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Academic Centers for Athletes Draw Donors
More than a dozen university athletics programs have added lavish new facilities in recent years, and academic-services budgets are soaring, a Chronicle survey finds. (Photograph courtesy of Texas A&M U.)
College Employees Value Campus Environment, Survey Finds
When a Chronicle survey asked college employees what they value about their jobs, they put the physical environment in which they work at the top of the list.
Rise in Tornadoes, Floods Poses Risk to Colleges
What if the sort of extreme weather that has left the University of Iowa inundated in floodwaters is not a freak event? What if it is a sign of things to come? (Photograph by AP Images)
Other News
After Hurricane Gustav, Campuses Clean Up
Cleanup crews scoured Gulf Coast campuses, removing downed limbs and repairing broken windows, while students and staff members forced out by Hurricane Gustav waited for word that they could return.
Lessons From Katrina Improve Colleges' Evacuations for Hurricane Gustav
College officials across the Gulf Coast were cautiously relieved when initial reports suggested the damage wasn't severe.
College of Southern Idaho Cafeteria Goes 'Tray-Less'
Students are also wasting less food because they no longer have the option of overloading their cafeteria trays, says the college's food-services director.
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A Green Building as a Billboard for Science
(A 2006 Chronicle video)
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Buildings & Grounds is written by Scott Carlson (left) and Lawrence Biemiller (right). Scott Carlson writes about architecture, facilties, energy, and sustainability, among other topics. Lawrence Biemiller writes about architecture and facilities and contributes to Notes from Academe. What's happening on your campus? Let us know.
8 Programs That Teach Sustainability Win Grants
The Education Center at the U. of Maine at Farmington will be used to help teach students about sustainability. (Chronicle photograph by Lawrence Biemiller)
Eight colleges have been awarded U.S. Green Building Council grants for programs that teach about sustainable construction:
- Cornell University received a grant for a program in which students will go out of the classroom to understand the broad scope of green building practice.
- The Eastern Iowa Community College District received a grant for a green-construction-technologies program it is creating within its Renewable Energy Systems Technician program.
- Grand Valley State University received a grant for its comprehensive campus sustainability program, which is intended to engage students and the community.
- Santa Fe Community College received a grant for an online course to visually document the entire process of building an energy-efficient house that generates its power off the grid.
- The University of Maine at Farmington received a grant for a program that uses sustainable buildings on the campus to teach students about green building.
- The University of Texas at Austin received a grant for a program in which students will create innovative and sustainable housing located in Austin’s alleys.
- The University of Virginia received a grant for a program in which students create sustainable, modular, affordable housing units.
- Yavapai College received a grant for its residential-technology building program.
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I am not sure if building and construction is already involved in a project but I thought I would pass this on to you. The U.S. Green Building Council’s website is: http://www.usgbc.org/
— Kimberly Philpott Jul 7, 02:43 PM #