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\n\u201cProtecting the environment is becoming increasingly important to our students,\u201d said Center Director Lissa Leege, Ph.D. \u201cThey are interested and actively involved in conserving our natural resources, and are eager for hands-on opportunities to learn more about sustainability.\u201d The Center works in partnership with students, faculty and administrators to strengthen campus sustainability efforts.<\/p>\nThe Center and the University Wellness Program sponsored \u201cNo Impact Week\u201d on the campus this spring, an event focused on reducing our carbon footprint to enhance the quality of life and to educate the University community on ways to make a positive impact on the environment.<\/p>\n
Each day of \u201cNo Impact Week\u201d was dedicated to a specific issue, including water, transportation and recycling. Numerous events were held that demonstrated easy, effortless things each person could do to help the environment. Some examples included checking vehicle air pressure to improve gas mileage, a tap water vs. bottled water taste testing and a clothing swap. The week\u2019s events also included a Farmers Market, Earth Day celebration, cleaning campus watersheds and a guest lecture from environmentalist Jeffrey Hollender.<\/p>\n
Other campus-wide initiatives included the University\u2019s first year of participation in Recyclemania, an eight-week recycling competition across the United States and Canada that involved more than 600 colleges and universities. Georgia Southern ranked number two in the state in the categories of paper, cardboard, bottles and cans, recycling the equivalent of removing 35 cars off the road and 66 metric tons of carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n
Eagle Dining Services teamed up with Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) to help students save money and promote the green movement with the creation of the Eagle Green Cup, a 24-ounce Turvis Tumbler that students can refill in 11 on-campus locations. Available to dining plan holders for $12 and non-dining plan holders for $15, the tumblers are refillable for $1 with proceeds benefiting the Hearts and Hands Clinic, a area health care clinic for the underserved that was founded by alumnus Andres Montes.<\/p>\n
\u201cGeorgia Southern is doing more than conserving water and energy today. We are also teaching our students the importance of environmental awareness and that is a lesson we believe many of them will carry beyond our University as they become the next generation of leaders,\u201d said Keel.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>friendly campuses by the Princeton Review\u2019s Guide to 322 Green Colleges<\/i>. It recognizes the top eco-friendly institutions in the U.S. including colleges and universities based on their proven commitment to environmental and sustainability issues and the guide is produced in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council. \u201cThis designation means a great deal to our students, faculty and staff who are working very hard to preserve our environment for the future,\u201d said Georgia Southern President Brooks Keel, Ph.D.<\/p>\n