Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 32.36
Liaison Smith Getterman
Submission Date Oct. 11, 2012
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Baylor University
ER-T2-1: Student Group

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Smith Getterman
Assistant Director of Sustainability and Special Projects
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
Yes

The name and a brief description of each student group:

NetImpact- Baylor Business school hosts a chapter of NetImpact, which focuses on the business side of sustainability issues.

Campus Kitchen- Baylor's Campus Kitchen rescues food from residence hall cafeterias and redistributes it to organizations like Salvation Army for them to then give those in need. As a result of their actions, we save thousands of pounds of food from being wasted and sent to the landfill.

Wells Project- The Wells Project is a student group that brings awareness to water related issues on campus and on the national and global level.


List up to 4 notable recent activities or accomplishments of student group(s):

NetImpact- piloted an electric bike program for potential use on campus

Baylor Campus Kitchen- BCK rescues food every week from residence hall cafeterias and also works with student groups like the Chi Omega sorority to rescue food from their university wide events.

Wells Project- WP hosts the 10 Days of Water event every year. This event brings awareness to the global water crisis by encouraging students, faculty, and staff to drink water instead of coffee, coke, etc. for 10 days.


List other student groups that address sustainability:
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The website URL where information about student group(s) is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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