(San Diego, Calif.) – After a majority vote by the student body on Feb. 19, Point Loma Nazarene University has passed a Green Fund Proposal. The Green Fund will increase student fees by $5 per semester in order to further campus sustainability. In passing its green fund initiative, PLNU has joined approximately 60 other universities nationwide in a student-led movement for enhancing sustainability on college campuses.
Students will work with PLNU’s Resource Stewardship Task Force to determine how the new funds will be distributed. The Associated Student Body (ASB) predicts that projects such as front loading washing machines, a community garden, energy efficient lighting, more fuel-efficient campus vehicles and expanded recycling efforts are likely to be at the forefront of the list of possible projects.
In the past several years, PLNU has implemented a number of sustainability efforts, including the installation of solar panels, which provide green power for 10 percent of the campus, the use of waterless urinals, which conserve 40,000 gallons of water per urinal each year, and a commitment to build all new structures to at least LEED silver qualifications. In 2007, PLNU’s president, Dr. Bob Brower, signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. Students have been directly involved in Creation Care Week and RecycleMania, a nationwide recycling contest. Students also played a key role in helping PLNU obtain its solar panels.
PLNU Environmental Awards and Recognitions:
2008 Environmental Services Department Recycler of the Year Award
2006 RecycleMania Waste Minimization Award
2006 WRAP Waste Reduction and Recycling Award
2005 WRAP Waste Reduction and Recycling Award
2005 Environmental Services Department Waste Reduction and Recycling Award
2004 WRAP Waste Reduction and Recycling Award
2004 Environmental Services Department Recycler of the Year Award
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Point Loma Nazarene University is a selective liberal arts university located in San Diego, California, and sits on a 90-acre campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In addition to more than 50 undergraduate areas of study, PLNU offers graduate program regional centers in Bakersfield, Arcadia, Mission Valley (San Diego) and the Inland Empire. Founded in 1902, PLNU serves more than 3,500 students.