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Name: Tyler Hartrich
Position (in student organization): Vice President (Grass Root Organizer)
Date survey submitted: June 9, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: Empower Poly Coalition
(Coalition of Student Clubs) including 27 member clubs listed in question 5.
Number of active members: 350
Website: http://www.empowerpoly.calpoly.edu
Date of last meeting: May 27, 2009
Frequency of meetings: Large Monthly Gatherings
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: TGIF (The Green Initiative Fund), Focus The Nation, CSSC (California Student Sustainability Coalition), The Real Food Challenge, Take Back The Tap Campaign, and banning plastic bottles/bags on campus.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
* TGIF is still awaiting approval but is well underway.
* Focus The Nation and the CSSC conference were two hugely successful sustainability events. FTN brought in over 4,000 students while the CSSC conference was represented by UC’s CSU’s and CCC’s across the state.
* The Real Food Challenge, Take Back The Tap, and the banning of plastic bottles/bags are recent efforts for 2009, but are all in full motion, gaining awareness, and implementation.
SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
2) Does your group organize any sustainability challenges/competitions for your campus and/or with other colleges?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please list details for each competition.
#1 - Name of competition:
Year initiated:
Frequency of competition:
Participants:
Incentives:
Goal of competition:
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced:
Lasting effects of competition:
Website:
#2 - Name of competition:
Year initiated:
Frequency of competition:
Participants:
Incentives:
Goal of competition:
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced:
Lasting effects of competition:
Website:
SUSTAINABILITY IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT
3) Does your student government include a specific position or committee dedicated to campus sustainability issues?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please describe: The position is on the Executive Cabinet as the Student Sustainability Officer, holding events, campaigns and general outreach to the university at large.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school:
Algae as Biofuel Research Program
Organic Farm
Campus-wide Composting
Solar House (Solar Decathlon 2nd place)
Biofuel reactor: (Campus Dinning trucks run on biodiesel.
SLO Sustainability Learning Objective as part of Cal Poly’s mission
* Students will have an understanding of sustainability etc.
Three Sustainability minors
* Sustainable Environments Minor (Architecture)
* Environmental Studies Minor (Sience & Math)
* Sustainable Agriculture Minor (Agriculture)
5) Please list and briefly describe any other student-run organizations related to campus sustainability at your school, and provide URLs if available (e.g., student groups; student government committees; student-run food co-ops, gardens/farms, bike co-ops) and provide contact information of the student leaders, if possible:
ASI (Associated Students Incorporated) Sustainability Officer within the executive cabinet in association with a subcommittee for sustainability
Academic Senate for Sustainability Committee: Comprised of Faculty, Staff and the Sustainability officer from ASI.
Student Groups part of the Empower Poly Coalition include:
Cal Poly Biodiesel, Renewable Energy Club, Environmental Council-Student Community Services, Fair-Trade Club, Engineers Without Borders, Hydrogen Energy Club, Wildlife Club, Progressive Student Alliance, Zero Waste, Student Chapter of the American Association of Landscape Architects, Association of Environmental Professional, Associated Student in Planning, Society of Environmental Engineers, Emerging Green Builders, Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium, Organic Farm, Green Campus Program, Green Printing Club, Cal Poly Surfrider, Honor Society, Construction Specifications Institute, American Institute of Architects Student Chapter, KCPR, Net Impact, Civil Liberties Alliance, Sierra Student Coalition, and Society of Women Engineers.
Questions 6 is for informational purposes only; your response will NOT be included in the Report Card evaluation process.
6) Please list any regional or national networks with which your group is affiliated (e.g., Energy Action Coalition/Campus Climate Challenge, Sierra Student Coalition, a state PIRG, a state student sustainability coalition):
CSSC (California Student Sustainability Coalition)
Real Food Challenge
Energy Action Coalition
Sierra Student Coalition
Power Shift
Focus The Nation
Food & Water Watch
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