Sustainable Centre: News and Current Events
2012
2011
2010
- Centre resourcefully adapts old buildings for new uses
December 23, 2010
- Centre installs environmentally friendly water-bottle filling stations
December 23, 2010
- Centre receives ACS/Mellon grant for Environmental Studies
November 4, 2010
- Recent graduate named a Sierra Club “class act”
August 19, 2010
- ACS signs partnership agreement for environmental initiatives with the EPA
August 19, 2010
- Dell Computer to plant trees for Centre
July 22, 2010
- Centre grows a green garden
July 15, 2010
- Centre environmental students pay a visit to their “mother”
May 13, 2010
- Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council name Centre one of America’s greenest colleges
April 22, 2010
- Sights and Sounds photo essay: Dumpster Dive
March 25, 2010
- Woodrow Wilson Fellow lecturer to discuss sustainable living
Feb. 18, 2010
- Campus competes in 2010 RecycleMania challenge
Feb. 11, 2010
2009
- Centre’s “green list” grows with completion of action plan for Presidents Climate Commitment
Dec. 31, 2009
- National Wildlife Federation includes Centre's Green Fund in newest report
Nov. 19, 2009
- E.ON. honors Centre’s sustainability efforts with first-ever award
Nov. 12, 2009
- Centre’s cool courses: environmental studies
Oct. 15, 2009
- Two rising juniors conduct green chemistry research at Centre
Aug. 13, 2009
- Centre leads state in higher ed support of local energy production.
May 14, 2009
- Centre professor’s book describes fulfillment through a simpler “greener” life
May 14, 2009
- Jared Diamond focuses on number “32” at Energizing Kentucky conference
April 23, 2009
- Energizing Kentucky conference brings together business, government and education
April 17, 2009
- Junior becomes first Udall Scholarship winner at Centre
April 16, 2009
- Pearl Hall becomes first GOLD LEED certified building in Kentucky
April 8, 2009
- Third Energizing Kentucky conference focuses on education
April 2, 2009
- Pearl Hall wins Danville Heart of Gold award
March 13, 2009
- Humana Scholar: Sustainable Architecture
Jan. 8, 2009
2008
- Centre conserves energy during winter break and beyond
Dec. 11, 2008
- Renowned biologist to discuss “Caribbean Coral Reefs: The Kentucky Connection”
Nov. 27, 2008
- Students vote more green for green energy; trustees approve
Oct. 30, 2008
- Award-winning film to screen on campus sounds alarm on global water crisis
Sept. 25, 2008
- Tips for a greener Centre
Sept. 25, 2008
- Educational institutions unite for second 'Energizing Kentucky' conference
Sept. 22, 2008
- Centre goes green with electric golf carts
Aug. 14, 2008
- Cowan Dining Commons undergoes green demolition
July 17, 2008
- First Energizing Kentucky conference brings together over 200 educators, business leaders, and politicians
June 5, 2008
- Energizing Kentucky conference begins next week
May 29, 2008
- Centre announces “Energizing Kentucky” collaboration
April 17, 2008
- Student organization leads charge to go green
April 17, 2008
- Harvard’s James Engell to discuss environmentalism
April 3, 2008
- Campus continues competition in RecycleMania challenge!
Feb. 28, 2008
- Convocation speaker to address Kentucky's reliance on coal
Feb. 28, 2008
- Prominent Kentucky musicians, authors explore mountaintop removal
Feb. 26, 2008
- Centre commits to a greener campus
Feb. 7, 2008
- RecycleMania: Let the competition begin!
Jan. 24, 2008
2007
Links
2010 Dumpster Dive
Mother Ann Lee Hydroelectric Plant
Green chemistry research
Energizing Kentucky
ECCO
