Solar roofs. From the air, the most visible Winona State environmental proactivity is the $26 million project to cover buildings and parking lots with solar panels.

Campus scores 84% on rating criteria

WINONA, Minn. – Winona State University has been listed as one of 455 of the nation’s “Greenest Colleges” by the Princeton Review, an organization that ranks colleges by a variety of measures. On a 99-point scale, Winona State was awarded 84 “green points.” The main criteria:

> Student opportunities for a sustainable, healthy of lifestyle.
> Environmental responsibility.
> Preparing students for jobs and citizenship in a clean-energy economy.

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