Being Green Nets Honour
Monday, April 22, 2013 @ 11:56 AM
Prince George, B.C. – Another honour for the University of Northern B.C. for it’s green policies.
For the second straight year, UNBC has been labelled one of the 50 “green” employers in the country.
The list is put together by the editors of “Canada’s Top 100 Employers” project.
The selections recognize employers who “ “lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness through their implementation of earth-friendly initiatives and are attracting people to their institutions due to their environmental leadership.”
UNBC was chosen for several reasons including:
· A commitment to become "Canada’s Green University" through the integration of sustainability programs and projects in its teaching, research, operations and community engagement
· Has a "Green University Planning Committee" composed of senior administrators, faculty members, students and campus groups, including the Prince George Public Interest Research Group and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
· A fund that is financed through campus parking revenues (raising $50,000 each academic year) to promote sustainability on campus
· Has a "Green University Centre" staffed by three full-time employees: an Energy Technician, a Sustainability Manager, and a Program Coordinator, who oversee a variety of green initiatives across the campus
· Biomass gasification facility that uses local wood residue to produce clean, renewable energy and is built to LEED Gold standards
UNBC is the only organization from Northern BC to make the list, and one of just 4 Canadian research-intensive universities on the list. The others are UBC, York University, the University of Alberta.
Comments
It take a lot of $$Green$$ to be a green university.
I doubt if they can get an award for attracting full time undergraduate students. Do they give out awards for no growth in student enrolments??
So you build the uni out in the middle of nowhere up a hill which limits access then charge parking to a captive audience to feed the green industry. Yep yep lots of Piled Higher and Deeper.
My opinion is that this will be the greenest university in about 10 years, when nature starts to reclaim the shuttered buildings.
When poor management causes the closure of this ill-conceived monstrosity, it will become a carbon sink. This university is way over priced and churning out low quality graduates. I think it’s an embarrassment.
Low quality graduates? Have you worked your rear end off in a university class lately? Sure, UNBC isn’t a Harvard or other intense institution, but to say such a statement shows a massive amount of disrespect for those who are earning these “low quality” degrees. I was always taught to respect our elders, but I was also taught to not to step aside when something is wrong and disrespectful. UNBC has great professors with great achievements under them, and I am glad to have such an influence in this city. They truly pass in their passion and drive to student who care, and as such, it has made a significant impact on our city, and those around us.
Sine Nomine, give your head a shake and get out of that disrespectful mind frame. Respect for everyone is important, and remember, one day, we will be making the decisions that you have to make now. Would you rather us be uneducated rednecks like we have today, or people with brains in our heads and drive in our step to get things done? Your call. For now.
This school is a sham. They admit people to their MBA program without undergrad degrees. The only reason a school would do that is to make money at the expense of educational integrity. I’ve had the opportunity to work with some of these graduates and their business savy is seriously underwhelming. Most of our post secondary institutions are run based on a profit model now, so it’s not surprising that the education people are leaving school with isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.
So then don’t insult those who work for years at getting an education. They may be spending a lot of money for what you think is a sham, but who are you to criticize someone else’s decision to get a higher education? If you have a problem with the school, that’s fine. But don’t insult, and disrespect the people who are striving to make your world better.
So then don’t insult those who work for years at getting an education. They may be spending a lot of money for what you think is a sham, but who are you to criticize someone else’s decision to get a higher education? If you have a problem with the school, that’s fine. But don’t insult, and disrespect the people who are striving to make your world better.
Littleone. Before you get to carried away with your diatribe on respect you might want to review some of your statements.
Ie;* uneducated rednecks like we have today, or people with brains in their heads *
In other words, brainless, uneducated rednecks.
That is what you call being respectful???
As far as the University goes it is mainly funded by tax dollars, and needs to be fiscally responsible. Is it??
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