{"id":43144,"date":"2019-09-16T13:30:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T17:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=43144"},"modified":"2019-09-19T11:36:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T15:36:16","slug":"emu-ranked-among-sierra-clubs-cool-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2019\/emu-ranked-among-sierra-clubs-cool-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU ranked among Sierra Club\u2019s \u2018Cool Schools\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Sierra Club recently recognized Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s strong commitment to environmentalism and sustainability with a \u201cCool Schools\u201d ranking<\/a>. The results of the 13th annual ranking was announced earlier this week by Sierra<\/em> magazine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In part, the ranking comes from regional leadership at the cutting edge of solar energy innovation and collaboration, enthusiastic student involvement in environmental efforts (including a 2018 student-funded solar project that expanded EMU\u2019s solar capacity by 65 percent<\/a>), curricular integration of sustainability, LEED certified-buildings, five campus gardens and many other initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMU earned 191st out of 282 schools participating. Though the ranking competition is open to all four-year and two-year educational institutions in the United States, only those institutions who have achieved a valid Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) rating within the last three years are eligible for evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n