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Arizona State University

2008 - Arizona State University designs an entire freshman dorm community under strict environmentally friendly guidelines.

2008 - Working with food services at ASU, NWF Fellow Jessica Katz strives to create a zero-waste service that enhances the environment and local community.

Ball State University

2008 - Creating a survey Ball State hopes to better understand their students' attitudes toward sustainability.

2008 - Ball State takes a giant step forward, changing their building code, requiring all new buildings to be LEED Silver certified.

2008 - By requiring all administrative units to create their own sustainability plan Ball State works toward lowering its impact on climate change.

2008 - Realizing their campus is a significant portion of the Indiana River watershed Ball State installed medallions upon drainage grates to prevent dumping of harmful chemicals.

2008 - Working with the citizens and officials of Reynolds, Indiana, Ball State helps them become an off-grid-agricultural-supported-alternatively fueled community.

2008 - NWF Fellow Francesca Hernandez conducts an energy analysis on campus, identifies buildings that are inefficient users of energy, and develops a plan to retrofit these buildings.

2008 - Miles Electric Vehicles Corporation awards Ball State with an all-electric car for use on campus.

Bemidji State University

2008 - Bemidji students favor a green fee to support a sustainability coordinator on campus.

Colby College

2008 - Colby works with community officials to help increase their sustainability efforts.

2008 - Colby works to create a Green Graduation.

College of the Atlantic

2008 - College of the Atlantic has become a net-zero carbon campus.

Fitchburg State College

2008 - Fitchburg State College hosts an energy contest on campus.

Furman University

2008 - NWF Fellow Lizzie Cooke installs rain garden to into Furman lake during storm events.

Grinnell College

2008 - Grinnell integrates food-waste pulper into dishwashing system.

Ithaca College

2008 - Ithaca offers a course in History of American Environmental Thought.

Kalamazoo College

2008 - NWF Fellow Samantha Weaver conducts greenhouse gas inventory and helps develop a carbon neutrality plan in support of Kalamazoo's signing of the Presidents Climate Commitment.

Merrimack College

2008 - Merrimack tackles environmental sustainability by gathering interested parties and working together.

Michigan State University

2008 - By organizing an environmentally-friendly move-out program MSU helps the environment, community and raises money for more sustainability initiatives.

Mount Holyoke College

2008 - Mount Holyoke's campus plan includes an energy recovery system, organic garden, habitat trail, environmental education events and more.

Mount Wachusett Community College

2008 - Working to reduce rising energy costs Mount Wachusett implements a multi-pronged approach including installing a wind turbine and testing a biomass CHP gasifier.

Portland Community College - Rock Creek

2008 - Associated Students of Portland CC construct a mug board to reduce disposable cup usage.

2008 - Portland Community College coordinates a bird's-eye view image of a human globe.

2008 - PCC hosts a Green Year-End Leadership Banquet using sustainable products.

2008 - PCC creates a scuplture made of books that would otherwise be sent to landfill or recycled,"Wave of Knowledge", the goal was to use 20 to 30% reclaimed material.

Prescott College

2008 - NWF Fellow Jessica Williams establishes a farmers' market on campus featuring local food.

Sullivan County Community College

2008 - Entering into an energy performance contract Sullivan County CC works to reduce its energy consumption and slow global warming, while saving money.

Unity College

2008 - Unity works to create an Environmental Stewardship Core Curriculum for every student.

University of California at Santa Barbara

2008 - UCSB works to have twenty-five existing buildings LEED EB Silver certified by 2012.

University of Florida

2008 - NWF Fellow Alison Erlenbach helped UF conduct a greenhouse gas inventory and host Focus the Gator Nation.

University of North Florida

2008 - Enlisting the aid of eager students, UNF undertakes a waste system audit.

University of Portland

2008 - UP hosts Focus the Nation and regional event with Oregon Public Broadcasting.

University of Texas - Austin

2008 - Working to reduce their energy consumption UT Austin replaced and upgraded energy inefficient fixtures and hosted an energy conservation student challenge.

University of Wisconsin - OshKosh