Longwood's GreenCampus efforts are focused on
making our campus more environmentally
sustainable.

Longwood University's Values:

An aesthetically pleasing community

• The preservation of green spaces
  
• A minimization of waste and litter
  
• A campus environment respectful of local
  ecosystems and the watershed
  
• The quality of our air and water
  
• The conservation of resources
  
• The University's responsibility to educate
  people about environmental sustainability
  issues
  
• The University's responsibility to improve the
  quality of people's lives through heightened
  awareness and changed behaviors.
  

History of GreenCampus

In February 2006, the President of Longwood
University, Dr. Patricia Cormier, established the
Longwood University Committee for a Sustainable
Environment.

In a world of increasing demands and diminishing
resources, it is imperative that we, the academic
community, do our part to ensure that future
generations have opportunities equal to those afforded
us. Regardless of the positive strides already taken, it
is time for Longwood University to develop its own
guidelines for environmental sustainability. To this
end, I am establishing a standing committee of the
University, henceforth to be known as the Longwood
University Committee for a Sustainable Environment.
This committee will:

• Promote environmental awareness among
  faculty, staff, and students.
  
• Make realistic and achievable program and
  policy recommendations to the President of the
  University designed to:
  
  • Promote sound environmental
    stewardship practices;
    
  • Promote throughout the University
    community the conservation of
    resources, energy efficiency, waste
    reduction and recycling, pollution
    prevention, increased reliance on
    renewable resources, and other
    measures consistent with sustainable
    living;
    
  • Further long-range environmental
    planning by the University, as well as;
    
  • Assist the University in carrying out its
    civic responsibilities in the area of the
    environment.
    

As Citizen Leaders, it is imperative that we embrace
our environment and walk boldly into a clean and
green future."

--Patricia Cormier, PhD