| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.06 |
| Liaison | Susan Powers |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Clarkson University
ER-T2-1: Student Group
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Emily
Ball ISE Intern Institute for a Sustainable Environment |
Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
The name and a brief description of each student group:
ECO: Sell reuseable water bottles and promote bottle reuse; established Take it or Leave It Campaign (move out material reuse program); Promote and attend conferences and protests (Power Shift, tar sand pipeline construction, fracking); helped to plan Moving planet Day (Sept 2011); Organize Re3 day (April 2012).
SYNERGY - installed low flow shower heads in freshman dorms (August 2011); installed and testing apartment scale water reuse equipment (sink to toilet; Sept. 2011), attend Power Shift Conference, petition and effort to install wind turbine on campus; distributed 1000 CFLs throughout local community, especially at low income housing.
Engineers without Borders (EWB): established a partnership with community in Ecuador; annual trips to village to discuss needs and ideas; promote clay pot filtration system for in-home water treatment; established connection with local pottery organization to make clay pots near the community.
List up to 4 notable recent activities or accomplishments of student group(s):
ECO
1.Sell reuseable water bottles and promote bottle reuse
2. Established Take it or Leave It Campaign (move out material reuse program)
3. Promote and attend conferences and protests (Power Shift, tar sand pipeline construction, fracking)
4. Helped to plan Moving planet Day (Sept 2011)
List other student groups that address sustainability:
The website URL where information about student group(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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