| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.16 |
| Liaison | Lissette Hernandez |
| Submission Date | Sept. 20, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida International University
ER-T2-1: Student Group
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
The name and a brief description of each student group:
Students for Environmental Action S.E.A. - is a student group on campus focusing on political actions to help the environment. Some of their most recent activities includes lobbying for FIU to adopt a green free, getting people registered to vote, and attending PowerShift in Washington D.C.
Organic Farmers Market Consortium - coordinates and manages a weekly Farmers Market during the Fall & Spring semesters on FIU's Modesto Maidique Campus. Some of the produce sold at the markets is grown in the organic garden on campus. The Consortium also invites local organic farmers and vendors to participate in the market. Proceeds go to the consortium to help with the organic garden on campus and the running of the market.
Garden Club - maintains the FIU Organic Garden and meets weekly. A portion of the produce is harvested from the garden for sale at the weekly on-campus farmers’ market.
Environmental Law Society - promotes excellence in legal education through the environmental curriculum at the Florida International University. The purpose is to educate, generate awareness, and promote conservation on campus and in the community by coordinating community projects, participating in social activities, and by hosting attorneys and other advocates as guest speakers, as well as addressing current environmental issues.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) FIU Chapter - is a great way for students to expand their engineering skills and network with individuals alike. They offer lectures with professors and professionals from all around the industry. They conduct workshops such as “Solder 101”, Matlab and other extracurricular services and also compete in annual competitions all over the U.S.
http://ieee.fiu.edu/
Students for Great Ape Conservation (SGAC)- promotes global conservation efforts of the great ape species of the world. In their work, the students of SGAC focus on raising awareness and money through fundraising and awareness events on campus, and at local sites such as Monkey Jungle and Dumond Conservancy.
http://goglobal.fiu.edu/Activities/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=96
GlobeMed - is a new organization to FIU in Fall 2013, connecting students with grassroots organizations internationally to address health disparities, via a three step process:
1. Partner students with organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
2. Educate and train student advocates for global health equity
3. Ignite action through global internships
http://goglobal.fiu.edu/Activities/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=95
List up to 4 notable recent activities or accomplishments of student group(s):
Organic Farmers Market Consortium - Weekly Farmers Markets during the Fall and Spring Semester
S.E.A. - Campus Green Fee Advocacy
Garden Club - Installation of educational gardening signage at the FIU Organic Garden
IEEE at FIU - Renovated the 2005 Solar Decathlon house into a student project lab for building robots etc, all powered by stand alone solar!
List other student groups that address sustainability:
The website URL where information about student group(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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