William Paterson University Wins!
Planet Forward was proud to host the video competition for Second Nature’s Climate Leadership Award Finalists. Schools from across the country submitted videos and competed to win the title. After more than 14,000 votes were cast, we are proud to announce our winner: William Paterson University, of Wayne, New Jersey.
All of Second Nature’s Climate Leadership Award Finalists were asked to create a 1-3 minute video highlighting their climate innovation on campus. Our online community voted to determine which campus was the most innovative.
They will be presented with a certificate that denotes their victory at the GW Moving the Planet Forward Innovation Summit, taking place on Tuesday, April 17th from 1:00-6:00 PM. If you want to watch the presentation live, view our live stream here: http://gwmoving.planetforward.org/livestream/
As with all groups who submit videos to Planet Forward, every school will have the opportunity to be featured in blog posts on The Huffington Post and National Geographic’s Great Energy Challenge blog, in our pieces on television, in our webisodes, or in other public outreach opportunities.
Here are each of the winners of our competition by Second Nature’s Carnegie Categories:
- Doctorate-Granting Institution - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
- Baccalaureate College - Allegheny College, PA
- Associate/Tribal College - Glendale Community College, AZ
- Master’s College - William Paterson University of New Jersey, NJ
- Special Focus Institution - SUNY Upstate Medical University, NY
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On April 16th, 2012 at 5:10 pm Greg Mattison Said:
Woo Hoo! Nice job Willie P. A well deserved victory!
Congrats to all the other finalists as well. WPU is indeed in fine company and I am heartened to see so much progress being made. This was an excellent contest I was proud to take part in.
On April 17th, 2012 at 10:17 am Sandra Miller Said:
Am so proud of WPU and a special thanks to everyone who voted. This video was made with loving care and it showed. Am so proud of WPU’s climate renewal efforts. We’ll continue forward with even stronger commitment.
On April 19th, 2012 at 1:59 pm Pete Cannarozzi Said:
Nicely Done!
On April 20th, 2012 at 3:56 pm Meg Said:
Congratulations WPU. Outstanding work from everyone involved. I am so proud to be working at a University that truly cares about our environment. I wish everyone continued success in all your efforts.
On April 25th, 2012 at 10:25 pm Shabaz Said:
While William Patterson (WP) has an impressive solar program, their video should have been disqualified.
“All of Second Nature’s Climate Leadership Award Finalists were asked to create a 1-3 minute video..” http://planetforward.org/climate-leadership-awards/
WP’s video is 4 minutes & 32 seconds in length. That is over 50% longer than what the rules allowed.
Where I am from, if you don’t play by the rules, you don’t get to play.