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We’re No. 1!

April 15th, 2013 · Comments Off · Announcement, Libraries, Students, Support services, Sustainability

[The following was submitted by the Office of Public Relations] When it comes to sustainability, the University of Missouri-Kansas City is No. 1. Literally.

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Shred it and Forget it

March 25th, 2013 · Comments Off · Sustainability

[The following was provided by the Offices of Sustainability and Procurement] Cintas Document Management presents: The UMKC RecycleMania Shredding event. Faculty, staff and students are invited to shred their documents Wednesday, March 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the 4825 Troost parking lot.

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UMKC Makes Gains in RecycleMania Competition

March 11th, 2013 · Comments Off · Sustainability, Uncategorized

[The following was provided by UMKC Sustainability] UMKC is in week four of this year’s RecycleMania competition.

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Participate in the Voluntary Energy Management Campaign Today

March 11th, 2013 · Comments Off · Sustainability, Uncategorized

[The following was provided by the Office of Sustainability.] In 2012, the Sustainability Team launched an interactive web pledge to encourage students, faculty and staff to reduce their energy usage.  

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UMKC Sustainability’s RecycleMania is Underway

February 12th, 2013 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students, Sustainability

[The following was provided by UMKC Sustainability.] The UMKC Sustainability team announces the return of RecycleMania. This nationwide competition is held each spring and challenges schools to recycle more than their competitors. RecycleMania began on Feb. 3 and ends March 30.

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First Student Housing for Hospital Hill Campus Approved

February 5th, 2013 · Comments Off · Administration, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Capital improvements, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Finance & Administrative Services, Staff, Students, Sustainability

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] The University of Missouri-Kansas City can pursue its first student housing for the Hospital Hill Campus. The Board of Curators of the University Missouri System, during a meeting Thursday at UMKC, voted to allow UMKC to issue bonds and send out requests for developers’ proposals.

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UMKC Sustainability Team Sponsors Voluntary Energy Management Campaign

January 8th, 2013 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students, Sustainability

[The following was provided by the Department of Campus Facilities Management.] In January 2011, the Energy Sub-Committee of the UMKC Sustainability Team was formed and in 2012 the interactive web Pledge was launched to give all students, faculty and staff on campus to help reduce our energy usage.

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UMKC ranked in top 50 of Sierra Club 2012 ‘Cool Schools’

August 21st, 2012 · Comments Off · Announcement, Sustainability, Uncategorized

The University of Missouri-Kansas City placed in the top 50 of the 2012 Sierra Club’s Cool Schools ranking. The ranking evaluates colleges and universities across the nation on

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UMKC sustainability efforts highlighted in recent episode of KCPT’s ‘Imagine KC’

July 24th, 2012 · Comments Off · Sustainability

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Green Commute Challenge 2012 – Go Green. Save Green

July 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Announcement, Community Connections, Sustainability

[The following was provided by Human Resources department.] UMKC and other Kansas City metro organizations will participate in the Mid-America Regional Council’s Green Commute Challenge from July 9 to September 28, 2012. The ultimate goal of Green Commute Challenge is to encourage employees to use alternative modes of transportation when Kansas City’s air quality is [...]

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