2008 Woodie Awards
Miami makes additional efforts to go green
Kellyn Moran
Issue date: 8/26/08 Section: Campus
He mentions that these individual choices include unplugging computers, turning off lights and adjusting the one's air conditioners use in the summer.
"I think universities have a real opportunity to discuss these issues and to help us just before we enter the working world," Boardman said.
He said the university sustainability initiative could have a long-term impact on students' thought processes when they enter careers and start to shape their home lives.
However, Boardman said he thought the principles of sustainability should be even more integrated into life at Miami.
"The university should include sustainability into our culture," Boardman said. "In the same way we have a Miami Plan that says humanities are important and social sciences are important and natural sciences and quantitative reasoning are important, one of the values we should hold up as important is our responsibility to sustain our lifestyle."
In addition to being conscious about the environment, Boardman said the university is saving money from the initiative through water-saving showers in residence halls and energy-saving lightbulbs.
"I think universities have a real opportunity to discuss these issues and to help us just before we enter the working world," Boardman said.
He said the university sustainability initiative could have a long-term impact on students' thought processes when they enter careers and start to shape their home lives.
However, Boardman said he thought the principles of sustainability should be even more integrated into life at Miami.
"The university should include sustainability into our culture," Boardman said. "In the same way we have a Miami Plan that says humanities are important and social sciences are important and natural sciences and quantitative reasoning are important, one of the values we should hold up as important is our responsibility to sustain our lifestyle."
In addition to being conscious about the environment, Boardman said the university is saving money from the initiative through water-saving showers in residence halls and energy-saving lightbulbs.
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