St. Thomas Aquinas College's Academic Schools to Host Sustainability Panel Focused on Local Efforts

(SPARKILL, NY – January 28, 2016) – St. Thomas Aquinas College’s School of Arts & Sciences, School of Business and School of Education will host a panel discussion about local efforts toward sustainability in Rockland County (NY) on Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 9:50 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in the College’s Lougheed Library, announces Dr. Robert Murray, provost and vice president of academic affairs at the College.

Scheduled panelists include: Matt Ceplo, head groundskeeper at Rockland Country Club (Sparkill, NY); Michael Shilale, architect and chair of the Green Council of Rockland Business Association (NY); John McDowell, founding member of Cropsey Farm Alliance (NY); and Will Summers, farmer at Stony Point Center (NY). All of the panelists will talk about how they are working actively toward environmentally responsible and sustainable practices in businesses that are often not known for such efforts.

“Environmental sustainability is often an ideal that can be hard to live up to,” says Dr. Murray. “We are privileged to host these four panelists who have made a difference in the ecology of Rockland County. We all benefit from their work; they show how responsible environmental practices can be a part of a sound business model.”

For more information about St. Thomas Aquinas College’s sustainability efforts, visit: http://www.stac.edu/about-stac/college-offices/presidents-office/global-center-ethics-social-responsibility

St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 60 acres in Rockland County, NY which provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College’s 2,800 full and part time students can choose from more than 100 different majors, minors, specializations, and dual degree programs across three Schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, and Education. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, by Colleges of Distinction in both its New York and Catholic editions, by Affordable Colleges Online as a top College in New York for Return on Investment, and is included as a Military Friendly School®. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; its School of Education is accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education(NCATE); and its School of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). For more information, visit www.stac.edu.