| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.01 |
| Liaison | Katie Koscielak |
| Submission Date | May 8, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cal Poly Humboldt
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.00 / 5.00 |
TallChief
Comet Director, Office of Sustainability Facilities Management |
Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
The name of the campaign(s):
A brief description of the campaign(s):
Water Awareness Month included multiple events throughout April of 2012 to inform students about the issues surrounding water and water use. Events included a World Water Day Festival to celebrate hand promote World Water and Data and the anniversary of the Clean Water Act and a Water Awareness Speaker Panel. Local water experts from various backgrounds spoke about local water issues and water conservation affecting our local watersheds.
The PowerSave Green Campus Program teamed up with the Energy and Environment Council (EEC) and Housing to participate in the second annual Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) competition. CCN is the first nationwide electricity and water reduction competition on college and university campuses. CCN gives a common voice and motivation to thousands of students, all working together to reduce consumption and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Students in participating residence halls receive daily energy readings to benchmark their progress. This competition helps bring awareness to everyday energy use that busy students may overlook.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):
The different events offered throughout Water Awareness Month gave students multiple opportunities to interact with other students and community members about this important issue as a coastal community. These events provided HSU students both with a better understanding of the issues around water but also opportunities to get involved with campus and community organizations that champion these issues.
In the 2012 all of the community living residence halls participated in the CCN. Humboldt State University placed 4th nationwide with a 2.2% reduction from our baseline and saved 11,658 kWh.
The website URL where information about the sustainability outreach campaign(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
PowerSave Green Campus Program has committed to organizing the Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) competition for HSU for at least the 2013 event and most likely beyond. PSGCP also presents yearly water awareness month activities during the months of March or April.
PowerSave Green Campus Program has committed to organizing the Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) competition for HSU for at least the 2013 event and most likely beyond. PSGCP also presents yearly water awareness month activities during the months of March or April.
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