Lyndon State College has many plans to change and improve the campus from what it already is. One of the upcoming additions to Lyndon is that they are reconstructing the old rugby field to create another NCAA regulation field. The reason behind this is NCAA requirements. Lyndon having recently joined the NCAA only last year has yet to meet their requirement of two varsity athletic fields. A varsity field is a field that is proper dimensions that the NCAA requires. Also for the current rugby field to be considered a varsity field it needs to be properly maintained at a varsity level. The rugby field has been ravaged by intramural football and rugby, both sports tend to tear up a lot of grass and create an uneven playing surface that isn’t suitable for all sports. Another issue is that the rugby field doesn’t drain when it rains heavily it tends to pool water and turn to mud. However the college is going to change that to not only meet NCAA requirements but to improve the campus greatly.
Another future project Lyndon has coming is the Solar project. Lyndon has received a grant from the state to install a 5 kilowatt solar power station. The plan developed by Lyndon’s students in the sustainability program will be providing power to the campus in their efforts to be a more green campus.
However this is not Lyndon’s only effort to go green a more noticeable less expensive way that Lyndon is trying to go green is the installation of LED lights around campus. The new lights use less energy than conventional light bulbs on the campus. As well they give off a brighter, cleaner looking light than the traditional lights that are still spotted around campus. The old lights that give off an orange glow that looks less appealing than the new more energy efficient lights they have installed.
Lyndon has made many great changes to the campus in the last few years and there is plenty more great changes to come in the next few years.
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