Shenandoah University, a stalwart of The Princeton Review’s “Guide to Green Colleges,” has extended the reach of its sustainability efforts to middle and high school communities. Over spring break, the university hosted the KidWind Northern Virginia Regional Challenge – a renewable energy design and construction student competition. Two … [Read more...] about Shenandoah Further Supports Sustainability in Hosting KidWind Competition Faculty Member Also Assists KidWind Teams From Loudoun County
More Native Plants Coming to Cool Spring Grant funding will benefit the soil, birds, mammals, and insects
The Shenandoah University River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield in Clarke County, Virginia, will soon feature more native grasses and wildflowers, courtesy of grant funding. Shenandoah is receiving the assistance as a subrecipient of a grant awarded to the Rolling Ridge Conservancy from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Small … [Read more...] about More Native Plants Coming to Cool Spring Grant funding will benefit the soil, birds, mammals, and insects
Shenandoah’s Electric Car Culture Gets Charged Up A Group of Faculty, Staff Share Tips, Stories About Their Electric Vehicles
They call themselves the Electric Car Brigade: a small group of Shenandoah faculty and staff who bond over their love for charged cars, a cleaner planet and avoiding time at the pump. We love each other. We take care of each other. Electric cars are becoming more common, and we’re moving in the direction where we’re using renewable energy to … [Read more...] about Shenandoah’s Electric Car Culture Gets Charged Up A Group of Faculty, Staff Share Tips, Stories About Their Electric Vehicles
Shenandoah Ranks Among Nation’s List of Green Colleges University Featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges 2021 Edition
Shenandoah University is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review. Shenandoah is among 416 green colleges featured in “The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2021 Edition.” The guide was released on Oct. 20, and is free at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide. The university has made … [Read more...] about Shenandoah Ranks Among Nation’s List of Green Colleges University Featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges 2021 Edition
Shenandoah Shines With Solar Power System New rooftop solar installation is largest among all of Virginia’s higher-education institutes
Shenandoah University now boasts the largest rooftop solar power system of any Virginia college or university. 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: Alson H. Smith, Jr. Library | 126 panels at 2,580 square feet Ohrstrom-Bryant … [Read more...] about Shenandoah Shines With Solar Power System New rooftop solar installation is largest among all of Virginia’s higher-education institutes
Shenandoah University Hosts ‘Greenweek 2018’ Weeklong Sessions Reinforce Recycling, Sustainability and Energy Conservation
Shenandoah University students, faculty and staff took the university's "green" temperature with a series of sustainability-based events during the week leading up to Earth Day on April 22." “Greenweek 2018 is run by a few different entities that are all in support of sustainability initiatives on campus in support of, and in conjunction with, … [Read more...] about Shenandoah University Hosts ‘Greenweek 2018’ Weeklong Sessions Reinforce Recycling, Sustainability and Energy Conservation
Shenandoah University Sustainability Facts Educating and inspiring others to reduce, reuse and recycle
What makes Shenandoah University a sustainable community? Here are a few facts that demonstrate our commitment to educating and inspiring others to reduce, reuse and recycle with an emphasis on the related human impacts to the environment and making small changes that can make a big impact. Sustainability Facts Shenandoah was recently selected … [Read more...] about Shenandoah University Sustainability Facts Educating and inspiring others to reduce, reuse and recycle
University Efforts to Reforest River Campus Tributaries Highlighted by Chesapeake Forests Program
The Chesapeake Forests Program, an initiative of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, has highlighted university efforts to reforest the four short tributaries running off the Blue Ridge Mountains through the Shenandoah River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield and into the Shenandoah River. According to a post on the organization’s blog, “these … [Read more...] about University Efforts to Reforest River Campus Tributaries Highlighted by Chesapeake Forests Program
Shenandoah University Joins Cooperative Agreement to Pave the Way for Solar Energy
Implementing solar power on a college or university campus is quite a challenge – especially for institutions that lack the expertise and resources to traverse a path filled with regulatory considerations, technical designs and existing laws that govern solar energy. To address this challenge, Shenandoah University is one of 15 Council of … [Read more...] about Shenandoah University Joins Cooperative Agreement to Pave the Way for Solar Energy
Cool Spring Property Ceremony
Battlefield Preservation Effort – Provides Access to Historic SiteOn the brisk morning of April 23, 2013, Shenandoah University embarked on its newest venture— the preservation and protection of land along the Shenandoah River integral to the July 18, 1864, Battle of Cool Spring. These 195 acres of land, now known as the Shenandoah River Campus at … [Read more...] about Cool Spring Property Ceremony
