Administrative Actions
The
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point has taken a number
of administrative steps toward the goal of a sustainable
future. In 1990, the University Leaders for a Sustainable
Future created the
Talloires Declaration, the first official statement of
its kind, in order to promote
university leadership in the environmental movement.
Along with many other universities worldwide, UWSP
became a signatory.
In 2006, as one of four Wisconsin universities
specifically chosen to participate in
Governor Jim Doyle’s state-wide energy independence project,
UWSP has committed to going “off the grid” by employing
renewable energy resources into campus operations.
In June of 2007, UWSP Chancellor Linda Bunnell signed
the
American College and University
President’s Climate Change Commitment (ACUPCC), which
aims to eliminate all campus-related global warming
emissions.
The signing of the ACUPCC spurred the creation of the
UWSP Sustainability Task Force, a group containing students,
faculty, and staff, which will serve to fulfill the
requirements of the ACUPCC.
