{"id":1711,"date":"2014-02-18T12:29:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T17:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=1711"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:50:09","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/sustainability\/commitment\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1711_852819-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1711_852819-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1711_852819-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:100px;padding-bottom:60px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id1711_852819-e8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id1711_852819-e8 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:450px;}.kb-row-layout-id1711_852819-e8 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preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path style=\"opacity: 0.33\" d=\"M1000 95L0 0v100h1000v-5z\"><\/path><path style=\"opacity: 0.66\" d=\"M1000 95L0 27.056V100h1000v-5z\"><\/path><path d=\"M1000 95L0 54.113V100h1000v-5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1711_fd1289-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column1711_fd1289-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1711_fd1289-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1711_fd1289-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1711_fd1289-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column1711_fd1289-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > 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Story<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1711_67548a-4b .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1711_67548a-4b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1711_67548a-4b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:2px;}.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:35px;padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:35px;padding-left:35px;}.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-right:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-bottom:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-left:10px solid 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.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-right:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-bottom:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-left:10px solid #8ed1fc;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:1px solid #eee;border-right:1px solid #eee;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;border-left:10px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:2px;}.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-right:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-bottom:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-left:10px solid #003263;}.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-right:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-bottom:1px solid #d6d6d6;border-left:10px solid #8ed1fc;}.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:1px solid #eee;border-right:1px solid #eee;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;border-left:10px solid #003263;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone um-UMAccentBlueAccordion\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id1711_5595d3-4d kt-accordion-has-3-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane1711_a7f1c7-8b\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>1865-1999<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><strong>1865<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maine College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts designated as a Land Grant Institution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1872<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Women admitted into all curricula<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1887<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station was founded as a division of the institution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1897<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maine College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts renamed as the University of Maine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1903<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Edith Marion Patch, UMaine\u2019s first woman scientist, arrives in Orono to start the Entomology Department<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1912<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Initiation of the Maine Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1934<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fay Hyland Arboretum established<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1971<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine receives first Sea Grant of $100,300<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1972<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine professor Frank Eggert conducts research into organic growing methods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1973<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine Institute for Quaternary Studies founded (now called Climate Change Institute)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1980<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine joins bi-state Sea Grant program with New Hampshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1986<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine Sustainable Agriculture program created<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1988<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine offers BS in Sustainable Agriculture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1994<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Black Bear Food Guild established<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane1711_34ecd3-bf\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>2000-2009<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><strong>2000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maine Harvest for Hunger program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Advanced Structures and Composites Center opens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2001<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine Green Bikes program initiated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2003<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine Dining adopts computerized ordering system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine campus designated as an Arboretum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formation of the UMaine Sustainability Alliance (CCI student initiative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2004<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ENERGY STAR purchases required campuswide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continuous Commissioning (Cimetrics) for major science and research buildings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expansion of natural gas service on campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 19 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First Orono Community Garden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine designated as a standalone National Sea Grant College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Campus Carpool program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extensive campus lighting upgrades (energy efficient lights &amp; electric timers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2005<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>LEED silver standards applied to all new campus construction projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 hybrid-electric vehicles added to University fleet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expansion of University-sponsored bus service to multiple local towns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 22 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formation of the UMaine Green Campus Initiative (eco-reps)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partnership with Clean Air Cool Planet to develop GHG emissions inventory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heating controls installed in resident rooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switch to LED emergency exit lights<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine $300,000 Green Loan Fund created<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2006<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Signed the State of Maine Governor\u2019s Carbon Challenge (CO2 10% below 2005 levels by 2010)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute receives $6.9M EPSCoR grant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced Structures and Composites Center awarded LEED Certification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Environmental Solutions Initiative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 29 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steam plant &amp; steam distribution system efficiency upgrades<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campuswide energy audits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completed comprehensive GHG emissions inventory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine implements Anti-Idling Policy for vehicles on campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Green Team founded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine hires utility\/energy supervisor to manage energy consumption on campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining installs dishroom pulper saving 400 gallons H2O per day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 87 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Signs the American College and University Presidents\u2019 Climate Commitment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low-flow shower heads installed in residence halls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation of environmental purchasing procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recycling efforts reduce waste stream by 45%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alfond Arena lighting upgrade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Custodial staff use \u201cGreen Cleaning\u201d products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2008<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine receives the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine hires full-time Sustainability Coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Governor\u2019s Carbon Challenge goals achieved 2 years ahead of schedule (CO2 10% below 2005 levels)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foster Center for Student Innovation awarded LEED Silver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 75 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Balance Student Recreation Center awarded LEED Silver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Occupancy sensors and high-efficiency lighting installed in resident rooms and throughout residence halls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Green Loan Fund officially ratified<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2009<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine dining switches to centralized production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Black Bear Orono Express shuttle service begins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GCI revives Blue Bikes program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine develops award-winning Campus Master Plan focused on sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wells Conference Center awarded LEED Silver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maine\u2019s Sustainability Solutions Initiative receives $20M NSF EPSCoR Grant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 127 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formation of the DeepCwind Consortium funded by the Department of Energy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Central Steam Plant begins transition to natural gas fuel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane1711_4b561c-61\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>2010-present<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine dining commons go trayless<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completed installation of 600kW back-pressure turbine in Central Steam Plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine receives special recognition award from U.S. Green Building Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 139 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine releases its Climate Action Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Second Nature Climate Leadership Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Princeton Review Green Honor Roll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zero-Sort single stream recycling implemented campuswide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine builds new bike path<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 204 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alfond Arena renovation and energy retrofit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>President Ferguson elected to serve on ACUPCC Steering Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terrell House Permaculture Living and Learning Center established<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Princeton Review Green Honor Roll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine dining commons switch to unlimited access<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offshore Wind Laboratory awarded LEED Gold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New 60,000 lb\/hr boiler completes 100% natural gas conversion at Central Steam Plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 202 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On-campus advanced&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2013\/01\/14\/plate-to-plant\/\">composting facility<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trash production down 35% since 2007<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recycling up by 37% since 2007<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy use down 5% since 2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GHG Emissions down 20% since 2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Greens grows \u201clocal\u201d food on campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine deploys VolturnUS 1:8, first concrete-composite floating wind turbine in the world<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nutting Hall energy retrofit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stewart Commons renovations (New Media Center)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine receives EPA Environmental Merit Award in partnership with Second Nature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 156 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine joins the EPA Food Recovery Challenge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining diverts approximately 97% of its food waste from landfills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus-wide sustainability and energy awareness programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Umaine Dining sources 17% of food locally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine diverted approximately 1077 Tons of waste from landfills\/incinerators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>President\u2019s Council on Sustainability holds inaugural meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine initiates Zero-Waste protocol at large campus events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine joins EPA Waste Wise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>President Ferguson elected to Vice Chair of the ACUPCC Steering Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 218 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Maine Foundation votes to increase Green Loan Fund to $500,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phase 1 of the Terrell House PLLC community garden completed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>University of Maine System Board of Trustees votes to divest endowment from coal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine achieves 2nd Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty Senate votes to support full divestment from fossil fuels within 5 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 200 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine recognized by EPA for its success in keeping food waste out of landfills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Government votes to support full divestment from fossil fuels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First Level-2 electric vehicle charging station installed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parking Services sells its first faculty\/staff electric vehicle parking\/charging permit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creation of the UMaine Green Revolving Fund brings UMaine Green Funds total to $1,000,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Office of Sustainability hires half-time Outreach Coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Power Dialog: Maine\u2019s Energy Future, conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PEAC professional development event: Fundamentals of Sustainability, with host Jaimie Cloud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 219 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two Level-2 electric vehicle charging stations installed for student use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 President\u2019s Campus Leadership Award presented to the UMaine Green Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maine Day BBQ Zero-Waste event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zero-Sort recycling and composting introduced at UMaine football games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine water use reduced by 32% from 2007 to 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maine\u2019s public universities achieve a ten-year, 34% reduction in carbon emissions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental, Social, &amp; Governance (ESG) principles now taken under consideration when completing asset allocation and investment manager reviews in the UMS Managed Investment Pool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine achieves 20% local food served on campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine\/MPES\/Americorps coalition focusing on energy efficiency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 209 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zero-Sort recycling at UMaine football games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inaugural issue of Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Unplugged: dorm energy saving challenge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hired new full-time Sustainability Coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second Nature award: Leading With Distinction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Green Office Certification Program initiated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine\/MPES\/Americorps coalition focusing on energy efficiency for 2nd consecutive year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Five Green Loan Fund projects completed to date, saving UMaine more than $55,000 annually<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd issue of Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zero-Sort recycling at UMaine football games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 165 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Bear\u2019s Den switches all to-go containers to plant-based compostable bioplastic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained 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category<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 145 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second Nature award: Leading With Distinction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Four ongoing Green Fund energy savings projects generating a combined annual savings of $66,829 and a combined lifetime savings of $892,522<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine has committed to approximately 27,000,000 kWh of renewable energy generation per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine recognized again as a \u201cTop Performer\u201d in the Sustainable Campus Index grounds category<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine MEAP Campus Compact\/Americorps coalition focusing on energy efficiency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 57 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3.15 kW solar PV installation on the UMaine Terrell House<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Published 2020 issue of Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine featured as one of SIERRA\u2019s 2020 Cool Schools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Published 2021 issue of Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability \u2013 our largest issue yet!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining achieves 23.7% local food spend (24.4% achieved systemwide)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 62 metric tonnes of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine MEAP Campus Compact\/Americorps coalition focusing on energy efficiency for 2nd consecutive year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine recognized again as a \u201cTop Performer\u201d in the Sustainable Campus Index grounds category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMaine ranked among the top 50 U.S. campuses in the Campus Race to Zero Waste Food Organics competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMS divests all direct equity and fixed income investments in fossil fuels by June 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMS will&nbsp;make no new direct investments in fossil fuels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Published 2022 issue of Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMS commits to divest from actively managed commingled and mutual fund fossil fuel investments by 2030<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining achieves 25% (25.96%) local food spend almost three years ahead of schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four more public Level-2 electric vehicle charging stations installed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center built to LEED Certified standards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ongoing Green Fund projects with annual savings of over $400,000 to date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13.5 Million kWh of renewable electricity purchased<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts 75,000 pounds of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus grounds managed sustainably using onsite-generated compost and without the use of fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Campus Compact\/Americorps Campus Climate Action Corps coalition focusing on energy efficiency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured in Princeton Review\u2019s Green Colleges Guide (one of the top 50 Green Colleges in the nation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Published 2023 issue of Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduced our Scope 1 &amp; 2 GHG emissions 46% below 2005 levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ongoing Green Fund projects have abated over 1000 metric tons of CO<sub>2<\/sub>e to date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UMaine Dining composts over 131,000 pounds of food waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topanga ReusePass Reusable Container Program reduces 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