Though University students are used to Orange Fever, they may soon see the spread of a new color: green.
Last week, the Student Council Environmental Sustainability Committee released its response to the University's environmental goals, which were laid out in the previously released Commission on the Future of the University's report.
"The motive for the response was to present the administration with our thoughts on the plan for U.Va." said Ben Chrisinger, chair of the Student Council Environmental Sustainability Committee. "We wanted to make sure they had sustainability in mind."
The Commission on the Future of the University released its initial report in June and plans to present its final report to the Board of Visitors in February.
Though the Commission's current report discusses plans for increased environmental sustainability, it is not as comprehensive as some would like, according to committee members.
"It didn't do a good enough job highlighting what is being done right now and what can be done in the future" said Cal Trepagnier, co-author and editor of the Council report, adding that he believes a greater University focus on the environment will help sustainability issues gain recognition on a wider scale.
"It's a great opportunity for universities to become leaders and provide the knowledge on how to tackle a complicated and global issue," he said.
The report was compiled during the past two months by Chrisinger and other members of the committee.
University Commission officials plan to meet with the authors of the Council report Monday before releasing a revised report in coming weeks.
University Provost Arthur Garson, co-author of the Commission's report, described Council's report as "an outstanding piece of work that will work beautifully with some of the proposals that we are considering for the overall University"
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