Penn State has launched a Sustainability Institute to bring together researchers, educators, students, staff and community members — all committed to critical, systems-level thinking.
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"Sustainability will be the major theme of the 21st century, and Penn State is already establishing itself as a leader."
- Rodney Erickson, President, Penn State
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"Our students are the future generation of leaders, and so it's important for us to help them promote sustainability to to become advocates and change agents in their own right. If not us, then who?"
- Lori Bechtel-Wherry, Chancellor, Penn State Altoona
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"Sustainability fits perfectly within our legacy land-grant mission because building sustainability requires that we integrate our research, teaching and outreach effectively and simultaneously."
- Hank Foley, Vice President for Research, Dean of the Graduate School
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"I think what is unique about Penn State's dynamic efforts in sustainability is our holistic strategy. We are engaging the entire University, along with our external communities, in this exciting effort."
- Craig Weidemann, Vice President, Outreach
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"Sustainability will be an important peg on which we hang the expansion of experiential learning at Penn State, encouraging our students to positively impact the communities they touch."
- Damon Sims, Vice President, Student Affairs
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"We educate more than 96,000 students and employ more than 20,000 workers at 24 locations across Pennsylvania. Through our commitment to sustainability, we have the scale and the reach to effect real change."
- David Gray, Senior Vice President, Finance & Business
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"We stand at the gate of the sustainability challenge. We have the opportunity, the responsibility and the great honor of molding a sustainable future."
- Denice Wardrop, Director, Sustainability Institute
