By Ashley Phillips
Green Right Now
Emory University is home to more than 12,000 undergrad and graduate students and is deeply invested in the green revolution. They are preserving green space, engaging freshmen, raising dining awareness and promoting personal responsibility. The Atlanta school, known for having President Jimmy Carter among the faculty, covers more than 600 acres — more than half of which protected from development by the university’s sustainability plan.
Emory University held their first green new student orientation last month. In addition to handing out reusable totes, which is becoming a trend at colleges, Emory gave out energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs that students can use in desk lamps in their residence halls.
