Sustainability
Welcome, Learn, and Do!
Welcome to the Office of Sustainability at UW-Green Bay, where "green" is more than a part of our name. Whether you look at the vast natural areas on campus, our educational philosophy, or our history – dedicating ourselves to a sustainable future has been important here ever since our founding.
PEAC and the Residence Green Life Committee are championing UW-Green Bay's Plastic Film Recycling Program. Turning innovation into action is one of many passions that make campus life at Eco U memorable.
Eco U™: UW-Green Bay was dubbed Eco U™ by Harper’s Magazine and Newsweek in the early 1970s. Shown here, Biology Prof. Harry Guilford; field experience for undergrads has been an Eco U specialty until the present day.
Skiing 'round campus or a stroll hand in hand, the Cofrin Arboretum is worth getting out simply any time of year. We even got a Map handy for you! Photography by Esperanza Schmidt.
Arts and history students from the UW-Green Bay Flax Project bringing in the 2014 flax harvest, grown on the Union deck.
Natural areas: The 290-acre Cofrin Arboretum that surrounds the campus buildings and residence halls is a physically tangible example of UW-Green Bay’s commitment to the natural environment.
Energy efficiencies: Mary Ann Cofrin (MAC) Hall, incorporates day lighting, building-integrated photovoltaic glass, room occupancy lighting sensors and other energy efficiency technology reducing the carbon footprint of campus operations.
What's going on?
- UW-Green Bay achieves silver environmental ranking
March 9, 2018 - UW-Green Bay Once Again on the AASHE Sustainable Campus Index
October 24, 2016 - Before the Flood – Sneak Preview
October 4, 2016 - Get green while getting to college
August 29, 2016 - UW-Green Bay students donate 6,000 lbs of goods for charitable cause
June 30, 2015
Sustainability stories in Inside
- Reminder: take the sustainability pledge
November 2, 2016 - UW-Green Bay named in Sustainable Campus Index
October 26, 2016 - Sustainability Committee lands DeCaprio’s ‘Before the Flood’
October 4, 2016 - Recent grad promotes sustainability in the community
September 19, 2016 - Sprouting sustainability practices: UW-Green Bay student Tyler Delsart grows in SLO garden manager role
June 20, 2016
Faculty Development
Our faculty development program brings fresh ideas into the classrooms at UW-Green Bay.
Plastic Film Recycling
Give new life to old bags! Bring your grocery bags (and more!) to one of our recycling bins! Find locations and more
Can I recycle this?
What to do with your old batteries, light bulbs, and toner cartridges? Save them from the landfill! Learn how and where
Eco U Snapshot
Lenfesty Courtyard in fall, as seen by Patti Cole. See more
Message from the Chancellor
"As chancellor, I am proud of our em-
phasis on sustainability, and proud of our students, alumni and their difference-making work in green careers locally and around the world." Read the full message
Sustainability for...
Make your degree greener
The EMBI-Certificate is open to students in all academic programs, and will not delay your graduation. Read more
Working toward Zero
As a member of ACUPCC™, UW-Green Bay’s Climate Action Plan describes our ongoing efforts to become carbon neutral. Read more
Green Honors for 'Eco U'
UW-Green Bay is proud to be included for the fourth time in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges: 2015 Edition. Download the full report
Silver STARS™
We achieved silver status in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS) two times in a row! Read more
UW-Green Bay is cool
It's official: UW-Green Bay climbed from #106 to #74 in the 2015 edition of the Sierra Club's Cool Schools ranking .
See the full ranking