Next week, the UNC family will celebrate Campus Sustainability Day at the Frank Porter Graham Student Union. 

Cindy Shea, director of the sustainability office at UNC, says this event will observe why UNC is one of the leaders in waste and energy management. 

The event will take place next Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on campus.  A few highlights will be a special presentation of the 2009 Biennial Campus Sustainability Report followed by remarks from Chancellor Holden Thorp.  The 2009 report references many of UNC’s achievements in sustainability which includes the newly dedicated reclaimed water system, the North Carolina Botanical Garden’s Education Center; more impressively, UNC recently received stimulus funding to create an energy frontier research center that focuses on the next generation of solar fuels. UNC also received an “A minus” on the campus sustainability report card issued by the Sustainable Endowments Institute earlier this year.  Shea adds that this recognition reflects the hard work of the Tar Heel family. 

In addition attendees will also have the chance to record their “Carolina Green” Pledge to become more sustainable.