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In our ongoing efforts to increase environmental awareness and responsiveness among students, faculty, and staff,
the University of the South establishes its Environmental Resident Program. Spread throughout the dormitories
with an average of one person per dorm are students who are trained in
environmental issues such as campus environmentalism and sustainability and global sustainable development.
These students have three primary responsibilities:
- they educate students in their residential area about environmental issues,
- they act to encourage sustainable living, and
- they coordinate their building's recycling program.
One or two of these students oversee the program, reporting to two members of the
faculty and staff. In short, we are cultivating student leaders on environmental issues.
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Lucy Barton
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Kate Cummings
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Paul Dixon
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Scott Hardage
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Dan McCoy
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Allie O'Connell
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Robert Osborne
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Andrew Parker
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Hailey Robinson
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Reed Tomlinson
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Jessica Wyrick
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Allen Reed Wood
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Rachel Hill
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Michael Ebling
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Elspeth Mary Iralu
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Claudia Paden
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Allison Scherberge
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Becca Timms
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Jordan Casey
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William Serene
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Caroline Croom
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Eric Keen
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Ryan Holland
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Laura Candler (co-chair) |
Kathleen Presley
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Ashley Van Derlande
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Anne Goodwyn
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Ashley Lytle
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Emily Eastridge
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Malcolm Means (co-chair) |
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| ERS (2006-2007)
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Tyler Bodine
Jordan Casey
Laura Candler
Caroline Croom
Melissa Early (co-chair)
Emily Eastridge
Samuel Franklin
Grace Gamble
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Anne Goodwyn
Ryan Holland
Gertrude Inge
Elspeth Iralu
Amy Johnson
Heath Kaminer
Eric Keen (co-chair)
Ashley Lytle
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Malcolm Means
Marcus Murphy
Sallie Neas
Gardiner Platt
Kathleen Presley
Rosemary Puckett
John Roberts
Allison Scherberge
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Will Serene
Rachel Snow
Becca Timms
Ashley Van derlande
Katherine Walker
Rachel Watson
Peter Williams
Peter Yerkovich
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ERs and others go to nearby windfarm Spring '07. (See pictures.)
Blessing of the Bikes Fall '06
In Fall 2004, the Environmental Residents organized & participated in
major orientation recycling events.
(Pictures & more about event.)
In Spring 2004, the Vice Chancellor was convinced by Environmental
Residents and others to sign the
Talloires Declaration.
In fall of 2003 and 2005, the Environmental Residents sold over 240
recycled toothbrushes
to Sewanee students, faculty, and staff. Turned out to be a
great holiday gift idea.
Programs similar to our Environmental Resident program are popping up all over the country.
The best way to keep track of them is to use these few webpages:
The Sewanee Student Assembly approved a "Renewable Energy Resolution" committed
to phasing in a switch to more green energy beginning in 2005.
Download text of Resolution & Presentation to the Regents (power point)
The university has advertised a commmitment to
purchasing green energy
5% in 2005, 10% in 2006, and 15% in 2007 and thereafter.
Update Feb'05 - The Regents passed the green power fee. Beginning August 2005,
$15 per student will go to purchasing clean renewable energy!
This is an amazing
step forward for Sewanee, as we take part in the clean energy
revolution!!
Links under construction...
[WastAway - Garbage into safe, usable material]
[Green Pledge]
[Recycling]
Brainstorming Ideas from Mtg #2
Faculty Advisor(s):
Other Resources
- Our Great Supporter and Enabler:
The Associated Colleges of the South
Environmental Initiative
- Eco House Applications GET'EM HERE
- Subscribe to a Sewanee-based environmental news email list:
Send an email to majordomo@sewanee.edu
In the text of the email, write subscribe enviroserv@sewanee.edu
Do not include anything more (not even your signature) in the text area
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Environmental Policy for the University of the South
- An Environmental Sustainability Handbook for Students
- Bringing in a Campus Speaker
- Possible Awards
- Brower Youth Award
Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Award to honor founder
and legendary activist David R. Brower. The award manifests the Earth
Island
Institute's commitment to growing new leaders and the inextricable link of
our physical surroundings and the human condition. The Brower Youth Award
recognizes the efforts of environmental and social justice leaders (ages
13 to 22) living in the U.S. The six winners of the award each receive $3,000
in cash, a trip to California for the award ceremony and Yosemite camping
trip, and ongoing access to resources and opportunities to further their
work at Earth Island Institute. The application deadline is _usually_ mid-April.
Visit the website for application guidelines and forms.
- Udall Environmental Scholarship
Each year, the Morris K. Udall Foundation awards eighty $5000 scholarships
and 50 $350 honorable mentions to college sophomores and juniors who
intend
to pursue careers relating to the environment, or who intend to pursue
careers in tribal public policy or Native American health care and are
Native American or Alaska Native. See website for more information.
But you have to act fast- the deadline to apply is _usually_ early March and you
first need to be nominated by your institution which can take time and
require earlier application!
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National Wildlife Federation campus ecology competition
- Political Activism
Dependable
sources of env'l news relevant to those trying to take
political action on env'l issues.
- Job/Volunteer Links
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Local vendor (Chattanooga) of "green products".
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Campus sustainability library online!
This website features the following resources:
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A searchable database of over 1,200 campus sustainability assessment
projects-providing project information, websites and contact
information, and details on the assessment framework employed for
select projects.
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A "best practice" evaluation identifying exemplary Campus
Sustainability Assessment (CSA) projects, both
focused (category-specific) and comprehensive.
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A guide to conducting a "snapshot" comprehensive CSA, including step-
by-step guidelines, assessment framework, data calculators,
information management databases, and various templates.
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A searchable literature database with over 500 works related to
campus sustainability assessment.
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Comprehensive and condensed bibliographies of CSA-related literature.
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Access to other CSA publications, including articles, presentations
and a thesis.
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Links to important websites relevant to sustainability in higher
education and campus sustainability assessment.
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Other CSA resources, available only on-site, include the world's
largest electronic and hard-copy libraries of CSA reports and CSA-
related literature, and a campus-greening research station available
to all Western Michigan University stakeholders.
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