By Verne Neff and Steve Houck
In April 2014, the Library Annex completed level one of the Penn State Green Paws Office Certification program and received a certificate signed by Penn State President Rodney Erickson and the Director of the Sustainability Institute Denice Wardrop for completion of this level.
In addition, the Cato-2 Library facility has been 100% “Green” to the Penn State standard since opening in 2008.
To earn Green Paws Office Certification, 75% of all employees in your office or administrative unit must complete all the “actions” on the checklist. By going through this program with others, you help to create community and a common commitment to creating a “green” work environment. For more information, see http://sustainability.psu.edu/greenpaws#overview.
The Green initiative is part of their orientation process when new staff is assigned to the Annex.