Making a Green Effort

As you may recall from my Convocation speech, the College is moving forward in expanding its approach to sustainable/green efforts.  Just this semester alone, we have engaged in the following:

• Finalized a bid package with a firm that will audit the campus using Enviromental Protection Agency standards and eventual follow through on recommendations from the report.
• As expanded photocopy program saved an estimated $7,000 in paper costs.
• The College enhanced web-based services to eliminate labor/paper costs.
• The College completed lighting upgrades to reduce electricity costs.
• Faculty, staff and students can participate in BC3’s ride share program.  To date, 135 individuals use the carpolling network saving an estimated 2,196 gallons of gasoline.