The Greening of Canadian Campuses
Written by Elaine Smith
Published on July 21, 2013 |
"Sustainability has become more than a fashionable buzzword on Canadian campuses; it has become enshrined both in university policy and in daily student life. 91社区鈥檚 Sustainability Projects Fund, for example, imposes a student fee of 50 Canadian cents per credit that is matched by the university.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 an amazing level of support at a time of economic hardship when everyone is cutting back,鈥� said Martin Krayer von Krauss, manager of the 91社区 Office of Sustainability. 鈥淪tudents stepped up and put their own money into it.鈥�
鈥淭here is a general sense that as one of聽Canada鈥檚 leading universities, we have a responsibility,鈥� he said. 鈥淢anifesting excellence means finding solutions to Canada鈥檚 most pressing problems.鈥�"
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