Campus Sustainability Month Wrapped With New Awards for UVU
October was Campus Sustainability Month across the U.S. UVU was host to many conversations about clean energy, ecology, environmental ethics, and engagement - from U.S. Representative John Curtis' Conservative Climate Summit at the beginning of the month to Sustainability Week at the end.
As a Sustainability Month bonus, UVU received not one, but, two sustainability-related awards!
Green Business Award | Utah Business Magazine & Rocky Mountain Power
On 16 October, Utah Business Magazine and Rocky Mountain Power honored Utah Valley University with a Green Business Award. This award celebrates the steps that UVU has taken over the years toward greener campus operations, engaging academic opportunities, and meaningful community action.
At the same awards event, UVU's host City of Orem also received a Green Community Award. By working together we can leverage the best that a university and community have to offer and continue on this path of environmental stewardship toward a greener, healthier future.
To see the full list of awardees, visit Utah Business Magazine.
Bicycle Friendly University Award
The League of American Bicyclists, the premier grassroots advocacy organization encouraging better bicycling and protecting the rights of people who bike, has honored Utah Valley University’s Orem Campus with its first Bicycle Friendly University, Bronze-level award in recognition of the institution’s achievements in promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus.
The Bicycle Friendly University program now includes 209 colleges and universities in 44 states and the District of Columbia.
At UVU, we've got marked bike lanes, parking racks at many convenient locations across campus, and a robust recreational biking program through the campus Outdoor Adventure Center.
We look forward to building on our current cycling environment by soliciting feedback from the campus community, working with faculty and students in the classroom, and partnering with Mountainland Association of Governments to develop a Campus Active Transportation Plan. Facilitating improved physical and social infrastructure will better meet the needs of Wolverines who get to, from, and around campus by bike, scooter, etc.
Frank Young - Associate Vice President of Facilities and Planning, Utah Valley University
Bicycle Friendly University, Bronze Level
The League of American Bicyclists
Calendar of Events
*UVU-sponsored or -located events
November
*2 - Fall Forum with Larry Echo Hawk | LDS Earth Stewardship | 5:00-8:00p | FL 428 Lakeview Room
*7 - Utah Valley Growth and Prosperity Summit | Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce | 8:00a-3:00p | Event registration
*13 - Sustainability Seminar | Women of UVU | 3:00-5:00p | LC 301
*15 - Campus Tour Series: Recycling & Waste Reduction | UVU Sustainability and UVU Campus Services | 12:00-12:50p | PS 202
*20 - Really Really Free Market | UVUOffice for Global Engagement | 10:00a-3:00p | SB Atrium
December
*2 - Campus Tour Series: UVXmas - Christmas Lights and Climate Fights | UVU Sustainability | 4:00p | Meet inside southwest entrance of the KB
Ongoing events at UVU:
National and Global
Nov 11-22 - Climate Change COP 29 Baku, Azerbaijan | Nov 15 - America Recycles Day | Nov 29 (Day after Thanksgiving) - Opt Outside Day | Nov 29 (Day after Thanksgiving) - Buy Nothing Day | Dec 4 - Wildlife Conservation Day | Dec 5 - World Soil Day | Dec 11 - International Mountain Day | Dec 21 Winter Solstice
In the News/Dashboard
2024 Green Business Awards, by Mekenna Malan. Utah Business Magazine. 16 October 2024.
UVU Earns Green Business Leadership Award, by Josh Berndt. UVU Workplace News. 25 October 2024.
Pedestrian Bridge : Average daily* crossings in October: ~1255 (*school days only) {Source: udottraffic.utah.gov}
Bike Rack Count: Average mid-day count of bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, etc. parked at selected racks along main campus corridor: 91.8