| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.81 |
| Liaison | Paul Scanlon |
| Submission Date | Aug. 23, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Slippery Rock University
ER-T2-1: Student Group
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Brad
Kovaleski Director Center for Student Inolvement and Leadership |
Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
The name and a brief description of each student group:
There are multiple sustainability-focused student groups at Slippery Rock University: Environmental Geosciences Society, the Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator, Slow Foods SRU, Students for Sustainability, and the AmeriCorps Community Fellows Environmental Team.
List up to 4 notable recent activities or accomplishments of student group(s):
The SRU Slow Foods student chapter gathers monthly for a local/seasonal shared meal and features a topical speaker (i.e. fermented foods, making bread, canning, etc.)
Jennings Environmental Center Prairie Management - SRU AmeriCorps: Volunteers worked at the only managed and protected prairie in Pennsylvania right in our backyard at Jennings Environmental Education Center! They helped maintain this area during the winter months.
Taking Back The Woods: Battling Invasive Species - SRU AmeriCorps: Volunteers went to Jennings Environmental Center to help eradicate the invasive species that have crept up in the park.
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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