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Revision as of 15:35, 21 March 2008
We are a newly established grad student group. 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!
Announcements
- Check out our Constitution:
File:Green-Grads-Constitution-Mar08.pdf
- and our Bylaws:
File:Green-Grads-Bylaws-Mar08.pdf
- Batteries of all kinds can be recycled in TLS 175 (Ken Bernier), in case you didn't know!
- POSTERS: If you feel like spreading the word about GG, or just promoting recycling or composting, here are some posters you can use (courtesy of Maria Pickering): File:GreenGradsPosters2.pdf
- PRESIDENT'S CLIMATE COMMITMENT - signing celebration on Tuesday March 25th, 3pm, Wilbur Cross, North Reading Room! Everyone should attend!
- EcoHusky 5000 March 30th 11am, Horsebarn Hill. Be there or be square ;)
- Recycled Art contest - submissions due April 19th
- Recycle your sneakers - bins available all over campus (e.g. in the library)
Our current agenda:
- 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
- Spread the word :)
| 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 |
Faculty Advisor: Eric Schultz
Members:
Maria Pickering
Krissa Skogen
Maxi Polihronakis
Carrie Fyler
Amanda Wendt
Karolina Fučíková
Brian Klingbeil
Bryan Connolly
Kristiina Hurme
Elizabeth Wade
Leah Brown-Wilusz
Vanessa Boukili
Tsitsi McPherson
Brad Moser (Physics Dept.)
Nic Tippery
others are welcome, just put your name in here :)
Upcoming Stuff:
- Starting Monday, March 3rd, the EEB Grad Student Lounge will have a compost bucket for all of your compostable needs!! Use it and spread the word!
- 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!!!
- Recyclemania is happening right now! Tell your students and colleagues!
