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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee just became only the second Wisconsin postsecondary school to receive a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Award.<\/p>\n

Chancellor Mark Mone announced the award Friday, April 22 \u2013 Earth Day \u2013 and noted it was emblematic of UWM\u2019s \u201corganic\u201d approach to sustainability and health and wellness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has never been a top-down initiative,\u201d Mone told an audience of UWM faculty, staff and administrators who are involved in the school\u2019s sustainability and environmental efforts. \u201cIt has always been due to the hard work of many dedicated people at UWM.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate Nelson, UWM\u2019s chief sustainability officer, said the award was based on UWM\u2019s high achievement in three key areas: reducing environmental impact and costs; improving the health and wellness of students and staff; and providing effective environmental and sustainability education, incorporating STEM, civic skills and green career pathways.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Department of Education was very impressed with UWM\u2019s efforts in combining health and wellness, curriculum and research,\u201d Nelson said.<\/p>\n

No other UW System school has received the award since its inception in 2012, and the only other Wisconsin recipient has been Western Technical College in La Crosse.<\/p>\n

Nelson said the education department was particularly impressed with a number of UWM initiatives from the past few years. UWM has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions at all sites by 10 percent and made a large investment in a bicycle-sharing system, resulting in the 2015 placement of six Bublr Bikes stations around campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were also impressed with our Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding program,\u201d Nelson said. That program prepares graduates for careers in government and the nonprofit and private sectors, concentrating on human development, resource stewardship and conflict resolution.<\/p>\n

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