Macalester College receives Sierra Magazine's 2015 Coolest Schools Special Achievement Award for Purchasing

Macalester earned a Special Achievement Award for our efforts in Purchasing. Macalester ranked first of 153 schools for this category. We are close to the top, ranking 37 out of the same 153 schools in overall school. The Sierra Club maintains the Cool Schools Full Ranking.

Sierra is the official publication of the Sierra Club, America's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 2.4 million members and supporters nationwide. In addition to creating opportunities for people of all ages, levels, and locations to have meaningful outdoor experiences, the Sierra Club works to safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and litigation.