Creating a sustainable campus is the Auraria Sustainable Campus Program’s top priority. Sustainability can be done in a number of ways, whether it’s eliminating food waste, reusing supplies or learning how to be more energy-efficient.
The ASCP is a student-driven committee that just celebrated its 10th anniversary, and its mission involves reducing the campus’ ecological impact and dependence on fossil fuels. Some of its campus projects include the three-bin composting, recycling and landfill stations; bike shelters and fix-it stations; solar power and LED-lighting upgrades; water-bottle-filling stations and Water Action Plan in collaboration with the One World One Water Center; and more. All projects and programs can be found here.
Although it’s a student-driven committee, there are several ways for faculty and staff members to get involved:
- Sign up for the ASCP newsletter.
- Join the Faculty and Staff Coalition.
- Familiarize yourself with the 2022 Annual Waste Report.
- Download the Share Meals app to alert students on campus when there is extra food left over from an event to prevent it from being wasted.
- Take the Auraria Campus Sustainability Survey.
- Make a donation to the Free Store.
- Donations are accepted 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Feb. 2-3; March 2-3; April 3, 6-7; and May 1, 4-5.
- Donations that will be accepted:
- Any wearable clothing: not stained, torn or wearing thin.
- Household items in good condition (kitchenware, fans, mirrors, etc.)
- Usable school supplies (blank notebooks, binders, folders, etc.)
- Nothing with stuffing/filling, including pillows, stuffed animals, down comforters, etc., will be accepted.
For more information on how faculty and staff members can get involved, submit questions here.