NKU hires first Sustainability Operations Coordinator
NKU joins the Cincinnati 2030 District, a powerhouse cohort dedicated to reducing energy and water usage by 50%, transportation emissions by 50%, and increasing occupant health in buildings by 50% by 2030.
Battery and ink cartridge recycling expanded to whole university
NKU celebrates Campus Sustainability Month in October with a variety of events for students, faculty, staff, and the community
2017
Sustainability Strategy is published and implementation begins.
2016
Drafting of the 2017 Sustainability Strategy begins
2015
The Office of Energy Management is created and the University’s first full-time sustainability practitioner is hired.
2010
The President’s Climate Commitment Task Force publishes the first NKU Climate Action Plan
2009
The Commonwealth of Kentucky adopts administrative regulations for high performance building standards NKU student volunteers complete the University’s first greenhouse gas emissions inventory.
2008
NKU is the first university to be recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus USA.
2007
NKU enters into an agreement with TANK, thereby allowing anyone with an NKU ID to access local bus routes for free NKU becomes a signatory of the American College and University’s Presidents’ Climate Commitment and, in doing so, commits to emitting net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
2004
NKU enters into Energy Savings Performance Contract Students lobby for a formal recycling program and NKU begins to collect glass, plastic, books, and other recyclable items.
2003
First official NKU Earth Day celebrations
1996
NKU performs a campus-wide lighting retrofit project to reduce energy consumption and cost
Mid 1990's
The Animals, Plants, and Earth Society, a student organization now known as the Environmentally Concerned Organization of Students (ECOS), is founded.
Late 1970's
Environmental Impact Committee formed to advocate for the preservation of natural greenspaces on the campus grounds.
