Bright Idea to Turn Off the Lights Wins Sustainability Contest at 海角社区
Published: May 1, 2017.
(L to R) Dr. Jerry Kavouras, chair of Biology, Samantha Bluemer
and Dr. David J. Livingston
The idea to post signs on energy conservation in common space areas around the 海角社区 campus was a winner for graduate student Samantha Bluemer. The 海角社区 Sustainability Council awarded her project idea the winner of the 2017 Come Clean, Go Green Award. For her idea, she received $300 for herself and a $600 budget to implement the idea on campus.
Other submissions this year included:
- Ambreen Taiyab - 揜educing Printer Ink Waste�
- Barbara McGaughy - 揥ashing Clothes in Cold Water Saves Money and Energy�
- Devin Smith - 揋reen Smoke�
- Isabelle Pawlik & Ronya Omari - 揗otion Light Sensors�
The idea of 揅ool Roof� was submitted by Courtney Plante. She received the Student Choice Award. Her proposal received the most votes by guests at the April 25 ceremony. Plante received a $100 cash prize.
The awards ceremony also featured a keynote address by Kay Bolden, CEO & accidental farmer, at Warren-Sharpe Community Center in Joliet. Green Sprout Urban Farm, the youth-run farming initiative, is now in its third year of vegetable and herb production. Bolden is the author of 揤eggie Casserole: Kids Cook the Darndest Things, a vegetarian cookbook for kids.�
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