a uNIVERSITY iNITIATIVE TO Integrate
Safety and Sustainability in
Course Development

David NEWLANDS
Senior Assistant Professor
International School of Management ~ IESEG, Lille, France
d.newlands@ieseg.fr

David S. HARRISON
Dean - School of Business Administration
Chair in Global Business
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, South Carolina – USA 29801 davidh@usca.edu Michael JARA
Assistant Chancellor for Facilities
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, South Carolina – USA 29801 mikej@usca.edu David S. HARRISON
Dean - School of Business Administration
Chair in Global Business
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, South Carolina – USA 29801 davidh@usca.edu Patsy Lewellyn
Visiting Professor, School of Business Administration
University of South Carolina Aiken
PatsyL@usca.edu

David NEWLANDS
Senior Assistant Professor
International School of Management ~ IESEG, Lille, France
d.newlands@ieseg.fr

Abstract
As the new millennium evolves, many further and higher education establishments are bracing themselves against externally imposed challenges. Emerging fiscal constraints are reducing public funding for public institutions in various countries including the United States, United Kingdom and France. USCA for example saw state appropriations reduce from $11.1M in 2008 to $6.1M in 2011. Rising costs of energy in part due to under-capacity to store during off-peak seasons and infrastructure overhaul project investments compound budgetary decision making. Reducing energy consumption requirements partially can alleviate the funding shortfall. Environmentally friendly solutions that reduce dependence on, or usage of fossil fuels, can contribute to reducing the destruction of, or help clean, our world. This solution reduces costs and simultaneously provides attractive incentives to exert intensive efforts