| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 39.01 |
| Liaison | YOLANDA MENDOZA CAVAZOS |
| Submission Date | June 19, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
EN-3: Student Life
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.75 / 2.00 |
Miriam
Sanchez Garza MDE Sustainability dept |
Does the institution have one or more co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives that fall into the following categories?:
| Yes or No | |
| Active student groups focused on sustainability | Yes |
| Gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, or urban agriculture projects where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems | Yes |
| Student-run enterprises that include sustainability as part of their mission statements or stated purposes | Yes |
| Sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives through which students can develop socially, environmentally and fiscally responsible investment and financial skills | No |
| Conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience | Yes |
| Cultural arts events, installations or performances related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience | Yes |
| Wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles | Yes |
| Sustainability-related themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences | No |
| Programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills | Yes |
| Sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution | No |
| Graduation pledges through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions | No |
| Other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives | No |
The name and a brief description of each student group focused on sustainability:
ECOVET
It is a student group at the Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry Faculty in our University. The group assist on cleaning aspects of the environment and seeks to create awareness among people and students who go to community green areas to prevent the pollution and the damage of natural resources.
EcoAzul
It is another student group at the Academic Unit of Social Work and Human Development Sciences faculty. They are focused on care and protection of the environment and sustainable development. This group seeks to strengthen environmental awareness and respect for natural resources, among students and staff and generate impact on society taking actions directed to environmental preservation.
The website URL where information about student groups is available:
A brief description of gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and urban agriculture projects where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems:
Green Workspace of the Faculty of Engineering and Science
The students of this faculty are keeping all the green areas clean. They separate the waste in order to use it for compost or conducting experiments and research in the area for a course in their curricula. Moreover all the green areas and gardens of this school are always maintained, ie it is always clean and bring them through community work by the students.
The "Botanical Garden"
The Academic Unit of Science Education and Humanities has a "Botanical Garden" in which they have and maintain regional plants and trees themselves and selected by the Institute of Applied Ecology of the University.
The website URL where information about the organic agriculture and/or sustainable food systems projects and initiatives is available:
A brief description of student-run enterprises that include sustainability as part of their mission statements or stated purposes:
The "Entrepreneur University's Program" is coaching a sustainable banquet service start-up called "MAC Sustainable Food & Service" by students. This start-up promotes sustainability within their plans and organization of each feast, enhancing local and regional products. Also they present all products that are made in UAT University
The website URL where information about the student-run enterprise(s) is available:
A brief description of the sustainable investment or finance initiatives:
The website URL where information about the sustainable investment or finance initiatives is available:
A brief description of conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience:
UAT University offer sustainable seminars and conferences in order to promote environmental education and strengthening knowledge about environmental care. On 2014, the following seminars/conferences were imparted:
• Shale Gas Development in Tamaulipas; Challenges and Opportunities
• The Shale Gas in Tamaulipas
• 15th Anniversary of the Center for Genomic Biotechnology. Organized with the National Polytechnic Institute. Participation with the subject "Sources of Renewable Energy and Wind Energy in northeastern Tamaulipas " .
• First Symposium on Biodiversity of the Sierra de Tamaulipas
• First Research Symposium "Laguna Madre and Delta from Rio Bravo"
• IV Graduate Research Seminar of the Applied Ecology Institute
• World Environment Day 2014. Turn off your light, not the sea level.
The website URL where information about the event(s) is available:
A brief description of cultural arts events, installations or performances related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience:
UAT University performed a concert called "First Class", to welcome students from different academic units and faculties of the University Center "Campus Victoria".
In this event, the students have the opportunity to enjoy music and participate in contests and raffles of courtesies. "First Class" is an event that aims to young people enjoy a bit of healthy recreation, strengthening ties between new students, increasing UAT rooting, and promoting equity and equality among students in addition to posicionate the concert in a space to relax in their own University encouraging contact with campus natural environment.
The website URL where information about the cultural arts event(s) is available:
A brief description of wilderness or outdoors programs for students that follow Leave No Trace principles:
"San Marcos River Cleanliness"
This activity is performed by the Department Values UAT with a group of 30 young volunteers. This activity aims to clean up solid waste one stretch of the river from the city in order to have a space to strengthen environmental education for sustainability.
The website URL where information about the wilderness or outdoors program(s) is available:
A brief description of sustainability-related themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
The website URL where information about the theme is available:
A brief description of program(s) through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
"Causa ECO" (ECO-Reason)
This program is part of the Department of Values UAT which aims to make focused activities promoting environmental conservation culture in the University for the benefit of society.
The website URL where information about the sustainable life skills program(s) is available:
A brief description of sustainability-focused student employment opportunities:
The website URL where information about the student employment opportuntities is available:
A brief description of graduation pledges through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions:
The website URL where information about the graduation pledge program is available:
A brief description of other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives:
The website URL where information about other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives is available:
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