CATAWBA COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Catawba College launched the Center for the Environment in 1996 to educate students and the public about environmental stewardship and sustainability. It involves students, faculty and staff and its many partners and volunteers in programs and activities that promote sustainable solutions at the college, in the community, the region and beyond.

The Center has become increasingly involved in the area in environmental matters and often lends its leadership and its expertise on issues ranging from air and water quality to land preservation and sustainable development. The building that houses the Center, which was completed in 2000, epitomizes the mission of the Center and serves as a model for green building practices. The structure has been called “a three-dimensional incarnation of the Center’s sustainable curriculum and initiatives – a dynamic teaching tool as well as an environmentally sound project