Sustainability at Shenandoah

Through a partnership with the solar power company Secure Futures, of Staunton, Virginia, a total of 1,337 solar panels are spread across three buildings:

The James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center now houses 982 panels at 20,106 square feet.

Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre now houses 229 panels at 4,689 square feet.

Alson H. Smith, Jr. Library now houses 126 panels at 2,580 square feet.

As a part of the Zero Impact Fund, Shenandoah University was selected out of more than 60 proposals to receive funding that will work to increase sustainability efforts on campus by creating a composting project for the Village apartments.

PepsiCo Recycling’s Zero Impact Fund aims to help schools across the country reach their sustainability goals by awarding up to $10,000 to support eco-innovations that increase sustainability on campus. In its second year, 19 schools were chosen for their unique and innovative proposals. For more information on the PepsiCo Recycling Zero Impact Fund and other winning proposals, visit PepsiCoRecycling.com.

The composting project collected just over 155 pounds of compost from the Village apartments for the Fall 2018 semester. Fertile compost will be used in the campus garden and at the Cool Spring property garden.