[GreenYes] College Council Includes - Diverse Mix of Founding Members

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College Council Includes
Diverse Mix of Founding Members

(ALBANY, NY)--The New York State Association for 
Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) has 
announced the initial roster of founding members 
of its new College Council, including the College 
of Saint Rose, Albany; Hudson Valley Community 
College, Troy; Buffalo State College, Buffalo; 
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse; Rensselaer 
Polytechnic Institute, Troy; and SUNY Fredonia.

"We are very pleased with the response we've 
gotten from New York colleges and universities to 
date," said College Council State Coordinator 
John Halenar.  "We know there are a number of 
other institutions considering becoming members 
and going through the approval process on their 
campuses.  We'd like to add another half dozen or 
so founding members before the end of the spring 
semester and then build on that foundation going into the fall."

The list of colleges and universities that have 
joined the College Council so far represents a 
broad spectrum of enrollment numbers, academic 
concentrations, and geographic locations.

The College Council was created at the end of 
last year to provide New York's diverse 
institutions of higher learning with a forum 
through which students, environmental staff, and 
faculty can share information about common 
environmental problems and best practices.  The 
College Council will also provide college and 
university representatives with access to the 
expertise and knowledge of the environmental 
professionals who make up the regular membership of NYSAR3.

College Council members have already begun to use 
the members-only listserve that is the primary 
communication tool provided to 
participants.  They are also receiving an 
electronic newsletter with information about 
environmental activities and events on other New 
York campuses as well as campuses around the 
country; job postings; developments in the 
environmental field in general; and other relevant news.

Each institutional member of the College Council 
receives one regular NYSAR3 membership for a 
staff person and one NYSAR3 student membership, 
as well as reduced membership fees for all other 
students, staff and faculty at the institution.

For more information about the College Council or 
to receive a membership application, contact 
Halenar at johnhalenar@no.address 
(551-486-0315).  For more information on NYSAR3 
and its other programs and services, including 
the Organics Council, the Buy Recycled Alliance 
of New York, and the Go Green Initiative for K-12 
schools, see the organization's website at 
www.nysar3.org or contact NYSAR3's Administrative 
Assistant Diane Fisher at PO Box 3913, Albany, NY 
12203, 1-888-925-7329, e-mail: diane@no.address

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