For Immediate Release
June 29, 2013
Contact Information

Donna Brock
404-880-8337
dbrock@cau.edu

Larry Calhoun
404-880-6040
lcalhoun@cau.edu

(BPRW) CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (CAU) RECEIVES ANONYMOUS GIFT OF TREES TO SUPPORT THE LEGACY TREE PROJECT

(BLACK PR WIRE) – ATLANTA – Clark Atlanta University recently received an anonymous gift of more than 22 trees, valued at $32,000, from the Legacy Tree Project to help beautify the campus.

Bonita Dukes, associate vice president for business services at CAU, said, “This generous donation of new trees will help to create a campus atmosphere of permanence and beauty for attracting prospective students, provide outdoor ‘rooms’ where classes meet, colleagues talk, and students play and study. Also, since trees play such an important role in the quality of life, we are especially grateful to incorporate this gift into the university’s livable footprint.”

According to the Arbor Day Foundation, over the course of 50 years, a single large shade tree can generate more than $160,000 in environmental benefits. This includes $31,250 worth of generated oxygen, $62,000 worth of air pollution control, $37,500 worth of recycled water and $31,500 worth of soil erosion control.

Clark Atlanta University is a private, coeducational four-year university located in the historic heart of Atlanta. It is the largest of the nation’s 39-member UNCF institutions and one of only two private historically black colleges and universities designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Research University. Our nearly 4,000 students are engaged in some 38 areas of study in our four schools and five Centers of Excellence. National business and consumer publications rank Clark Atlanta high among the best buys in American higher education. Clark Atlanta University is accredited to award the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Ga., 30033-4097; 404-679-4501). For more information, call 404-880-8000 or go to www.cau.edu.