Greening Sustainability Brochure - North Carolina A&T State ...

Preface
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University has a history of providing leadership in
addressing environmental sustainability issues
through interdisciplinary centers, institutes and
academic programs at all degree levels. These
interdisciplinary collaborations have made the
University a major contributor to understanding
sustainability on a global scale.
N.C. A&T has taken advantage of the Higher Education
Sustainability Bill (The Higher Education Opportunity
Act-P.L. 110-315) signed by President George W. Bush in
2008. In March 2011, Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr.
launched a robust recycling program and encouraged
everyone to recycle. The goal of the recycling program
is to improve the quality of life now and in the future.
The university’s sustainability programs are
highlighted by natuculture-biomimicry, constructed
wetlands, aggies recycle, recycling audit, bio-energy
and bio-fuel production, sustainable buildings,
sustainable transportation, trayless dinning, climate
change and hazmat training.
Godfrey A. Uzochukwu, PhD
Professor and Director, Interdisciplinary Waste
Management Institute
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Contents
Preface ....................................................................2
Message from the Chancellor ........................3
UNC-Tomorrow ....................................................4
Green Institutes, Centers and Programs ....5
Natuculture – Biomimicry ................................6
University Farm ....................................................8
Green Paw Aggies ..............................................9
Constructed Wetlands ......................................10
Aggies Recycle ....................................................12
Recycling Audit ....................................................13
Bio-Energy..............................................................14
Bio-Fuels ................................................................15
Sustainable Buildings ........................................16
Sustainable Transportation..............................17
Environmental Recyclable Purchasing........18
Trayless Dining......................................................19
Hazmat Training ..................................................20