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Lutes find trip to New Orleans inspiring, shocking Read Next Poetic imagery celebrates Earth Day COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate another

university to continue to live up to its stated mission to “care for the earth.”The university now utilizes three hybrid Prius vehicles – one used by Campus Safety, and two used by the office of Admission. Of the 15-or-so vehicles utilized by facilities management, many of the worst gas-guzzlers have been retired, with all-electric vans and grounds carts in their place. According to Dave Kohler, director of facilities management, in recent years, this emphasis has cut the average age of the PLU fleet by

, air travel contributes 19.4 percent of the university’s total carbon footprint. The goal of the groundbreaking pilot program, then, is to mitigate those air-mile carbon emissions—eventually helping PLU reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2020. To do that, PLU has partnered with Earth Deeds, a developing organization that is redefining the concept of offsetting one’s carbon footprint by reframing it as “onsetting.” “Aiming for carbon neutrality is important, but it is the bare minimum,” said PLU

to Lakes High School in Lakewood, Wash., to educate students about food waste and creating documentaries. “It’s great to connect with the community,” Lunka said. “It promotes a good cause and shows students what they can accomplish in college.” Waste Not will premiere on campus in the spring, in celebration with Earth Week, on April 23, 2015, in the Black Box Theatre. Read Previous Applications Open for Paid Sustainability Fellowships at PLU Read Next 11 PLU Students Attend Amazon’s First Annual

ensure that our present way of life leaves the world a better place for all. Additionally, PLU signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment in 2007, pledging to achieve carbon neutrality by 2020.Earth Day Lecture at PLUTuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural CenterAuthor, professor and cultural geographer Dr. Carolyn Finney will lecture on “This Patch of Soil: Race, Nature and Stories of Future Belonging.”PLU SustainabilityLearn more about

long-term successor is completed. Allan and Joanna are approachable, trusted leaders whose complementary skill sets are ideally suited to paving the way for a new president. I feel confident that these two individuals, supported by a depth of leadership on the President’s Council and a dedicated and committed faculty, will allow PLU’s mission, to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities and for the Earth, to continue to