| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.33 |
| Liaison | Nina Hartwig |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
ER-T2-1: Student Group
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Kate
Nelson Chief Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
Yes
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The name and a brief description of each student group:
WISPIRG Energy Services Corps educates and engages students and community members about energy efficiency through service projects. Ecotone
focuses on campus native landscapes, increasing biodiversity, and creating an appreciation and awareness of local ecology. Engineers without Borders designs and implements sustainable engineering projects locally and around the world. Emerging Green Builders
integrates students and young professionals into the green building movement.
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List up to 4 notable recent activities or accomplishments of student group(s):
WISPIRG has educated over 1065 kids K-12 about energy conservation and provided energy surveys and assessments to 216 homeowners and renters. Recent Ecotone projects include Kinnikinnic River cleanup and roof garden maintenance. Past EWB@UWM projects include: water distribution and treatment systems in Guatemala as well as rainwater harvesting and stormwater mitigation projects in Milwaukee. Emerging Green Builders designed the new Sandburg gardens and each year EGB hosts a bike-powered concert for students and a brown-bag lunch series featuring lectures on green building industry topics.
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List other student groups that address sustainability:
Biology Club
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The website URL where information about student group(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
WISPIRG also held an Energy Efficiency at Home workshop providing free CFL lightbulbs to people who brought in incandescent lightbulbs. WISPIRG has 8 Americorps minimum time members working as interns in the summer of 2012.
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