April 22, 2013 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University finished seventh place in the grand champion division of RecycleMania 2013, the national competition in which college campuses compete during eight weeks to see who can reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste. NMSU has been a leader in RecycleMania in recent years, placing fifth in both 2011 and 20 More »

February 6, 2013 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center Editor's Note: joni newcomer is intentionally lowercase. New Mexico State University has kicked off its participation in the 2013 RecycleMania tournament, the national competition in which college campuses compete over eight weeks to see who can reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste. NMSU has been a leader in Recyc More »

December 7, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center Editor's Note: joni newcomer is intentionally lowercase. New Mexico State University recently moved from bronze to gold in a very important field: sustainability. NMSU, along with other schools, businesses, government agencies and nonprofits around the world, is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in H More »

October 19, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center The New Mexico State University Office of Sustainability, NMSU Sustainability Council and NMSU student sustainability-related organizations will host a series of events as part of the nationwide celebration of Campus Sustainability Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. The Office of Sustainability, the Organization of Aggie Students Inspiring Su More »

March 1, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center Week three results are in for RecycleMania 2012 and New Mexico State University holds third place in the Grand Champion category of the competition. The competition is nearing its halfway point, ending on March 31. RecycleMania is a recycling competition between 605 schools representing all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, five More »

February 17, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center The 2012 RecycleMania Tournament kicked off Feb. 5 at New Mexico State University with a poster and sidewalk chalking awareness campaign spearheaded by the NMSU Office of Sustainability. The 605 schools participating this year represent all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, five Canadian provinces, along with one school in Gr More »

November 16, 2011 by Kristina Medley, NMSU News Center The New Mexico State University Office of Sustainability participated in the Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Reporting System this year for the first time, and the university received a Bronze Star rating. The Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education STARS report is organized around three categories: o More »

April 12, 2011 by Mark Cramer, @NMSU On Feb. 19, New Mexico State University's Faculty Senate unanimously passed a memorial to recognize the new Office of Sustainability at NMSU and support the plans and goals of the Sustainability Council. The memorial, proposition 08-10/11A, was sponsored by David Boje, a Bill Daniels Ethics Fellow in the College of Business, who authored the memorial; Ran More »