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The Coca Cola Recycling Educational Vehicle came to Lynn on
Nov. 18 to educate the Lynn community about recycling.  

Check out this Going Green slideshow.

Vision: A sustainable campus environment to benefit students, faculty, staff and community
Mission: The Sustainability Committee seeks to enhance the university's mission by creating a sustainable campus environment with focus on conservation, commitment, community and education.
Core Values: Conservation, Commitment, Community, Environment and Education
Discipline Focuses: The commitee has 5 discipline areas: Community and Education, Energy and Transportation, Landscape and Ecology, Water, Waste and Materials.

Community and Education

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Renewable energy discussed; next speaker set
Mon, November 11 2013   10:07 AM
Renewable energy was the topic of the Sustainability Speaker Series with Buck Martinez, FPL senior director of clean energy project on Nov. 7. The next in the series is Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. with Keene Haywood, director of the University of Mia...
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Energy and Transportation

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UCar Share vehicles rack up the miles
Fri, November 15 2013   10:24 AM
Throughout the month of October, the uhaulCarShare vehicles logged 166 hours and 1,136 miles. Car sharing gives students transportation options while working to reducing the overall impact to the environment. Find the vehicle stations in the Christine...
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Bikes available to use for free
Tue, September 10 2013   4:24 PM
There are 8 bikes on campus available for any student to use – for FREE. Just head on over to the security shack and sign one out. Riding bikes is not only beneficial to the environment, but is good exercise, too!
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Landscape and Ecology

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New plants added to the Butterfly Garden
Mon, March 18 2013   4:22 PM
During J-Term the following plants were added to our Butterfly Garden. These four plants attract butterflies and are a food source for them:
- Yellow Lantana plants
- Pink Pentas
- Jatropha Trees
- Firebush
Milkweed which attracts Monarchs and Coontie Palm...
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Green News

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Lynn dedicates the Benjamin Olewine III Preserve
Mon, November 11 2013   10:22 AM
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Lynn University officials dedicated the 11.59-acre Benjamin Olewine III Preserve, located on the southwest portion of Lynn's campus. The preserve is home to Florida scrub, the oldest plant community in Florida. It will provide ...
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Coca Cola to bring recycling vehicle to campus
Thu, October 31 2013   2:30 PM
  The Coca Cola Recycling Educational Vehicleis coming to Lynn Nov. 18. It will be parked on the lawn to north of Perper Plaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This small RV which includes interactive displays, games, contest and prizes, travels througho...
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Water

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Lynn takes action to preserve water on campus
Thu, February 14 2013   2:58 PM

The National Intelligence Council Global Trends: 2030 projects a 40% increase in demand for food and water by 2030 and nearly 50% of the world's population will live in areas with limited access to food and water.  These scarcities will wor...

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Materials and Waste

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New office recyling program instituted
Wed, May 1 2013   1:39 PM

As part of Lynn University’s Going Green Initiative, a new Office Recycling Program was instituted on April 29. All Lynn University employees now will recycle within their personal work space. Currently, each employee has a wastebasket und...

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Material from Ritter recycled
Thu, February 14 2013   3:17 PM
Did You Know? 92% of the materials collected from the demolition of the Ritter Academic Center were recycled. Plans for the new building call for a LEED design in Lynn's continuing efforts to improve sustainability.
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