Committee on the Campus Environment (CCE)

The Committee on the Campus Environment was organized as a standing committee at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) in August 1999. Its mission is to advise the Administration on institutional policies and behaviors that promote environmental stewardship at UTK. As a Research I university, UTK has both the qualifications and the responsibility to demonstrate leadership as a "living laboratory" for environmental stewardship.

Make Orange Green Week 2009

Make Orange Green (MOG) Week is an annual celebration of environmental efforts at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This year, MOG Week is set to occur September 14-18.

All MOG Week events are FREE and open to UT Knoxville faculty, staff and students. Please note, however, that registration is required for certain events - see below and at the Make Orange Green web site for more details. You can also contact Gordie Bennett at 974-7780 or gbennet5@utk.edu.

Schedule of Events:

Monday, September 14:
--Car sharing interest survey opens, 8 a.m. More details coming soon!
--UTIA Gardens Tour, noon to 1 p.m. (register here)

Tuesday, September 15:
--Confident City Cycling Course (Part 1 of 2), 6-8 p.m. (register here)

Wednesday, September 16:
--Presentation-Student Services Green Roof, UC 220, 12:15-12:45 p.m.

Thursday, September 17:
--UT Organic Farm Tour, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (register here)
--Confident City Cycling Course (Part 2 of 2), 6-8 p.m. (register here)

Friday, September 18:
--UTOP Friday Mountain Bike Ride, Outdoor Center, 5-8 p.m. (bring your bike and helmet!)

Resources

Friends of Switchie - a program launched in spring 2009 by Make Orange Green and the Committee on the Campus Environment as a means to encourage UT Knoxville faculty and staff to serve as environmental leaders in their workplace.

Make Orange Green - a comprehensive program that promotes and coordinates environmental stewardship activities at the University of Tennessee

New Publications:

FY07-08 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Update (PDF file) - A presentation by Gordie Bennett, Sustainability Manager, on UT's GHG emissions.

Contact CCE:

Co-chair: Mary English, Research Leader, Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, UTK, menglish@utk.edu

Co-chair: John Nolt, Professor, Philosophy Department, UTK, jnolt@utk.edu