Ship is named to theprincetonreview Guide to #Green #Colleges which recognizes the most #environmentally #responsible #colleges. Only 455 schools across the nation were selected for this prestigious honor, based on a survey of institutions’ commitments to the environment and #sustainability. “Each year, our campus community takes additional steps to improve our sustainability efforts, and this recognition honors that great work. We will continue to prioritize sustainability at Ship and do our part as responsible stewards of the environment,” said Dr. Charles E. Patterson, president of Shippensburg University. In 2015, the university decommissioned its Steam Plant and transitioned to natural gas, reducing its overall #greenhouse #gas #footprint by 29 percent. In 2017, the university announced the creation of a sustainability major, combining a focus of sustainability with #geotechnology and #geographic information systems. The university is also home to an #organic campus #farm that ...