Name: Carleton College
Location: Northfield, Minnesota
Link: www.carleton.edu
Types of Enrollment: Bachelor of Arts
Programs: American Studies, Asian Studies, Chemistry, Computer Studies, Economics, Geology, Political Science, Women’s and Gender Studies
Size of school: 1,986 students
Green Initiatives: The college is committed to purchasing ENERGY STAR certified products and appliances. Carleton provides free public transportation on Northfield Transit. Student Campus Activities subsidizes transportation between Carleton and MSP international airport. Also, the Carleton Co-op bus offers heavily subsidized transportation to Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, and Visitors to the Twin Cities from Northfield. Carleton has begun composting 100% of food waste from dining halls; uses biodegradable materials in dining and catering whenever possible; established a campus one-stream recycling program, promotes inter-office reusable envelopes for campus mail and will review campus systems for reclaiming extra envelopes for reuse; has implemented printing initiatives which discourage unlimited printing in computer labs with new print management software; replaces production of paper materials with online alternatives whenever possible.