{"id":5,"date":"2013-04-22T12:39:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T16:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:57:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramapo Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Welcome to the Campus Sustainability Hub!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we care about sustainability<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">we certainly DO care about the environment\u2026!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But we never lose sight of:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>People<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Planet<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Profit<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taken Together<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, and Into the Future\u2026!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>This<\/strong> is the frame, from inside of which, we believe <strong>all choices<\/strong> should be made<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Contextual Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ramapo Green is a &#8220;brand&#8221; that was created some time before this entire initiative began.\u00a0 This brand, Ramapo Green, was usurped for an idea we had at the back of our mind&#8211;and that was to <strong>infuse sustainability as a way of thinking<\/strong> and as a &#8220;worldview&#8221; through every single choice that is made within the College.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A committee at the College was established when the College signed on to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), in November 2007.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2010, the committee became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/pccs\/\"><strong>President&#8217;s Committee On Campus Sustainability (PCCS)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This whole process grew into this<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/\">\u00a0<b>Ramapo Green website<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and culminated in a very particular<\/span>\u00a0articulation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/sustainability\/\"><strong>what sustainability ought to mean<\/strong><\/a>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Since its founding in 1969, Ramapo College of New Jersey has had a clear commitment to <a title=\"Sustainability\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/sustainability\/\">sustainability<\/a>.\u00a0 As the world around us has come to realize the importance of renewable energy, pollution control, the elimination of waste and the adoption of &#8220;green practices,&#8221; we have renewed our commitment to sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>With the opening of Ramapo College&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ssec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sharp Sustainability Education Center<\/a>, the establishment of sustainability as a fundamental principle, and the signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/signatory-handbook\/the-commitments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second Nature&#8217;s Climate Commitment<\/a>, Ramapo College continues to dedicate itself to creating a more sustainable campus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/archway.ramapo.edu\/Green\/club_signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ramapo Green Archway<\/a> <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/recycling-checklist\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recycling Guidelines<\/a> <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/sustainability-at-home\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainability at Home<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row colSet\">\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/bird-strike-resources\/\"><strong><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\" role=\"heading\">Bird Strike Resources<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-ps-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Learn more on how to prevent bird strikes and create a safer campus for local wildlife.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/campus-meadows\/\"><strong><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\" role=\"heading\">Campus Meadows<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-ps-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>Learn more about our native wildflower meadows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/composting\/\"><strong>Composting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Learn how to compost on campus and at home.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row colSet\">\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/drink-local\/\"><strong><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\" role=\"heading\">Drink Local<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-ps-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>Locate your closest filtered water bottle-filling station on campus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/energy-savers\/\"><strong>Energy Savers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">How you can help Ramapo save energy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/recycling-checklist\/\"><b>Recycling<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Campus recycling guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row colSet\">\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/sustainability-at-home\/\"><strong>Sustainability at Home<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Practice more mindful living when working and studying from home.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/sustainability\/\"><strong>Sustainability Defined<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Learn about the triple bottom line of sustainability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/sustainable-event-guidelines\/\"><strong>Sustainable Event Guidelines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Find ways to green your event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Centers &amp; Institutes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"row colSet\">\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ramapo-green\/ies\/\">Institute for Environmental Studies (IES)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Explore how the IES carried out some of the largest projects and held some of the most significant events in the College&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ssec\/\"><strong>Sharp Sustainability Education Center (SSEC)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Explore our state of the art facility.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Academics Programs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"course-results\" class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t<div id=\"key\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li rel = \"Major\"><span class=\"ramaroon\">M<\/span> Major<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li rel = \"Minor\"><span class=\"ramagrey\">m<\/span> Minor<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li rel = \"Concentration\"><span class=\"ramared\">C<\/span> Concentration<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li rel = \"Graduate\"><span class=\"ramagray\">G<\/span> Graduate<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li rel = \"Combined-Degree\"><span class=\"ramaorange\">J<\/span> Joint Degree<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li rel = \"Other\"><span class=\"ramalightgray\">O<\/span> Other Programs<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li rel = \"all-courses\"><span 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