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Name: Peter Murrey
Position (in student organization): Co-President
Date survey submitted: July 16, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: Green Action
Number of active members: 25
Website: http://students.cec.wustl.edu/~lhc1/
Date of last meeting: April 28, 2009
Frequency of meetings: Weekly
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Participated in PowerVote! campaign, campaigned for Missouri Propositions C and M which dealt with renewable energy and mass transit, respectively, fighting university greenwashing in their founding of a Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization,
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008: Gathered over 1300 signatures for PowerVote! Proposition C passed, but Proposition M did not. Members of the group are working over the summer on making mass transit stronger. The university is open to changing the name of the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization if it is still an issue, which will push come this fall.
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: Recyclemania
Year initiated: 2003 at WUSTL
Frequency of competition: Once a year
Participants: Over 500 schools nationwide
Incentives: Bragging rights and a more sustainable campus
Goal of competition: To promote recycling and waste reduction in the college setting.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced:
Lasting effects of competition:
Website: http://www.recyclemania.org
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: We are working over the summer on creating a Green Events group that will advise student groups on how to make their events sustainable. This group will advise a Green Task Force within Student Union that will be able to penalize groups that do not meet sustainability standards.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
4) Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school: Looking to set up a revolving loan fund or some structure where students with ideas to make the university more sustainable can get funding for their projects. Setting up a green orientation program for freshmen. Starting a biodiesel program with WUSTL Dining Services. Creating and distributing a Wash U Sustainable Living Manual to all freshmen. Held two panel discussions called 7th Hour in the fall and spring. The fall 7th hour discussed nuclear power and the spring discussion's topic was clean coal.
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:
VERDE: A group that does environmental education in community elementary schools. http://www.campusy.wustl.edu/verde.html
Burning Kumquat: The campus organic garden! http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~feedstl/theburningkumquat/
Green Givens: Organization that promotes sustainable architecture and is open to undergraduate and graduate students.
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): We are affiliated with the Sierra Student Coalition and have participated in many Energy Action Coalition activities.
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Name: Matthew B. Malten, MEM, LEED® AP
Position (in student organization): Advisor to Student Green Council that is represented by the elected leaders of every student government recognized “green group” at Washington University. I’m summarizing the efforts of each group in this one document as Washington University does not disclose student information.
Date survey submitted: July 24, 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
1) Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role.
Name of organization: Burning Kumquat
Number of active members: 12+
Website: http://sugroups.wustl.edu/~feedstl/theburningkumquat/
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: weekly during academic year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Started student run, on-campus farm (from scratch); grown vegetables and herbs for sale at local farmers markets and to WUStL dining services; initiated “Camp Kumquat” summer camp for local inner-city youth
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: CS40 Sustainability Committee
Number of active members: 12+
Website: http://cs40.myreslife.wustl.edu/
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: weekly during academic year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Committee plans events and programs with student residents that support the WUStL sustainability plan
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: Engineers Without Borders
Number of active members: 20+
Website:
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: weekly during academic year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: EWB works with developing communities to improve their quality of life through the implementation of environmentally sustainable, equitable, and economical engineering projects while developing internationally responsible engineers and engineering students. Projects include: home renovations in North St. Louis neighborhoods, remodeling buildings for St. Louis’ Gateway Greening non-profit, etc.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic & Environmental Law Society
Number of active members: 12+
Website: http://law.wustl.edu/intenv/
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: weekly during academic year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Working to as attorneys and consultants to address multiple environmental and public health problems for clients who can’t afford to pay for services. Addressing issues such as lead poisoning, air quality and asthma issues, etc.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: Environmental Social Work Initiative
Number of active members: 12+
Website:
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: weekly during academic year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Working to educate and support social justice, public health and other environmental related issues through seminar series and volunteer projects.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: Green Givens
Number of active members: ~10
Website:
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: weekly during academic year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Working on promoting sustainable design with curriculum, student projects, and campus activities.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: Green ThurtenE
Number of active members: 6
Website:
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: weekly during ThurtenE Carnival planning
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Working solely on reducing solid waste from the ThurtenE Carnival (the oldest student-run carnival in the nation) booths and operations.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: Net Impact
Number of active members: 6
Website: http://apps.olin.wustl.edu/orgs/ni/
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: monthly during academic year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Working to promote sustainability in business curricula through seminars and through a sustainability focused Internal Business Case Competition.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: Students For Fair Trade
Number of active members: 12+
Website:
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: monthly during academic year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Working to encourage fair trade in WUStL dining operations and other purchasing programs.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: Volunteers for Environmental Restoration, Development, and Education
Number of active members: 12+
Website: http://campusy.wustl.edu/verde.html
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: monthly during academic year
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Work to foster a greater awareness about environmental issues among school children or assist nearby communities with beautification and restoration projects.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
Name of organization: WUStL Co-Op
Number of active members: 24+
Website: http://www.washucoop.com
Date of last meeting:
Frequency of meetings: Year-round living
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Creating alternative campus housing focused, in part, on community building, sustainability, healthy living, and social responsibility. Started community gardens, community dinners, etc.
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008:
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. Sponsored by CS40 Sustainability Committee
#1 - Name of competition: Campus Sustainability Week & ECOlympics
Year initiated: 2008
Frequency of competition: Annual
Participants: ~4,600
Incentives: Whole Foods Dessert Party, Trip for 15 to City Museum, Bicycle, Tableware Gift Set, Whole Foods Gift Basket
Goal of competition: A week long of competition and education activities (CFL exchanges, Low Carbon Diet night, bottled v. tap water taste test, Eco-Trivia night, Social change IdeaBounce®, viewing of the movie “Flow”, etc….to incentivize and reward the “greenest” residential college.
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced:
Lasting effects of competition: Serves as catalyst at the end of orientation (at the beginning of the year) to teach, incentivize, and imprint sustainable habits with our student body.
Website:
#2 - Name of competition: RecycleMania
Year initiated: 2003
Frequency of competition: Annual
Participants: Entire campus
Incentives: Recognition in national competition
Goal of competition: Finish in Top 10 of competition, and have lasting positive impact on recycling rate
Percent of energy/water/waste reduced: Increased recycling rate ~8 percent during competition
Lasting effects of competition: Noticeable increase in recycling rate year to year.
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: CS40 Sustainability Committee – The Congress of the South 40 acts as the programming body for the students living on the South 40 (one of WUStL’s primary on-campus residence areas). The CS40 works to improve the life of residents by providing a variety of ways for them to participate in their residential areas, play a leadership role on campus and get involved in the WUStL and St. Louis communities. Congress also acts as the students' representatiove to the administration by presenting students input into the operations of our Residential area. The Sustainability Committee provides student leadership on sustainability issues on the S40.
The Village Green Team –
Student Union – Student Union is WUStL’s student government. SU has appointed an “Executive Advisor for Sustainability” to coordinate student leadership on sustainability issues with the University’s sustainability goals.
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: A summary of all WUStL student green groups can be found here: http://sustain.wustl.edu/who.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): Energy Action Coalition / Campus Climate Challenge (Power Shift), International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability Graduate Student Network, Sustainable St. Louis, U.S. Green Building Council St. Louis Regional Chapter education councils, AASHE
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