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Name: Cassie Freund
Position (in student organization): President, SEAC
Date survey submitted: July 10, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmentalsustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: Student Environmental Action Coalition
Number of active members: 25
Website: http:sustainwfu.blogspot.com
Date of last meeting: May 2009
Frequency of meetings: Every two weeks during the school year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Recycling, Earth Hour, bicycling program
Progress made on each issueprogram since August 2008: We are worked on improving campus recycling by passing out personal recycling bins to each incoming freshmen. Earth Hour 2009 was a big success on campus, we asked the administration to turn out the lights on our chapel and they agreed to do that. The bicycling program is still just an idea, but bike lanes are part of the campus master plan and we have been talking to other schools about their bike programs.
SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
2) Does your group organize any sustainability challengescompetitions for your campus andor 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 energywaterwaste reduced:
Lasting effects of competition:
Website:
#2 - Name of competition:
Year initiated:
Frequency of competition:
Participants:
Incentives:
Goal of competition:
Percent of energywaterwaste reduced:
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Website:
SUSTAINABILITY IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT
3) Does your student government include a specific position or committee dedicated to campus sustainability issues?
[ x ] No, but the incoming president is very concerned with environmental issues and they may be making a sustainability committee in the future.
[] 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: We planned an entire week celebrating and encouraging sustainability this year, during which we worked with the campus dining facilities and facilities management to have several activities to get students involved in green issues. We also sent a group of students to the Powershift conference in Washington, DC.
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, gardensfarms, bike co-ops) and provide contact information of the student leaders, if possible: no specific groups
Question 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 CoalitionCampus Climate Challenge, Sierra Student Coalition, a state PIRG, a state student sustainability coalition): loosely affiliated with Energy Action Coalition, we are also part of the Southern Energy Network and the NC sustainability coalition
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