At Â鶹ֱ²¥, sustainability means providing high-quality applied education and training that meets the needs of students, employees, and the communities in which we operate today, while protecting and enhancing the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future.
As a postsecondary institution, Â鶹ֱ²¥ first made sustainability a key strategic priority in 2009 and has identified with the importance of reducing impacts on the environment. Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s definition of sustainability is based on the Bruntland Commission report, created by the United Nations (UN), Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future.
Spring has sprung at Â鶹ֱ²¥, and over 135 nature lovers converged on the Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake for the ninth annual Bioblitz on Saturday, April 13. Bioblitz drew Â鶹ֱ²¥ students, expert faculty, and volunteers from the community together to identify and catalogue as many species as possible, from bugs to birds, to […]
Every minute, the beauty industry sends 877 pounds of waste to the landfill. The Â鶹ֱ²¥ Teaching Salon is helping to change that. This spring, Â鶹ֱ²¥ received Green Circle Salons certification, implementing an extensive waste recycling system and education program for students in Â鶹ֱ²¥â€™s Hairstyling program. The Green Circle program works to recycle, recover or […]
