Villanova AT A GLANCE
UNIVERSITY PROFILE (FALL 2009)
CAMPUS
; 254-acre campus, 12 miles west of
Philadelphia
; 69 buildings, including a library with more
than 800,000 volumes, an 11,800-seat
stadium and 26 residence halls
; New additions to campus: Driscoll Hall,
home of the College of Nursing (July 2008);
Villanova School of Law (July 2009)
“GREEN” VILLANOVA
; B.S. in Environmental Science and B.A. in
Environmental Studies graduate inaugural
classes in 2009
; Driscoll Hall earns LEED Gold Certification;
more than 90% of the project’s construction
waste was recycled
; New Law School built to achieve a LEED
Silver Certification
; Fedigan Hall renovated and transformed
into a “green dorm”; designed to LEED EB
(existing building) standards
; Dining Services upcycles 80 tons of food
waste per year
; 1. 2 million pounds of materials recycled
in 2008 ( 9. 1 million pounds, including
construction waste)
