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Prince Frederick Hall Earns LEED Gold Certification
Prince Frederick Hall, a University of Maryland residence hall, has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The certification represents an internationally recognized achievement of being an environmentally sustainable building.
2016 Review : 2017 Preview
2016 Year in Review Five major sustainability highlights from University of Maryland in 2016.1) The university officially achieves its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent. 2) Linda Clement is recognized with the first ever SustainableUMD Outstanding Achievement Award.
Vermicomposting Exhibit Build
McKeldin Library will be welcoming some new workers to the University Libraries this spring - WORMS! A few environmentally-minded librarians and students from the Institute for Applied Agriculture (and some campus community gardening enthusiasts) will be building a worm composting (vermicomposting) display in the lobby of McKeldin Library on Thursday, April 20. Once installed, the worms in the composting structure will create nutrient rich castings (a component of soil) from food scraps and paper towels collected in McKeldin.
2017 Sustainability Fund projects announced
The Sustainability Fund Review Committee and the University Sustainability Council are proud to announce the following 2017 Sustainability Fund projects. The Fund provides grants for students, faculty and staff to implement projects that will improve sustainability on campus or involve students in the implementation of projects in the local community.
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Spring Fest 2017 Dumpster Painting Competition
The University of Maryland Fraternity and Sorority Life community once again held their annual Spring Fest Dumpster Painting Competition.
Congratulations to the first place winners from Alpha Delta Phi and Alpha Delta Pi.
Second place honors went to Alpha Tau Omega and Gamma Phi Beta.
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Department of Resident Life completes another successful Trash to Treasure
This May, the Department of Resident Life completed their 6th annual Trash to Treasure campaign. The program provides University of Maryland students the opportunity to donate unwanted, gently used items to Goodwill during spring move out. During this year’s efforts, a total of 11,520 pounds of goods were collected for donation.
Built to Be Green: Edward St. John Teaching and Learning Center
One of the newest additions to the University of Maryland campus, the state-of-the-art Edward St. John Teaching and Learning Center (ESJ) is not only a marvel of modern technology and design, but it’s also the university’s newest green building.
Campus compost collection expands at University of Maryland
Members of the University of Maryland campus community may have noticed something different about campus recently, in addition to all the new building construction. The Office of Solid Waste and Recycling in Facilities Management has been diligently working for the past two years to expand campus compost collection and the fruits of their efforts are in full bloom.