It is achieved through collaborative actions taken across multiple areas of our university, 从我们工作的大楼里, live, 并在, to academic and research opportunities, 我们餐厅的食物. St. Edward’s recognizes its responsibility in educating and empowering the university community to work together for a more sustainable hilltop.
Check out 绿色小贴士 to get involved and make your life more eco-friendly. 阅读有关 可持续发展的倡议和活动 发生在校园里. Learn what our faculty, staff and students are doing to 改善环境.
Here are highlights we’re particularly proud of:
St. Edward's is committed to creating and maintaining a sustainable campus. Our green practices include eco-friendly building construction and landscaping, 循环再造及堆肥, and student involvement in organizations such as Green Ambassadors, Students for 可持续性 and a student-run garden.
Morris oversees the maintenance operations for the university, 包括能源管理, 景观服务, 托管服务, 还有各种各样的建筑系统. He has input and oversight responsibilities with projects ranging from minor repairs to larger renovations. 在来圣. Edward's, Morris oversaw 环境 and energy management in a large public school system and had significant involvement with the development of energy conservation, 可再生能源倡议, 学生接触, 和可持续性.
Tobias oversees the 可持续发展办公室 social media accounts, and is assigned tasks each week from University 营运副总裁, 吉姆·莫里斯. With the goal of increasing sustainability initiatives and awareness on the Hilltop. Ethan is currently a junior, majoring in 政治科学 and Business administration. He is also the President of Students for 可持续性, a student org. on campus, dedicated to bringing students together for a more green Hilltop.
Ramirez oversees the campus master plan implementation along with oversight on construction projects. Ensuring sustainable materials and practices are in place within our buildings and projects.
持证的树艺师, Johnson manages the campus tree-care plan, 维护我们的景观, and serves on the 美国树校园 committee. Johnson has kickstarted sustainability projects in his area including the Grounds for Grounds project that turns used coffee grounds from campus cafes and Jo's Coffee into compost and turning landscape waste into compost or mulch that is used right here on campus