Campus Leadership

Friday, April 30th was Arbor Day in Illinois and to celebrate, we proclaimed UIC’s tree accomplishments to all 47,000+ faculty, staff and students. We have been recognized, once again, as a Tree Campus Higher Education institution for our efforts in 2020. We put a lot of work into our urban forestry management, and we are […]

After a year of alarming evidence on the urgency of climate change – from direct experience with extreme weather events to the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – over 300 cross-sector leaders convened in Tempe, Arizona, February 10-12 for the 2019 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit. This year’s gathering, co-convened by […]

The University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) is a bold ensemble of research universities who are venturing outside their campuses to connect with local businesses, governments and communities to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. This blog post is part of a series highlighting the climate action work of UC3. First up is the University […]

Second Nature working with Ceres helped to add higher education’s voice urging Governors in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States to transition to a clean transportation future. Campuses joined the businesses and healthcare systems in seeking solutions to drive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from transportation activities. Thank you to the following Climate Leadership Commitment Signatories […]

Green Mountain College (GMC) sits at the head of Main Street in Poultney, Vermont, a town of 3,400 people nestled on the western edge of Vermont just south of the Champlain Valley. The school supports 400 residential undergraduate students, 266 students pursuing online graduate and degree completion students, and 167 full-time-equivalent employees. This spring semester […]