http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/09/how-green-is-your-college/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/09/how-green-is-your-college/comment-page-1/#comment-11553 Miriam Weinstein Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:23:48 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/09/how-green-is-your-college/#comment-11553 All very very excellent and overdue. Colleges have finally noticed there is a problem on the planet, and have decided to show some leadership. Profound! That said, a sustainable campus is not the same as a "green" education. For a student, their concerns should lie with the strength of environmental and associated applied studies, interdisciplinary education, critical thinking skills, service-learning, field studies, the college ethos and mission. Students who are seeking this might want to look into Making A Difference Colleges (10th edition) which has been directing students to green and socially responsible colleges since 1992. All very very excellent and overdue. Colleges have finally noticed there is a problem on the planet, and have decided to show some leadership. Profound! That said, a sustainable campus is not the same as a “green” education. For a student, their concerns should lie with the strength of environmental and associated applied studies, interdisciplinary education, critical thinking skills, service-learning, field studies, the college ethos and mission. Students who are seeking this might want to look into Making A Difference Colleges (10th edition) which has been directing students to green and socially responsible colleges since 1992.

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