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A continued commitment to sustaining the environment has 91��Ƶ being named one of America’s top “Green” colleges for the second straight year.

The Princeton Review cites 91��Ƶ in the 2024 edition of the after surveying college administrators and students about their institutions’ sustainability-related policies, practices, and programs. More than 25 data points were analyzed in the selection of schools for the guide.

91��Ƶ President Robert A. Coons points out the college has infused sustainability into its education, campus culture, and strategic plan for the next decade, and those efforts will continue.

“Our sustainability initiatives align with 91��Ƶ's overall mission to provide our students with an education that prepares them to become engineers, scientists, and leaders able to address complex global problems like climate change,” Coons said.

A new is striving to collect plastic waste products for Terre Haute’s reTHink, Inc., a non-profit group of local citizens committed to promoting environmental sustainability within the community. The Student Government Association supported the project by providing students with reusable cups as part of the campus’ 2023 Earth Week activities.

Meanwhile, 14 students spent the spring 2023 academic quarter learning sustainability challenges, concepts, and problems on campus in an before spending spring break . The course taught students about the basics of ecology, climate change, life-cycle analysis, and systems thinking. It was taught by Professor of English , PhD, while Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering , PhD, helped organize the European trip. 

There’s also a sustainability minor to compliment students’ interests in science, engineering, and mathematics. 

The became Indiana’s first building to from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) for design and technology that enhances the health, wellness, and human experience. Other campus academic and residence life buildings have been designed or redesigned with an emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry became Indiana’s first higher education institution to adopt a that’s incorporating green chemistry theory and practice into classes, continuously improving green chemistry accessibility, and educating students that will develop a sustainable future. 

And 91��Ƶ has been consistently recognized with the by the Arbor Day Foundation for its continued commitment to effective urban forest management and engaging students, faculty and staff members in conservation goals. Nearly 250,000 trees spread throughout the institute’s 1,300-acre campus.