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From our facilities to our world-class research and curriculum, sustainability matters at Michigan Tech

Welcome to Sustainable MTU

The Office of Sustainability and Resilience at Michigan Tech serves as a hub to generate a shared vision for campus sustainability, collaborate across disciplines and departments, and facilitate and track progress toward our sustainability goals. Sustainability is essential to Michigan Tech’s vision and mission to create solutions to society’s challenges and improve the life of all people. By seeking ways to enhance sustainability, Michigan Tech aims to increase the resilience of the campus and the other communities locally and beyond.

Join us in creating a more sustainable future.


Focus Areas

Learn more about our initiatives on our focus areas pages

Sustainability Goals

  • Drive down climate emissions, reduce waste, and lower utility costs

  • Solve challenges through collaborative research

  • Develop the leaders of tomorrow

 

Sustainability Achievements

Both sustainability and resilience are essential concepts and practices for students and the university. As we set our goals, we aim to be at the cutting edge of innovation and education for the 21st century.

  • 3-5
    funded faculty fellowships annually through 2025.
  • 5-7
    new or retooled sustainability courses per year through 2026.
  • 50%
    engagement of student body through a peer-to-peer sustainability network by 2025.
  • 1%
    reduction in our annual per-capita waste going to the landfill between 2021 and 2035.

Ready to take the next step?

Be apart of a sustainable future at Michigan's flagship technological university.

Watch 2022 Sustainability Award Winners video
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2022 Sustainability Award Winners

"To me, at the end of the day, I think it's the most pressing issue facing humanity at the moment and that is what drives me."Kendra Lachcik, undergraduate, founder of MTU Climate Reality Campus Corps Chapter

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