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SUSTAINABILTIY TIMELINE Educating and awarness around sustainability has lead for this installation to be added to the Memorial Student Center. The timeline shows the University’s Sustainability efforts up till 2018. The design was made to be fun and easy to understand for students who walk by it.
UW-STOUT’S SUSTAINABILITY TIMELINE
2018
Green Fee pays for new bikes for StoutBikes Bike Share Program
LED light retrofits in 12 campus buildings and all outdoor locations Creation of an Academic Sustainability Liaison position to infuse sustainability into the curriculum Places #1 in the UW System in RecycleMania (for the fifth year)
Green Fee Funds UW-Stout’s first solar panel Project, 32 panels on Price Commons
201 7
Places #1 in the UW System in RecycleMania (for the fourth year)
2016
Green Fee pays for new LED lights in MSC’s Great Hall and
Achieves STARS Silver Rating for the second time Implements green cleaning products in all administrative and academic buildings Places #1 in the UW System in RecycleMania (for the third year)
201 5
UW-Sprout establishes a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program to sell vegetables to campus customers and donates to Stepping Stones Food Pantry Green Fee pays for bike fix stations for tudents and staff to repair their bikes Places #1 in the UW System in RecycleMania (for the second year)
2014
Implements Building Dashboard to track energy use in all campus buildings
Stout Student Association creates a Green Fee for allocating funds to student-focused sustainability projects Participates in RecycleMania and places #1 in the UW System and #24 in the nation Establishes UW-Sprout Campus Garden
201 3
Completes first campus-wide STARS (Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System) sustainability assessment and earns a Silver Rating Stout Student Association establishes the SSA Sustainability Council
2012
Becomes the only UW school to collect compost in all campus buildings
Establishes Campus-Wide Energy Committee to work on energy efficiency and conservation measures Faculty Senate adopts the campus-recognized definition for “sustainability”
Partners with Dunn County Transit to offer free bus services to students and staff
201 1
Senate of Academic Staff and Student Association adopt a campus-recognized definition for “sustainability” including social, economic, and environmental pillars
2010
Establishes StoutBikes Bike Share Program
Launches I Love Tapwater campaign to reduce bottled water consumption University Dining services begins composting food waste in dining operations
Establishes Sustainability Office
20 0 9
Finalizes First Climate Action Plan, UW-Stout’s roadmap for sustainable development Begins offering Sustainable Management degree
20 0 8
Recognizes Sustainability as one of four University Priorities
Establishes Sustainability Steering Committee to work on sustainability projects across campus
2007
Signs the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), dedicating UW-Stout to becoming climage neutral
Begins competing in RecycleMania, a waste reduction competition between universities in the U.S. and Canada
PORTFOLIO // BRITTANY ZAVALA
