| Date |
Activity/Accomplishment |
|
2006 |
| April 30 |
Volunteer Search & Rescue Hungarian Falls clean-up |
| April 22 |
Trinity Episcopal Church electronic items collection |
| April 21 |
ESC Earth Day Lunch 'N Learn |
| April 14 |
Drop 'N Shop Booth at Spring Fling 2006
Flyer 1 | Flyer 2 |
| March 27-31 |
Earth Week 2006
(click to view full archives of schedules
and articles) |
| February 23 |
Students from SfES
led a session for 255 middle school girls during the 2006
Get WISE program (Get Women in Science & Engineering) |
|
2005 |
| October |
SfES led the Make
a Difference Day clean-up @ Michigan Tech (Princess Point) |
| September 8 |
The ESC/SfES had
an information booth at K-Day 2005 |
| Fall Orientation @
MTU |
ESC information
was presented to incoming students during Fall Orientation
2005 |
| Summer of 2005 |
Following an
invitation from the ESC, Elly Bunzendahl and Chris Edlin led
a youth program workshop focusing on sustainability issues
for high school students from Flint during the summer of
2005 |
| April 15 - April
23 |
Earth Week 2005
(click to view full archives of schedules and articles) |
| Spring Fling 2005 |
The ESC did both a book
recycling and a drop-n-shop collection at Spring Fling 2005 |
| Friday, Feb. 25 |
Susan Burns Presentation
(Itinerary)
(Poster 1)
(Poster 2)
Read
the article about Susan Burns at KeweenawNow.com |
| February 2 |
Environmental Sustainability
Committee Meeting
Click Here for Minutes (PDF) |
| January 19 |
Environmental Sustainability
Committee Meeting
Click Here for Minutes (PDF) |
|
2004 |
| December 3 |
Wind Energy Teleconference
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Copper Country Intermediate School District
REMC 1, 809 Helca Street, HancockTopic: Wind
Turbine Noise Impact |
| December 1 |
Notes from the System Administrator Council Brown Bag
Luncheon |
| October 23 |
Make A Difference Day (MADD)
Please go to the following address and sign up for the ESC
Princess Point Clean-Up or the SfES Hancock Beach Clean-Up:
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/fyp/madd/ |
| October 16 |
SFES hike/picnic/color cruise |
| October 6 |
ESC Meeting
DOW 875 Conference Room
12:00-1:00 pm
click for minutes |
| October 6 |
Get WISE |
| May
2002-March2004 |
Recycled
about 172 tons of paper resulting in revenue/savings to MTU
of $18,500 |
| |
Cooperated with Copper Country Mental Health, National Park
Service, and U.S. Forest Service to assist paper recycling
efforts in the greater Michigan Tech community |
| April |
Participated in Sustainable Futures Institute informational
meeting |
| April |
Collaborated with SFES and other student organizations to
sponsor six days of Earth Week events |
| April |
Working
with Facilities Management/Central Stores to open MTUs
existing monitor recycling program to include recycling of
no-longer-usable TVs and computers from home |
| March 26 |
ESC Meeting
MUB Commons – Peninsula Room
11:00-12:00 pm
click for minutes |
| March |
Remaining
members of SAVE officially changed their name to Students
For Environmental Sustainability (SFES), a recognized
student organization affiliated with the ESC and principally
responsible for Earth Week activities |
| March |
Visited
Northland College in Ashland and The Conserve School
(environmental-focus high school) in Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin,
met and toured with their environmental councils, and shared
experiences and resources |
| January 30 |
ESC Meeting
Basement Conference Room of the Alumni House
11:00-12:00 pm
click for minutes |
| January |
Issued
memo to Greek organizations about the paper recycling
program and ESC (and how they can become involved in either
or both), plus information about other local recycling
opportunities |
| January |
Created a
set of slides for the MTU Film Board movie previews and the
Electronic Display System to promote recycling, energy
savings, and First Monday of the Month recycling |
| December |
Attended
MTU Board of Control Breakfast to represent ESC |
| December |
Took over
recycling of pop cans in the MUB (formerly done by SAVE)
|
| November 5 |
ESC Meeting
Basement Conference Room of the Alumni House
2:00-3:00 pm
click for minutes |
|
2003 |
| November
2003 |
Energy
efficiency subcommittee met with campus Energy Manager Dave
Taivalkoski for an update on campus energy management |
| November
2003 |
Transportation alternatives subcommittee met with
transportation engineer Bill Sproule regarding his study
examining various transit options between the Calumet and
Quincy units of Keweenaw National Historical Park |
| November
2003 |
Hosted
brown bag luncheon in the MUB on home energy savings and
winterization |
|
August-December 2003 |
Presented
ESC and/or recycling program to the following MTU groups:
Graduate Student Council, Resident Assistants, Residential
Facilities staff, Daniell Heights Residents Council,
Inter-Fraternity Council |
| October 22, 2003 |
ESC Meeting
Basement Conference Room of the Alumni House
2:00-3:00 pm
click for minutes |
| October
2003 |
Created
Environmental Sustainability Committee display for kiosk
outside the MUB |
| October
2003 |
Interviewed by Lode reporter for article on campus
recycling |
| September 24, 2003 |
ESC Meeting
Room 875 of the DOW Building
2:00-3:00 pm
click for minutes |
| September
2003 and ongoing |
Assisted
Van Pelt Library with recycling of discarded books |
| September
2003 |
Participated in Sustainable Futures Institute organizational
meeting |
| September 10, 2003 |
ESC Meeting
5th floor conference room of Administration
Building
2:00-3:00 pm
click for minutes |
|
August-September 2003 |
Staffed
displays at parent/student orientation fair, K-Day,
University Open House |
| May 2003 |
Held
recognition luncheon for departmental recycling liaisons
|
|
March-April 2003 |
Published
4 articles in the Lode
•"Turning off the Switch"
•"Going Green Means Saving Green"
•"Campus Committee Seeks 'Green' Buildings"
•"Reducing Waste Reduces Costs on Campus" |
| March-April
2003 |
Posted 3
articles on Keweenaw Now website (www.KeweenawNow.com)
•"MTU Environmental Sustainability Committee offers 'Greenprint'
for Campus and Community"
•"MTU Offers Earth Week Events for Whole Family April 21-26"
•"Energy Conservation Makes Cents" |
|
March-April 2003 |
Published
5 articles in Tech Topics
•"Environmental Sustainability Committee: Going Green Means
Saving Green"
•"Reducing Waste Reduces Cost"
•"Turning off the Switch Makes Cents"
•"Michigan Tech Buildings: Financially and Environmentally
Green?"
•"Wheels of Change for Campus Commuters" |
| April
2003 |
Co-sponsored Earth Week 2003 activities with SAVE, with
support from other organizations |
| April
2003 and 2004 |
Recycled
books left over from annual Friends of the Van Pelt Library
Book Sale |
| April
2003 |
Created
Environmental Sustainability Committee website,
www.esc.mtu.edu |
|
January-May 2003, January May 2004 |
Participated in new "Sustainability Seminar" course |
| January
2003 |
Participated in MTU "Educating for the Environment"
Workshop |
|
2002 |
| October
2002 and October 2003 |
Presented
at Upper Peninsula Recycling Coalition conference |
| August
2002 |
Participated in hiring of workshop architects for MUB
expansion |
| ? 2002 |
Published
articles on the ESC (Tech Topics, Lode - Marcel)
|
| May 2002 |
Established "First Monday of the Month" collections for
paper from home in cooperation with Facilities Management
and SAVE |
| May 2002
and August 2003 |
Diverted
discarded library books from the landfill by removing covers
(ESC and SAVE volunteers) |
| May 2002 |
Began
on-demand recycling pickups for office clean-outs and
discards of outdated publications |
| April
2002 |
Assisted
Students Against Violating the Environment (SAVE) and
Society for Conservation Biology with Earth Week activities
|
| April
2002 |
Launched
mixed paper recycling program |
| March
2002? |
Selected
as Vision Fund awardee |
| February
2002 |
Presented
Vision Fund proposal to the Strategic Planning Work Group |
| January
2002 |
Met with
SmithGroup LEED representatives regarding CILIT (ongoing
w/Jim Heikkinen) |
|
2001 |
| December
2001 |
Submitted
Vision Fund proposal, "Greening Michigan Tech: Environmental
Sustainability in Campus Operations and Activities" |
| July 2001 |
Held ESC
organizational meeting |
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