Colleges that are into the environment

College Search & Selection
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<p>I know Middlebury's up there. Any more?</p>

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<p>Oregon state…definitely.</p>

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<p>Paul Smith’s College, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse), College of the Atlantic.</p>

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<p>University of Vermont.</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins is now renovating Gilman Hall to be a green building.</p>

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<p>Sierra Club’s list was posted on the Parents board.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/414589-sierra-club-magazine-names-10-coolest-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/414589-sierra-club-magazine-names-10-coolest-colleges.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Hmmm. Any other LAC’s apart from Carleton and Oberlin?</p>

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<p>Another list.
[15</a> Green Colleges and Universities | Grist | Main Dish | 10 Aug 2007](<a href=“http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2007/08/10/colleges/index.html?source=rss]15”>http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2007/08/10/colleges/index.html?source=rss)</p>

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<p>middlebury, connecticut college, college of the atlantic</p>

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<p>I guess we need clarification on what the OP is looking for. Schools with strong environmental studies? Environmental sciences? Or green campuses? Not always the same thing…</p>

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<p>Schools into environmental activism and eco-friendly activities</p>

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<p>College Sustainability Report Card, 2008</p>

<p>“Only Harvard, Dartmouth, University of Washington, Middlebury, Carleton, and University of Vermont performed well enough in all categories to merit the highest overall grade of “A-,” earning them the distinction of College Sustainability Leaders.”</p>

<p>“Only Carleton, Dartmouth and Williams were recognized as Endowment Sustainability Leaders, with an A- or better across the three endowment categories.”</p>

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<p>Duke and Stanford are each 8000+ acres, among the top five largest campuses in the U.S. You might want to check out Duke Forest/Nicholas School of Environmental Science at Duke ([Duke</a> Forest](<a href=“http://www.env.duke.edu/forest]Duke”>Making sure you're not a bot!)) and Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve at Stanford (<a href=“http://www.jrpb.stanford.edu)%5B/url%5D”>www.jrpb.stanford.edu)</a>.</p>

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<p>[The</a> Homestead at Denison University](<a href=“http://student-orgs.denison.edu/homestead/]The”>http://student-orgs.denison.edu/homestead/)</p>

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<p>Cornell has come interesting environmentally oriented programs, as does the less pretigious ASU.</p>

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<p>This is more on the environment sciences side but here are the schools that sent teams to the Solar Decathlon.
[DOE</a> Solar Decathlon: Teams](<a href=“http://www.solardecathlon.org/teams.html]DOE”>http://www.solardecathlon.org/teams.html)</p>

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<p>You should check out Bowdoin in Brunswick, Maine and, if you really want to go far Northeast the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot guys!</p>

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<p>Look at the Evergreen State College.</p>

<p>[2007-08</a> Environmental Studies Programs at Evergreen](<a href=“http://www.evergreen.edu/catalog/2007-08/planningunits/envmore.htm]2007-08”>http://www.evergreen.edu/catalog/2007-08/planningunits/envmore.htm)</p>

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<p>No, see, I probably won’t major in environmental studies. I just wanna get into environmental activism and stuff like that.</p>

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<p>here’s a thread on a Green report Card for the top endowed institutions:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/374411-green-report-card-top-100-endowed-colleges-universities.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/374411-green-report-card-top-100-endowed-colleges-universities.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>beside the specific college references on that thread (e.g., Oberlin), check out these 3 links demonstrating campus green commitments & management…very impressive…
Williams: [Sustainability</a> At Williams](<a href=“http://www.williams.edu/resources/sustainability/]Sustainability”>http://www.williams.edu/resources/sustainability/)
Colgate: [Colgate</a> University Green Strides](<a href=“http://groups.colgate.edu/greenstrides/default.htm]Colgate”>http://groups.colgate.edu/greenstrides/default.htm)
Middlebury: [Environmental</a> Affairs](<a href=“http://www.middlebury.edu/administration/enviro/]Environmental”>http://www.middlebury.edu/administration/enviro/)</p>

<p>Also, this group will have some info on leading colleges for green commitments:
[AASHE:</a> Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education](<a href=“http://www.aashe.org/]AASHE:”>http://www.aashe.org/)</p>