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The University has received many honors and awards for its sustainability efforts. Among the most recent are:

, produced by the Sustainability Endowments Institute, gave the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a grade of A- for the third year in a row, the highest grade awarded. Schools were graded on a variety of categories, including green building initiatives, transportation, climate-change policy, investment priorities and the administration’s efforts on sustainability.

ranked the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ second in the country among universities. The magazine ranked the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ on eight factors and awarded a score of 98 out of 100.

named the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ to its Green Honor Roll, placing it among the top 15 universities in the country. The rankings were based on environmentally related policies, practices and academic offerings. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ received a score of 99, the highest possible.

ranked the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as the top green school in the country, noting the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is the only university in the country that has consistently ranked at the top of three major surveys — Sierra magazine, Princeton Review and Greenopia. Their review notes that the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has signed the and “were founding members of the Seattle Climate partnership.”

named the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ its valedictorian among green universities. It praised the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s environmental reporting as well as its diversion of waste from landfills, its green energy mix and its emphasis on local food purchases.

recognized the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as one of 25 green colleges. The rating was based on a number of factors, including environmentally responsible campus projects; initiatives and courses offered; organizations and student groups on campus; and achievements noted in the

Sustainable Endowments Institute’s College Sustainability Report Card.


conferred the title of Tree Campus USA University on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ for its “dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship.” The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is the first college or university in the state of Washington to be named a Tree Campus USA University.

The Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse was recently a Gold LEED plaque from the U.S. Green Building Council, it is the one of the first LEED Gold theaters in the country.