♦ Campus Sustainability
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The Every Drop Counts! program kicks off Monday, January 31st, 2011! The 111-gallon jug sculpture will go up in the Marshall Center Monday morning, posters will be put up on campus all week and clings will be up on campus as well. Every Drop Counts at USF press release.
♦ Public Outreach
- Water Awareness, Research and Education in East Tampa (WARE): Project outputs include the following: a) the development of a curriculum for students at Young Middle Magnet, b) stormwater retention pond demonstration modules and tour, c) baseline water quality data collection for three retention ponds in East Tampa and establishment of a sustainable water monitoring program, and d) a report with proposed activities. Participant surveys will be conducted at various times over the course of the project to evaluate its effectiveness.
♦ International Sustainability Projects
- Projects in Guyana: Collaborations have been formed with local NGOs to produce community awareness/education resources pertaining to environmental, social and public health issues . Research examines the various contaminants associated with the mining industry and how these are affecting water quality and local communities.
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Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday
February 22nd, 2006. At that meeting we will discuss potential
projects for the chapter to guage interest. We also welcome
other suggestions from you and look forward to developing
some really exciting projects that unites multidisciplinary
teams across the USF campus. Two potential projects include:
- Assessing and increasing awareness of issues
connected to community and national livelihoods.
the problem: there is a general
lack of awareness regarding technical issues that are intricately
connected to community livelihoods. These issues involve
natural disasters and how they occur; watersheds and
water resources/water quality and their connectivity
to development; improper solid waste disposal its effect
on water quality, flood control, etc. The whole point is
that the things that affect people's livelihood and play
such an important role in a city or country are often poorly
understood by the masses.
the hypothesis: if we can increase
people's awareness of what is intricately connected to their
livelihoods we can empower them to become part of the
decision making process while rallying and lobbying becomes
much easier. They will be in a better position to contribute
to overall sustainable development.
 the approach: cogeneration
of knowledge - working with communities to produce information
together.
examples: Production of educational
material for communities/schools in Guyana to improve understanding
of how water is managed in the low lying coastal plain is
managed where the majority of the population resides. Guyana
suffers immense losses from floods each year. A project like
this could initiate a ESW chapter at the Univesity of Guyana.
There are many opportunities for this type of project in
the Tampa bay with underserved communities.
- Holistic approaches to sustainable solutions in small
communities outside of the U.S.
the problem: many small communities
in remote areas are challenged with multiple issues that
contribute to environmental sustainability. These issues
include access to clean water and health care and opportunities
for economic viability.
VP in charge of projects: Douglas Oti |
