| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.40 |
| Liaison | Morgan Hartman |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
EN-3: Student Life
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.75 / 2.00 |
Thien
Chau Sustainability Intern Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have one or more co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives that fall into the following categories?:
| Yes or No | |
| Active student groups focused on sustainability | Yes |
| Gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, or urban agriculture projects where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems | Yes |
| Student-run enterprises that include sustainability as part of their mission statements or stated purposes | No |
| Sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives through which students can develop socially, environmentally and fiscally responsible investment and financial skills | No |
| Conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience | Yes |
| Cultural arts events, installations or performances related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience | Yes |
| Wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles | Yes |
| Sustainability-related themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences | No |
| Programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills | Yes |
| Sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution | Yes |
| Graduation pledges through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions | No |
| Other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives | No |
The name and a brief description of each student group focused on sustainability:
Sustain UNL is the prominent student organization dedicated to encouraging students to live, learn, and lead for the environment. Sustain UNL has hosted workshops, community service events, fundraisers, socials, and weekly meetings to help interested student take the next step towards being good stewards of the environment.
The website URL where information about student groups is available:
A brief description of gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and urban agriculture projects where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems:
Students at UNL have the opportunity to participate in a student run organic farm located on East Campus. Bugeater Farm provides experiential learning for students interested in gardening, operating Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), or supporting local food grown by their peers.
The website URL where information about the organic agriculture and/or sustainable food systems projects and initiatives is available:
A brief description of student-run enterprises that include sustainability as part of their mission statements or stated purposes:
The website URL where information about the student-run enterprise(s) is available:
A brief description of the sustainable investment or finance initiatives:
The website URL where information about the sustainable investment or finance initiatives is available:
A brief description of conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience:
Each Fall Semester, the Environmental Leadership Program ran by the ASUN Student Government hosts a Sustainability Roundtable. The event is a workshop where students interact with local experts in areas such as water, waste, food, energy, transportation, and policy in the context of sustainability.
Each Spring Semester, the ASUN Environmental Sustainability Committee hosts "EarthStock," a month-long celebration of Earth Day. EarthStock features a multitude of events, but also includes speakers, artists, documentaries, art, and discussions on sustainability available for all students to attend along with community members.
The website URL where information about the event(s) is available:
A brief description of cultural arts events, installations or performances related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience:
The ASUN Environmental Sustainability Committee hosts many events during April for EarthStock. Cultural arts is always included in the festivities through displays, local artist performances, local art exhibitions, poetry, and film media.
The website URL where information about the cultural arts event(s) is available:
A brief description of wilderness or outdoors programs for students that follow Leave No Trace principles:
Outdoor Adventures offers students opportunities to engage in the natural world around them, while instructing all participants to use leave no trace principles and offset all carbon emissions from travel using the Bonneville Environmental Foundation.
The website URL where information about the wilderness or outdoors program(s) is available:
A brief description of sustainability-related themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
The website URL where information about the theme is available:
A brief description of program(s) through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) is targeted at developing Freshmen and Sophomores into leaders in sustainability on campus. Twenty students are paired with an Environmental Sustainability Committee member and assist on their projects. The ELP class facilitates the Sustainability Roundtable every Fall, bringing together local experts in areas such as waste, food, water, policy, transportation, energy, and more. In the Spring, ELP implements their own project original to that year’s class. (http://asun.unl.edu)
Students are also shown how to set up an "Eco-Friendly" dorm room. (http://housing.unl.edu/move-eco-dorm-room)
EcoLeaders is also sustainability-themed housing in one section of a dining hall through the Learning Community program.
The website URL where information about the sustainable life skills program(s) is available:
A brief description of sustainability-focused student employment opportunities:
The UNL Office of Sustainability hires interns during the summer and school year to assist in projects to enhance campus sustainability.
The website URL where information about the student employment opportuntities is available:
A brief description of graduation pledges through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions:
The website URL where information about the graduation pledge program is available:
A brief description of other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives:
The website URL where information about other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives is available:
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