Interested in Sustainable Business Practices?

The Lundquist College of Business offers a wide range of resources for you whether  you are an undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. student.  At the graduate and Ph.D. levels we have dedicated and focused course work while at the undergraduate level the themes of sustainability are interwoven into most of the core classes you will take while in the College.  And at every level we have opportunities for students to address the challenges in action - through class based projects, student organizations, speakers and events. 

 

Princeton Review.jpgSustainability Across the Campus:  University of Oregon Honored with "Green Honor Roll"

The University of Oregon is committed to the triple bottom line and has become a national leader in campus sustainability through the efforts of administration, faculty, staff, and students. In July 2008 The University of Oregon's commitment to sustainability and environmental issues earned the state's flagship institution the highest possible honors from The Princeton Review's inaugural "Green Honor Roll." The UO is among six public and five private schools on the honor roll, which salutes the colleges and universities for making campuses healthy and sustainable, for preparing students to tackle environmental challenges and for an overall commitment to environmental issues.

                See the news coverage of this honor!   CBS Early Show CBS_News.jpg

The University of Oregon is actively engaged in greening facility operations, innovative research, supporting and encouraging student initiatives, implementing environmentally and sustainability focused curriculum, and sponsoring public service initiatives.  While the University of Oregon has been engaged in sustainability for well over 30 years, the Office of Sustainability was established in 2007 to coordinate the various efforts on campus and provide an official stance on such an important issue. The goal of the Office of Sustainability is to coordinate the wide range of efforts on campus and to provide interdisciplinary support.  To learn more about how the University of Oregon is supports sustainability in its projects, curriculum, research, and student outreach, visit the Sustainability Database.