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Name: Rachel Haase and Matt Jurysta
Position (in student organization): Co-presidents
Date survey submitted: July 8, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role: DEAL strives to instill a sense of environmental stewardship and responsible global citizenship by engaging our community, providing information, making personal lifestyle changes, and taking action to create change.
Name of organization: Drake Environmental Action League (DEAL)
Number of active members: 35
Website: NA
Date of last meeting: May 6, 2009
Frequency of meetings: weekly
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: We worked with Sodexo Campus Services, our campus food provider. With our help, the Drake campus started a “Trayless Thursday” initiative in dining facilities, consumed less Styrofoam, and provided more local and organic products to the student body. In the fall, we hosted Earth Week, a week of events that focused on conservation, sustainability, and political action. DEAL also hosted the first annual Iowa Earth Summit, which created the Iowa Environmental Student Coalition. Ten DEAL members participated in an alternative spring break trip through Urban Ambassadors to Catalina Island to do conservation work and help build an education center.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008: Sodexo has replaced almost all Styrofoam cups with paper cups, one of the two dining centers is trayless once a week, and our campus shops and dining facilities use and sell more local and organic products. The Iowa Environmental Student Coalition is getting organized and deciding what issues to address during the upcoming academic year. To follow up with the spring break trip, DEAL made a commitment to help Urban Ambassadors with work in Des Moines and will be helping to improve the trails in the city.
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: 5,000 Acts of Green
Year initiated: 2009
Frequency of competition: Ongoing
Participants: Drake students, organizations, staff, and faculty along with the entire countries of Canada and the United states
Incentives: Contributions to the international One Million Acts of Green effort
Goal of competition: To achieve as many acts of green as possible, aiming for one act per person
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: Incalculable
Lasting effects of competition: Environmentally responsible thinking
Website: www.onemillionactsofgreen.com
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SUSTAINABILITY IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT
3) Does your student government include a specific position or committee dedicated to campus sustainability issues?
[ x ] No. The Student Senate has a Campus Advancement Chair that deals with some sustainability issues but is not dedicated to sustainability. There is also a sustainability committee that consists mostly of staff members with a few students.
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school: None
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: None
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): Iowa Environmental Student Coalition
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