TGIF Has a New Meaning

At Delta College (Mich.), the term "TGIF" may take on a new meaning.
This Friday, May 22, the college will kick off "Green Fridays," a green campus initiative aimed at reducing their carbon footprint by shutting down most campus operations on Fridays through July 31. Works hours Monday through Thursday will be extended.
According to a media release, the initiative resulted from analysis that showed Fridays had the fewest visitors to campus.
Some locations will remain open on Fridays. They include the Fitness and Recreation Center, Corporate Services, and the Planetarium during May and June.
“I feel this initiative is beneficial to our whole campus community,” said President Jean Goodnow in the release. “It’s beneficial to current and future students by extending the hours on the days that they historically prefer to do business with the college.”
To learn more about Delta’s sustainability program, click here.
Last summer, a number of higher ed institutions chose to have four-day workweeks due to soaring gas prices.
Goodnow best summed up her college's effort as reducing "a day’s worth of facility and vehicle carbon emissions.”