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Call for Entries Now Open in America's Second Annual Environmental March Madness Tournament for Colleges and Universities

Nationwide Tournament Will Evaluate Environmental Academic Programs and Sustainability Practices at Institutions

CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Enviance, Inc. today announced that the Call for Entries period has opened in the Second Annual Environmental March Madness (#GreenerU) tournament. GreenBiz Group and Qualtrics have partnered with Enviance to sponsor this year's tournament, which will evaluate the academic programs and sustainability practices at dozens of universities around the country.

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Schools interested in submitting for the tournament can find the complete list of questions here and can begin the process of filling out the Qualtrics-hosted survey here. The deadline to submit is January 14, 2013. Student essays, department videos and images, and other supporting information will be collected beginning February 4, after the Sustainable 16 are announced. 

The 2013 tournament will feature a new, distinguished panel of judges featuring environmental experts from a variety of sectors, including retail, energy, non-profit, journalism and academia, along with Enviance president and CEO, Lawrence Goldenhersh.  Together, the judges will not only evaluate the curriculum at the colleges and universities who enter, but also weigh the environmental practices on the campuses themselves, to see which schools "practice what they teach." You can find more information on the judges here

"When we launched the Environmental March Madness tournament in early 2012, we never envisioned the amount of interest and competition it would spark among colleges and universities, large and small," said Goldenhersh. "If last year's tournament showed anything, it's that you don't have to be from the storied basketball conferences like the ACC or Big 10 to be considered a powerhouse, and even a small college in Maine—like Colby College, the 2012 National Champion—has a shot to cut down the nets come April. This year's competition should be even more intense and wide open as new schools participate and we open the judging to actual environmental practices taking place on campus."

The tournament judging will run simultaneous to the NCAA college basketball tournament, culminating with the National Champion being announced on April 8, 2013. In addition to the National Champion title, Enviance will award the winning school's environmental and sustainability department with a $5,000 prize. Enviance will also send the department chair or a member of the faculty on an all-expenses-paid trip to San Diego to attend the Enviance User Conference, April 22 to 26, where the department leader will lead a panel on educating future environmental professionals.

For a complete list of the tournament rules and prizes, please visit http://www.enviance.com/march-madness or contact Enviance@schwartzmsl.com. You can also receive real-time updates on Twitter by following @enviance.

About Enviance
Enviance is the leading provider of Environmental ERP software, with more than 17,000 users in 49 countries. Our comprehensive solutions have been developed, tested and proven by serving the world's leading corporations and government organizations for over a decade. As the world business community faces increasing sustainability challenges, Enviance Environmental ERP solutions enable organizations to measure, manage, report environmental performance and compliance needs. The Enviance system leverages cloud computing technology to deliver its Environmental ERP platform online in real-time—anytime, anywhere and enterprise-wide. Founded in 1999, privately held Enviance is based in Carlsbad, California. For additional information, visit http://www.enviance.com.

About GreenBiz Group
GreenBiz Group defines and accelerates the business of sustainability. GreenBiz Group is an integrated media company focused on supporting professionals who view sustainable practices as a core part of their businesses. GreenBiz is focused on telling the stories, providing the insights and advancing the sustainability profession through GreenBiz.com, GreenBiz Events, GreenBiz Intelligence, and GreenBiz Connects. For additional information, visit www.greenbiz.com.

About Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a worldwide leader in enterprise data collection and analysis with a survey-based platform that is easy enough for an intern, but sophisticated enough for a Ph.D. Global organizations use Qualtrics software to make better decisions based on strategic research intelligence. Qualtrics has more than 4,600 clients worldwide, including half of the Fortune 100, more than 1,300 colleges and universities, and 95 of the top 100 business schools. For a free trial, visit www.qualtrics.com.

SOURCE Enviance, Inc.

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