball State University projects cited were the campus initiatives concerned with:

1. LEED certification of newly constructed buildings,
2. Reduction of the on-campus use of mercury, and
3. The addition of a hybrid vehicle to the campus shuttle bus fleet.

This is the third consecutive year that BSU has been recognized by this program.

For more information on the Campus Ecology Program and on specifics concerning Ball State's cited projects please visit:

http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology/dspYearbook.cfm