Sustainable CatawbaA small Green Pig pin was handed out to all students, faculty and staff who attended Catawba College's Opening Convocation on August 27th and most wondered exactly why. But when College President Dr. Craig Turner officially introduced
Green Pig, calling it "a new symbol of our commitment to the environment at Catawba College," the wondering ceased.
A few lucky individuals at the convocation, who were wearing their new Green Pig pins, also learned exactly what a piggy payback in the form of a greenback meant, when Turner handed out a $5 bill to them.
Sustainable Catawba"You will be seeing signs around campus telling the
Tale of the Green Pig and containing suggestions encouraging us to be good stewards of the environment: they will remind us to turn out lights as we leave empty rooms, to turn off computers when not in use, not to run the water the entire time we brush our teeth, to recycle — to do the things we all know we should do but sometimes need a reminder to practice," Turner explained during remarks preceding his convocation address..
"We are fortunate on campus to have a major recycling program already in effect; to be using some geothermal and solar resources; to having a magnificent Center for the Environment to promote 'green'; and a number of other environmental initiatives. But more is needed. While we explore other larger efforts to make our campus environmentally balanced, the Green Pig is our new initiative to promote green consciousness among all of us in the Catawba family."
Turner said that during the next several weeks of the fall semester, "empowered" faculty and staff will be giving out cash rewards on campus to students wearing their Green Pig pins in an effort to promote "the practice of good green habits."
Sustainable Catawba"I encourage you to join the Order of the Green Pig —
wear your pins — on your shirts, your backpacks, your caps — you never know when someone might ask if you are displaying the Green Pig!" he said. "And more importantly, practice the habits of being a good environmental steward. Help Catawba to erase our carbon footprint and to be a green campus in every sense of that word."
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We all know how important saving money can be these days and the image of a piggy bank serves to remind us of this. But did you know that by saving the "right" stuff you can also turn the pig green? When you save energy or natural resources or when you reuse something instead of simply replacing it with something else, you're saving in a different way – a green way.
The Green Pig, therefore, is a reminder to the campus community to save in a different way. So when you see tips posted around campus bearing the Green Pig icon, you'll recognize it as just a reminder to you to live and promote a greener, more sustainable lifestyle.
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Don't leave the water running while you're brushing your teeth.
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Turn off the lights when you leave a room.
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Keep the windows closed if the heat or air conditioning is running.
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Print and copy on both sides of the paper!
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Take shorter showers.
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Recycle your paper, cans, plastic bottles, glass containers and cardboard using bins available on-campus.
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Use power strips to turn off equipment when not in use.
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Recycle and reuse gift wrap, gift boxes and bows.
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Save gas, take a walk!
Do you have questions, comments or ideas about the Green Pig? E-mail greenpig@catawba.edu.
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