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Edward Nase, director of dining services at Millersville University, was recently awarded the Campus Sustainability Champion Title for 2015 by Pennsylvania Green Colleges.
The Campus Sustainability Champion title, presented by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) is given annually to students, faculty, administration and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made contributions benefiting social, economic and environmental sustainability on campus.
“The PERC Campus Sustainability Champion award validates and applauds the great work that Mr. Nase and his team in Dining and Conferences Services have been doing, said Chris Steuer, MU campus sustainability manager, “It puts Millersville’s name in a bold font on the list of Pennsylvania colleges and universities that are finding innovative ways to be more sustainable.”
Nase has been the director of dining services for 10 years. He has assisted in MU’s sustainable efforts through implementing different dining service programs including eliminating landfill waste through composting, recycling and terracycling, reestablishing purchasing habits to buy locally grown and manufactured products, and purchasing from sustainable vendors.
“One person can make a difference and Millersville University is leading the way,” said Josh Hooper, the executive director of PERC.
Dining services is making an effort to reduce their energy consumption through the appliances used in the kitchens and dining facilities. Nase is also an active member of the Sustainability Committee at MU, assisting in creation of a more sustainable campus and educating the students and community.
Information is available on Millersville’s Center for Sustainability. For more information about the award, please visit: http://www.pagreencolleges.org/.
