{"id":1850,"date":"2020-08-05T18:47:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=1850"},"modified":"2023-12-04T18:44:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T18:44:19","slug":"our-legacy-of-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/our-legacy-of-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Our legacy of sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Our Legacy of Sustainability<\/h1>\n<p>Northern Arizona University has long been recognized for its commitment to sustainability. NAU is nestled at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, named Dook&#8217;o&#8217;oos\u0142\u00ed\u00edd by the Din\u00e9, and surrounded by one of the largest ponderosa pine forests on Earth. This placement encourages the study of the environment and the complex interactions between humans and nature.<\/p>\n<p>In 1973, NAU became one of the nation\u2019s first universities to add an environmental studies degree to the curriculum; now more than two-thirds of the university\u2019s academic departments offer sustainability courses and we have a wide variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/sustainability-academic-programs\/\">academic programs<\/a> with a sustainability focus.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Earth Day 2022 newsletter, NAU President Jos\u00e9 Luis Cruz Rivera declared a climate emergency.\u00a0 Our engaged community understands that when it comes to advancing climate solutions with regional applications and global reach, NAU must lead the way. The whole announcement can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/NAUs-commitment-to-sustainability.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www7.nau.edu\/itep\/main\/Home\/\">Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals<\/a> (ITEP) was founded in 1992 to provide training and education programs in management of tribal environmental resources. In 2019 ITEP received a $3.2 million grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to help tribal communities predict how climate change can impact their environment, resources, and health\u2014and plan how to adapt.<\/li>\n<li>In 2007 NAU was a charter signatory for <a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/climate-action-guidance\/network\/\">Second Nature\u2019s American College &amp; University Presidents\u2019 Climate Commitment<\/a> (AUCUPCC), committing to reducing the university\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions.<\/li>\n<li>After signing AUCUPCC, NAU pledged that all new construction would be at least LEED Silver certified. NAU currently has <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/facility-services\/building-green\/\">15 LEED certified buildings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In 2008 the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/office-of-sustainability\/\">Office of Sustainability<\/a> was created, providing a home base for NAU\u2019s sustainability activities. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/environmental-caucus\/\">Environmental Caucus<\/a>\u2014a volunteer group tasked with promoting sustainability on campus\u2014also began in 2008.<\/li>\n<li>NAU initiated the Green Fund in 2010. The <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/nau-green-fund\/\">Green Fund<\/a> is supported by a per-semester fee approved by students. The Green Fund has now funded 80 projects with $2+ million allocated for sustainability projects across campus to date.<\/li>\n<li>In 2010 NAU initiated its first <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2018\/08\/ClimateActionPlan-ek-1.pdf\">Climate Action Plan: Carbon Neutrality<\/a>. Since then, the Office of Sustainability has renewed its commitment through its action plans for 2015 and <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/climate-action-plan\/\">2020<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In 2012 NAU received the <a href=\"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/sites\/default\/files\/BFU_Award_List_2019_ALL.pdf\">Gold award as a Bicycle Friendly University (BFU\u2120).<\/a> The League of American Bicyclist\u2019s BFU\u2120 program recognizes institutions of higher education for promoting and providing a more bikeable campus for students, staff, and visitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Meet the team<\/h3>\n<p>Learn more about the people behind NAU\u2019s sustainability efforts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"shortcode-button\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/office-of-sustainability-staff\/\">See the team<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<div>\n<!-- shortcode-block 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