Build on this momentum:' ISU has a plan to be more sustainable
Author: Charlie Schlenker
Those are really wonderful things that we're doing for our campus. And in many ways, the strategic plan highlights some of those projects that are already happening and allows for those to even grow," said Reed. Reed believes it's feasible for a university-sized institution to be carbon neutral, adding other institutions can light the way. ISU has been doing some conservation measures for years, but is ranked at the bronze level by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. 'We have solar in limited places on campus, we have a sustainable and renewable energy major on campus that have some small solar panels over Turner Hall," she said. Our Horticulture Center is our most sustainable place on campus, and it has solar and a wind turbine as well. We have picnic tables on campus that are charging stations for laptops and phones, and those are charged by solar panels in small places. The student sustainability committee has $180,000 to fund different sustainability projects throughout each academic year.
"But that is something that we really could see as a recruitment tool. I would love to see solar on every roof.