DISCOVER SUSTAINABILITY AT UNH 
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is nationally recognized as a Sustainable Learning Community -- a land grant, sea grant, and space grant university that unites the spirit of discovery with the challenge of sustainability across its Curriculum, Operations, Research and Engagement (CORE) through initiatives designed around four key systems that underpin our ability to define and pursue quality of life:*
- Biodiversity Education Initiative (BEI): Committed to being a Biodiversity Protection Campus that promotes ecological and public health through the protection of biodiversity and ecosystem integrity.
- Climate Education Initiative (CEI): Committed to being a Climate Protection Campus that pursues a sustainable energy future through emissions reduction policies, practices, research, and education.
- Food & Society Initiative (FAS): Committed to being a Sustainable Food Community that promotes healthy food systems from farm to fork to health and nutrition outcomes.
- Culture & Sustainability Initiative (CAS): Committed to being a Cultural Development Campus that promotes a culture of sustainability through a dedication to community, diversity, citizen engagement, public arts, and the conservation and sustainable development of cultural and natural resources.
Since 1997, the University Office of Sustainability (UOS) -- the oldest endowed sustainability program in higher education in the U.S. -- has been transforming UNH into a model Sustainable Learning Community. Learn more about us... |
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“This is not an academic exercise. The Sustainable Learning Community describes the ten-year transformation of a university with ideas and aesthetics: using organic farming techniques to train and feed students; constructing a 12.7 mile pipeline to bring landfill gas to a new co-generation plant*; and fostering lively engagement in public policy. An outstanding accomplishment! A privilege to read. A beacon and blueprint for all.” —Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M. P. H., Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School Order the book from the University Press of New EnglandReferences for the book (PDF) |
* Aber, J., Kelly, T., and Mallory, B. (Eds). (2009). The Sustainable Learning Community: One University’s Journey to the Future. University of New Hampshire Press and University Press of New England. Also Kelly, T. (November 2003). "Building a Sustainable Learning Community at the University of New Hampshire." Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future, 6(2).*
