First Annual Northwest Sustainability Conference
Letter from the President Pelton Offers Congratulations for National Wildlife Federation Recognition
September 8, 2008
To All Students, Faculty and Staff,
I am pleased to report that Willamette University has been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation as the nation's leader in sustainability in higher education.
The report, "Campus Environment 2008 Results: A National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education," surveyed 1,068 colleges and universities regarding their respective sustainability practices in both operations and curriculum.
The report states: "More than 240 individual schools are recognized and named in the report for having exemplary levels of sustainability activities, as determined by survey responses. The school engaged in the greatest number of such activities is Willamette University is Salem, Oregon. Willamette is committed to energy efficiency and conservation, greener transportation, environmentally friendly landscaping practices, as well as to orienting personnel and faculty to the sustainability goals of the campus."
To our Sustainability Council, to the Center for Sustainable Communities, to our Trustees, students, faculty, grounds and facilities crews, and to our colleagues at Bon Appetit who collectively embrace sustainable living and sustainable business practices, thank you all for your leadership and commitment.
To view the Federation survey, please visit: http://www.campusecology.org/
To view our current efforts regarding sustainability, please click on the Sustainability link off the home page.
M. Lee Pelton
President