It’s not easy being Green. But at Randolph, it’s a priority—on Earth Day and every day

Jdody Misidor ’21 works in the Randolph College greenhouse

As the Randolph community celebrates Earth Day, we look back at some of the College’s greenest accomplishments to date.

Here are some of the things Randolph has done to ensure a more sustainable future on campus and beyond, and just a few of the many recognitions the College has received for its efforts:

Top Green Rankings:

• #9 Most “Green” College in the Nation (The Princeton Review, 2018)
• Top 25 Green Colleges in the Nation (Best College Reviews, 2018)
• Certified as a Bee Campus (Bee City USA®)
• One of the Best Environmental Science Colleges in Virginia (universities.com)
• Consistently ranked as a Cool School (Sierra Club)
• One of only seven colleges in the nation to receive the Gold Level Student Actions Award (Purposeful Networks, 2015)

Ongoing Sustainability Initiatives on Campus:

• Community partnership with Lynchburg Grows to reduce pre-consumer food waste in the Cheatham Dining Hall
• The Randolph College Rummage Room, where students donate their gently used clothes, furniture, and other items for others to utilize
• A Bike Share program, where students can rent bikes to travel around Lynchburg
• A shuttle service that takes students to downtown Lynchburg on weekends, reducing vehicle emissions and wasted fuel
• The Organic Garden, where students learn how to grow their own food using sustainable methods, while taking care of chickens, bees, and other animals

National Involvement:

• Randolph is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
• Randolph was the first college in Virginia to sign the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (2006)
• Former President Linda Lorimer was among the first U.S. college presidents to sign the Talloires Declaration in the 1990s
• Randolph is one of five Virginia higher education institutions committed to 100 percent renewable electricity, generated from landfill gas emissions (2014)
• The EPA named Randolph a Green Power Partnership Top Partner for its commitment to renewable energy (2014)
• President Bradley W. Bateman signed the President’s Resiliency Commitment (2017)

Learn more about Randolph’s sustainability efforts and recognitions at www.randolphcollege.edu/sustainability.