11 December 2015 | The White House News Release
On November 19th, 2015, the White House launched American Campuses Act on Climate (ACAC) initiative to amplify the voice of the higher-ed community in support of a strong international climate agreement in the United Nations COP21 climate negotiations in Paris. The launch included a White House roundtable with campus and business leaders, including school presidents and students, to highlight best practices to promote sustainability and address climate change on college campuses. Additionally, a live-streamed conversation with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy also energized young people to achieve ambitious climate goals on their campuses and push for increased global action.
As of December 10, 318 colleges and universities representing over 4 million students have demonstrated their commitment by joining the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge. Modeled on the American Business Act on Climate Pledge, it complements any previous pledges or commitments institutions might have already. The pledge reads:
“As institutions of higher education, we applaud the progress already made to promote clean energy and climate action as we seek a comprehensive, ambitious agreement at the upcoming United Nations Climate Negotiations in Paris. We recognize the urgent need to act now to avoid irreversible costs to our global community’s economic prosperity and public health and are optimistic that world leaders will reach an agreement to secure a transition to a low carbon future. Today our school pledges to accelerate the transition to low-carbon energy while enhancing sustainable and resilient practices across our campus.”
Schools standing behind ACAC pledge:
Agnes Scott College
Alfred State College (SUNY)
American University
Antioch College
Antioch University New England
Appalachian State University
Auburn University
Augsburg College
Ball State University
Bard College
Bay de Noc Community College
Bennett College
Bennington College
Bentley University
Berea College
Bergen Community College
Binghamton University (SUNY)
Boston Architectural College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Bowie State University
Brandeis University
Bristol Community College
Brookhaven College (Dallas County Community College District)
Brown University
Buffalo State (SUNY)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State University Channel Islands
California State University Maritime Academy
California State University San Marcos
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University, Chico
California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, East Bay
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Monterey Bay
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, Stanislaus
Carnegie Mellon University
Cayuga Community College (SUNY)
Cedar Valley College
Central Community College
Champlain College
Chandler-Gilbert Community College (MCCCD)
Chesapeake College
Claflin University
Clark Atlanta University
Clarkson University
Cleveland State University
Clinton Community College (SUNY)
Coahoma Community College
Colby College
Colgate University
College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY)
College of Lake County
College of Optometry (SUNY)
Colorado College
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Columbia-Greene Community College (SUNY)
Coppin State University
Cornell University
Corning Community College (SUNY)
Cuyahoga Community College
Dartmouth College
Delta College
Denison University
Denmark Technical College
DePaul University
Desert Research Institute
Dickinson College
Duke University
Dutchess Community College (SUNY)
Eastern Connecticut State University
Emory & Henry College
Empire State College (SUNY)
Erie Community College (SUNY)
Estrella Mountain Community College (MCCCD)
Farmingdale State College (SUNY)
Fashion Institute of Technology (SUNY)
Finger Lakes Community College (SUNY)
Florida A&M University
Florida Climate Institute
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International University
Frostburg State University
Fulton-Montgomery Community College (SUNY)
Furman University
Gallaudet University
GateWay Community College (MCCCD)
Gateway Technical College
Genesee Community College (SUNY)
George Mason University
Georgetown University
Glendale Community College (MCCCD)
Goshen College
Goucher College
Governors State University
Green Mountain College
Hampshire College
Harvard University
Harvey Mudd College
Haskell Indian Nations University
Haverford College
Hawai’i Community College (UH)
Herkimer County Community College (SUNY)
Honolulu Community College (UH)
Howard University
Hudson Valley Community College (SUNY)
Humboldt State University (CSU)
Iowa State University
Jamestown Community College (SUNY)
Jefferson Community College (SUNY)
John Carroll University
Johns Hopkins University
Kapi’olani Community College (UH)
Kaua’i Community College (UH)
Kent State University
Lane Community College
Lasell College
Lawson State Community College
Leeward Community College (UH)
Lewis and Clark College
Lincoln University of Missouri
Macalester College
Maritime College (SUNY)
Maryville College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mesa Community College (MCCCD)
Miami Dade College
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
Millersville University
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Mohawk Valley Community College (SUNY)
Monroe Community College (SUNY)
Montgomery County Community College
Morehouse College
Morgan State University
Morris Brown College
Morrisville State College (SUNY)
Nassau Community College (SUNY)
New York University
Niagara County Community College (SUNY)
North Carolina A&T State University
North Country Community College (SUNY)
North Lake College
Northeast Lakeview College (Alamo)
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Northwest Vista College (Alamo)
Northwestern University
Norwalk Community College
NYS College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Cornell University (SUNY)
NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University (SUNY)
NYS College of Human Ecology at Cornell (SUNY)
NYS College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University (SUNY)
NYS School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell (SUNY)
Oakton Community College
Oberlin College
Onondaga Community College (SUNY)
Orange County Community College (SUNY)
Pacific University
Palo Alto College (Alamo)
Paradise Valley Community College (MCCCD)
Paul Smith’s College
Phoenix College (MCCCD)
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Portland Community College
Portland State University
Princeton University
Purchase College (SUNY)
Quinebaug Valley Community College
Radford University
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Randolph College
Raritan Valley Community College
Rio Salado College (MCCCD)
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rockland Community College (SUNY)
Rutgers University
Salisbury University
San Antonio College (Alamo)
San Diego State University (CSU)
San Francisco State University (CSU)
San José State University (CSU)
Santa Clara University
Schenectady County Community College (SUNY)
School for International Training
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Scottsdale Community College (MCCCD)
Shaw University
Smith College
Sonoma State University (CSU)
South Mountain Community College (MCCCD)
Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Oregon University
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Southern University and A&M College
Southern University at New Orleans
Southern University at Shreveport
Southern University Law Center
Spelman College
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St. Philip’s College (Alamo)
Stanford University
Stonehill College
Stony Brook University (SUNY)
Suffolk County Community College (SUNY)
Sullivan County Community College (SUNY)
SUNY Adirondack
SUNY Broome
SUNY Canton
SUNY Cobleskill
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Delhi
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
SUNY Fredonia
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Oswego
SUNY Plattsburgh
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Potsdam
SUNY Ulster
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Temple University
The College at Brockport (SUNY)
The College at Old Westbury (SUNY)
The George Washington University
The New School
The Ohio State University
Tompkins Cortland Community College (SUNY)
Towson University
Truman State University
Tufts University
Tulane University
Unity College
Universities at Shady Grove
University at Albany, SUNY
University at Buffalo, SUNY
University of Alaska Southeast
University of Arizona
University of Arkansas
University of Baltimore
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Merced
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu
University of Hawai’i at Hilo
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
University of Hawai’i Maui College
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences
University of Maryland University College
University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota, Morris
University of Mississippi
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Reno
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of Northern Iowa
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Puget Sound
University of Richmond
University of San Francisco
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Upstate Medical University (SUNY)
Vassar College
Vermont Law School
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Wake Technical Community College
Wells College
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan University
Westchester Community College (SUNY)
Western Michigan University
Western Technical College
Wheaton College
Willamette University
Williams College
Windward Community College (UH)
Yale University
Interested schools should email Outreach@ceq.eop.gov for instructions on how to join.
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