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Sustainability in the News
University Printing Services Receives Forest Stewardship Council National Certification
California State University, Chico’s University Printing Services has been awarded Forest Stewardship Council chain-of-custody certification by Scientific Certification Systems (certificate number SCS-COC-001517), supporting CSU, Chico’s campuswide commitment to sustainability.
CSU, Chico is one of the first universities in the country to receive this certification.
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international organization that promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world’s forests. The chain-of-custody certification means that products by CSU, Chico’s Printing Services bearing the FSC trademark meet strict tracking requirements ensuring that they come from responsibly-managed forests.
The complete news release is available online.
The Paul Maslin Award was created in 2001 to honor Paul (now a professor emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences) for his work with students along Big Chico Creek. Paul was the first recipient of the award as presented by the AS Environmental Affairs Council in 2001. This year’s recipient goes to Robyn DiFalco, AS Recycling and Sustainability Programs Coordinator.
Robyn DiFalco is an alumna of CSU, Chico and a former Commissioner of Environmental Affairs. She helped to start the AS Recycling program in 1996, and she is an advisor and impetus for such events as Recyclemania, which is a part of a nationwide competition between campuses to see who can divert the most trash from our landfills. She also oversees projects such as the Take Back the Tap Campaign, which promotes the elimination of bottled water, Recycle Week which offers recycling and composting workshops, shows environmental films, and lectures and presentations on various aspects of sustainable living. Therefore, it is with great honor that the Environmental Affairs Council recognizes Robyn DiFalco for the 2008 Paul Maslin Environmental Stewardship Award.
Fueling Innovation
Chico State students keep plugging away at biodiesel project
Last year, Foust and 21 other manufacturing technology students won the grand prize at the Western Tool Exposition and Conference, or WESTEC, for creating and presenting the processor that turns animal fats and vegetable oil into fuel.
Chico News and Review 3/6/08 story
Sustainable Business Partnership Kick-Off Conference
In a community-wide effort to develop a sustainable community, the City of Chico, CSU, Chico's Institute for Sustainable Development, and the Chico Chamber of Commerce Community Corporation gathered together at Sierra Nevada Brewery on March 10, 2008 to share ideas and collaborate. To see our brochure from this event please click here.
CSU, Chico to Help Pilot Sustainability Rating System for Higher Education
California State University, Chico is among 91 colleges and universities in North America that have been selected to participate in the pilot phase of a rating system for sustainability in higher education.
The program was developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The self-assessment system, called STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System), officially begins this week. Continute Reading...
Students Plant Seeds of Change
The students of The Cause house work to live a sustainable lifestyle. This outlook on life earned them the $6,000 Jack Rawlins Environmental Prize in 2007 for their work in sustainability. The Cause received the prize at the This Way to Sustainability Conference III in November.
See full story from 2/14/08 Inside Chico State (written by the Institute for Sustainable Development student intern Stephanie Tombrink)