JOHNSON, Vermont -- Johnson State College (JSC) sits on 350 hilltop acres in the heart of the

reen Mountains and overlooks a town that slightly exceeds its student enrollment size of 2,000. 

It challenges its students to "Change Your World" by encouraging them to be a catalyst for positive social and environmental change.  But, how does the college itself demonstrate this?  One needs to

ook no further than their latest renovation project to see JSC demonstrates it one board at a time.

With help from the Burlington, VT-based architectural firm Freeman French Freeman (FFF), Johnson State found an innovative re-use solution for material that was most likely destined for a landfill: wood bleachers. In this case, more than 1,200 linear board feet were recycled to become the interior face of 7,000 sq.-ft. athletic facility's lobby, trim for the cardio room's entranceway, and encasement for the trophy display in a new function room.