UVM ECO-REPS ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 EXPERIENCE ECO-REPS THAT SLIGHTLY AGREE, AGREE, OR STRONGLY AGREE:
43% 75%
FEEL THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON CAMPUS
95%
FEEL THE PROGRAM HAS HELPED THEM STRENGTHEN THEIR CONNECTION TO STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS ENGAGED IN SUSAINABILTY WORK ON CAMPUS.
“I really love being an eco-rep! It's such an important pillar in my first year and I have gained so much from being a part of this organization! I have learned so much! Thank you!”
FEEL THE PROGRAM HAS HELPED THEM STRENGTHEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES
100%
“I am so proud of how much this program has grown!”
FEEL THEY ARE A BETTER LEADER THROUGH THE ECO-REPS PROGRAM
95%
REACH ENGAGEMENT
MEDIA FACEBOOK
43%
Overall highly engaged=
INSTAGRAM 722
followers
SNAPCHAT
UVM Snapchat takeovers
5
NEWSLETTER YOUTUBE
58% 14
67 total events
increase in page followers
7,015
Overall minimally engaged=
increase in subscribers informational videos created
DESIRABILITY
ALIGNMENT 93%
1,338
30%
of Community Teams served by residents
$3,397.75 in kind support
applicant acceptance rate
Eco-Reps chose e 90% of elligble
$2,085.00
in funding from internal and external groups from campus partners
to return next year
CAMPAIGN IMPACT SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION 551 impressions | $475.46 spent
8 Smoothie Bike Events
9 students actively participated in #rideGMT social media challenge 44% increase in Greenride Bikeshare campus trips for a total of 85 entries During the time of our campaign compared to 47% increase in UVM Wheeli users the same time period the previous year… 472 more miles of carpooling recorded through 286 Attendees 22.6% increase in GMT (1.4% bus use UVM-affiliated Wheeli accounts increase) 442 more Greenride trips that started or ended at a campus hub (38% increase)
100 Sustainability Fair attendees
SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 3323 impressions | $150.56 spent Eco-Reps tabled at
100% of Meatless Mondays
50 items donated to food drive
10 attendees at the Catamount Farm Tour
43 attendees at Eco-Reps baking events
WASTE SORTING
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4785 impressions | $561.86 spent
694.7lbs of waste sorted at Green Out the Gutt 22.2% of the waste was contaminated
1840.76lbs of waste sorted in residential halls 37.2% of the waste was contaminated
POINTS OF INTERVENTION 1187 impressions | $130.36 spent
189 DIY zero waste products made across 7 events 400 reusable bags distributed 3 Eco-Reps submissions to Upcycled Art Show 71% of colleges represented at Ideathon
PERSONAL PROJECTS 33 2
shower timers handed out in L/L pilot with 71% of users saying they reduced their shower time composting units introduced in Waterman Cafe
1st
ever residence hall energy competition run in CCRH
59
conversations about food waste at the plate scrape in Harris-Millis Dining
14
instructional waste sorting posters created
90% 1 85%
of bathrooms in Waterman had paper towel composting
article written for Headwaters Magazine
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11
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promotional videos created for Points of Intervention Campaign