Sustainability at UNG

The University of North Georgia is committed to advancing our role as a regional sustainability leader through modeling sustainability practices and innovations that can be shared with others in our service region.

We recognize well-organized student engagement as the foundation of successful sustainability programs at universities across the world. Sustainability leadership at UNG cultivates experiential learning towards applied projects that improve campus and community sustainability. Sustainability leaders learn the skills needed in building a better world.

Learn More About Our Sustainability Efforts

Annual Earth Day celebration returns

The annual Earth Day celebration hosted by the Department of Biology and its co-partners is scheduled to return on April 17.

Managed print system is saving money and trees

New printers saving money

The new managed print system has saved UNG students more than $1,200 and 1.6 trees in unclaimed printing since the beginning of the fall 2021 semester. Information Technology estimates savings will total

Hometown Harvest gets grant for outdoor classroom

Gardens get grant for outdoor class

The Hometown Harvest program received a $3,000 grant from the Whole Kids Foundation to create an outdoor classroom behind the Historic Vickery House and increase vegetable production. Founded by Whole

Arbor Day Foundation awards university with Tree Campus recognition

For the fifth straight year, the University of North Georgia (UNG) earned the Tree Campus Higher Education recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management. Currently, 403 campuses across

Water Lab relocates to Environmental Leadership Center building

The UNG Water Quality Trend Monitoring Lab moved to a new home inside the Environmental Leadership Center this spring.

Fresh vegetables from UNG's garden feed Lumpkin County students

Fresh radishes, tomatoes, onions, and an assortment of herbs were a few items the University of North Georgia (UNG) supplied the school system this summer and into the fall. The vegetables and herbs were

UNG receives STARS bronze rating for sustainability achievements

The University of North Georgia (UNG) has been recognized for its sustainability achievements by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). UNG earned the bronze

Tree Campus USA recognizes UNG for fourth straight year

UNG has been designated as a 2019 Tree Campus USA for helping the trees across all five campuses multiply and remain in good health.

Free workshops to give public insight about Georgia ecosystem

Two University of North Georgia (UNG) faculty members in the Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA) will teach the general public how to preserve the health of northeast Georgia through

State group designates UNG as Tree Campus

For the third straight year, the University of North Georgia (UNG) has been designated as a Tree Campus USA by the Georgia Forestry Commission. Dr. Allison Bailey said this time it is much more than a

Students share work with leading entomologist

Stacie James, program coordinator for the University of North Georgia (UNG) Environmental Leadership Center, was one of three panelists at a recent U.S. Forest Service Hope for the Hemlocks Foothills Science

Kent awarded for community contributions

Rosann Kent, director of the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Appalachian Studies Center and lecturer in the College of Education, has received two awards for contributions to the community in Lumpkin

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President’s Committee on Sustainability

Committee Role	Name	Title
Co-Chair	Todd Bermann	Associate VP, Facilities
Co-Chair	Jeffrey Landgren	Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Member at Large	Vacant
Member at Large	Vacant
Member at Large	Linda Rowland	Director, Institutional Research
Member at Large	Adam Strzemienski	Director, Facilities & Operations - South
Member at Large	Derek Leonard	Interim Associate VP Real Estate & Auxiliary Services
Member at Large	Ashlee McCaskill	Environmental Leadership Center Director
Blue Ridge Campus Representative	Robert H. Scott	Associate Professor, History, Anthropology, & Philosophy
Cumming Campus Representative	William McBrayer	IESA
Dahlonega Campus Representative	Hugh Scott	Lecturer, Management & Marketing
Gainesville Campus Representative	Rachel Hughes	Biology Department
Oconee Campus Representative	Susan Brantley	Senior Lecturer, Biology
Student Government Association Representative	Shabnam Rezai	VP SGA Gainesville
Sustainability Club	Emily Hewatt	President of Sustainability Club