Sustainable Centre: News and Current Events

Academic Years

2011—2012

• Kentucky colleges wage battle against bottled water
  October 8, 2011
• Centre named one of ‘America’s Coolest Schools’ by the Sierra Club
  October 13, 2011
• Air Travel Mitigation Fund solves Centre dilemma
  October 27, 2011
• Arbor Day Foundation recognizes Centre as a Tree Campus
  March 8, 2012

2010—2011

• Centre receives ACS/Mellon grant for Environmental Studies
  November 4, 2010
• Centre resourcefully adapts old buildings for new uses
  December 23, 2010
• Centre installs environmentally friendly water-bottle filling stations
  December 23, 2010
• Campus Center granted Silver LEED Certification
  February 10, 2011
• Community invited to first President’s Convocation on Climate Change and Sustainability
  March 10, 2011
• Arbor Day Foundation names Centre a Tree Campus USA college
  March 17, 2011
• Centre again named one of The Princeton Review’s top “green colleges”
  April 28, 2011

2009—10

• Centre’s cool courses: environmental studies
  Oct. 15, 2009
• E.ON. honors Centre’s sustainability efforts with first-ever award
  Nov. 12, 2009
• National Wildlife Federation includes Centre's Green Fund in newest report
  Nov. 19, 2009
• Centre’s “green list” grows with completion of action plan for Presidents Climate Commitment
  Dec. 31, 2009
• Campus competes in 2010 RecycleMania challenge
  Feb. 11, 2010
• Woodrow Wilson Fellow lecturer to discuss sustainable living
  Feb. 18, 2010
• Sights and Sounds photo essay: Dumpster Dive
  March 25, 2010
• Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council name Centre one of America’s greenest colleges
  April 22, 2010
• Centre environmental students pay a visit to their “mother”
  May 13, 2010
• Centre grows a green garden
  July 15, 2010
• Dell Computer to plant trees for Centre
  July 22, 2010
• ACS signs partnership agreement for environmental initiatives with the EPA
  August 19, 2010
• Recent graduate named a Sierra Club “class act”
  August 19, 2010

2008—09

• Educational institutions unite for second 'Energizing Kentucky' conference
  Sept. 22, 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
• Students vote more green for green energy; trustees approve
  Oct. 30, 2008
• Renowned biologist to discuss “Caribbean Coral Reefs: The Kentucky Connection”
  Nov. 27, 2008
• Centre conserves energy during winter break and beyond
  Dec. 11, 2008
• Humana Scholar: Sustainable Architecture
  Jan. 8, 2009
• Pearl Hall wins Danville Heart of Gold award
  March 13, 2009
• Third Energizing Kentucky conference focuses on education
  April 2, 2009
• Pearl Hall becomes first GOLD LEED certified building in Kentucky
  April 8, 2009
• Junior becomes first Udall Scholarship winner at Centre
  April 16, 2009
• Energizing Kentucky conference brings together business, government and education
  April 17, 2009
• Jared Diamond focuses on number “32” at Energizing Kentucky conference
  April 23, 2009
• Centre professor’s book describes fulfillment through a simpler “greener” life
  May 14, 2009
• Centre leads state in higher ed support of local energy production.
  May 14, 2009
• Two rising juniors conduct green chemistry research at Centre
  Aug. 13, 2009

2007—08

• College joins higher education leaders to improve the environment
  Aug. 23, 2007
• Centre Cycles program is rolling along
  Oct. 11, 2007
• Biologist addresses global diversity in mountain ecosystems
  Nov. 21, 2007
• Recycling effort progresses toward new goal
  Nov. 21, 2007
• Centre sets in motion plans to reduce its environmental impact
  Dec. 7, 2007
• Energy conservation has been a priority at Centre for more than 30 years
  Dec. 13, 2007
• RecycleMania: Let the competition begin!
  Jan. 24, 2008
• Centre commits to a greener campus
  Feb. 7, 2008
• Prominent Kentucky musicians, authors explore mountaintop removal
  Feb. 26, 2008
• Campus continues competition in RecycleMania challenge!
  Feb. 28, 2008
• Convocation speaker to address Kentucky's reliance on coal
  Feb. 28, 2008
• Harvard’s James Engell to discuss environmentalism
  April 3, 2008
• Centre announces “Energizing Kentucky” collaboration
  April 17, 2008
• Student organization leads charge to go green
  April 17, 2008
• Energizing Kentucky conference begins next week
  May 29, 2008
• First Energizing Kentucky conference brings together over 200 educators, business leaders, and politicians
  June 5, 2008
• Cowan Dining Commons undergoes green demolition
  July 17, 2008
• Centre goes green with electric golf carts
  Aug. 14, 2008

2006—07

• Green chemistry in a high-tech society: leading scientist visits campus
  Mar. 29, 2007
• Two tons ahead: Centre brings recycling awareness to campus
  Apr. 17, 2007