St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked 6th in the Top 50 Green Colleges in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 375 Green Colleges, a listing of the most environmentally responsible colleges. Colleges are chosen based on data from the guide’s 2016-17 survey of hundreds of four-year colleges concerning the schools’ commitments to the environment and Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Receives River Champion Award
On Sunday, June 4, on behalf of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, President Tuajuanda C. Jordan was given the River Champion Award by the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association during its annual “A River Affair” celebration. The celebration took place on the State House lawn overlooking the St. Mary’s River. This is the Find out more »
Arbor Day Foundation honors St. Mary’s College with 2015 Tree Campus USA recognition
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been honored with 2015 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. “Students are eager to volunteer in their communities and become better stewards of the environment,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Participating in Tree Find out more »
St. Mary’s College designated conference champion in EPA’s green power challenge
Today, St. Mary’s College of Maryland announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized it as an Individual Conference Champion of the 2015-16 College and University Green Power Challenge for using more green power than any other school in the Capital Athletic Conference. Since April 2006, EPA’s Green Power Partnership has tracked and recognized Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Signs American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge
Today, St. Mary’s College of Maryland announces that it has joined more than 200 universities and colleges in signing the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge. The pledge, sponsored by the White House, demonstrates support for strong climate action as world leaders take up the issue during the United Nations Conference on Climate Change now Find out more »
Community in a Cookbook
Upon graduating from St. Mary’s College on May 16, senior David Kersey will move to Pennsylvania to help on his family-run organic farm, with longer-term plans for the Peace Corps. But before the move and before graduation day, like many of his peers, he will hand in a semester-long project for a sustainability practicum course he Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Saves 6,393 kWh in Campus Conservation Nationals Competition
Today, St. Mary’s College of Maryland announced the results of its participation in the fifth annual Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) competition, a nationwide effort among colleges and universities to conserve electricity and water. In just three weeks—April 5 to 26—St. Mary’s College students, faculty, and staff saved a total of 6,393 kilowatt hours, resulting in Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Ranked Among Top Green Colleges
St. Mary’s College of Maryland is one of the 353 most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features St. Mary’s College in the 2015 edition of its downloadable book, “The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges,” published April 16—a few days before the April 22 celebration of Earth Find out more »
St. Mary’s College to Compete in the World’s Largest Electricity, Water Reduction Competition
Students at St. Mary’s College prepare to make a big impact during Green Cup 2015 Beginning April 5, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland community will tackle the problem of energy and water conservation. For three weeks, students, faculty, and staff will participate in Green Cup by changing their behavior to save electricity and water, Find out more »
Tree Campus USA®
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been honored with 2014 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and sponsored by Toyota to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest Find out more »