Campus Greening Initiatives
Green Mountain College’s environmental mission, established more than a decade ago, drives all hiring, program development, and operations.
The core mission of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative (HGCI) is to make Harvard University a global model of campus environmental sustainability through the successful implementation of the Harvard Campus Sustainability Principles.
 Warren Wilson College’s commitment to sustainability is anchored to the school’s mission: “to provide an education combining liberal arts study, work, and service with a strong commitment to environmental responsibility and experiential opportunities for international and cross-cultural understanding in a setting that promotes wisdom, spiritual growth, and contribution to the common good.”
Known globally for its School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (FES), Yale University has recently taken additional steps to incorporate the school’s sustainability ideals into campus life. In 2005, the university created the Yale Office of Sustainability and has also developed an overarching Sustainability Strategy that aims to educate the university community about consumption, energy use, and other lifestyle choices, and to institute change.
 In October 2006, New York University announced the purchase of some 118 million kilowatt-hours of wind power, an amount equivalent to the power the university purchases annually from the utility Con Edison.
 Sustainability efforts at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) encompass a broad range of activities in the areas of resource stewardship, environmental protection, and energy conservation.
 Momentum is building at Macalester College, a small, liberal arts college in Minnesota. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators are joined by local businesses, organizations, and political and community leaders in a movement to change the way people interact with the environment.
The enthusiasm for seeking creative solutions to sustainability issues abounds at Oberlin College. Student-led efforts and institutional initiatives have led to significant reductions in campus environmental impact.
 Founded in 1886, Aquinas College is continuing its strong tradition of leadership by becoming the only collegiate-level institution to offer an undergraduate major in Sustainable Business.
 In 2003, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Facilities & Services operation—an organization of 1,400 staff that supports the facility and service needs of the campus community—launched a program called BLUE Illinois. The purpose of BLUE (Building a Lasting University Environment) is to increase environmental awareness on campus and to educate faculty, students, and staff on best management and sustainable practices.
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