University of Pennsylvania
ER-3: Sustainability in New Student Orientation

M.I. Green M.I. (Move-In) GREEN is Penn’s move-in engagement program dedicated to environmental sustainability. The program gives upperclassmen environmental leaders the opportunity to educate incoming students around sustainable lifestyles and to raise awareness of the University’s Climate Action Plan. Volunteers help incoming students learn about recycling on campus, ways to reduce their carbon footprint, and opportunities to get involved in sustainability initiatives at Penn. Notable numbers and achievements from M.I. Green 2012 are listed below: o Received over 900 sign-ups for Green Campus Partnership’s e-newsletter, which helps to inform students about important sustainability news and events on campus; o Received over 400 requests for information about extracurricular environmental groups or sustainability-related courses at Penn; o Recycled cardboard boxes and hung recycling signs, while educating parents and students about recycling at Penn; o Contributed to recycling 30,000 pounds of cardboard during New Student Orientation, while supporting the sustainability efforts of Penn’s Housekeeping and Urban Park Campus Maintenance Staff. o Distributed over 1,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs to students, educating them about ways to conserve energy on campus. GCP Preceptorial In August 2012, the Green Campus Partnership held its annual pro-seminar during New Student Orientation in which self-selecting freshman students learned about the University’s sustainability initiatives and took a tour of sustainability sites on campus. Over twenty students attended the pro-seminar, which was led by the University’s Sustainability Coordinator and the Student Eco-Reps Executive Board. The campus tour was led by the University Architect. Sustainability Resident Advisor/Graduate Associate Training & Manual For the second year in a row, the Green Campus Partnership held a late summer training workshop during Resident Advisor/Graduate Associate orientation about sustainability initiatives on campus and how to get college house residents involved. Students who took part in the training received a sticker to put outside their room door to signify their involvement in environmental efforts. New in FY13 was the "RA/GA Sustainability Manual," an in-depth resource for RA/GAs to learn about Penn’s sustainability programs and how to teach residents how to live green in campus residence halls.

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