Student Government Association Election 2023
Take five minutes and vote on student candidates, Wellness Center Fee, and Green Action Fee.

March 6-10 at sgaelection.uccs.edu


Office of Sustainability

Major Projects:
  • Hiring an Assistant Director of Sustainability: This position will focus on making our buildings and grounds more sustainable.
  • Hiring a Sustainability Program Director. This position will focus on developing behavior management programs and organizing sustainability learning communities.
  • Finalizing energy performance contract: Campus and system leadership is finalizing a three-year, 15 million-dollar investment in energy and water conservation measures that collectively pay for themselves over 20 years.
  • Behavior Management Pilot Program: As part of the energy performance contract, we are working with the Colorado State University's Institute for the Built Environment on a pilot program that encourages students in three residence halls to take shorter showers and conserve water and energy during the month of April.
  • Earth Day Save the Date: We are partnering with UCCSLead to plan the Clean the Stream on April 22, 2023, from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM and will include food. This will be part of their Days of Service and Activism. To find out more and RSVP, visit https://mlc.uccs.edu/event/8569335

Green Action Fund (GAF)
Green Action Fund (GAF) Mission: To create a sustainable campus by funding projects that reduce UCCS' ecological footprint and promote sustainable environmental, social, and economic values.

Students, faculty, and staff can apply for funding for their sustainability project on a rolling basis throughout the semester. All you need is an idea to get started. Contact GAF's Grant Coordinator, Kayla Williams, at st-sus01@uccs.edu.

Save the Date: GAF will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on April 20, 2023, from 6-8 pm at Berger Hall. Come and enjoy food, special presentations, door prizes, and tabling by past grant awardees. For more information and to RSVP, visit https://mlc.uccs.edu/event/8822779.
March Sustainability in Progress
The Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future invites you to the March Sustainability in Progress (SIP) Event.

Topic: Building Resilient Community Relationships with Land

Barak Ben-Amots will speak on building resilient community relationships with the land through food cultivation, the role of land-based learning in empowering youth, and the central role of farmers as caregivers in our region.
 
Barak Ben-Amots serves as the Executive Director for Flying Pig Farm, a community learning garden growing at the base of Pikes Peak in Manitou Springs, CO. He has worked over the last eight years to help learners of all ages connect with land, natural systems, our ecological family, and themselves. Raised in Colorado Springs as the child of two artists and professors, he is passionate about creativity, resilience, and life-long learning.


Wednesday, March 15, from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm on Zoom