Topping the Green List

Chico State has become the CSU’s leading campus in environmental education and sustainability programs.

• Chico State made The Princeton Review’s 2011 "Guide to Green Colleges," honoring campuses that "demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities, and career preparation."
• The 2011 California Sustainability in Higher Education conference gave awards to three campus sustainability programs: Associated Students Zero Waste Policy, AS Student Sustainability Collaborative, and energy consumption monitoring for the Student Services Center.
• Yahoo News listed Chico State as one of the top five ‘Green’ Colleges in America in September 2011.
• The Gateway Science Museum earned a LEED Gold rating in 2011 for its water conservation methods, use of natural light, and use of wood products certified as sustainably forested. Two homes built in 2010 for the Blitz Build Project also received LEED Gold certification in 2011. And Sutter Hall, the new five-story residence hall with a state-of-the-art dining facility, received a Gold rating in 2011 for energy efficiency.
• The Wildcat Recreation Center received a LEED Gold rating in 2010 for its sustainable and environmentally conscious features.
• Chico State’s annual "This Way to Sustainability" is the nation’s largest student-run conference.
• The DailyGreen website’s "12 of the Greenest College Cafeterias" (2009) features Chico State. In 2008, the website profiled Chico in its "10 of the Greenest Colleges of America" story.
• Chico State and Zipcar car-sharing service launched a car-sharing program on campus in 2009. Chico is the second CSU campus to partner with Zipcar. Five self-service Zipcars are available for rent 24/7.
• Chico ranked 34th on the Sierra Club’s 2009 "Cool Schools" list. The rankings rate categories such as energy efficiency, waste management, and transportation policies. Chico was the only CSU campus among the 135 U.S. colleges and universities on the list. Chico was also featured in the 2008 list.
• Chico’s Green Campus Program (2008) won a CSU Best Practices Award for Student Energy Efficiency.