Sustainability

Earth Day Event Series

See photos from Suffolk's "My Earth, My Impact" luncheon and student showcase.

Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green Colleges

Once again, Suffolk is one of the schools featured in this guide.  Learn more.

March Energy Conservation Competition

Congratulations to 150 Tremont for winning the Residence Hall Energy Conservation Competition for March!  150 Tremont residents achieved a 13% reduction compared to the previous March.  Academic/administrative building results forthcoming.  Learn more. 

2012 Sustainability Plan

View Suffolk's 2012 Campus Sustainability plan (released January 2012)

MA Schools Sustainability Coordinators Roundtable

In 2010, Suffolk served a co-founder of MSSCOR.  This group is free and open to staff and students at schools in Massachusetts who are working on sustainability initiatives.  The purpose is to learn from each other's work.  Learn more and sign up to receive e-mail updates.

Overview of Sustainability at Suffolk

Suffolk University incorporates sustainability principles into how we run our institution. 

Throughout campus...

• We have energy efficient lighting.
• Energy efficient equipment in kitchens, offices, and residence halls.
• Our cleaning staff uses green cleaning products. 
• Recycling is easy, with plenty of bins available and a single stream system so you don't have to separate your papers from your containers.  
• Our kitchen staff composts food scraps. 
• Local food options are available for catered events.
• Staff purchase paper with recycled content.
• Bike racks are conveniently located.

In our residence halls...

• The bathrooms have water conserving fixtures. 
• Eco-Reps serve as environmental peer educators.

In our academic and administrative buildings...

• We have water bottle filling stations to make it fast, easy, and free to fill up your reusable container with filtered water. 
• Printers enable you to print double-sided, thereby cutting your paper consumption in half.

2011 Sustainability Survey of New Students

Undergraduate Students

22% of new undergraduate students participated in the fall 2011 survey.

Graduate Students

32% of new graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Sawyer Business School participated in the fall 2011 survey.

Summary of Graduate Responses