The University has received many honors and awards for its sustainability efforts. Among the most recent are:
, produced by the Sustainability Endowments Institute, gave the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø a grade of A- for the third year in a row, the highest grade awarded. Schools were graded on a variety of categories, including green building initiatives, transportation, climate-change policy, investment priorities and the administration’s efforts on sustainability.
ranked the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø second in the country among universities. The magazine ranked the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø on eight factors and awarded a score of 98 out of 100.
named the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to its Green Honor Roll, placing it among the top 15 universities in the country. The rankings were based on environmentally related policies, practices and academic offerings. The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø received a score of 99, the highest possible.
ranked the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as the top green school in the country, noting the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is the only university in the country that has consistently ranked at the top of three major surveys — Sierra magazine, Princeton Review and Greenopia. Their review notes that the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has signed the and “were founding members of the Seattle Climate partnership.”
named the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø its valedictorian among green universities. It praised the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s environmental reporting as well as its diversion of waste from landfills, its green energy mix and its emphasis on local food purchases.
recognized the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as one of 25 green colleges. The rating was based on a number of factors, including environmentally responsible campus projects; initiatives and courses offered; organizations and student groups on campus; and achievements noted in the
Sustainable Endowments Institute’s College Sustainability Report Card.
conferred the title of Tree Campus USA University on the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø for its “dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship.” The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is the first college or university in the state of Washington to be named a Tree Campus USA University.
The Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse was recently a Gold LEED plaque from the U.S. Green Building Council, it is the one of the first LEED Gold theaters in the country.