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Stockton College's Commitment to the Environment Earns the School National Recognition
The Princeton Review praised Galloway's "green college."
has been recognized nationally for its commitment to the environment.
The Princeton Review included Stockton in its "Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2012 Edition," released on Tuesday, April 17 in conjunction with the Center for Green Schools and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the school announced on Wednesday.
“Since its inception, Stockton has embraced sustainability and environmentally-responsible practices,” Stockton College President Herman J. Saatkamp said in a release. “We are New Jersey’s Green College, fostering accountability and stewardship in research, academic programs, and student learning in our community, nation and internationally. We are delighted to be recognized in the Guide to 322 Green Colleges.”
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Stockton is the only college or university in the nation located in a federally-protected Pinelands reserve. Stockton’s Nacote Creek Field station is near fresh and salt water estuaries and home to the Coastal Research Center, one of the nation’s leading resources for the study or beach erosion and restoration, the school said.
It was recognized for its various environmental initiatives, including:
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* one of the nation’s first and largest closed-loop geothermal heating and cooling systems;
* a new degree program in sustainability;
* a highly ranked environmental science and marine biology program; and
* an Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage System (ATES) that is the first of its kind in the nation.
The ATES was installed in 2008 and it educes the amount of energy used to cool Stockton’s buildings by storing cold water underground in the winter and drawing it back out in the summer, the school said.
“College-bound students are increasingly interested in sustainability issues,” Senior VP and Publisher of the Princeton Review Robert Franek said. “Nearly seven out of 10 (in a recent survey) told us that having information about a school’s commitment to the environment would influence their decision to apply to or attend the school.”
For more information on the guide or to download it, visit www.princetonreview.com
