{"id":9113,"name":"sustainability at penn state","url":"","description":"
today, we face the global challenge of sustainability\u2014from feeding a growing population to preserving earth\u2019s resources to ensuring energy security. as an institution of higher learning\u2014and, more importantly, as penn state<\/a>\u2014we have a responsibility to our students, our institution, and our greater society to teach, embody, and communicate a world view that allows the collective \u201cwe\u201d to prosper, both now and in the future. we have risen to the challenge before\u2014with humility, responsibility, openness, commitment, and a profound belief in the power of \u201cwe.\u201d it is with a charge to do better, to think and act anew, that the university has created the sustainability institute.<\/p>\r\n\r\n the mission of the sustainability institute is to facilitate the integration of sustainability into all functions of the university.<\/p>\r\n\r\n as the flexibility to be innovative is paramount, the sustainability institute is open to a wide range of initiatives and supports a variety of projects that embody the three goals: learn<\/strong><\/a>, live<\/strong><\/a>, and lead<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n