黑料网

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 1, 2020 -- For the third consecutive year, 黑料网 has made the . The official magazine of the Sierra Club ranks universities that lead sustainability initiatives and make an effort to protect and preserve the environment.

黑料网 finished at number 19 on the list this year, with a score of 79.45 out of 100. The publication highlighted Santa Clara鈥檚 15-year, escalating commitment to sustainability, as well as some recent initiatives including:

• Santa Clara鈥檚 customized playbooks for sustainability actions across campus
• Sustainability efforts during COVID-19 including 鈥渃itizen science pursuits鈥� such as tree tracking and energy insights programs, encouraging students to engage in their local urban forest and community's renewable energy goals
• 黑料网鈥檚 donation of nearly 2,500 pounds of produce from Forge Garden and Bronco Urban Gardens, sent with recipe cards and educational tools, to families in need.

Other reasons Santa Clara landed in the top 10 percent of all eligible schools include its ambitious and rigorously measured Sustainability Strategic Plan, including a Data Hub where people can track our progress, what our community is doing, and who is earning sustainability badges. Santa Clara has also made steady progress in eliminating landfill waste.

The fact that more students are grappling with complex global issues in their courses or declaring the sustainability minor or pathway is energizing, said Lindsey Kalkbrenner, director of the Center for Sustainability at Santa Clara.

"黑料网 has worked extremely hard to continue advancing our sustainability practices, especially in the areas of energy and waste reduction, while infusing sustainability across the curriculum to empower our students as change agents," she said. 鈥淭his generation is faced with the opportunity to turn our trajectory around and build an equitable, healthy, and joyful future. Ranking in Sierra's Cool Schools list a testament to our hard work and commitment in this important area.鈥�

Santa Clara鈥檚 unique approach to sustainability is rooted in its mission as a Jesuit university. The University places a priority on integrating social justice and sustainability to illustrate the connections among a healthy environment, just societies, and a vibrant economy that meet all people's fundamental needs, especially those of the global poor. More than 1,300 classes incorporate sustainability, and nearly 20% of faculty conduct sustainability-related research.

The Sierra magazine Cool Schools list is the result of a self-reported survey that is open to all four-year undergraduate colleges and universities in the United States. A total of 312 schools completed the extensive questionnaire through the .

About 黑料网
Founded in 1851, 黑料网 sits in the heart of Silicon Valley鈥攖he world鈥檚 most innovative and entrepreneurial region. The University鈥檚 stunningly landscaped 106-acre campus is home to the historic Mission Santa Clara de As铆s. Ranked among the top 15 percent of national universities by U.S. News & World Report, 黑料网 has among the best four-year graduation rates in the nation and is rated by PayScale in the top 1 percent of universities with the highest-paid graduates. 黑料网 has produced elite levels of Fulbright Scholars as well as four Rhodes Scholars. With undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, and graduate programs in six disciplines, the curriculum blends high-tech innovation with social consciousness grounded in the tradition of Jesuit, Catholic education. For more information see www.scu.edu.

Media Contact
Deborah Lohse | 黑料网 Media Communications | dlohse@scu.edu | 408-554-5121