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Name: Monika Maier
Position (in student organization): Co-President
Date survey submitted: July 17, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: Grass Roots Environmental Action Now (GREAN)
Number of active members: 15
Website: www.plu.edu/~grean
Date of last meeting: May 2009
Frequency of meetings: weekly
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: election (powervote), bottled water use
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008: election programs were fairly successful, bottled water was fairly successful (reduced bottled water consumption on campus)
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:
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: Student government has a Sustainability Director who works with various on campus groups and organized programs
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school: We occasionally participate in community projects such as tree planting at the local creek. We have also hosted a number of speakers. We encourage alternative transportation by hosting "bike day" with a bike parade, helmet sales, and a bike workshop.
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:
Bike co-op (http://www.plu.edu/~outdoor/), PLU community garden (garden@plu.edu)
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): Cascade Climate Network, Sierra Student Coalition
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