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West Virginia University Director of Sustainability Clement Solomon will serve as interim director of Transportation and Parking. In addition, he will remain engaged with the WVU Sustainability Program.
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With new category, even more green winners in WVU's annual Ecolympics competition
January 18th, 2013Sarah Cordonier is the first individual Ecolympian crowned in WVU's annual Ecolympics recycling and energy conservation challenge, organized by WeCan, WVU's sustainability program. The competition has been challenging staff and students to compete as a group in their buildings since 2007, -
As WVU enters construction boom, bond ratings continue to be high
January 11th, 2013Two key financial rating services have given West Virginia University high bond ratings, citing philanthropic support, diverse revenues, diverse programs, stable enrollment and state support. -
WVU Board OKs updated facilities plan, name change for college
December 13th, 2012WVU Board of Governors approved an updated 10-Year Campus Master Plan, with an emphasis on more than $320 million in new facilities, infrastructure and renovations being developed over the next five years. -
WVU kicks off annual Ecolympics competition with new category for individuals
September 24th, 2012Since 2007, the Ecolympics month-long challenge has pitted residence halls against each other in one category and campus buildings in another to measure which one can recycle the most material per capita while also reducing energy consumption by the highest percentage. -
WVU Board approves close to a billion dollar budget, amends policy to allow campus to go tobacco free in July 2013
June 7th, 2012West Virginia University's Board of Governors today (June 7) unanimously approved a 2013 fiscal year budget of $917 million, including an approximately $10 million, or 2 percent, pool of funds for faculty and staff salary increases. -
At some point in their college lives, the three West Virginia University students met Clement Solomon, director of the Office of Sustainability at WVU, and began a journey that has pushed them toward their career passions and fulfilling lives. Their campus has become their classroom.
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WVU celebrates Bike to Work Day with prime bicycle parking
May 14th, 2012On National Bike to Work Day, WVU's sustainability, transportation and wellness programs are teaming up to offer prime spots for employees and students who ride their bikes. -
Keep up with WVU Evansdale expansion on the Web, Twitter
May 1st, 2012West Virginia University has embarked on a nearly $160-million construction plan on the Evansdale campus. With at least seven buildings being constructed or renovated over four years, there will be a lot to keep up with for those living and working on or near the campus. To keep you up-to-date on the construction as it happens, WVU is launching a new website, http://construction.wvu.edu/. The site can tell you when and where construction is taking place and will announce any changes in traffic or disruptions in service as they happen. -
"Give it up for good" is the rallying cry of the organizers of the 8th annual Blue & Gold Mine Sale to be held at Milan Puskar Stadium. Students and community members on-campus and off are asked to give up their unwanted household items to the sale to benefit the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties.
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WVU to host public forum on Evansdale construction plans
April 10th, 2012West Virginia University's Division of Facilities and Services will host a public forum on Monday, April 30, to discuss the upcoming construction projects on the Evansdale Campus. -
WVU to host a full slate of Earth Week activities
April 9th, 2012To celebrate West Virginia's connection to the earth, WVU's WECAN program promoting sustainability has planned a full slate of activities for Earth Week, April 16-20. -
Winners named in WVU's annual Ecolympics competition
December 8th, 2011The latest winners in the West Virginia University Environmental Conservation Awareness Now (WE CAN) Ecolympics challenge competition have been announced. Stalnaker Hall (residence division) and the Student Recreation Center (campus building division) are the 2011 champions for the month-long competition. Held annually in October, the Ecolympics is a challenge to buildings to recycle the most material and reduce energy consumption by the highest percentages in one month. -
WVU to host public forums to share plan to redevelop Evansdale campus
October 17th, 2011West Virginia University's Evansdale campus will be changing in substance and style in the coming years as a multi-year, $159.5 million building plan is put in to place. To better help the campus and surrounding neighbors understand the changes taking place, the WVU Division of Facilities Services will be hosting public forums to explain and show the buildings and alterations that are being proposed. -
WVU competes for a better environment with Ecolympics
September 28th, 2011As the fall semester gets into full swing and students return to campus, waste generation in residence halls and academic buildings jumps. WVU's WE CAN Ecolympics program aims to cut down waste in the competition's fifth year. -
WVU steps up recycling on game day
August 31st, 2011The University is asking that fans dispose of all empty #1 plastic bottles in the yellow recycling bins placed inside the stadium and bottles and cans in the yellow bags provided to tailgaters outside the stadium. -
WVU's pilot apprenticeship program grows careers
July 20th, 2011Four years ago, WVU started a program aimed at making its ranks of trades workers more diverse and creating a dependable way to recruit a stream of talent in the face of mass retirement. The University estimates that 30 percent of its overall workforce will be eligible to retire by 2012. -
The seventh annual WVU Blue and Gold Mine Sale, held on May 21, brought in $12,000 for the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties.
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West Virginia University steps in to save discarded items and sell them at the Blue and Gold Mine Sale, diverting tons of waste from the landfill and sending thousands of dollars to non-profit agencies.
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WVU celebrates Earth Month
April 15th, 2011As part of this year's celebrations surrounding Earth Day, West Virginia University is hosting and participating in several events throughout April to spread awareness about caring for people, the planet and prosperity.
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