If you are financially limited, the Office of Sustainability has a limited number of donated and cleaned gowns from previous years available to borrow for FREE. Please note: we do not have any hats and a limited number of sashes for specific Colleges and degrees and thus you will need to work with the bookstore for missing items.  If you would like to apply for a gown please click on the follow button:

The Office of Sustainability serves as a university-wide entity that coordinates, advocates, amplifies, and reports the vast set of sustainability activities within teaching, research, community engagement, and operations of the university. The Office of Sustainability recognizes the social, economic, and environmental value of interdisciplinary sustainability education, sustainable and regenerative operations, and holistic wellness and quality of life. The Office assists the University in achieving long term Sustainable Development Goals so that the Blue Hen community can thrive in a just and verdant world.

In 2024, the University was ranked the 33rd most sustainable university in the United States by QS World Rankings!

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Planning for the Future

Read the 2022 Sustainability Plan  and 2009 Climate Action Plan

Partnerships and Commitments

Living Land Acknowledgement: The University of Delaware occupies lands vital to the web of life for Lenni Lenape and Nanticoke, who share their ancestry, history, and future in this region.  We express our appreciation for ongoing Indigenous stewardship of the ecologies and traditions of this region. While the harms to Indigenous people and their homelands are beyond repair, we commit to building right relationships going forward by collaborating with tribal leadership on actionable institutional steps.

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