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2023
Florida State University receives “Gold” rating for the 2nd time on AASHE STARS AssessmentJune 02, 2023TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — FSU Sustainable Campus is extremely proud to announce that Florida State University has again received a “Gold” rating on our 2023 AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™) assessment.
2022
EPA names FSU a ‘Green Power Partner’March 22, 2022Britney White Published 1:53 p.m. ET Mar. 22, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated Florida State University a member of its “Green Power Partnership,” in acknowledgment of the university’s commitment to using clean energy.
According to the EPA, significant green power use “demonstrates leadership, drives demand, and increases market impact.”
FSU and City of Tallahassee agree to 15-year solar energy pactJanuary 06, 2022Britney White Published 8:00 a.m. ET Jan. 6, 2022
An updated agreement between Florida State University and the City of Tallahassee will double the amount of solar-generated electricity the university can draw from the city for the next 15 years.
RADIO: FSU and City of Tallahassee Solar Energy AgreementJanuary 06, 2022FSU and the City of Tallahassee agree to a 15-year solar energy pact. The move marks an extension and expansion of terms FSU agreed to in 2018 as part of its participation in the City of Tallahassee Solar Program and allows the university to tap solar power from two city-owned solar farms. It also fits squarely within the university’s strategic plan to make solar-generated electricity account for 20% of its overall consumption.
2021
RADIO: Sustainable Campus adds to Seminole Organic GardenOctober 18, 2021Florida State University’s Sustainable Campus makes some additions to the Seminole Organic Garden. Sustainable Campus spent an afternoon in the Seminole Organic Garden with partners from Tri-Eagle Sales to plant trees that will build up the food forest, pollinator garden, and fill beds with produce to grow and share.
VIDEO: Sustainable Campus adds to Seminole Organic GardenOctober 18, 2021Florida State University's Sustainable Campus makes some additions to the Seminole Organic Garden. Sustainable Campus spent an afternoon in the Seminole Organic Garden with partners from Tri-Eagle Sales to plant trees that will build up the food forest, pollinator garden, and fill beds with produce to grow and share. For more info visit news.fsu.edu.
Seminole Organic Garden grows thanks to budding partnershipsOctober 18, 2021Mark Blackwell Thomas Published 1:42 p.m. ET Oct. 18, 2021
Thanks to the work of about 40 volunteers, Florida State University’s Seminole Organic Garden grew a little bit larger last week.
RADIO: Sustainability FellowsJune 09, 2021Florida State University News Published 1:12 p.m. ET Jun. 9, 2021
The Sustainability Fellows program provides an opportunity for students of any discipline to participate in furthering sustainability efforts on the FSU campus and in the Tallahassee community. Sustainability Fellows can be selected from any major or field of study.
FSU’s faculty Senate passes sustainability resolutionJune 02, 2021Tarah Jean, Deputy News Editor Published 10:33 a.m. ET Jun. 2, 2019
On April 14, the Florida State University Faculty Senate passed a resolution advocating for the improvement of sustainability at FSU.
VIDEO: FSU’s “Chuck it for Charity” gives new life to old itemsApril 23, 2021Elizabeth Millner Published 6:24 p.m. ET Apr. 23, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida State University’s Chuck it for Charity event is back, giving unwanted items a second chance.
It’s the first time since 2019 that the university has been able to do the event.
People can donate anything from clothes and food to old electronics and furniture at any of the four designated spots on campus.
All unwanted items will be donated to local charitable organizations across the Big Bend.