Students for the Environment: A 20 Year Legacy Caitlin McClellan Jordan Morgan.

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Students for the Environment: A 20 Year Legacy

Caitlin McClellan Jordan Morgan

Formation of Students for the Environment 1991 Waste Reduction Energy Use Reduction

Environmental Advisory Committee 1992 Kummer’s Landfill Superfund Site Student led Petitioned for University recognition Environmental Policy Statement

Green Fee 2008 $5 per student per semester Formation of Sustainability Office Sustainability Coordinator hired

Green Fee Raised 2015 $7.50 per student per semester

Creation of New Officer Position 2015 Marketing and Media Coordinator

Fall 2014 Events Loop the Lake Adopt-A-Highway Homecoming Lakeshore Clean-up Homecoming Parade: Biking Float Sustainable Food Class Camping Trip Hobsen Forest Ski Trail Maps Instillation Disc Golf Course Clean-up

Spring 2015 Events Cross Country Ski Trip Do it in the Dark Winona Presentation Climate MN Iron Man Obstacle Course Earth March Fibershed Presentation Adopt-A-Highway Lakeshore Clean-up Tar Sands Resistance Workshop

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Bitter Seeds Fed Up Earth Days Blue Gold Tapped Last Call at the Oasis Dam Nation Chasing Ice Food Inc. A Fierce Green Fire We Got The Power

Gaining momentum Doubled in member size Student led grass root environmental advocacy

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