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Name: Emily Meinhardt
Position (in student organization): President Emeritus
Date survey submitted: July 20, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: Environmental Crusaders
Number of active members: 50
Website: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=26435393895
Date of last meeting: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Frequency of meetings: Weekly
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: facility energy usage, dorm energy usage, climate change legislation, PowerVote, Powershift, Focus the Nation, CFL changeout
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008: over 1000 Powervote pledges from the Claremont Colleges, money invested in making sprinkler/irrigation system more efficient, campus carbon footprint calculation completed for ACUPCC (American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment)
SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
2) Does your group organize any sustainability challenges/competitions for your campus and/or with other colleges?
[ ] No
[X] Yes. Please list details for each competition.
#1 - Name of competition: Dorm Energy Challenge
Year initiated: 2007
Frequency of competition: Once (First year, it was just at Pomona College, second year, it was between all 5 Claremont Colleges)
Participants: Scripps College, Pomona College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College
Incentives: College to reduce energy usage the most over the period of one month would win a sustainability prize, agreed to with College administration prior to start of competition
Goal of competition: To raise awareness about energy efficiency and reduce overall energy consumption
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: 14.4% energy reduction
Lasting effects of competition: Money saved was reinvested in sustainability projects for campus maintenance and facilities
Website: n/a
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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: Environmental Affairs Chair (appointed position) within the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC), the student government.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school:
Save the Ales party-- party serving local, organic beer where guests participated in a photo petition for climate change legislation
Photo petition here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/environmentalcrusaders/sets/72157617112152073/
Story here: http://cmcforum.com/827-procrastination/04222009-827-procrastination-happy-earth-day
Earth Hour: national campaign to turn off lights for an hour
Focus the Nation: brought Focus the Nation founder Eban Goodstein as a speaker, organized a multi-disciplinary panel made of faculty members on climate change
Think Outside the Bottle-- national anti-bottled water campaign. Did a taste test of bottled water vs. tap water.
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:
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):
Sierra Student Coalition
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