Students Promoting Students Promoting Environmental Awareness Environmental Awareness and Responsibilityand Responsibilityand Responsibilityand Responsibility

Mission StatementMission Statement

�� SPEAR will increase environmental SPEAR will increase environmental awareness and promote more awareness and promote more sustainable habits and infrastructure sustainable habits and infrastructure awareness and promote more awareness and promote more sustainable habits and infrastructure sustainable habits and infrastructure within Vanderbilt University, the within Vanderbilt University, the Nashville community, and its own Nashville community, and its own membership.membership.

RecyclingRecycling

�� Began as Vanderbilt RecyclesBegan as Vanderbilt Recycles

�� Residential RecyclingResidential Recycling

�� IFC RecyclingIFC Recycling

�� Printer Cartridge RecyclingPrinter Cartridge Recycling

�� 2005 TP3 Tennessee Green Schools Award from TDEC2005 TP3 Tennessee Green Schools Award from TDEC

�� Proposal for Resource Proposal for Resource

Conservation DirectorConservation Director

�� Cardboard CrewCardboard Crew

�� Rites of SpringRites of Spring

Cardboard CrewCardboard Crew

�� 2007 2007 –– 6.73 tons of cardboard6.73 tons of cardboard

�� 20082008–– 8.75 tons of cardboard8.75 tons of cardboard

�� 20092009–– ????–– ????

Rites of SpringRites of Spring

�� R.O.S. 2006R.O.S. 2006–– 239 lbs of aluminum239 lbs of aluminum

�� R.O.S. 2007R.O.S. 2007–– 898 lbs of aluminum898 lbs of aluminum

–– 132 lbs of plastic132 lbs of plastic–– 132 lbs of plastic132 lbs of plastic

�� R.O.S. 2008R.O.S. 2008–– 982 lbs of aluminum982 lbs of aluminum

–– 243 lbs of plastic243 lbs of plastic

�� R.O.S. 2009R.O.S. 2009–– ????

EducationEducation�� Climate Change Climate Change Solutions WeekSolutions Week

�� OutreachOutreach

�� Kilowatt Ours Youth Kilowatt Ours Youth InitiativeInitiativeInitiativeInitiative

�� Earth WeekEarth Week

�� Earth HourEarth Hour

Energy ConservationEnergy Conservation

�� Proposal for the Commons Proposal for the Commons to receive LEED to receive LEED certificationcertification

�� Reusable MugsReusable Mugs

Freshmen House Energy Freshmen House Energy �� Freshmen House Energy Freshmen House Energy CompetitionCompetition

–– In 2009, 11% for Gillette In 2009, 11% for Gillette (winner) and 9% overall(winner) and 9% overall

–– In 2008, 4.5% for KissamIn 2008, 4.5% for Kissam

�� Compost Discovery SiteCompost Discovery Site

Composting Composting

�� Four 4 ft square binsFour 4 ft square bins

�� Last year’s yieldLast year’s yield–– ~300 lbs of compost~300 lbs of compost

�� Each dayEach day–– Currently composting ~15 Currently composting ~15 gallons of food waste and ~2 gallons of food waste and ~2

–– Currently composting ~15 Currently composting ~15 gallons of food waste and ~2 gallons of food waste and ~2 gallons of coffee grounds. gallons of coffee grounds.

�� EducationEducation

�� PledgePledge

�� 2008 Governor’s 2008 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Environmental Stewardship Award for Green School in Award for Green School in Higher EducationHigher Education

Currently…Currently…

�� RecyclingRecycling–– Signs for Outdoor Signs for Outdoor Residential RecyclingResidential Recycling

–– Cardboard CrewCardboard Crew

–– Rites of SpringRites of Spring

�� DiningDining

�� EducationEducation–– Kilowatt Ours Youth Kilowatt Ours Youth InitiativeInitiative

–– Partnership with VSVSPartnership with VSVS

–– OutreachOutreach

–– Mount TrashmoreMount Trashmore�� DiningDining–– CompostingComposting

–– Rooftop Garden and Rooftop Garden and CompostCompost

�� EnergyEnergy–– House Energy CompetitionHouse Energy Competition

–– EcoEco--Suds and VBISuds and VBI

–– Mount TrashmoreMount Trashmore

–– EcoEco--Fashion ShowFashion Show

–– Newsletters and websiteNewsletters and website

�� Ideas in the Works…Ideas in the Works…

What You Can DoWhat You Can Do

�� Increase dialogueIncrease dialogue

�� Publicize eventsPublicize events

�� Continue the supportContinue the support

For further information…For further information…

�� Website: Website: http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/spear/http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/spear/

�� President: Leslie Labruto President: Leslie Labruto leslie.c.labruto@vanderbilt.eduleslie.c.labruto@vanderbilt.eduleslie.c.labruto@vanderbilt.eduleslie.c.labruto@vanderbilt.edu

�� Vice President: Peter ReiszVice President: Peter Reiszpeter.a.reisz@vanderbilt.edupeter.a.reisz@vanderbilt.edu

�� Advisors: Linda Rosenkranz and Jack Davis Advisors: Linda Rosenkranz and Jack Davis linda.rosenkranz@vanderbilt.edulinda.rosenkranz@vanderbilt.edu and and jack.davis@vanderbilt.edujack.davis@vanderbilt.edu