Let’s show some statewide support for the University of Minnesota Morris campus’ accomplishments in renewable energy and climate neutrality, eh?
The University of Minnesota, Morris is a finalist in the 2014 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards, an annual competition among signatories of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). To VOTE scroll down to the University of Minnesota Morris video and simply click on the thumbs up icon. You can vote every day from as many devices as you have access to from now until April 15th. Viewers are encouraged not only to vote, but also to help spread the word about energy innovation.
Morris was nominated for this climate leadership award by the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The University of Minnesota Morris is competing with Furman and with Colby—not with all the schools listed. Schools compete based on institutional type. The voting is one of several factors in selection.Morris is a finalist for this prestigious award, but they need your help to win! If you would like to help, VOTE HERE daily from all your devices, and spread the word! Scroll down until you find UMM’s video and click the thumbs up button. While you’re there, feel free to watch the brief video which highlights what they have been working on lately.
This year, the award program’s fifth, drew the largest and most competitive pool of nominations to date. Finalists were invited to produce videos promoting their own sustainability efforts. Second Nature is partnering with Planet Forward, a web-to-television initiative that documents energy, climate, and sustainability advances, to offer a public voting competition featuring these videos.
In tandem with the voting competition, Second Nature will run a feature on each finalist and their video throughout the month of April. Morris will be featured on the Second Nature and ACUPCC websites on April 3 and 18. The Second Nature Board of Directors will choose award winners in late spring. Additonal information is available at Second Nature.
About Second Nature: Second Nature works to create a healthy, just, and sustainable society beginning with the transformation of higher education. Second Nature is the supporting organization of the ACUPCC, a partnership among approximately 680 colleges and universities in every state and the District of Columbia who have committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare students through research and education to solve the challenge of the 21st century. Learn more at Second Nature and American College and University President’s Climate Commitment.
