Sustainability Initiatives at UC

On April 27, 2007, University of Cincinnati's President Dr. Nancy Zimpher signed the charter to join The American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). UC's participation in this national effort commits us to take decisive actions toward climate neutrality.

The President's Advisory Council on Environment & Sustainability (PACES) was formed to advise the University president on issues related to the climate commitment and sustainability initiatives at UC. This interdisciplinary group of students, faculty and administrators meets once a month and strives to organize the various initiatives and efforts happening across UC into one formidable force. An official sub-committee of PACES, is the Student Sustainability Coalition (SSC) which is comprised of many student organizations and individials, all sharing the common goal of making UC more sustainable through programs, projects and volunteerism.  SSC meets every other week and all are welcome.

Students have many opportunities to get involved, both through the initiatives formed by PACES and SSC, as well as the efforts of the many groups on campus, including:
Student Government and Graduate Student Governance Association
Students for Ecological Design (sed)
Leaders in Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP)
re|UC
Engineers Without Borders
the Center for Sustaining the Urban Environment
the Sustainability minor
among many others.

For more information, please see UC's sustainability website at:
http://www.uc.edu/sustainability