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Name: Briana Carlin
Position (in student organization): Co-Executive of Students for Environmental Awareness and Sustainability (SEAS)
Date survey submitted: 7/21/2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: Students for Environmental Awareness and Sustainability (SEAS)
Number of active members: 9
Website: http://web.uccs.edu/seas/
Date of last meeting: July 2, 2009
Frequency of meetings: Bi-weekly
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008:
1. Raising recycling awareness on campus,
2. Educating the campus population about sustainability and global warming,
3. Development of a campus organic vegetable garden.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
1. To raise awareness about recycling on campus, SEAS participated in RecycleMania and provided education at campus events.
2. SEAS co-designed posters to educate the campus population about sustainability, specifically local/organic food, reusable water bottles and shopping bags, alternative transportation, and energy efficiency. The group co-sponsored a lecture by Dr. Ronald Mitchell of the University of Oregon about the environmental politics of global warming and a movie night to screen, ‘A Sense of Wonder’, about Rachel Carson’s life and work.
3. SEAS met with other local colleges and community experts to learn about establishing an organic vegetable garden, garnered support from key faculty and staff, and gained approval from university administration. The club is currently working with Facilities Services to identify the best location for the garden and other infrastructure issues such as water and composting. The garden is planned for launch in spring 2010.
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:
Year initiated: 2007
Frequency of competition: Yearly
Participants: Students, faculty and staff
Incentives: Pride, competition with local colleges and universities
Goal of competition: To recycle as much waste as possible during the 10-week competition
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: 26.2% of waste was recycled
Lasting effects of competition: Improved awareness of recycling and recycling rates
Website: http://www.uccs.edu/~sustain/waste_recycling.html
#2 - Name of competition:
Year initiated:
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Participants:
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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
However, two members of SEAS are active in student government: Emily Tamayo, member of the Student Diversity Council, and Briana Carlin, student representative to the legislative branch of the Student Government Association (SGA).
[ ] 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: SEAS met with the university chancellor to encourage LEED certification for the new Conference and Events Center, which helped turn the tide to pursuing this designation for the building. SEAS co-sponsored a student-initiated statute to establish a $5 fee per semester to install solar panels on university buildings; this money was used to install a thin-film laminate solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the Science & Engineering Building. In spring 2009, a co-executive of SEAS spoke at the celebration for the LEED Gold certification of the Recreation Center about the students’ role in achieving the first such certified building on campus.
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):
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