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With the publication of the College Sustainability Report Card 2011, more than 1,100 school survey responses from over 300 institutions are now available online. In total, these surveys offer more than 10,000 pages of data collected from colleges and universities during the summer of 2010. To access surveys from other schools, go to the surveys section of the website. To see grades, or to access additional surveys submitted by this school, please click the "Back to Report Card" link at the beginning or end of the survey.
School name: Universit� Laval
Date submitted: August 25, 2010
For each question, please choose the response that best represents the activities of your student organization. Some questions have additional instructions below the question. If you cannot find information for a particular question, please leave that question blank.
The response to this survey should be only in reference to one student organization. If there are multiple student organizations at a given school, each organization should complete its own survey. Only one survey should be submitted for each student organization at a particular school.
1) Contact Information
The following fields designate the main contact person for your group.
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Name: Frederick Clerson-Guicherd
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School Name: Universit� Laval
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Name of student organization: CADEUL (Undergraduates Student Association for all campus)
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Your position or title: Vice-president - institutionnal Affairs
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2) Student Organization
Please describe the student-run campus environmental/sustainability organization in which you have a leadership role. If you are a member of multiple organizations, you will be able to enter information about their activities on a later page.
Active members attend meetings and help implement the organization’s initiatives. Please describe event or email-listserv attendance under “Additional Comments.”
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Number of active members:
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28000
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Date of last meeting (mm/dd/yyyy):
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August 22, 2010
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Frequency of meetings:
Note: if you meet more than once a week, please select weekly.
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Monthly
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Key issues addressed and programs implemented since August 2009:
Use the categories below to help describe your group's initiatives in each area. In the "Describe" field, outline actions taken and elaborate on the impact and degree of success. You may want to compose your descriptions in Microsoft Word or a similar program and then paste them into the boxes provided. Please be detailed in your descriptions, and use the "Other" option to describe additional areas of involvement. You can also elaborate or add clarifying comments under "Additional Comments."
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Addressed
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Progress
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Describe
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Academics
Examples: Minor, major and concentration programs, curricular additions, research projects
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Administration
Examples: Procurement policies, institution-wide sustainability policy, advocating for sustainability-related staff positions
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[X]
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Significant
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Adoption of the CADEUL's sustainability Policy
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Climate
Examples: Climate action plan, greenhouse gas emissions inventory
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Endowment
Examples: Proxy voting guidelines, investment advisory committees
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Energy
Examples: Conservation/behavioral
change programs, retrofits and
efficiency improvements
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Food
Examples: Advocating for local, organic, or more sustainable food, campus gardening, food purchasing and ingredient guidelines
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Green Building
Examples: Design or construction policy
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Grounds and Maintenance
Examples: Green landscaping, non-toxic cleaners
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Student Involvement
Examples: Facilitating engagement with students, speaker series, establishing EcoReps program, student guide to sustainable living on campus
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Transportation
Examples: Promoting sustainable transportation, campus fleet improvements, connecting students with public transit
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[X]
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Significant
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See additionnal comments
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Waste Reduction
Examples: Recycling, composting,
reducing consumption
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Water
Examples: Water conservation, reducing campus pollution, bottled water campaigns
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Other
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Additional Comments
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In transportation, The undergraduate students voted in fall 2009 in a referendum to implement an U-Pass for bus transportation. The vote was positive and the discussions for the realisation of the project are ongoing.
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3) Sustainability Competitions and Challenges
This information should describe a campus challenge or competition organized by your group to promote sustainability. To add general information about your group, return to the previous questions.
First competition
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Name of competition
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Frequency of competition
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Year initiated
Even if the competition has not been held continually each year, enter the year it began.
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Groups involved in coordinating
If your group conducted the competition alone enter your group's name. Otherwise, enter other student groups, administrative offices, or faculty departments that assisted in implementation.
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Participants:
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Students
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Faculty
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Staff
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Other. Please describe.
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Incentives/Rewards:
Describe how students, faculty, and/or staff were encouraged to participate in the competition. How were they notified and enticed to join the competition? What was the “prize” or reward for which they were competing?
Goals of competition:
Describe the sustainability-related goal of the competition (e.g. conserve electricity, water, reduce waste, increase recycling rates).
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Energy conservation
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Waste reduction
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Water conservation
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Other. Please describe
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Percent of energy/water/waste reduced (describe):
Describe both the raw savings, and the savings as compared to use before the competition. For example, an electricity-saving competition may have encouraged a dorm to conserve 6,000 kW/h of electricity for the month of April, a savings of 5% from the same month last year.
Lasting effects of competition:
Describe other impacts and effects. What are observable changes in campus behavior even after the competition’s completion? Have other efforts towards sustainability been given added momentum? Has the competition inspired other campaigns or initiatives?
Website:
Second competition
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Name of competition
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Frequency of competition
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Year initiated
Even if the competition has not been held continually each year, enter the year it began.
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Groups involved in coordinating
If your group conducted the competition alone enter your group's name. Otherwise, enter other student groups, administrative offices, or faculty departments that assisted in implementation.
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Participants:
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Students
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Faculty
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Staff
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Other. Please describe.
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Incentives/Rewards:
Describe how students, faculty, and/or staff were encouraged to participate in the competition. How were they notified and enticed to join the competition? What was the “prize” or reward for which they were competing?
Goals of competition:
Describe the sustainability-related goal of the competition (e.g. conserve electricity, water, reduce waste, increase recycling rates).
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Energy conservation
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Waste reduction
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Water conservation
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Other. Please describe
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Percent of energy/water/waste reduced (describe):
Describe both the raw savings, and the savings as compared to use before the competition. For example, an electricity-saving competition may have encouraged a dorm to conserve 6,000 kW/h of electricity for the month of April, a savings of 5% from the same month last year.
Lasting effects of competition:
Describe other impacts and effects. What are observable changes in campus behavior even after the competition’s completion? Have other efforts towards sustainability been given added momentum? Has the competition inspired other campaigns or initiatives?
Website:
Third competition
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Name of competition
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Frequency of competition
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Year initiated
Even if the competition has not been held continually each year, enter the year it began.
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Groups involved in coordinating
If your group conducted the competition alone enter your group's name. Otherwise, enter other student groups, administrative offices, or faculty departments that assisted in implementation.
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Participants:
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Students
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Faculty
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Staff
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Other. Please describe.
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Incentives/Rewards:
Describe how students, faculty, and/or staff were encouraged to participate in the competition. How were they notified and enticed to join the competition? What was the “prize” or reward for which they were competing?
Goals of competition:
Describe the sustainability-related goal of the competition (e.g. conserve electricity, water, reduce waste, increase recycling rates).
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Energy conservation
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Waste reduction
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Water conservation
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Other. Please describe
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Percent of energy/water/waste reduced (describe):
Describe both the raw savings, and the savings as compared to use before the competition. For example, an electricity-saving competition may have encouraged a dorm to conserve 6,000 kW/h of electricity for the month of April, a savings of 5% from the same month last year.
Lasting effects of competition:
Describe other impacts and effects. What are observable changes in campus behavior even after the competition’s completion? Have other efforts towards sustainability been given added momentum? Has the competition inspired other campaigns or initiatives?
Website:
4) Sustainability in Student Government and Other Activities
Please describe the role of Student Government and other groups.
Does your student government include a specific position or committee dedicated to campus sustainability issues?
If yes. Please describe below:
Include the following: How many students are active in the committee? How often does it meet? What kinds of power and decision-making ability does it have? What impacts and initiatives has it undertaken? What kind of working relationship does it have with other student groups and the administration?
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1 member on the Executive Comitee.
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Please describe any additional campus sustainability activities or projects that you or your group has initiated at your school:
Describe any activities that your group or yourself, as a leader on campus, have undertaken that are not already included in your survey responses. If applicable, also describe off-campus and community efforts that relate to institutional sustainability at your school.
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carpooling program (in collaboration with the university)Electronic bulletin board for classified ads
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Please Note: The following is for informational purposes only; your response will NOT be included in the Report Card evaluation process.
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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Youth Partnership for Sustainable Development (Partenariat jeunesse pour le développement durable)Le Partenariat jeunesse pour le développement durable est un nouveau projet rassemblant la Coalition jeunesse Sierra (CJS) (Sierra Youth Coalition), ENvironnement JEUnesse, la Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ) et la Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec (FEUQ).
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