Sustainability at Scripps:
Sustainability is at the core of Scripps principles & values promoting awareness of women's roles and responsibilities for human rights and the sustainability of life on this planet.
The President's Advisory Council on Sustainability - Committee seeks to educate, challenge and encourage students, faculty and staff to advocate for the behavioral and social changes necessary to improve the environmental health of our community and our world. The Committee will:
•Review and analyze existing sustainability practices at the College;
•Advise the President on an organized approach to management decisions for all campus life operations in an effort to advance the principles of sustainability;
•Propose goals and strategies that will address a comprehensive green management plan;
•Promote cost-effective applications of environmentally responsible principles throughout the campus;
•Communicate the sustainability practices of Scripps College to the Scripps Community, the Claremont Consortium, prospective students, campus visitors, and other college communities;
•Work with members of the Consortium to promote sustainability best practices through 5-College events.
Scripps is ranked top 20 “affordable, small sustainable” college based on their undergraduate enrollment, Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™, and net tuition. Scripps is highlighted for such sustainable practices as growing 20 varieties of edible produce, and producing its own olive oil. The ranking distills the attributes of several hundred U.S. colleges that, according to editors, “offer students high concern for sustainability without sacrificing the intimacy of the small college experience.”
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Scripps College was founded in 1926 by Ellen Browning Scripps, a pioneering philanthropist and influential figure in the worlds of education, publishing, and women’s rights. Today, Scripps is a nationally top-ranked liberal arts college and women’s college with approximately 950 students, and is a member of The Claremont Colleges in southern California.
The mission of Scripps College is to educate women to develop their intellects and talents through active participation in a community of scholars, so that as graduates they may contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity, and creativity.
The New Scripps College Residence Hall Building is slated for LEED Certification, stay tuned for more info.
http://www.scrippscollege.edu/sustainability/
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