Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.23
Liaison Daimon Eklund
Submission Date Oct. 17, 2012
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STARS v1.2

University of Washington, Seattle
ER-T2-1: Student Group

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Ruth Johnston
Associate Vice President
Finance & Facilities; Office of the Provost
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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:

The University of Washington has over 30 active student groups that focus on topics related to the environment or sustainability:
• The Campus Sustainability Fund is helping to create a sustainable campus by fostering an environmentally conscious culture by funding student-led projects that lessen the University of Washington's environmental impact.
• Earth Club UW Student Chapter executes projects that encourage environmental stewardship on campus and in the UW community.
• Eco-Reps at the University of Washington are students who actively engage their peers to promote and encourage sustainable behavior. Eco-Reps will work in alignment with the UW Environmental Policy statement and the Climate Action Plan goals to decrease UW's environmental impact.
• Husky Sustainable Storms mitigates stormwater runoff on-campus by designing and building a stormwater treatment structure that mimics ecological processes and reflects environmental values.
• Real Food Challenge is student run campaign dedicated to working with UW and UW Housing and Food Services to provide ecologically sustainable, locally sourced, humanely and fairly produced food to students on campus in Housing and Food Services dining facilities.
• The Society for Ecological Restoration University of Washington Student Guild brings together students with a common interest in the science and practice of ecological restoration.
• The Student Association for Green Environments (S.A.G.E.) is a registered student organization that helps to build a student community within the Program on the Environment. Events and networking opportunities provided through S.A.G.E. strive to stimulate awareness and promote environmental stewardship.
• Students Expressing Environmental Dedication (SEED) is a student organization at the University of Washington, overseen by Housing and Food Services, that encourages environmentally sound practices in the residence halls and serves to raise awareness about environmental issues that affect the residential community.
• The Union Bay Natural Area Restoration Group performs habitat restoration work at the Union Bay Natural Area on campus.
• The UW Farm is a campus center for the practice and study of urban agriculture and sustainability. It is an educational, community-oriented resource for people who want to learn about building productive and sustainable urban landscapes.


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

• The Campus Sustainability Fund students approved projects that will improve campus sustainability. Funded student projects this year include a Biodiversity Green Wall, an on campus Yard Waste Composting site, Husky Sustainable Storms Bio swale project, the Biodiesel Cooperative, Student Sustainability Service Learning Liaison, more Bicycle Repair Stations, and a Rainwater harvesting system for the UW Farm.
• Earth Club created a map of U-District sustainable businesses.
• UBNA Restoration Group holds restoration work parties weekly to restore habitat in the on campus Union Bay Natural Area.
• The UW farm has expanded its growing space to 1 acre, and began selling produce to UW Housing and Food Services for use in campus dining halls.


List other student groups that address sustainability:
American Fisheries Society, Biodiesel Coop, College Greens, Ecological Living Student Assoc., Forest Club, GreenEvans, Green Law Society, Env. Health Assoc., Food Cooperative, Team Habitat, Coastal Society, USGBC student group, WashPIRG, Wildlife Society

The website URL where information about student group(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The other student groups that address sustainability did not fit above: American Fisheries Society
American Water Resources Association
American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation Student Chapter at the UW
Biodiesel Cooperative
College Greens, UW Chapter
Ecological Living Student Association
Engineers Without Borders
Forest Club
Global Environmental Brigades
Global Water Brigades
Green Evans
Green Law Environmental Law Society
Increasing Biodiversity with Owls at the UW
International Forestry Students Association, UW Chapter
Student Environmental Health Association
Student Food Cooperative
Team Habitat UW
The Coastal Society
The Washington Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
USGBC University of Washington
WashPIRG
Wildlife Society Student Chapter at the University of Washington


The other student groups that address sustainability did not fit above: American Fisheries Society
American Water Resources Association
American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation Student Chapter at the UW
Biodiesel Cooperative
College Greens, UW Chapter
Ecological Living Student Association
Engineers Without Borders
Forest Club
Global Environmental Brigades
Global Water Brigades
Green Evans
Green Law Environmental Law Society
Increasing Biodiversity with Owls at the UW
International Forestry Students Association, UW Chapter
Student Environmental Health Association
Student Food Cooperative
Team Habitat UW
The Coastal Society
The Washington Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
USGBC University of Washington
WashPIRG
Wildlife Society Student Chapter at the University of Washington

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