Welcome to TICUA ~ Tennessee's Private Colleges

Beginning in the spring of 2007, TICUA launched an initiative with 30 of its member campuses to provide training and other beneficial resources to aid our campuses in their efforts to be good environmental stewards. TICUA Go Green! was created from this effort and will consist of multiple learning opportunities and initiatives over the coming years.

An initial piece to the TICUA Go Green! project was creating a formal relationship with EPA Region 4 to participate in their "College and University Compliance Incentive Initiative." An innovative agreement was put in place with EPA Region 4 to include "peer-audits" as an approach to environmental education and sustainability.

2007 Peer-Audit Training Participants

The peer-audit environmental component of TICUA Go Green! allows participating colleges and universities to collaborate and help one another in assessing their campus environments, identifying possible ways to further improve the campus environment. The peer-audit proram is modeled after one set up by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania (AICUP) and now replicated by TICUA sister associations in NJ, NC, AL, GA, and FL. Training for the peer-auditors occured on June 19-21 with over 90 participants.

A steering committee of 10 personnel from across our member campuses representing the areas of campus safety, physical plant, faculty and enviornmental safety and health are working to further develop consorita efforts.

In January 2008, the Procurement Committee approved two contracts to help support environmental compliance activities on all our member campuses. Air Cycle and Southeast Recycling Technologies, Inc. provide excellent discounts for TICUA members.

Stay tuned--there is more to come as TICUA goes green.

Campuses Participating in TICUA Go Green! Project
Aquinas College	Baptist College of Health Sciences	Belmont University	Bethel College	Bryan College
Carson-Newman College	Christian Brothers University	Crichton College	Cumberland University	Fisk University
Free Will Baptist Bible College	Freed-Hardeman University	Hiwassee College	Johnson Bible College	King College
Lambuth University	Lee University	Lincoln Memorial University	Lipscomb University	Maryville College
Memphis College of Art	Milligan College	Rhodes College	Southern Adventist University	Southern College of Optometry
Tennessee Wesleyan College	The University of the South: Sewanee	Trevecca Nazarene University	Tusculum College	Vanderbilt University

Resource Documents Pertinent To:
(Due to the large file sizes - you may want to right-click on the links and choose 'Save As' and save the files to your local computer before opening)

All Personnel (general audit program information)

Athletics

Environmental Compliance Officers

Faculty

Health Services

Information Technology Officers

Peer Auditors

Physical Plant

Presidents

Professional Development and Training Opportunities

TICUA Go Green! Project Compliance Training ~ May 28-29, 2008 @ Fisk University

TICUA Go Green! Project Compliance Training ~ June 11-12, 2008 @ Carson-Newman College

TICUA Go Green! Project Compliance Training ~ June 25-26, 2008 @ Lambuth University

Procurement Contracts Pertinent To Environmental Stewardship:

Air Cycle

Southeast Recycling Technologies, Inc.

Consultants & TICUA Staff Liaison
David B. Losee, Partner, Halloran & Sage, LLP
Tad A. Goetcheus, P. E., HRP Associates, Inc.
Susanna L. Baxter, Chief Operating Officer, TICUA

Signed Agreement:
Agreement with US EPA (.PDF)

Project Press Releases
LMU Commits to EPA's Voluntary Self-Audit Program (July 27, 2007)
Hiwassee Joins "TICUA Go Green!" Project (July 19, 2007)
Cumberland Joins "TICUA Go Green!" Initiative (July 16, 2007)
Rhodes Joins EPA/TICUA Go Green Initiative (July 6, 2007)
TICUA Partners with EPA to Go Green! (July 5, 2007)
Southern Adventist University - "Keeping Campus Green" (July 3, 2007)
EPA Region 4 Signing Ceremony Release (June 25, 2007)

EPA Signing Ceremony, June 25, 2007: Tad Goetcheus, HRP; Susanna Baxter, TICUA Chief Operating Officer; Claude Pressnell, Jr., TICUA President; Jimmy Palmer, EPA Region 4 Administrator; and David Losee, Halloran & Sage.