OSU recognized for ""green"" efforts

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Oklahoma State University has been recognized  as the "greenest" college campus in Oklahoma, and among the top 100 nationwide for teaching sustainability.

OSU was chosen as the "greenest" college campus in Oklahoma based on a scoring system created by College Prowler that ranked each school on a 1 to 10 scale. OSU scored an 8.76 for "striving for a more eco-friendly future."  A related article by EcoWatch highlights OSU on a map of the most eco-friendly colleges in each state.

Best College Rankings, named OSU one of 100 Colleges Doing "Green" Right for its efforts to teach sustainability. The online service described OSU's multidisciplinary approach and also highlighted OSU's affiliations with "green" organizations: "Through partnerships with a variety of sustainability organizations, they've been able to provide impressive developments throughout the campus."

To view the EcoWatch article, including the map of the "greenest" college campuses in each state, visit http://okla.st/1recLmy.

To see the list created by Best College Rankings, visit http://okla.st/1ApZIoa.

To learn more about OSU's sustainability efforts, go to http://sustainability.okstate.edu/.

Story by Jackson Hodges