After more than 14,000 votes were cast during the Planet Forward video competition this month (on videos created by the 2012 Second Nature Climate Leadership Award Finalists), Planet Forward announced the top vote-getter this week: William Paterson University of New Jersey!
Watch the video at planetforward.org
William Paterson University was honored at the George Washington University Moving the Planet Forward Innovation Summit on Tuesday, April 17th, and will be featured in continued publicity with Planet Forward.
All 20 finalists are under consideration for a 2012 Climate Leadership Award. The winners will be chosen by the Second Nature Board, and honored at the Climate Leadership Summit at American University, June 21-22nd. Look for the announcement of this year’s Award Winners soon!
The top vote-getters for videos in each Carnegie Classification produced incredible videos documenting their climate innovation:
- Doctorate Institution – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
- Baccalaureate College – Allegheny College, PA
- Associate/Tribal College – Glendale Community College, AZ
- Master’s College - William Paterson University of New Jersey, NJ
- Special Focus Institution - SUNY Upstate Medical University, NY
Click here for more information about the Climate Leadership Awards, and to watch all of the Finalists’ videos, head to planetforward.org/climate-leadership-awards.
Read other blog posts about the 2012 Climate Leadership Awards.