Climate Action Plan - Binghamton University

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We believe that the implementation of these proposed projects alone will not make emissionsreduction permanent. A fundamental change in human behavior and social values will be requiredto sustain these efforts beyond the target date. Binghamton University will strive to incorporateelements of education, research and community outreach into all these projects.~ 4 ~
SECTION 2 – INTRODUCTIONHISTORYBinghamton University opened its doors as Triple Cities College in 1946 to serve the needs oflocal veterans returning from service in World War II. Originally located in Endicott, five mileswest of the present campus, the fledgling school was a branch of Syracuse University. Four yearslater, when the college was incorporated into the State University of New York, it was renamedHarpur College in honor of Robert Harpur, a Colonial teacher, patriot and pioneer who devotedhis later years to settling the area around Binghamton.Until 1953, Harpur College was oneof only two public liberal artscolleges in the state. In 1961, thecampus was moved across theSusquehanna River to Vestal.Growing enrollment and areputation for excellence soon led tothe selection of Harpur College asone of four doctorate-grantingUniversity Centers in the statesystem. In 1965, the campus wasformally designated the StateUniversity of New York (SUNY) atBinghamton. BinghamtonUniversity was adopted as itsinformal name in 1992.CURRENTBinghamton University is located inthe Town of Vestal, N.Y., on thesouth side of the SusquehannaRiver. The campus perimeterencompasses almost 900 acres ofland, of which a large portion isFIGURE 3 - FLY-OVER VIEW OF THE MAIN CAMPUSundeveloped and in its natural state.The core of this undeveloped land isofficially designated the Nature Preserve which spans 182 acres and includes a 20-acre wetland.In 2008-2009, Binghamton University enrolled 14,898 undergraduate and graduate students andemployed approximately 2,200 full-time equivalent faculty and staff. There are 89 buildingstotaling over 5 million gross square feet of enclosed building space. The original constructiondates of the existing physical facilities range between 1958 and 2004.On-campus student housing is provided for approximately 6,700 residents. Additional students~ 5 ~
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