Sweet Briar College: Pink and VERY Green
Posted by Lynsie Watkins Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:18:00 GMT
Sweet Briar College is a diamond in the rough, or should I say pearl in the oyster? It is a women's college situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains located near Amherst & Lynchburg, Virginia. This beautiful college sits on a little over 3,000 acres of rolling hills, wooded hiking trails, and old farmland where horses still live and play and cows once grazed.Sweet Briar College is about 45 minutes from the Perfect Flavor headquarters, and it also just so happens to be where I was lucky enough to go to school. I love Sweet Briar, and what's more, I love what Sweet Briar represents: a love for the environment.
Colin and I recently went down to SBC to hand out free ice cream, give out amusing shirts, and most of all,spread the word about what it is we do at Perfect Flavor: Sustainability. While I wasn't shocked in any way at SBC's progressiveness (and aggressiveness) in its recent steps to protect and maintain our beautiful environment, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there's a lot going on in terms of enviro-protection, eco-friendly practices, and sustainability education.
Upon arriving, I met with Wayne Stark, Director of Career Services, who informed me that SBC President Elizabeth Muhlenfeld had just recently signed on to be part of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment. This commitment is a promise made by College and University Presidents to attain a position of climate neutrality within two years of signing the agreement. For more information check out this article. I'm sorry, but the only words for this are: "THIS IS HUGE!" The University of Virginia, which is located in Charlottesville, VA, just 6 miles east of Perfect Flavor headquarters, actually turned down this opportunity. It will be costly, it certainly will require lots of change at SBC (and with all other colleges and universities who have signed on) but it is guaranteeing a safegaurd against global warming that no other program on the college level can ensure. We are saving ourselves from ourselves, and President Muhlenfeld has a made valiant and honorable commitment to protect SBC and our world for all the years to come. Thank you, Betsy!!!