Stan State's recycling program has resulted in a 78% diversion from the landfill. Faculty and staff are provided with a single recycling bin for their office in addition to a small trash container. Most buildings have at least one recycling station and larger buildings have collection areas on each floor in addition to three-stream recycling bins in dining service venues to encourage recycling of plastic beverage bottles, metal beverage cans, and glass bottles.
Electric vehicle charging stations are located in Parking Lots 2, 3, 8, and 11.
Sustainable Procurement
The California State University Sustainability Policy requires use of suppliers and vendors who support environmentally friendly practices.
At Stan State, this has resulted in high rates of success in various areas such as custodial supplies, electronics, fleet vehicles, and paper purchasing.
Stan State manages 110.38 of the total 210.38 acres of the university's landscape organically, without the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides. Mowers are equipped with mulching decks, so that all grass clippings are left on the lawn to decompose in a process commonly known as grasscycling, which eliminates the need to use inorganic fertilizers, because grass clippings contain valuable nutrients and moisture. A wood chipper is used to break down pruning materials for use as mulch in the landscape.
Capital Planning & Facilities Management operates and maintains the computerized central energy management system for the campus ensuring that the university is operating in a manner that minimizes energy consumption as outlined in California State University Policy. The primary function of the system is to provide energy consumption savings while providing a comfortable environment for students, faculty, and staff.
Stan State has a rich history of operational sustainability encompassing a broad array of opportunities including energy and water management, waste reduction and disposal, custodial services, the construction and renovation of facilities, and the physical operation of our facilities and landscape.
Faculty Resources
Stan State Library Research Guide for Sustainability
The Stan State Library Research Guide for Sustainability provides a wealth of resources about the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability including books, journal articles, green products, library LibGuides with related content, local and national environmental organizations, and ecological footprint calculators.
Join us to learn about the fundamentals of job search. Whether you're looking for an internship, part-time or full-time job, we are here to help you feel more confident in your search.
This camp is for volleyball players of all skill levels to train with Stan State coaches and student-athletes. The camp will cover all positions as well as live scrimmaging and leadership development. Our mission is to increase knowledge about the game of volleyball and increase every camper's confidence in their abilities!
Thank you to those who participated in the Penumbra Online writing club last spring! Because of the past spring's success, we also decided to extend the writing club to this summer. ?The writing club consists of Zoom-based workshops hosted by our Penumbra staff. It will feature a combination of writing and collaborative workshopping for each meeting, and it is open to everyone. Join us to work with our editors on your writing!