University of South Florida (Tampa)
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign

1) The Student Green Energy Fund is a nominal student fee (0.58 percent undergraduate resident per credit hour, 0.27 percent graduate resident per credit hour) that is used to assist the University of South Florida in conserving energy, reducing energy costs, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and promoting renewable energy technologies. It invited students, staff and faculty to propose innovative sustainable ideas that can be implemented on campus. Proposals for sustainable ideas are accepted and funded in two cycles each year. Please see: http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=5609 2) Student Environmental Association (SEA), a student group on campus, ran the 6th Annual Greenstock and the The Game Day Challenge is a friendly competition for colleges and universities to promote waste reduction at their football games. Please see Sign up on October 24, 2013 and officers at event photo October 26, 2013.: https://www.facebook.com/seausf, 3) Engineers Without Borders of USF Run for Water 5k:The proceeds from the event went toward the current project of developing and constructing a system that will finally provide the people of Miches in the Dominican Republic with potable drinking water: Please see: http://studentorgs.usf.edu/ewb/wordpress/index.php/run-for-water-5k/

1) The Student Green Energy Fund and other initiatives are moving USF toward the goal of being carbon neutral. The office of sustainability reaches out to all students, faculty and staff through various media outlets to submit innovative ideas for sustainable practices in campus. Over the last 3 years, more than 50 proposals were submitted and 17 projects were funded worth US$ 2.0 million. Some examples: a) A smart bike sharing program proposed by student and faculty team got a funding of about US$ 350,000. b) Smart parking guidance system that is supported by mobile app was awarded another US$ 500,000. c) A proposal from Housing and Residential Services was awarded $12,340 to install lighting controls. d) A $50,000 project to reduce electricity consumption will use “state-of-the-art methods” to manage desktop computers on campus submitted by students and a faculty member in the Department of Computer Sciences. e) Upgrades to Juniper-Poplar Hall’s heating, ventilation and cooling system, requested by Physical Plant. f) The campus has installed more than 60 water bottle refill stations for efficient filling and reuse of water bottles. g) More than 60 water bottle refill stations have been funded. Please see: http://psgs.usf.edu/usf-office-of-sustainability/green-energy-fund/sgef-funded-projects/ 2) SEA is an active student organization at the University of South Florida in Tampa engaged in volunteer activities, educate the community and our members about the environment and related issues, and work towards making USF more environmentally-friendly. Please see Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 11:00am with 504 other guests: https://www.facebook.com/seausf/events 3) Engineers Without Borders assessment trip to the Dominican Republic was a success! The Miramar neighborhood association accepted our proposal to construct a pilot rainwater catchment system. We will be building it on their community building which has a horizontal catchment area of about 32 sq meters. http://studentorgs.usf.edu/ewb/wordpress/