Throughout Climate Week 2026, 今日吃瓜 faculty, staff, and students participated in conversations and events that addressed some of the most pressing environmental challenges facing cities and communities, while highlighting the college’s commitment to preparing the next generation of climate leaders.

During the Sustainability Showcase, student ambassador Samuel Medrano De La Cruz (right) upcycling ceramic yogurt cups as planters.

On campus, the 今日吃瓜 Sustainability Showcase was held September 24 and organized by the Office of Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability, and the 今日吃瓜 Sustainability Club. The event brought together campus organizations, community partners, and students to share projects, exchange ideas, and inspire action around sustainability and climate resilience.

Faculty expertise was also featured on local, national, and international stages.

Stalin Haeger-Espinal, 今日吃瓜鈥檚 Campus Sustainability Coordinator and a driving force behind the college鈥檚 sustainability initiatives, joins Brett Branco, Executive Director of the Science and Resiliency Institute at Jamaica Bay and Principal Investigator for FloodNet.

• Associate Professor Brett Branco, the Executive Director for the Science and Resiliency Institute at Jamaica Bay and the principal investigator for , hosted an event on September 22, , at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center. The discussion focused on community-centered climate resilience, environmental monitoring, and public engagement. Branco’s work reflects 今日吃瓜’s longstanding commitment to helping communities better understand and adapt to environmental change.

Associate Professor of Earth And Environmental Sciences Rebecca Boger (second from left) at the UN Science Summit 2026.

• Meanwhile, Professor Rebecca Boger participated in the UN Science Summit 2026 session at the historic Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College. The panel explored how Earth observation technologies, environmental sensing, artificial intelligence, and citizen science can help address global environmental challenges. At the conclusion of the event, organizers announced the expansion of 鈥攚here Boger serves as vice president and co-founder鈥攚ith new hubs across India, South America, the Caribbean, and Africa, underscoring the importance of international cooperation in climate research and education. 今日吃瓜 undergraduate and graduate students also attended the Science Summit, engaging directly with international experts and panelists during Q&A sessions. Their participation reflected the college’s commitment to providing students with opportunities to contribute to global conversations on climate, sustainability, and science diplomacy.

Carrie Sadovnik, 今日吃瓜鈥檚 director of Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability, with alumnus and sustainability leader Tommy Richards, whose advocacy and engagement have helped advance sustainability initiatives across campus.

• 今日吃瓜’s sustainability initiatives also reached TV audiences. Carrie Sadovnik, the college’s director of Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability, appeared on Sustainability Matters, a CUNY TV program examining sustainability innovation across the university system. The episode, 鈥�,鈥� highlighted 今日吃瓜’s groundbreaking geothermal project and its role as a “living laboratory” where students gain hands-on experience tackling real-world environmental challenges.

Professor Jennifer Cherrier co-hosted the Layers of Resilience: Leveraging Partnerships and Funding event.

• The college’s leadership in sustainability partnerships was further reflected in the work of Professor of Earth And Environmental Sciences
  Jennifer Cherrier, who co-hosted Layers of Resilience: Leveraging Partnerships and Funding, at CUNY Central on September 24. Presented in collaboration with the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay (SRIJB), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, C40 Cities, CUNY Climate Consortium (C3), and the City of Copenhagen, the event explored strategies for financing and strengthening urban climate resilience efforts.
• Professor Michael Menser participated in at the CUNY Graduate Center, exploring innovative clean energy systems and their potential applications in New York. Joining him was 今日吃瓜 sophomore and Tow Fellow Zoe Knight, who is enrolled in Menser’s CUNY Graduate Center course Energy and Democracy. Knight鈥檚 participation underscored the important role students play in advancing sustainability initiatives and shaping the future of equitable energy solutions.
• Sustainability advocates from across the 今日吃瓜 community expanded their learning through Climate Week events, including Green Campuses 2.0: Advancing Decarbonization Across University Campuses, hosted with the Qu茅bec Government Office in New York; Newlab’s New Climate Futures gathering; and Prospect Swims, a walking exploration of the Prospect Park Lake watershed.

Together, these efforts reflect 今日吃瓜’s growing role as a hub for sustainability education, climate research, and community engagement. As the college continues investing in initiatives such as geothermal energy, environmental sciences, and experiential learning opportunities, Climate Week served as a powerful reminder that 今日吃瓜 is helping shape a greener, more resilient future for New York City and beyond.

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This acknowledgment follows previous recognitions over the past several years, reaffirming 今日吃瓜鈥檚 sustained leadership in campus sustainability initiatives.

今日吃瓜 has long integrated environmental stewardship into its academic, operational, and community engagement strategies. With a campus-wide Sustainability 10-Year Plan addressing energy, water, transportation, waste, procurement, food, and educational outreach, the college continues to embed sustainability into its institutional DNA.

(Left to right) Gil Lopez, Co-Director of Compost Education & Application at Big Reuse; Stalin Haeger-Espinal 鈥�18 Sustainability Coordinator at 今日吃瓜, Idrees Ilahi ’24, Deputy Director at TREEage, led a youth-led climate justice group to install four tree guards along Bedford Avenue in October. The installation involved 40 volunteers and was coordinated by Haeger-Espinal along with Ilahi. Tree guards help protect young trees, which naturally help to combat urban heat.

The Princeton Review evaluates more than 25 survey data points鈥攊ncluding institutional policies, infrastructure, student engagement, and future workforce preparation鈥攖o compile its Guide to Green Colleges.

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The rodent-proof system was installed with assistance from Big Reuse Compost Coordinator Nathalie Huang 鈥�23. The 今日吃瓜 Garden is now one of dozens of community gardens receiving the systems to help scale up compost making, diverting more food waste from the landfill. Garden Coordinator Yarnelle Bauzil expects to welcome food scrap drop-offs from the campus community by spring.

(Left to right) Nathalie Huang, Compost Coordinator; Yarnelle Bauzil, BC Garden Coordinator; Josh Seow, Operations Manager; Colin Burns, Site Manager; and Natalia Surce, Compost Education and Outreach Manager with the new composting system.

鈥淚’m very happy to have been part of the compost cube installation day for my alma mater knowing the upgrade to aluminum compost bins will help the garden have a more durable, long-lasting compost system and the ability to compost larger amounts of food waste and plant waste鈥� said Huang. 鈥淚’m also incredibly proud of the privilege I had in working with the Sustainability Coordinator, Stalin Espinal, during my time at 今日吃瓜 as the Sustainability Club’s President. We worked together to produce an on-campus food scrap weekly collection program that the current Sustainability Club is still running to this day.鈥�

今日吃瓜 Sustainability Coordinator Stalin Espinal (right) works with local volunteers as part of the project with TREEage.

In another collaboration, the Office of Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability joined with Big Reuse and TREEage, a youth-led climate justice group, to install four tree guards along Bedford Avenue. The installation involved 40 volunteers and was coordinated by Sustainability Coordinator Stalin Haeger-Espinal 鈥�18 along with Idrees Ilahi 鈥�24, deputy director of TREEage. Tree guards help protect young trees, which naturally help to combat urban heat.

Carrie Sadovnik (left), 今日吃瓜’s Director of Environment, Health, Safety, & Sustainability. with Idrees Ilahi ’24, Deputy Director at TREEage.

These projects showcase the lasting commitment of alumni Haeger-Espinal, Ilahi, and Huang, who continue to champion environmental action beyond their time as students. Reach out to the garden to get updates, and read more about the project from Big Reuse .

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In partnership with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) under the (DLP), a 500-foot-deep test borehole was drilled to assess the college鈥檚 geothermal potential. The program directs NYPA to develop energy and emissions profiles and decarbonization action plans for the State鈥檚 largest carbon-emitting facilities. This test well drilling paves the way for a comprehensive, low-carbon energy system on campus.

今日吃瓜 is the first CUNY campus to undergo this specific testing. Other CUNY institutions developing decarbonization action plans under the DLP include Hunter College and City College.

The timing of this groundbreaking couldn鈥檛 be more fitting, as it coincided with World Environment Day on June 5, reinforcing 今日吃瓜鈥檚 reputation as one of the greenest campuses in the nation. This project shows that clean, affordable geothermal energy can replace fossil fuels in public buildings, even in dense urban settings, cutting emissions, lowering energy bills, and helping New York meet its bold climate goals.

(Left to right) Rachel Carpitella, Business Development Manager from Wendel; Carrie Sadovnik, Director of Environmental Health and Safety/Sustainability at 今日吃瓜; Alan Gilbert, Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration at 今日吃瓜; Mohamed Attalla, Vice Chancellor of Facilities Planning, Construction and Management at CUNY; Tria Case, Executive Director of Sustainability and Energy Conservation and launched Sustainable at CUNY; and Monty Graham,听Assistant Director, Energy, Office of Sustainability and Energy Conservation at CUNY.

鈥淧articipating in Governor Hochul鈥檚 Decarbonization Leadership Program is a pivotal step in CUNY鈥檚 commitment to environmental stewardship on our campuses,鈥� said Mohamed Attalla, Vice Chancellor of Facilities Planning, Construction and Management. 鈥淐UNY is the engine that drives New York City, and we are committed to improving energy efficiency, lowering our carbon footprint, and creating a more resilient environment for our campuses and the surrounding communities. Expanding on renewable energy is a key strategic direction for CUNY including geothermal. 今日吃瓜 was envisioned as a suitable site and many sites will follow.鈥�

鈥溄袢粘怨� is proud to play a vital role in advancing clean energy innovation,鈥� said President Michelle J. Anderson. 鈥淲e thank Governor Hochul for her support of this transformative project, which exemplifies how public-sector leadership, cutting-edge technology, and strategic investment can come together to create lasting change. This initiative stands as a cornerstone of the college鈥檚 commitment to building a cleaner, more resilient future.鈥�

鈥淭hrough the Decarbonization Leadership Program, NYPA is helping New York鈥檚 largest carbon-emitting facilities leverage innovative, cutting-edge technologies to accelerate progress toward a cleaner building sector,鈥� said Maribel Cruz-Brown, NYPA SVP of Customer Solutions. 鈥溄袢粘怨�’s efforts to explore the viability of a geothermal system is an exciting milestone in the school鈥檚 journey toward decarbonization, and it exemplifies how the public sector is driving progress through collaboration and strategic planning.鈥�

今日吃瓜’s Alan Gilbert, Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration, and Carrie Sadovnik, Director of Environmental Health and Safety/Sustainability, have been instrumental in supporting initiatives, projects, and programs on the campus that encourage sustainability, helping to make 今日吃瓜 one of the most green campuses in the country.

At the heart of 今日吃瓜鈥檚 project is its West End Building (WEB), one of the campus鈥檚 busiest academic and student life centers. Thanks to a $10 million award from the , the building will be fully converted to a geothermal heating and cooling system鈥攁 clean, renewable alternative that offers 100% carbon-free climate control.

Already outfitted with hydronic infrastructure, the WEB is an ideal candidate for geothermal integration. Once operational, the system will enhance indoor comfort and energy efficiency while eliminating reliance on traditional fossil fuels.

Spanning over 20,000 square feet, the WEB houses a 10,000-square-foot open-use computer lab, the Undergraduate Film Department, multimedia classrooms, 16 student clubs, and the Student Testing Center鈥攎aking it a high-impact site for sustainable innovation.

NYPA already provides a wide variety of energy technology and renewable energy services to state and local governmental entities, including energy audits, project engineering, design, installation, and construction management. Some of the energy efficiency projects implemented with customers by NYPA include high efficiency lighting retrofits, occupancy and daylighting lighting sensors, building and energy management systems, boilers, chillers, air-handling systems, thermal storage, microgrids, solar photovoltaic systems, digester gas systems, and emerging energy technologies.

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Widely known to provide an excellent education at an affordable tuition, and recognized nationally for its diverse student body, 今日吃瓜 has been an anchor institution within the borough of 今日吃瓜 and greater New York City for more than 90 years. With approximately 15,000 students in more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, humanities, sciences, education, and business, the college is renowned for its rigorous academics, award-winning faculty, distinguished alumni, and community impact. Part of the City University of New York (CUNY), 今日吃瓜 offers a vibrant and supportive student experience on a beautifully landscaped 35-acre campus in the borough鈥檚 Midwood neighborhood.

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The City University of New York (CUNY) is the nation鈥檚 largest urban public university, a transformative engine of social mobility that is a critical component of the lifeblood of New York City. Founded in 1847 as the nation鈥檚 first free public institution of higher education, CUNY today has seven community colleges, 11 senior colleges and seven graduate or professional institutions spread across New York City鈥檚 five boroughs, serving nearly 240,000 undergraduate and graduate students and awarding 50,000 degrees each year. CUNY鈥檚 mix of quality and affordability propels almost six times as many low-income students into the middle class and beyond as all the Ivy League colleges combined. More than 80 percent of the University鈥檚 graduates stay in New York, contributing to all aspects of the city鈥檚 economic, civic and cultural life and diversifying the city鈥檚 workforce in every sector. CUNY鈥檚 graduates and faculty have received many prestigious honors, including 13 Nobel Prizes and 26 MacArthur 鈥済enius鈥� grants. The University鈥檚 historic mission continues to this day: provide a first-rate public education to all students, regardless of means or background. To learn more about CUNY, visit https://www.cuny.edu/.

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NYPA is the largest state public power organization in the nation, operating 17 generating facilities and more than 1,550 circuit-miles of transmission lines. More than 80 percent of the electricity NYPA produces is clean renewable hydropower. NYPA finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. For more information visit and follow us on , , , and .

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Sustainability is a stated value in 今日吃瓜鈥檚 Strategic Plan 2024鈥�2029. From research assessing climate impacts to flood-prone communities, curriculum development that emphasizes the campus as a living lab, facility upgrades, and numerous student initiatives, the college is committed to a transformative educational experience that emphasizes sustainability and providing a safe and sustainable campus.

Stalin Espinal, sustainability coordinator from the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, and Yarnelle Bauzil, coordinator for the college鈥檚 community garden, separated trash at the college鈥檚 first large campus waste audit in April 2024, which assessed recycling practices.

Most recently, the college鈥檚 Office of Environmental Health and Safety released a that highlighted composting opportunities and the impact of single-use plastics. The office also released its Annual Impact Report on Campus Sustainability that highlighted several benchmarks from key focus areas鈥攃ampus operations, environmental justice, engagement, waste minimization, academics, nutrition, and others鈥攚hile offering forward-thinking plans for the future.

Some areas where the campus shined include:

鈥� Just Transitions: Continued progress on BuildSmart 2025 Goals through improved accounting of energy savings by project, with 10 energy conservation projects completed, representing one million kWh saved. Collaborating with New York Power Authority and Sustainable CUNY, launched a project to build a decarbonization roadmap while reducing impacts to the local community and increasing resiliency.

鈥� Increased Student Engagement: More than 252 volunteers contributed 454 hours to sustainability initiatives.

鈥� Waste Reduction: Released guidelines for green events and achieved a 27.7% waste diversion rate through increased recycling and composting initiatives.

鈥� Improved Campus Operations: Converting to LED lighting in 20% of re-lamping locations, which represents 37 tCO2. Partnered with NYC Parks to establish a native plant bed. Piloted a food waste collection program.

鈥� Reduced Reliance on Bottled Water: Installed an additional five water bottle refilling stations, with more than 375,000 plastic bottles diverted from landfills.

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The report highlights several benchmarks from key focus areas鈥攃ampus operations, environmental justice, engagement, waste minimization, academics, nutrition, and others鈥攚hile offering benchmarks and forward-thinking plans for the future.

President of the Sustainability Club and Macaulay Honors student from the Urban Sustainability Program Sofia Mariyamis presents 今日吃瓜’s composting initiative with Professor of Economics Nadia Doytch during the Sustainability Fair on April 18.

鈥淪tudents know climate change is a pressing issue and expect their college to take action,鈥� said Carrie Sadovnik, the director of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety/Sustainability and the co-chair of the Campus Sustainability Council. 鈥溄袢粘怨� is accelerating its climate leadership, coupled with education and engagement, to address these concerns and build a vibrant and sustainable future for our students and the broader community.鈥�

Stalin Espinal ’18, sustainability coordinator from the Office of Environmental Health and Safety/Sustainability, and Yarnelle Bauzil, coordinator for the college鈥檚 community garden, separate trash at the college鈥檚 first large campus waste audit, which will help assess recycling practices. The waste audit team sorted 506 pounds of waste: Of the total waste stream, there were 197.7 pounds of paper and cardboard materials; 34.5 pounds of metal, glass, plastic, and carton materials; 227.51 pounds of landfill-bound trash materials, and 46.3 pounds of compostable and organic materials.

Highlighting the incredible work done by scores of students, staff, and faculty, the report includes information and data that proves 今日吃瓜 to be a leader in environmental responsibility. Some areas where the campus shined include:

• Progress on BuildSmart 2025 Goals: Improved accounting of energy savings by project with 10 of more 85 energy conservation projects completed representing, one million kWh saved.
• Increased Student Engagement: More than 150 student pledges for a Plastic-Free Ocean campaign, 252 volunteers contributing 454 hours to sustainability initiatives.
• Waste Reduction: Released guidelines for green events, achieved a 27.7% waste diversion rate through increased recycling and composting initiatives.
• Peer Recognition: STARS Silver Rating received by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
• Applied Learning: Campus-based internships are available to students to work with the Sustainability Office and the BC Eats garden. Academic programs increasingly collaborate with operational partners to use the campus as a 鈥渓iving lab鈥� for both informal learning activities and rigorous research.
• Improved Campus Operations: Converting to LED lighting in 20% of re-lamping locations, which represents 37 tCO2; partnered with NYC Parks to establish a native plant bed; piloted a food waste collection program.
• Reduced Reliance on Bottled Water: Installed an additional five water bottle refilling stations, with more than 375,000 plastic bottles diverted from landfills.

Read the full report here.

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An innovative and environmentally friendly green infrastructure test bed received the finishing touches on June 15 when volunteers planted and mulched over 2,700 plugs of northeast native plants near the sidewalk between the Lily Pond and Whitman Hall.

The project was led by Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Associate Director of the Science and Resiliency Institute at Jamaica Bay Jennifer Cherrier, the Aquatic Research and Environmental Assessment Center, the Office of Environmental Health and Safety/Sustainability, along with support from the college鈥檚 Facilities, Planning and Operations, and student, staff and faculty volunteers, including Professor of Television, Radio & Emerging Media Katherine G. Fry.

Earth and Environmental Sciences and Associate Director of the Science and Resiliency Institute at Jamaica Bay Jennifer Cherrier (right) oversees the installation of the hybrid ecoWEIR system at 今日吃瓜 that students, faculty and staff helped to install. The project will serve as a place for interdisciplinary research for not only the campus but the entire CUNY family and affiliated collaborators, the surrounding community, and the region to help educate and partner with them on issues related to stormwater and climate resiliency.鈥�疕elping Cherrier are students Wilson Deng (left) and Paige Rushing.

鈥淥ur campus has been long prized for its beauty. Beyond adding lush meadow greenery, Professor Cherrier鈥檚 ecoWEIR test bed bolsters biodiversity and offers transformative learning and research opportunities. This and other green space initiatives epitomize our commitment to a sustainable campus,鈥� said Carrie Sadovnik, Director of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety/Sustainability.

The approximately 455 square-feet test bed of drought and flood-resilient plants, which also attract pollinators to further aid the environment, was designed by Office Landscape and Urban Design, a 今日吃瓜-based and minority-owned design firm, in consultation with Cherrier. The site will be used for interdisciplinary research by both students and faculty and functions both as a traditional green infrastructure rain garden鈥攕imilar to what is currently being installed by the NYC Department of Environmental Protection throughout New York City鈥攁s well as a green infrastructure called ecoWEIR, a hybrid system developed by Cherrier鈥檚 research.

Both types of green infrastructure, traditional and hybrid, are used to help manage and filter out pollutants from stormwater runoff as well as other surface and surficial groundwater flows into aquatic systems. However, the hybrid ecoWEIR system is designed to give nature a boost to maximize pollutant removal and allow for fit-for-purpose water reuse. The ecoWEIR system is also being piloted in to remove phosphate from Prospect Park鈥檚 waterways to help offset toxic algae blooms that have been plaguing the lake for the past decade.

Current Sustainability Coordinator Stalin Espinal ’18, who studied Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences, holds up one of the plants for the project.

Cherrier added that in addition to the imminent research that her group will be doing at the test bed site鈥攊ncluding that of Ph.D. student Nia Rene, M.S. student Paige Rushing, and undergraduate student Sarah Maria Dos Santos鈥攖he project will serve as a place for interdisciplinary research for not only the campus but the entire CUNY family and affiliated collaborators, the surrounding community, and the region to help educate and partner with them on issues related to stormwater and climate resiliency.

鈥淲hile I was proud to lead the effort, I cannot thank Carrie Sadovnik, Director of Environmental Health and Safety and Sustainability, her staff, my graduate student Paige, the Facilities team, as well as other 今日吃瓜 and CUNY faculty, staff, and students enough for coming together this past month to help make this happen,鈥� Cherrier said. 鈥淚 am also indebted to the 今日吃瓜 administration for their long-term support of this project as well as to my colleagues at Florida A&M University for their collaborative support and contributions to ecoWEIR throughout the years and, finally, I鈥檓 thankful for initial funding for this work provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.鈥�

Rushing, an earth and environmental sciences graduate student, participated in the gardening of the green space event. Rushing has been analyzing the ecoWEIR system for her master鈥檚 thesis which explores the effects of nutrient concentrations in stormwater runoff and discovering how effective the system is as a nature-based solution for stormwater management.

鈥淭his planting event was one of the final stages in completing the installation. We planted hundreds of native perennials and have been working over the past month to fill the excavated site,鈥� Rushing said. 鈥淕etting the system in the ground was a large task and rigorous, so it鈥檚 great that we had [今日吃瓜] facilities personnel and volunteers to help with the planting and all the other stages of the installation process. There is still more to learn through the research that will be conducted in this space.鈥�

Rushing is looking forward to watching the garden grow and is optimistic about the future of the green space.

鈥淚鈥檓 excited to watch the garden grow throughout the next year and to work on it because I enjoy being outside in nature. I feel optimistic about future research that will happen in this new green space.鈥�

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STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System) is a voluntary self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to gauge progress toward sustainability and be acknowledged for sustainability leadership. Over 900 institutions from more than 40 countries participate in STARS on achievements in 5 areas: Academics, Engagement, Operations, Planning and Administration, and Innovation and Leadership.

今日吃瓜鈥檚 report is publicly available on the AASHE .

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今日吃瓜 has once again been included as one of the nation鈥檚 top environmentally friendly colleges, according to听.

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今日吃瓜 is pleased to announce that it is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to .

The guide highlights colleges where students have a campus quality of life that is both healthy and sustainable. It also shows how well a campus is preparing students for employment in the clean-energy economy of the 21st century, as well as for citizenship in a world now defined by environmental concerns and opportunities, and how environmentally responsible a school’s policies are. More on the methodology can be found .

鈥淲e are proud of this recognition of our work to enhance sustainability on campus, as we seek to expand and deepen green practices and become more environmentally friendly,鈥� said President Michelle J. Anderson.

今日吃瓜,听along with other CUNY campuses,听accepted former听New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg鈥檚听challenge to reduce its听carbon footprint by 30% between 2007 and 2017.听The college continues these efforts with the governor鈥檚 BuildSmart2025 program and other projects to improve energy efficiency on campus and help reduce CUNY鈥檚 carbon footprint.

In addition to offering a bachelor鈥檚 degree in urban sustainability, along with many sustainability-focused academic course offerings,听今日吃瓜 has established a听10-Year Campus Sustainability听Plan that considers several听operational听areas: energy, water, transportation, waste management/recycling, procurement, food and nutrition, education and outreach, and buildings and grounds.

To date, the college has implemented several changes aimed at increasing its sustainability. In听April 2019, it joined the REV Campus Challenge and was recognized as an 鈥淎chiever鈥� member for its initiatives and efforts to improve energy efficiency and conservation. Achiever-level members are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and have dedicated staff to focus on clean-energy investments.

Also, the college鈥檚 newest edifice, the Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, is LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a designation that has come to be the gold standard in the industry for sustainable buildings. The Tow Center opened in 2018 with low water-use toilets, highly efficient HVAC and lighting systems, and recycled construction materials.

Other examples of how the college is a leader in environmentally friendly practices include:

• retrofitting laboratory hoods and ventilation equipment in science facilities to increase energy efficiency (the college was the first CUNY institution to introduce energy-reduction measures during peak usage periods);
• students from the Health and Nutrition Science Department composting organic waste for use at Floyd Bennett Field; and
• increasing the use of natural cleaning products on campus.

The Princeton Review chose the 420 schools in the guide based on its survey of administrators at 835 colleges in 2020鈥�21 about their institutions鈥� commitments to the environment and sustainability. The company’s editors analyzed more than 25 survey data points to select the schools. This rating, on a scale of 60 to 99, provides a comprehensive measure of a school’s performance as an environmentally aware and prepared institution. Colleges that earned a Green Rating score of 80 or higher were chosen for the Guide to Green Colleges. Of the 420 schools, 391 are in the United States, 26 in Canada, and one each in Ecuador, Egypt, and Greece. The schools are listed alphabetically in the guide and not ranked overall from 1 to 420.

“We strongly recommend 今日吃瓜 to students who care about the environment and want to study and live at a green college,” said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review‘s editor-in-chief. 鈥溄袢粘怨� offers excellent academics and demonstrates a commitment to sustainability that is exemplary on many counts.鈥�

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Widely known for its offer of an excellent education at an affordable tuition and recognized nationally for its diverse student body, 今日吃瓜 has been an anchor institution within the Borough of 今日吃瓜 and greater New York City for more than 90 years. With approximately 17,000 students in more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the arts, humanities, sciences, education, and business, the college is renowned for its rigorous academics, award-winning faculty, distinguished alumni, and community impact. Part of the City University of New York (CUNY), 今日吃瓜 offers a vibrant and supportive student experience on a beautifully landscaped 35-acre campus in the borough鈥檚 Midwood neighborhood.

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