| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.95 |
| Liaison | Brandon Trelstad |
| Submission Date | May 11, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Oregon State University
ER-T2-6: Sustainability Events
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Brandon
Trelstad Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Office |
Does the institution hold major events related to sustainability, such as conferences, speaker series, or symposia, that have students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the event(s):
OSU hosts many student focused events around sustainability throughout the year. Three of the largest are Earth Week, the Energy Civil War, and the Campus Carbon Challenge.
Earth Week is the largest such event and is the week of Earth Day in April. There are many events (30+) that happen within the span of the week and are focused on all aspects of sustainability (http://recycle.oregonstate.edu/EarthDay/eventCalendar.cfm). The largest and most noticeable event is the community fair, which typically has 40-50 groups present and is a great opportunity for groups to outreach to students and others as well as network with other groups.
The Energy Civil War is a competition between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University to see which school can produce the most human-generated renewable energy on exercise equipment connected to the power grid. The competition runs during the week of the football civil war.
Campuses Take Charge is an annual month-long event that challenges individuals to make personal commitments to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions in their daily lives. Emphasis is on reducing energy use through no-cost and low-cost actions. Resident students are one target audience, but outreach is conducted to the entire campus community. More info: http://energizecorvallis.org/takecharge/campuses/
The website URL where information about the event(s) are available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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