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PSE gift to fund student sustainability grants
August 28, 2008
With a $2,500 gift from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation , PLU’s Sustainability Committee will provide mini-grants for student projects.
Environmental stewardship is one of the foundation’s key priorities, explained Gary Nomensen, the foundation’s community relations manager for South King and Pierce counties. PSE generates power through a number of renewable sources. In fact, the organization’s Wild Horse Wind Facility located near Ellensburg, Wash., is also home to a 500-kilowatt solar project. It is the Pacific Northwest's largest solar energy producer.
Nomensen said the foundation believes PLU’s mini-grant program will give students a greater sense of ownership in sustainability projects on campus.
“We want to help support students so they continue wanting to do creative projects,” he said.
This fall, the Sustainability Committee will announce the application process, and guidelines on how projects are selected.
Nomensen said the foundation believes PLU’s mini-grant program will give students a greater sense of ownership in sustainability projects on campus.
“We want to help support students so they continue wanting to do creative projects,” he said.
This fall, the Sustainability Committee will announce the application process, and guidelines on how projects are selected.