Policy Information
| Policy Title | Environmental Policy |
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| Responsible Office | Vice President for Operations |
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| Policy Type | Facilities and Property |
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| Policy Number | 408 |
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| Last Revision Date | 9/16/2025 |
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As an educational institution in our society, the University is uniquely situated
to serve as a catalyst for environmental responsibility. The leaders of tomorrow will
continue to be shaped at °®¶¹´«Ã½ as environmentally responsible citizens, carrying
this knowledge beyond the University and into their future endeavors. °®¶¹´«Ã½
should conduct its educational practices, research and business operations in ways
that minimize negative impacts on the local and global environment. °®¶¹´«Ã½
will consider full compliance with the law to be the minimally acceptable standard
and will exercise whatever control is reasonable and necessary to avoid harm to public
health and the environment, whether or not such control is required by regulations.
The °®¶¹´«Ã½ community affirms that its faculty, staff, and students
must be responsible stewards of the physical and natural environment. In subscribing
to this belief, °®¶¹´«Ã½ will pursue the following objectives:
- Safeguard the environmental health and safety of its students, faculty, and staff.
- Conserve natural resources and support their sustainable use.
- Reduce the use of toxic substances and the generation of wastes; and reuse and recycle
those wastes whenever possible.
- Purchase renewable, reusable, recyclable, and recycled materials, whenever feasible.
- Promote an increased understanding of environmental issues through our education,
research, outreach activities, and operational practices.
- Promote forums to discuss and study environmental issues and their relationship to
other social issues.
- Respect and preserve the integrity of campus natural areas, and use native plants
and integrated pest management techniques in property management.
- Minimize any adverse environmental impacts of our University operations and facilities
on this and surrounding communities.
- Encourage use of environmentally friendly modes of transportation.
- Recognize the role of this campus as a home and workplace, consult with the University
community in decisions regarding the utilization of the campus environment.
- Assess the University’s environmental impact, plans for improvement, progress attained
in implementing this policy, resources committed to these programs, and developing
issues in need of University attention.
| Date |
Description |
Responsible Party |
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| 9/16/2025 |
Policy reviewed; no changes |
Vice President for Operations |