Awards and Recognition
Sustainability is nothing new at UW Oshkosh. Since 2002, the University has participated in green sustainable initiatives and has received national recognition from respected organizations. Here are UW Oshkosh’s most recent awards and recognitions:
AASHE STARS Gold Rating in 2012
The University was the 25th institution to date in North America and the first in Wisconsin to earn the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) “Gold” rating.
Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges
In 2011 the Princeton Review announced UW Oshkosh, for the second year in a row, earned a place in its “Guide to 311 Green Colleges,” a spotlight of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada “that dmonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities, and career preparation.” Read more…
UWO Finishes 14th in Nation in 2011 RecycleMania Tournament
The University finished first in Wisconsin and 14th in the U.S. out of 288 colleges and universities in the Grand Champion Competition of “RecycleMania,” an annual 10-week, waste reduction challenge pitting campuses big and small against one another in a test of their campus recycling and waste-reduction efforts. Read more…
Tree Campus USA Recognition
UW Oshkosh achieved Tree Campus USA recognition for its dedication to campus forestry management in 2010 and again in 2011. There are five standards set by the Arbor Day Foundation that UWO had to meet in order to receive Tree Campus USA status. Read more…
Top Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Location
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded UW Oshkosh the top WIAC spot in its annual Green Power Challenge. The University’s nearly 6.5 million kilowatt hours of green power consumption in 2010 beat out its lone WIAC competitor, UW-Stevens Point, which used more than 4.1 million green kilowatt-hours.
Sierra Club Ranks UWO 35th Nationally for Sustainability Efforts
In August 2010, Sierra Club released its annual Cool Schools rankings, based on the “greenness” of participating universities, with UW Oshkosh ranked 35th in the nation. The Cool Schools ranking is open to all four-year undergraduate colleges and universities in the nation, and UWO received a perfect 10 score in administration, a score of 9.5 in other initiatives, and scores of eight and nine in academics, purchasing and waste management. Read more…
First University in the USA to declare as a Fair Trade University
In 2008 UWO took declared itself a Fair Trade University, following a model developed in the UK. The campus has built relationships between campus dining and retail operations, students, faculty, staff and administrators to expand awareness and availibility of Fair Trade products on campus. Read more…
