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Waste Audit Results

October 19, 2018
The Sustainable YoU, Sustainable World class, taught by Associate Professor Katy Chapman, recently conducted a waste audit of the various academic areas

Healthy Communities, Healthy Lives Focus of Alumna DeAndra Navratil

August 3, 2017
For 2014 graduate DeAndra (O’Connell) Navratil, a class with Associate Professor Katy Chapman sparked a future career or at least influenced it.

Professor Dan Svedarsky in the campus Rain Garden near Heritage Hall

Rain Garden Construction Presentation at U of M Crookston

June 17, 2014

Professor Dan Svedarsky shared information about the construction and ongoing development of the rain garden located just outside Heritage Hall over lunch on Tuesday. A slideshow on the work was followed by a visit to the site.

Campus Garden Dedication in Honor of Allen and Freda Pedersen at U of M Crookston

May 21, 2014

Allen and Freda Pedersen walking in the new Campus Garden during it's dedication

Dedication at noon at garden location on the north side of campus near the Valley Technology Park. Celebrating the legacy of the Pedersens of growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables to share with others.

The public is invited to attend a dedication of a campus garden at the University of Minnesota Crookston on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The garden, located on the north side of campus near the Valley Technology Park, will be dedicated at noon in honor of Allen and Freda Pedersen. Visitors are encouraged to park in Lot A on the campus and walk across to the garden site for the ceremony.

The vegetable and flower garden is a first for the Crookston campus and the result of the generosity of Allen Pedersen. The collaboration by Sodexo Dining Services, Valley Technology Park, and the U of M Crookston Center for Sustainability helped make the garden a reality. Produce from the garden will be used in the campus dining hall and a student intern will be hired to assist with the garden's maintenance.

Allen and the late Freda Pedersen were long time residents of Crookston and avid gardeners. They were quick to share garden bounty, whether vegetables or flowers, with others. Freda passed away in 2012 just shy of the couple's 75th wedding anniversary. Allen, who celebrates his 98th birthday on May 22, is one of the speakers at the dedication ceremony that includes a welcome by Chancellor Fred Wood with Professor Dan Svedarsky, director of the Center for Sustainability serving as emcee.

The story of Evergreen Hall, the U of MN's first LEED certified residence hall

Learn about it here www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/energized#7 or read and watch below.

Students Pave Green Path with LEED Dorm at U of M Crookston

Sustainability is a priority for the University of Minnesota at Crookston. Students helped lead the effort for Evergreen Hall to become the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified residence facility in the U of M system. The building’s construction focused on minimizing environmental impact and saving energy throughout its development and construction. Students worked with faculty and staff to help research and lead the projects. The projects included an inventory of building-to-building energy usage and creating an energy conservation competition in the dorms. U of M Crookston is part of the Northwest CERT region.

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