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10-24-2007
UNH Is "Campus Sustainability Leader," Says
College Sustainability Report Card 2008
Beth Potier
UNH Media Relations
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UNH Is "Campus Sustainability Leader," Says College
Sustainability Report Card 2008
Contact:  Beth Potier 
603-862-1566
UNH Media Relations
October 24, 2007
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire is one of just 25 universities nationwide to
achieve Campus Sustainability Leader status from the Sustainable Endowments Institute’s
College Sustainability Report Card 2008, released today. UNH received A grades (on a scale of
A through F) in four of five campus categories: administration, climate change and energy,
food and recycling, and transportation.
The College Sustainability Report Card 2008 assesses the 200 U.S. and Canadian colleges and
universities with the largest endowments, ranging from $230 million to nearly $35 billion
(UNH’s endowment is $235 million). The entire report is available to download here:
www.endowmentinstitute.org/sustainability.
“We have a long and proud history of sustainability here at UNH, and it’s gratifying to gain
national recognition for our efforts,” said UNH President Mark Huddleston. “I commend our
University Office of Sustainability for engaging the entire UNH community in the wise and
thoughtful use of our natural, intellectual and financial resources.”
In the College Sustainability Report Card, UNH was specifically recognized for having the
nation’s oldest endowed university sustainability program; for its renewable landfill gas-to-
energy project that will reduce the university’s emissions an estimated 57 percent below 1990
levels; and for its extensive transportation system that includes free campus shuttles,
alternative-fueled buses, and free bicycle rentals.
“Sustainability is a core value at UNH and central to our mission and identity,” said Tom Kelly,
UNH’s chief sustainability officer. “Administrators, faculty, staff, and students work together to
make UNH a model sustainable learning community, and we are proud of the operational work
that the Report Card reviewed as well as our significant curricula, research, and engagement
efforts. We commend the Sustainable Endowments Institute for bringing to light higher
education's lead role in promoting sustainability.”
Guided by the University Office of Sustainability, UNH integrates sustainability across the
university’s curriculum, operations, research and engagement, focusing its efforts on
biodiversity education, climate education, culture and sustainability, and food and society.
UNH is ranked by the U.S. Department of Energy as in the top five percent for energy
efficiency among similar colleges and universities, and it was the first university in the nation
to earn the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star rating for a residence hall and the
first land-grant university in New England to sign the American College & University Presidents
Climate Commitment. Its Wildcat Transit is the state’s largest public transit system and is
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fueled almost exclusively by alternative fuels.
UNH is also the first land-grant university in the nation with an organic research dairy; it is
home to an active Organic Garden Club, a food waste composting program, a Local Harvest
initiative that brings locally produced products in to the university’s dining halls, and
curriculum and research in climate science, sustainable engineering, natural resources, and
sustainable agriculture.
Discover more about sustainability at UNH at www.sustainableunh.unh.edu.


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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices10-24-2007UNH Is "Campus Sustainability Leader," SaysCollege Sustainability Report Card 2008Beth PotierUNH Media RelationsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationPotier, Beth, "UNH Is "Campus Sustainability Leader," Says College Sustainability Report Card 2008" (2007). UNH Today. 920.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/9209/11/17, 1'52 PMUNH Is "Campus Sustainability Leader," Says College Sustainability Report Card 2008Page 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/oct/bp24leader.cfm.html UNH Is "Campus Sustainability Leader," Says CollegeSustainability Report Card 2008Contact:  Beth Potier 603-862-1566UNH Media RelationsOctober 24, 2007DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire is one of just 25 universities nationwide toachieve Campus Sustainability Leader status from the Sustainable Endowments Institute’sCollege Sustainability Report Card 2008, released today. UNH received A grades (on a scale ofA through F) in four of five campus categories: administration, climate change and energy,food and recycling, and transportation.The College Sustainability Report Card 2008 assesses the 200 U.S. and Canadian colleges anduniversities with the largest endowments, ranging from $230 million to nearly $35 billion(UNH’s endowment is $235 million). The entire report is available to download here:www.endowmentinstitute.org/sustainability.“We have a long and proud history of sustainability here at UNH, and it’s gratifying to gainnational recognition for our efforts,” said UNH President Mark Huddleston. “I commend ourUniversity Office of Sustainability for engaging the entire UNH community in the wise andthoughtful use of our natural, intellectual and financial resources.”In the College Sustainability Report Card, UNH was specifically recognized for having thenation’s oldest endowed university sustainability program; for its renewable landfill gas-to-energy project that will reduce the university’s emissions an estimated 57 percent below 1990levels; and for its extensive transportation system that includes free campus shuttles,alternative-fueled buses, and free bicycle rentals.“Sustainability is a core value at UNH and central to our mission and identity,” said Tom Kelly,UNH’s chief sustainability officer. “Administrators, faculty, staff, and students work together tomake UNH a model sustainable learning community, and we are proud of the operational workthat the Report Card reviewed as well as our significant curricula, research, and engagementefforts. We commend the Sustainable Endowments Institute for bringing to light highereducation's lead role in promoting sustainability.”Guided by the University Office of Sustainability, UNH integrates sustainability across theuniversity’s curriculum, operations, research and engagement, focusing its efforts onbiodiversity education, climate education, culture and sustainability, and food and society.UNH is ranked by the U.S. Department of Energy as in the top five percent for energyefficiency among similar colleges and universities, and it was the first university in the nationto earn the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star rating for a residence hall and thefirst land-grant university in New England to sign the American College & University PresidentsClimate Commitment. Its Wildcat Transit is the state’s largest public transit system and is9/11/17, 1'52 PMUNH Is "Campus Sustainability Leader," Says College Sustainability Report Card 2008Page 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2007/oct/bp24leader.cfm.htmlfueled almost exclusively by alternative fuels.UNH is also the first land-grant university in the nation with an organic research dairy; it ishome to an active Organic Garden Club, a food waste composting program, a Local Harvestinitiative that brings locally produced products in to the university’s dining halls, andcurriculum and research in climate science, sustainable engineering, natural resources, andsustainable agriculture.Discover more about sustainability at UNH at www.sustainableunh.unh.edu.

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