| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.54 |
| Liaison | Tavey Capps |
| Submission Date | Oct. 18, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Duke University
ER-T2-1: Student Group
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Tavey
Capps Environmental Sustainability Director Office of the Executive Vice President |
Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
The name and a brief description of each student group:
There are two main student groups at Duke University actively involved in campus sustainability. Environmental Alliance (EA) is an undergraduate student group committed to promoting the implementation of sustainable practices at Duke University (http://sustainability.duke.edu/campus_groups/). Through organization, advocacy, and outreach, this organization strives to make Duke a model campus for environmental stewardship. EA's mission is to support and defend the environmental values in the campus community and beyond. This group’s goal is to minimize the university's ecological footprint on the planet through the implementation of sustainable practices on Duke's campus and in Durham.
The Duke University Greening Initiative (DUGI) is a primarily graduate student organization (http://web.duke.edu/greening/mission.html). While the organization is project-based, it focuses on projects that will further the institutionalization of sustainability at Duke. Recognizing that in a volunteer organization equal ownership is vital, DUGI operates on a non-hierarchical, consensus basis.
In addition to EA and DUGI, there are a number of other student groups at Duke focused on sustainability, including the Graduate and Professional Student Council’s Green Team, Student Environment Sustainability Committee, Honeypatch, Farmhand, REMEDY, Business and the Environment Club, Environmental Law Society, Net Impact, Green Wave, WOODS, Duke Community Garden, and Duke Bike Advocates.
List up to 4 notable recent activities or accomplishments of student group(s):
Environmental Alliance -
- Development of first Duke Green Book - online and print resource for all incoming first year students to learn how to live sustainability on campus
- Eco-Olympics - annual waste, water and energy competition between first year dorms on Duke's East Campus
- Real Food Campaign - assessing impact of food on Duke's campus and working to have the administration sign the Real Food Commitment
- Environmental awareness events - screening of Gasland, Earth Hour concert, etc.
Duke University Greening Initiative -
- Development of Graduate Green Book - guide to green living targeted to different Duke graduate and professional schools
- Outdoor lighting audit - completing an outdoor lighting audit with Facilities to transition campus completely over to LED lighting
List other student groups that address sustainability:
The website URL where information about student group(s) is available:
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