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Dickinson Green Games
On January 30, 2012, Dickinson Community launched its Green Games. This Green Games are an annual competition held among Dickinson Community's four residential buildings to increase awareness of and participation in sustainability efforts on campus and in the community. The event runs through April 22 (Earth Day). In 2011, Digman Hall residents took the top honor, achieving 40,050 points.
RecycleMania '12
Binghamton University perfomed well against other SUNY schools in RecycleMania '12, held February 5 through April 6. RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste-reduction activities to their campus communities. Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges across the U.S. and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well as who has the best recycling rate as a percentage of total waste and which schools generate the least amount of combined trash and recycling. Here is how Binghamton ranked among SUNY schools: Grand Champion: 4th place; Cardboard: 1st place; Compost: 1st place; Bottles and Cans: 2nd place; Gorilla: 3rd place; Paper: 3rd place. For more information about the contest, visit http://recyclemaniacs.org/.
Earth Day Celebration
On April 22, 2012, Binghamton University will hold a zero-waste festival in recognition of Earth Day. The event will feature food, music, discussions, workshops and displays.
Energy Conservation Contest
Each spring Binghamton’s residential communities compete to see which can use the least amount of electricity. Hillside Community was the latest winner, reducing its energy consumption by 11.2% and claiming the $10,000 prize. Hillside students reduced consumption by installing more energy-efficient light bulbs and encouraging each other to be aware of energy consumption throughout the 9-week contest.
Go Green Institute
In July, 50 seventh-graders from across the Southern Tier will gather at Binghamton University to participate in an intensive, 10-day summer science program that focuses on creating a greener living environment. The Go Green Institute, led by Wayne Jones, professor of chemistry, explores science, math and engineering as they relate to developing a more sustainable living environment. The program is aimed at piquing the curiosity of budding scientists and engineers.
Sustainability Minor Added
In 2010, the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science added a minor in sustainability engineering to its undergraduate offerings.
