University of Colorado Boulder
EN-2: Co-Curricular Activities

CU BuffConnect lists all Registered Student Organizations. Active RSO's include CU Solar Decathalon, CU Farm and Garden Club, CU Energy Club, CU Wildlife Club, Inland Ocean Coalition, Plant Futures. https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/club_signup?category_tags=6551564&group_type=25437 Sustainable Business Club https://www.colorado.edu/business/CESR/cesr-learning/sustainable-business-club

CU BuffConnect lists all Registered Student Organizations. Active RSO's include CU Solar Decathalon, CU Farm and Garden Club, CU Energy Club, CU Wildlife Club, Inland Ocean Coalition, Plant Futures. https://campusgroups.colorado.edu/club_signup?category_tags=6551564&group_type=25437 Sustainable Business Club https://www.colorado.edu/business/CESR/cesr-learning/sustainable-business-club

1) Campus Sustainability Summit https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/css (since 1994) features the Student Ideas Showcase (formerly President's Sustainable Solutions Challenge and Climate Action Expo) which is targeted to students to participate with their ideas for sustainable solutions. Cash prizes are awarded. 2) The Conference on World Affairs (CWA) https://www.colorado.edu/cwa/ has been connecting CU Boulder students with the world for over 75 years. Students engage in dynamic discussions about international concerns that will shape the future. Climate and sustainability have been featured themes for the past few years with panels such as Getting Out of the Way: Empowering Youth to Take on Global Change, Human Rights and Climate Justice A Forward Path Through Activism, Green Jobs and Careers, Democracy in Hotter Times. 3) Buffs One Read https://libraries.colorado.edu/buffs-oneread is a program that builds community through the shared reading. Braiding Sweetgrass was the selection in 2023.

1) The Environmental Center's Eco-Visits program is part of Sustainable Buffs in the Neighborhood funded by City of Boulder. Trained student staff visit with student households to improve their energy, water and waste performance. https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/get-involved/ecovisits 2) EcoReps is a program for students who would like to blend their interests in sustainability with a desire to develop some valuable leadership skills—all while living in a residence hall community. This group of first-year and transfer students learn about sustainability and green living through experience-based leadership program, field trips and training sessions. EcoReps serve as peer educators with their residence hall communities through active programming. https://www.colorado.edu/living/student-leadership-programs/ecoreps 3) The CU Green Labs program trains Eco-Leaders acts as the eyes, ears and voice of conservation in their lab and aims to have an eco-leader in every laboratory on campus. https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/programs/cu-green-labs-program/lab-members

CU Environmental Center employs over 120 student staff. Students are the heart and soul of the Environmental Center, creating a sustainable University of Colorado Boulder campus and making a positive impact on the campus community and beyond. E-Center student staff support and develop numerous sustainability programs and projects. https://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/about-us/jobs

The Farm & Garden Club manages community garden spaces, which provide permaculture education to students and opportunities to practice growing organic produce. The club also hosts special events and group volunteering at local farms in order to connect with regenerative agriculture initiatives in Boulder. The food grown by the club is donated back to CU students and community members. https://colorado.givepulse.com/group/670870-cu-farm-garden-club

Additional co-curricular activities include: graduation pledge, outdoor program, new venture challenge, CESR fellows

2023 Campus Sustainability Survey: Office of Data Analytics produced a stratified sample of undergraduate and graduate students. The survey was sent out to the sample (n=4,499), with an 21% response rate for culture-related questions (n=947). The question "How frequently do you engage in sustainability-themed events and programs on campus and in your community (in person or virtual)?" received responses of 79% rarely; 17% sometimes (1-2x semester); 4% often (monthly or more frequently). For this response, we are only counting sometimes and often at 21%. We compare this result with First Year Experience Survey and Second Year Experience Survey. In both of these surveys, Students were asked "How often did you engage in sustainability programs, services, and events?" Of the 904 first-year students who responded to this question, 47% said never, 29% said rarely, 18% said sometimes, and 5% said often. Of the 902 second-year students who responded to this question, 49% said never, 28% said rarely, 18% said sometimes, and 5% said often. The 23% responding as sometimes and often in the experience surveys corroborates the 21% participation rate of the Campus Sustainability Survey.