Green Grads
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We are a newly established committee within the GSA. We meet on (some) Thursdays at 5 pm in the Bamford. Our goal is to coordinate with EcoHusky and improve the environmental impact of UConn in general - but the thing we want to start with is improving our own department!
Our current agenda:
- creating an official Green Grads student organization
- in cooperation with the T-shirt committee: EEB tote bags. check out the logo contest!
- audit of energy consumption for our buildings
- promoting public transportation and biking instead of driving: perhaps a big "green transportation day" event?
- promoting recycling and using reusable utensils
- reducing waste at catered events, e.g. the Graduate Research Symposium and the Teale lectures: providing non-disposable plates and silverware (and washing them afterwards); collecting leftovers for the grad lounge.
- facilitate the transition of the student COOP to a plastic bag-free style: we may have another logo contest, this time campus-wide!
- Earth Day, April 22nd: this is going to be HUGE. And the Green Grads will be there!
- ...
Things YOU can do TODAY:
- Print and copy on both sides of the page
- Recycle all plastics labeled 1-7 in departmental bins
- Take the stairs, not the elevator
- Ride the bus/carpool
Task | Volunteer |
---|---|
stickers and recycling within EEB | Vanessa, Karolina, Leah |
Earth Day booth | Carrie, Maxi, Krissa |
Carpooling/Biking/Mass transit event | Kristiina |
bags in the COOP | Bryan Connolly |
Move out day | Tsitsi, Karolina |
Symposium trash reduction | Maria |
Surplus garden food | Bryan, Brian |
Community outreach | Maria, Bryan, Leah |
Campus-wide PR | Beth, Maria |
Task 10 | Volunteer 10 |
Members:
Maria Pickering
Krissa Skogen
Maxi Polihronakis
Carrie Fyler
Amanda Wendt
Karolina Fučíková
others are welcome
Upcoming Stuff:
- Our next meeting: Valentine's day, Feb. 14th, 5pm, Bamford. Everyone is welcome. We'll be discussing our agenda for the spring semester.
- Willimantic Commuters--take advantage of the carpooling options! Susan Letcher, among others, is offering rides on a regular basis. Also, the 8:30 bus still exists!!!
- Focus the nation happening right now! Check it out here