JMU - Stewardship - What is JMU Doing?
The university will be an environmentally literate community whose members think critically and act, individually and collectively, as model stewards of the natural world. – A JMU Defining Characteristic
What is JMU doing?
Environmental stewardship at JMU is a defining characteristic:
The university will be an environmentally literate community whose members think critically and act, individually and collectively, as model stewards of the natural world.
Our three campus goals are:
1. Minimizing materials impact, emissions, toxins, solid waste, and consumption
2. Conserving, stewarding, and restoring natural systems
3. Advancing environmental literacy and engagement through research, education, and community programs
JMU has signed the Talloires Declaration and the American College & University President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). A campus emissions inventory has been completed and a climate action report submitted. JMU has adopted a variety of environmentally responsible policies and practices.
Select an area below for more details on JMU's efforts.
JMU Affiliation
JMU is a member of the following environmental organizations:
- US Green Building Council - www.usgbc.org/
- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education - http://www.aashe.org/
- National Council for Science and the Environment - http://ncseonline.org/
- Environmental Protection Agency Combined Heat and Power Partnership - http://www.epa.gov/chp/
- ENERGY STAR -http://www.energystar.gov/
- National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance - http://nciia.org/
