The Greening of Catholic Colleges and Universities: Saving Today’s Congregation and Tomorrow’s Planet

We knew, even before a year ago, when the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) joined HEASC, that the faith community had an important role to play in sustainability. This recent article in University Business magazine by James Martin and James E. Samels, provides a brief tour of several Catholic campuses deeply engaged with campus sustainability:

From Maine to California and Indiana to Wisconsin, Catholic colleges and universities are going green in campus dorms, classrooms, and labs. Beyond campus boundaries they are protecting the habitat, managing natural resources and improving the quality of life for those in the congregation and the community. Remarkably, there is a wonderful irony among this new breed of green Catholic colleges and universities – regenerating themselves by conserving nature, sharing, and protecting the delicate balance of campus and global ecosystems.