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Name: Rachel Lamb
Position (in student organization): President, A Rocha Wheaton
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: A Rocha Wheaton
Number of active members: 20
Website: http://www.arocha.org/int-en/index.html
Date of last meeting: April 25, 2009
Frequency of meetings: Once a week
Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2008: Global climate change; Campus-wide/personal environmental responsibility;
Progress made on each issue/program since August 2008: Attended the National Religious Coalition on Climate Change conference in Washington DC in February; Sponsored a letter writing campaign to congress during Earth Week; Measured food waste of the college campus community in a given week to give awareness to and address wasteful consumption patterns;
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:
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?
[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:
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:
Earth Keepers
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):
A Rocha International
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