Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.37
Liaison Suchi Daniels
Submission Date Jan. 14, 2014
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STARS v1.2

University of South Florida (Tampa)
ER-T2-1: Student Group

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Kebreab Ghebremichael
Director of Water Sustainability Concentration
Patel College of Global Sustainability
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Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
Yes

The name and a brief description of each student group:

1) Net Impact at USF: The mission of Net Impact at USF is to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a sustainable world. Please see: http://studentorgs.usf.edu/netimpact/

2) International Health Service Collaborative: Mission Statement: The International Health Service Collaborative is a group of health sciences students, faculty and professionals focused on: Promoting sustainable health projects in under-served communities within the U.S. and developing nations. Creating a forum for interdisciplinary interaction within the Health Sciences Center and throughout USF, which will result in more well-rounded health professionals. Please see: http://www.ihsc-usf.com/

3) Advocates for World Health at USF: AWH collects medical supplies, that would otherwise be thrown out by Hospitals, and ships them to Guatemala and Haiti. Furthermore, AWH gets in contact with physicians in the local area and has them give speeches on what they do. Please see: http://awhealth.org/

4) Student Environmental Association - SEA is an active student organization at the University of South Florida in Tampa. It engages students in volunteer activities, educates the community about the environment, and works towards making USF more environmentally-friendly. Please see https://www.facebook.com/seausf

5) American Society of Civil Engineers: The mission of the USF student chapter of ASCE is to enhance the personal and professional development of Civil Engineering students, to promote the College of Engineering, and to serve the community. This mission is accomplished through technical, professional, and civic activities by active participation in professional meetings, technical presentations and tours, community service, and competition in the annual Southeast Regional Conference to get students more involved with society issues such as infrastructure development. Please see: http://asce.eng.usf.edu/

6) Florida Water Environment Association: To protect Florida's clean water environment by serving, supporting and uniting water quality professionals through public education professional development, and promotion of sound public policy. Please see: https://www.facebook.com/FWEAStudentChapterUSF

7) Global Water Brigades: Water Brigades' purpose is to empower communities in underdeveloped countries to access sufficient clean water through infrastructural development, water treatment, community leader training, and education.

8) Engineers Without Borders: To improve the quality of living in international developing communities through the planning and completion of engineering projects. Please see: https://www.facebook.com/EWBUSF

9) Student Planning Association at USF: The USF Student Planning Association will foster civic and professional enrichment within a community of urban planning students and planning-advocates. It will provide opportunities for community involvement, cultivate relationships with local planning agencies and professional planning organizations, and generate pride and comrodery for the USF URP program. Please see: http://spa.blog.usf.edu/


List up to 4 notable recent activities or accomplishments of student group(s):

1) Dollars for Trees: Net Impact has taken the responsibility of leading a solicitation to cover the costs of planting, irrigating, and maintaining 1,000 trees on USF’s campus.

2) The 3rd Annual Wissa Lecture: ASCE sponsored an excellent time to network with professionals, dinner and Les Bromwell will speak about, “LESSONS LEARNED FROM DAM INCIDENTS IN FLORIDA”.

3) Stormwater Conference at WEFTEC: Featuring an extensive line-up of stormwater programming, well known and recognized speakers and dedicated exhibit space, the world’s largest annual water quality conference and exhibition and focus on stormwater.

4) Student Planning Association: Channel District “Walkabout” with Michael Hatchett of the City of Tampa’s Economic and Urban Development, and Shaun Drinkard of Tampa Downtown Partnership to discuss the past, present, and future challenges and successes of the Channel District.

5) "Designing a new eco-city for China through landscape and ecology urbanism” March 26, 2012 lecture at the Patel Center for Global Solutions at USF: A Delegation from Tianjin, China including three professors,(one vice dean) and eight students who participated in the design workshop with USF SACD students last Spring 2011 will be at the event and presenting some of the projects they are working on.


List other student groups that address sustainability:
American Water Works Association, Alliance of Concerned Students, Bicycle Club At USF, Botanical Gardens Club - Friends Of The Garden, Emerging Green Builders, Engineers For A Sustainable World, Engineers Without Borders, US Green Building Council at USF

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