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Name: Lance Ayer
Position (in student organization): Executive Member
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: The Bike Root
Number of active members: 400
Website: www.bikeroot.ca
Date of last meeting: July 19, 2009
Frequency of meetings: Biweekly
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Since August 2008 we have opened a community bicycle shop on campus which provides a space for members of the university community to practice the art of bicycle maintenance. We have also launched a bike library, a program aimed at lending bikes to members of the university community. Key issues addressed are environmental sustainability, the promotion of healthy lifestyles and fostering a cycling community and culture on campus.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008: Since August the utilization of the shop has grown to 400 members with the shop being open on average 20 hours per week. The library currently consists of 30 bicycles and continues to grow to our goal of 70 bikes. We have also hosted a number of events in order to foster a cycling community including many bikes rides, bike-in movie nights, and volunteer appreciation parties. We have also begun to set up bike share programs at various locations around the 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:
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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: Campus sustainability is a key issue for our organization and is attended to by our board of core volunteers. We have worked also with many departments in the university to promote initiative which are related to sustainability. These initiatives include, for example, a Commuter Challenge, which promotes alternative transportation, and a design charrette which sought to provide a vision and recommendations to improve the cycling infrastructure on campus.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school:
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:
1. Ecoclub, U of C, http://www.ucalgary.ca/ecoclub/,
2. Institute for Sustainable Energy, Economy, & Environment Student Association, http://www.iseeesa.ca/index2.html
3. Students' Union Sustainability Board - Chair: Joey Brocke, suvpfin(at)ucalgary.ca The Students' Union Sustainability Board is established to influence and effect environmentally sound and socially ethical decision making in the SU and at the University of Calgary in matters outlined by the Sustainability Policy.
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): N/A
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Name: Jill Rajewicz
Position (in student organization): Volunteer coordinator, garden mentor
Date survey submitted: July 21, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: University of Calgary Communal Garden
Number of active members: 8
Website:
Date of last meeting: May 30, but with email communication regularily since then and some informal work evenings.
Frequency of meetings: Work nights- once a week, planning meetings- once every 2 months approximately.
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Defining the vision and operation of the communal garden, ensuring ongoing care and maintenance of the garden, securing funding for the garden and coordinating the donation of produce in the community as well as further volunteer recruitment. This project only commenced in April 2009.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008: Overall mission statement and intent of garden determined in April 2009, schedule for watering and planting achieved and is sucessfully ongoing, some funding was secured but an application for more funding will be completed by the end of August 2009, produce is being donated in the community weekly as of July 6th. Regular work sessions and meetings have not been occurring as often as planned. Volunteer recruitment has so far been fairly unsuccessful.
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:
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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
[ ] Yes. Please describe: There is no student government position, but the University of Calgary does have an Office of Sustainabilty dedicated to campus sustainability issues; students are encouraged to volunteer and become involved with various initiatives.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school:
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: The Bike Root- campus bike shop/bike lending program and bicycle advocacy (www.bikeroot.ca), University of Calgary Eco-club ( www.ucalgary.ca/ecoclub/)- Advocacy and education on campus and community environmental issues, works with the University community to reduce their environmental impact.
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): No affiliations yet, but our group/project is pretty new- I envision more and more community involvements and affiliations.
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Name: Carlos VP
Position (in student organization): Executive Member
Date survey submitted: July 6, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: Development Studies Club, University of Calgary
Number of active members: 22 members
Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/dsc/
Date of last meeting: March 2009
Frequency of meetings: 3 or 4 times a month
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Sustainability, human development, oilsand and water conservation, fair trade, corruption and ethics, homelessness, arts and development, fundraising, etc.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008: We have raised issues in different areas, provided opportunities for students to engage in international development issues, supported other events related to sustainability an organized our own events. We have also worked with several groups or institutions 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:
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Percent of energy/water/waste reduced:
Lasting effects of competition:
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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
[ ] 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:
The last activities related to sustainability include (last year):
Fair Trade Forum
Fairly Traded Market Day
Fair Trade Movie
Fair Trade sales
Fair Trade Photo Exhibition
"Oilsand and Water" presentation
"Sustainable Food Production" presentation
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: Other student groups might include:
1. EcoClub: http://www.ucalgary.ca/ecoclub/
2. Engineers Without Border, U of C: http://www.calgary.ewb.ca/
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): Our group is not affiliated with any national group. Our events and activities are determined by those issue we would like to work on. We are open to work with most organizations (on campus, national and international) on specific issues and for a period of time in any way we can. We take the initiative of doing our own in-house research which can provide us with a specific details to organize our events in way we can have the most impact possible.
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Name: Zina Kwan
Position (in student organization): Project co-leader
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: Eat Dirt
Number of active members: Approximately 20-25 volunteers
Website: ucalgary.ca/eatdirt
Date of last meeting: April 24, 2009
Frequency of meetings: Every 1-2 months
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Project overview - Composting pilot project designed to collect data on the feasability of pre-consumer and post-consumer organic waste collection on campus.
Issues addressed - solid waste diversion, student awareness about composting, feasability of campus-wide composting program
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Total waste composted: 14,918.7 lbs
Launch event was held in January, 2009. Approximately 200 students participated.
Results were presented to the university (Operations & Maintenance department), who will now be doing campus-wide composting starting in September, 2009.
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:
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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: Students' Union Sustainability Board. Provides funding for student sustainability projects.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school:
N/A
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 Root - bikeroot.ca
Fair Trade Forum - ucalgary.ca/fairtrade
Green Café - http://www.ucalgary.ca/sustainability/studentforum2008
My Market - uofcmarket@gmail.com
UofC Women's Resource Centre - http://www.ucalgary.ca/women/
Community Garden - http://www.wpirg.org/garden
Social Action Board - ucalgary.ca/sab
social justice clubs outside of SAB: Students for World Relief, Amnesty International, FIRE, STAND,ISEESA etc.
There are also lots of cultural clubs that do awareness events.
-List of clubs and contacts:
http://www.su.ucalgary.ca/services/student-services/student-clubs/clubs-list.html
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):
None.
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Name: Zina Kwan
Position (in student organization): Club co-chair
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: World University Service of Canada (WUSC)
Number of active members: 10 core members. 200 member mailing list
Website: ucalgary.ca/~wusc
Date of last meeting: April 24, 2009
Frequency of meetings: Monthly
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008:
WUSC is a social justice club. Our main ongoing program is the Student Refugee Program, which sponsors one student from a refugee camp to continue their studies at the UofC. We also do monthly fair trade sales, as well as one-time events for fundraising or to raise awareness about different issues. This year we participated in Stand Up Take Action (a Make Poverty History event), Gulu Walk (raising money for children in Uganda), a food drive for the campus food bank, bake sales to raise money for bicycle-ambulances for those in Malawi living with HIV/AIDS (Bike for AIDS program), and two awareness events about refugee life.
Key issues addressed: assisting a refugee student adapt to life in Canada, awareness about refugee issues, availability of fair trade products on campus, awareness about fair trade, the Millenium Development Goals, and HIV/AIDS.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Sponsored one student from a refugee camp. We had about 100-250 people engaged for each awareness event. Raised $200 for Gulu Walk, $553 for the campus food bank, $500 for Bike for AIDS.
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:
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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: Same as above.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school:
WUSC is part of the Social Action Board, an umbrella group of social justice clubs that coordinates activities and shares resources.
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: Same as above.
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): World University Service of Canada (WUSC) national organization, Make Poverty History.
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Name: Adam Hering & Sierra Love
Position (in student organization): Co-presidents
Date survey submitted: Jul 20, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: U of C EcoClub
Number of active members: 25
Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/ecoclub/
Date of last meeting: April 25 2009
Frequency of meetings: weekly
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008:
Turn out the lights campaign,
Project Porchlight
Recycling program (for cell phones, batteries, CD’s small electronics)
Decrease Styrofoam use,
Increase active member body and environmental community.
Awareness programs (get mug-ed, consumer choices, buy nothing day, local, provincial, national and world events)
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Turn out the lights – no unit of measurement (put up displays),
Energy efficient light bulb (CFL) distribution to students on campus and to local communities.
Recycling Program – increased advertizing and number of collection locations for recycling pickup
Decrease Styrofoam – researched alternatives and talked to several organizations including SU about their Styrofoam usage but no changes in policy have resulted from our efforts yet.
Increase active member body: A noticeable increase in members attending our members meetings and participating in our small initiatives was seen outside of the club exec was noticed. Events included silk screening, Captain planet watching, and action on EcoClub campaigns.
Weekly e-mails to members, Displays on campus, Eco-Club board updates, eco-rewards (handouts of mugs, recycled pencils, cupons for eco-friendly actions etc.)
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:
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Incentives:
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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: SUSB (Students Union Sustainability Board) – provides funding to different projects and initiatives that aim to increase U of C sustainability.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school:
In the past the EcoClub has been a part of many projects including lobbying for recycling bins on campus, environmental awareness components to our U of C orientation week, raising money to get one of the Computer labs on Campus powered by wind, and protesting oil company development in the habitat of the dwindling little smokey caribou herd. Our organization has also planned fun social events to bring the campus environmental community together such as a camping trip to view the impacts of oil development and exploration in Alberta, cross country skiing, and environmental movie series.
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:
SUSB (Students Union Sustainability Board), My market (sustainable farmers market), The green café (open lines of communication between SU and student body with regard to sustainability) http://www.su.ucalgary.ca/governance/susb.html
The Bike Root –campus bike coop. http://www.bikeroot.ca/
Eat Dirt – campus composting project : compost@su.ucalgary.ca http://www.ucalgary.ca/eatdirt/contactus.htm
Community Gardens http://commgardens.meetup.com/14/messages/boards/thread/3652523
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): None.
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Name: Jeffrey Wickenheiser
Position (in student organization): Engineering Manager / Project Co-Chair
Date survey submitted: July 13, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: University of Calgary Solar Team
Number of active members: 35
Website: http://www.calgarysolarteam.ca
Date of last meeting: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Frequency of meetings: at least 3x per week
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: The need to educate the community on the benefits and possibilities of solar power while providing a hands on learning experience for undergraduate students. This is done through the design, development and racing of a solar powered car. We are currently working on producing our third car.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008: Minimum average of two events per month (attending schools and giving presentations on solar power and our car, attending large community events and sharing what we are doing with members of the community). We are currently in the development stage of our third car, with plans to race in the 2010 North American Solar Challenge and 2011 World Solar Challenge.
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. (We participate in the North American Solar Challenge and assisted in organizing the finish line ceremonies in the previous two races)
#1 - Name of competition: North American Solar Challenge
Year initiated: 1990
Frequency of competition: Bi-yearly
Participants: 15 universities in last race - See http://www.americansolarchallenge.org/
Incentives: N/A
Goal of competition: Race solar powered vehicles across North America
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: 4000 km race with solar vehicles using only solar power
Lasting effects of competition: Community awareness; Hands-on experience for team members; Advancing technology applications in solar power
Website: http://www.americansolarchallenge.org
#2 - Name of competition: World Solar Challenge (We participate only and do not organize)
Year initiated: 1987
Frequency of competition: Bi-yearly
Participants: See http://www.wsc.org.au/welcome.html
Incentives: N/A
Goal of competition: Race solar powered vehicles across North America
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: 3000 km race with solar vehicles using only solar power
Lasting effects of competition: Community awareness; Hands-on experience for team members; Advancing technology applications in solar power
Website: http://www.wsc.org.au/welcome.html
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 Students' Union Sustainability Board is established to influence and effect environmentally sound and socially ethical decision making in the SU and at the University of Calgary in matters outlined by the Sustainability Policy.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school:
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:
Students' Union Sustainability Board - http://www.su.ucalgary.ca/governance/committees/committees.html#c1763
Solar Decathlon - http://www.solabode.ca/default.aspx
Campus Gardens
Bike Co-op - http://bikeroot.ca
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):
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