Decades of Dedication Towards Sustainability
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1970's
1972 - Dr. Jim Bosscher's student design recycling machinery.
1972 - Dr. Jim Bosscher's student design recycling machinery.
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1980's
1980 - Earthkeeping: Christian Stewardship of Natural Resources published.
1985 - 100+ acre Ecosystem Preserve established.
1980 - Earthkeeping: Christian Stewardship of Natural Resources published.
1985 - 100+ acre Ecosystem Preserve established.
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1990's
1990 - Student-led Environmental Stewardship Coalition established.
1997 - CEAP begins. (now Sustainability Showcase)
1990 - Student-led Environmental Stewardship Coalition established.
1997 - CEAP begins. (now Sustainability Showcase)
2000's
2004 - First LEED Certified building Bunker Interpretive Center completed on campus.
2007 - Board of Trustees approves Statement on Sustainability.
2008 - Calvin Energy Recovery Fund (CERF), a green revolving fund aimed at reducing energy consumption across campus launched.
2009 - Plaster Creek Stewards formed.
2004 - First LEED Certified building Bunker Interpretive Center completed on campus.
2007 - Board of Trustees approves Statement on Sustainability.
2008 - Calvin Energy Recovery Fund (CERF), a green revolving fund aimed at reducing energy consumption across campus launched.
2009 - Plaster Creek Stewards formed.
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2010's
2010 - Greatest Green Initiative Award for faculty initiative ’Sustainability Across the Curriculum‘ gathering faculty together across disciplines to consider how to integrate sustainability issues throughout campus-wide curriculum.
2011 - Environmental Studies major established.
2010 - Greatest Green Initiative Award for faculty initiative ’Sustainability Across the Curriculum‘ gathering faculty together across disciplines to consider how to integrate sustainability issues throughout campus-wide curriculum.
2011 - Environmental Studies major established.
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2010's (continued)
2014 - 2nd community garden built.
2016 - Calvin receives STARS Silver Rating for the first time.
2017 - Calvin receives STARS Silver rating again.
2014 - 2nd community garden built.
2016 - Calvin receives STARS Silver Rating for the first time.
2017 - Calvin receives STARS Silver rating again.
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2020's
2020 - Calvin receives STARS Silver rating again.
2022 - Calvin contracts Sun FundED to plan for transition into solar energy.
2022 - President Boer signs the Climate Commitment
2020 - Calvin receives STARS Silver rating again.
2022 - Calvin contracts Sun FundED to plan for transition into solar energy.
2022 - President Boer signs the Climate Commitment
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2020's (continued)
2023 - Electric Vehicle charging stations installed.
2023 - First cohort of Sustainability Fellows welcomed to campus.
2023 - Electric Vehicle charging stations installed.
2023 - First cohort of Sustainability Fellows welcomed to campus.