Time Line

Archives of STJ's sustainability news and events.

Date	Project
May 2012	Residence Life and the Office of Sustainability launch their annual Student Move Out - "Chuck it For Charity For Charity" food and clothing drive.
April 2012	St. John's celebrated Earth Fest Event in honor of Earth Day with reycleble art, resuable tote bag decorating and compost demonstration. St. John's launches it's preview video on Organic Soils Management for the AASHE 2012 Conference.
March 2012	St. John's received results for Campus Conservation Nationals, and St. John's is a CCN winner!
February 2012	St. John's participates in Campus Conservation Nationals and RecycleMania. The University also kicked off an employee carpool program called NY Rideshare.
October 2011	Student sustainability coordinators being the building of the O2 Compost System.
September 2011	Resident Assistants Ready to Help Incoming and Returning Students
July 2011	New Tea Composter Boosts St. John’s Sustainability Leadership Position
June 2011
May 2011	Annual student move out, "Chuck it For Charity" Food and Clothing Drive.
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011	St. John's participates in RecycleMania National Competition. http://www.recyclemania.org/
January 2011
December 2010
November 2010	Campus Conservation Nationals: St. John's University wins 4th in the country. http://www.competetoreduce.org/ http://buildingdashboard.net/stjohns/
October 2010
September 2010	Student move in: CFL exchange and recycle bin hand out.
August 2010
July 2010	St. John’s Wins Learn & Serve America Grant to Teach Leadership Skills and Environmental Stewardship to Queens Middle School Children http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/pr_aca_100804.news_item@digest.stjohns.edu/academics/pr_aca_100804.xml?context_date=8/4/2010 http://digest.stjohns.edu/internal_digest/todays_highlights/100809_wd_environment_learn_serve.stj?context_date=8/9/2010 http://digest.stjohns.edu/academics/pr_aca_100804.stj http://yournabe.com/articles/2010/07/15/laurelton/laurelton_times/news/lt_sju_summer_camp_20100715.txt http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20440928&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574902&rfi=6 St. John’s Awarded $1 Million of American Recovery And Reinvestment Act for Energy Conservation Projects http://digest.stjohns.edu/internal_digest/todays_highlights/100729_wd_energy_conservation_grant.stj?context_date=7/29/2010 http://digest.stjohns.edu/about_us/pr_uni_072710.stj Students Visit Farms Where St. John’s Purchases Locally Grown Produce http://digest.stjohns.edu/internal_digest/todays_highlights/100802_wd_family_farm_sustainability.stj?context_date=8/2/2010
June 2010	EPA Environmental Assessment MOU Semiannual Report July 2, 2010
May 2010	Student Move-Out Food & Clothing Drive 2010 St. John’s Students Take First Prize in NYS Recycling Awareness Video NYSAR3 Website Winner Announcement NYSAR3 Video Link St. John’s Listed in Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges
April 2010	Earth and Film Club Members Use Earth Day to Raise Recycling Awareness
February 2010	Six dormitories in the Residence Village compete in the first-ever Dashboard® Challenge to reduce electricity consumption. Dashboard® remains available online for residents to monitor their electricity use.
January-March 2010	2010 Recyclemania 2010 comes to campus.
January 2010	St. John’s initiatives are featured in Green Business Quarterly’s “Making the Grade.”
October 2009	University issues its Climate Action Plan Progress Report for “College Challenge” PlaNYC. St. John’s headlines conference on “Renewing the Campus: Sustainability and the Catholic University” at University of Notre Dame.
September 2009	Change Magazine for Higher Learning highlights University’s sustainability initiatives. University forms Standing Committee for Sustainability. St. John’s becomes a “Clean Air Campus” participant through NYS Department of Transportation Program.
August 2009	Energy and Water Audit report delivered. Students and administrators plant Organic Garden on Queens campus.
July 2009	Additional trees planted as part of MillionTrees Project University begins purchasing locally grown foods; students visit Long Island farms. St. John’s cosponsors “Food Composting Event” with NYC Sanitation Department and New York Botanical Gardens. NYS Energy Research Development Agency funds University’s energy conservation measures. University receives $1 million in energy grants for LEEDS-certification of its D’Angelo Academic Center.
June 2009	Staten Island students engage in “Dumpster Dive” as part of first Waste Characterization study. St. John’s submits “Memorandum of Understanding” progress report to EPA.
May 2009	Public Safety trades vehicles for10 hybrids. St. John’s becomes first U.S. university to use Rocket® In-vessel Food Composter.
April 2009	Student Earth Club celebrates “Earth Week 2009.”
January 2009	St. John’s joins PlaNYCMillionTrees Project, planting trees on Queens and Staten Island campuses.
January-March 2009	Recyclemania 2009 comes to campus.
December 2008	St. John’s becomes first private university to sign “Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
October 2008	NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg awards “Gold Star” to St. John’s.
August 2008	Resident Assistants receive sustainability training.
June 2008	University installs Web-based energy and water tracking system.
March 2008	Student workers are enlisted as campus Sustainability Coordinators. Recycling enhancements are initiated. University initiates an Investment Grade Energy and Water Audit
January 2008	University establishes Office of Sustainability.
June 2007	St. John’s launches Climate Action Plan as a leader in the PlaNYC “College Challenge” to slash greenhouse gases by 30 percent in 10 years.
2003	University becomes U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “WasteWise” Partner.