University of Pittsburgh
My Freshman Year…
Disconnect between students and administration began to close
Established sustainability interns in dining and housing
Problem: needed to “institutionalize relationships,” keep channel of communication open
Our Solution
Why Establish a Green Fund
Lack of a consistent, centralized, and streamlined sustainability effort
To formalize collaboration between students and administration
Allow students to play an unprecedented role in the university
How We Did It
Prove ourselves first with student money› After, administration often adopts projects
Start small
Work within circumstances and constraints
How Administration Views Us
“seed fund” to test-drive new ideas
Researchers
Liaisons
Publicists
Future Structure
Facilities Manageme
nt
Housing
StudentLife
Projects in campus buildings
Projects on campus grounds
Projects in campus dorms
Projects with dining Communicatio
n with student body
Projects involving the student body and education
Located 45 Minutes East of Kansas City
Undergraduate pop. 9,500 students
Graduate pop. 2,200 students
Sustainable Accomplishments› $36.2 million Energy Savings Contracting
Recognized by former U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton
› Certification of 1st L.E.E.D. Certified Building Projected to be Gold Level
› Creation of Student-Run Office of Sustainability Environmental Educational Programming Campus-Wide Project Implementation Sustainable Innovation Community Partnerships
Office of Sustainability-History
2-Student Advocates-No Office-2009› Create Recycling Program
4 bins/Voluntary/Ad-Hoc Recycling Office-Closet Office-2010
› Expand, Maintain, and Track Campus-Wide Program 4,300/Centralized Collection
Office of Sustainability-Office in Admin.-2011
Make It Happen…
Make It Attainable
Guide Students Through Bureaucratic System
Don’t Let Them Fail, Empowerment
Be Personable
Pay STUDENTS!!
Make It Identifiable
Make it Sexy
Make it Educational
Service Learning
Habit Changing Gifts
Mini-Grant System-Student Chosen
Failure Is Not An Option
My Transformation
Political Science Student
Student Advocate
Trash Digger
Change Agent
Take Home…
Listen To Otherwise Crazy ideas.. 8-5 isn’t 5-8 Equal Expectations Embrace Teachable Moments Titles Are FREE!! Is This Your Work or Your Passion? Acknowledge Success
My Fears
Graduation in May
Sustainability of the Office
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