UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- During the next installment of WPSU-TV’s “Higher Education in Focus,” Penn State President Eric J. Barron, as well as WPSU-TV’s Patty Satalia, will discuss the University’s achievements in recycling and sustainability. The episode will air at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, on WPSU-TV.
Penn State recently earned the National Recycling Coalition’s 2014 Outstanding Higher Education Award as one of the “Best of the Best” for its exceptional program in recycling and for connecting higher education and industry. Penn State garnered the achievement ahead of more than 70 universities under consideration. At the University Park campus, more than 100 types and nearly 10,000 tons of waste are diverted from landfills.
Al Matyasovsky, program manager of central support services for the Office of Physical Plant, and Brian Black, professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, will join Barron and Satalia to highlight Penn State’s achievements in recycling.
The group will discuss Penn State’s several sustainability accomplishments during the past 25 years, as well as take a look at the future of recycling at the University, which will include an attempt to make Beaver Stadium a zero-waste facility.
Following their discussion on Penn State’s recycling successes, Barron and Satalia also will delve into the University’s efforts around improving graduation rates and the time it takes to earn a degree.
“Higher Education in Focus” will air throughout the academic year and feature a variety of guests discussing University-related topics. Last month’s episode featured members of the Penn State Lunar Lion Team, which aims to make history as the first university-led mission to the moon.
In addition to the WPSU-TV broadcast, WITF-TV in Harrisburg and WQLN-TV in Erie will air the program at a later date. For more information and to watch archived episodes, visit wpsu.org/infocus.