About the UVM Eco-Reps Program
About UVM Eco-Reps: What We Do
Eco-Reps are select
undergraduate students who work to educate
their hall mates
about environmental issues. Eco-Reps distribute information, and
create, coordinate and host activities in their residence halls,
operating on the
philosophy that we can reduce our harmful impact on the environment by
making
simple changes in our lifestyles. To get a sense of what it's like to be an Eco-Rep, read this
interview of one of
our Eco-Reps by a student in the Environmental Studies program.
The UVM Eco-Reps Program is
a program of the Department
of
Residential Life in collaboration with the The Office of Sustainability and the Physical
Plant Department with special support from the Recycling
Program and the Energy
Management Program.
Take a look at the many players involved with our program here.
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What
we do:
- Set up an
Eco-Bulletin board in their residence hall and post information
- Conduct audits
of the trash and recycling bins in their building
- Go door to door,
talking to students
- Conduct energy
audits of light bulbs and appliances in residence halls
- Conduct surveys
about ecological issues
- Attend weekly
meetings to plan activities and provide feedback to the coordinator
- Set up and staff environmental information
booths and
exhibits
- Write articles about eco-topics for the
student newspaper
- Go on tours of local sites such as Intervale
Compost and the Material Recovery Facility
- Participate as a recognized member of their Residential Hall Council
- and join in on many other creative and fun
activities...
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Topics
we address:
- Recycling
& Solid Waste
- Transportation
- Electricity
- Food
- Water
- Composting
- Consumption
- Climate Change
- Arts & Celebration
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UVM Program Documents:
Application Form
Information Sheet/Job Description
Dining Services Eco-Rep Job Description
Student Center Eco-Rep Job Description
Program Coordinator Manual
End of the Year Feedback Form
Student Eco-Rep Manual & To-Do Lists (2008-2009 version)
Introduction
Getting to Know Your Residence Hall
Recycling & Composting
Energy: Electricity
Eating for the Environment
Heading Home for Thanksgiving
Conscious Consumption
Revisiting Recycling & Composting
Transportation
Climate Change
Water
Humans and the Environment
Move Out
We are willing to share these documents. If you need a non pdf version, please contact
ecoreps@uvm.edu
If you use our materials, we ask that you cite us accordingly. Thanks!
Last modified August 17 2009 04:10 PM
