November Happenings from the ASCP!

November 2019

Are you ready for the SOLARBRATION!?

We are proud to announce that the solar array installation on the Auraria Library is near completed, and we want to celebrate this monumental moment with you! These new solar panels will provide 2/3rds of the library's electricity needs, and we couldn't be more excited to share how your student fees are making our campus more sustainable. Join us!

ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF WELCOME!

Tuesday, November 12th

11 am - 2 pm

@ Auraria Library Discovery Wall

Ribbon Cutting ceremony

Light appetizers

Video presentation

Solar energy

Education & Resources

... and more!

11 am - 12 pm: Mingle, snack, play games and chat with folks

from the ASCP and Namaste solar

12 pm - 1 pm: The Main Event! - Ribbon cutting and speeches

1 pm - 2 pm: Mingle, snack, play games and chat with folks

from the ASCP and Namaste solar

More Solarbration details & RSVP here!

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SOLAR PROGRAM AND SOLAR ENERGY WITH THE LATEST MET MEDIA POP CULT PODCAST WITH OUR SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER, CHRIS HERR! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!

CREEK CLEAN-UP DAY!

Thanks to everyone who came out and helped the ASCP with the Cherry Creek Cleanup!

We picked up 180 lbs of trash along the half mile route! Most common items found: clothing, bottles & cans, cigarette butts, plastic bags, and snack packaging.

Strangest finds: an electric scooter, a large book, and a garbage disposal likely from a kitchen sink!

We will be hosting another Clean Up Day 2.0 - check the event calendar at the end of this email for more details!

More photos from this day!

AASHE CONFERENCE

Last month, the entire ASCP team went to Spokane, Washington for the AASHE Conference (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) and we learned about new projects, programs, and methods to bring more sustainability options here to Auraria Campus! Want to learn more about what we're planning to bring to campus this next year? Read our blog post to get up to speed on all the action!

Our AASHE Team Recap

SEPTEMBER MONTHLY WASTE REPORT

The numbers are in! We have been creating new monitoring systems for us to analyze our waste diversion efforts here on campus. Here are some highlights from September:

Altogether Recycling Collected: 33,406 lbs Landfill Collected: 207,095 lbs Compostable Materials Collected: 7,109 lbs Total Materials Collected: 247,610 lb

Read the 2019 September Report

CALLING ALL FACULTY & STAFF!

Are you teaching a sustainability-related class or related research project?

Do you want to be more involved in integrating sustainability into the curriculum on campus?

We are creating a Tri-Institutional Page on our website to provide a central list of people, classes, projects, research activities, outreach and links related to sustainability on the Auraria Campus. Please fill out this 2-minute survey if you’d like your course listed on the site and/or would like to receive emails about research and internship opportunities for your students!

Fill Out the Survey Here!

FACULTY/STAFF COALITION UPDATE

Our faculty/staff sustainability coalition has been getting down to business on a few awesome projects to improve sustainability across campus.

Here’s a list of a few projects underway:

Employee new hire orientation and training materials related to campus sustainability
A campus Green Events Guide and Green Swag Guide
A discussion on how to implement more sustainable features into CU Denver’s future first year housing building
A potential “Transit to Work” Day and conversation around a future north/south bike lane on campus
An ASCP-hosted webpage listing all sustainability-related courses, programs and research opportunities across the three schools

Click here to view October’s meeting minutes.

Want to join the conversation? Sign up to receive emails about the faculty/staff sustainability coalition on our website !

Did you know that the Auraria Tivoli Starbucks is the highest grossing Starbucks in Denver!? As students and hard working staff and faculty, we can do our part by helping reduce our waste while we get our caffeination on! Bring your reusable mug or coffee thermos to the Starbucks and receive a twenty cent discount on your beverages or to the i-Lov-it market to get a coffee "refill" for only $1!

SOLARBRATION!

11:00 am-2:00 pm

Auraria Library Discovery Wall

Celebrate with the ASCP and the installation of the new solar array on Auraria Library!

Ribbon Cutting ceremony
Light appetizers
Solar energy
Education & Resources
... and more!

More Info & RSVP Here

CLOTHING SWAP!

Donations: Student Life Offices (MSU Denver, CCD, CU Denver)

Swap Event: November 13th & 14th

10:00am-2:00pm

Tivoli Garage Lounge

Help reduce clothing waste in our landfills and assist the Auraria Hunger & Homelessness Awareness campaign for their clothing drive and swap! Bring your donations to any Student Life Offices (3rd floor of the Tivoli Building) before next Wednesday and then score some free clothing at the clothing swap on the 13th and 14th this month!

Food 4 Thought Event

Volunteers Needed! - Provide binside education and onsite waste sorting

(sorting materials into proper bins)

November 9, 5:00 pm- 11:00 pm

November 12, 10:45 am- 1:00 pm

Tivoli Turnhalle

Email Cassy ( Cassy.Cadwallader@AHEC.edu ) to sign up

Eco Rep Meeting

November 13, 2:30-3:30 pm

Tivoli 317

Email Hope

( Hope.Bartlett@AHEC.edu ) if you want to attend

Eco Rep Meeting

November 14, 3:00-4:00 pm

Tivoli 317

Email Hope

( Hope.Bartlett@AHEC.edu ) if you want to attend

(Volunteers Needed!)

Auraria Hunger and Homelessness Awareness (AHHA) Week

Help at registration and serve food. See more ways to be involved below!

November 13 and 14, 10:00 am- 2:00 pm

Tivoli Garage Lounge

Email Hope

( Hope.Bartlett@AHEC.edu ) for more information

(Volunteers Needed!)

Cherry Creek Clean Up 2.0

(Weather Permitting)

Help clean the Cherry Creek on our second creek clean up event!

November 15, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm

Pedestrian Bridge under Larimer and Speer

Email Hope

( Hope.Bartlett@AHEC.edu ) to sign up

Waste Audit of the Tivoli Food Court

Volunteers Needed!

November 19, 11:00 am- 1:30 pm

Tivoli

Email Cassy ( Cassy.Cadwallader@AHEC.edu ) to sign up

Denver Sustainability Summit

December 5th, 8:00am-5:00pm

Denver Convention Center

The Sustainable Denver Summit brings together hundreds of leaders from across Denver's business, nonprofit and civic communities to develop and announce commitments for new and expanded initiatives that will help Denver achieve its 2020 Sustainability Goals.

WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH ASCP? BECOME AN ECO-REP!

Are you a student, faculty, or staff - looking to volunteer with the ASCP's sustainability initiatives on campus? Our Eco-Rep program now has more opportunities, events, and workshops to get involved with! Sign up for the newsletter with the button below, and join our Facebook group for updated events and detailed information.

To see upcoming Eco-Rep opportunities, check the event calendar here in the newsletter!

Every year, the ASCP reviews or drafts dozens of proposals brought to us by students, staff, and faculty. Do you have an idea that could make the Auraria Campus more sustainable? Let us know!

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