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Here’s to the Long Haul Comes to Gainesville [Watch the Video]»

Posted by Chris Cano | Blog  •  Mar 17  •   Leave a comment

Appalachian string band Here’s to the Long Haul came to Gainesville yesterday to share music and stories about mountain culture in Appalachia and to tell us about how the coal industry is harming America.
The guys gave a workshop on mountaintop removal at UF, followed by a performance last night at the Civic Media Center along [...]

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GSC Meeting: Nominate Yourself to Be on the E-Board Next Year»

Posted by Chris Cano | Meetings  •  Mar 15  •   Leave a comment

The next Gators for a Sustainable Campus meeting will be held Tuesday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m. in room CSE E119.
If you want to be on the board of GSC next year, come nominate yourself (or have someone else nominate you) to hold one of the following positions on the e-board next year:

President
Vice President
Secretary
Student Involvement [...]

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Mountaintop Removal 101: Gainesville Community Workshop»

Posted by Chris Cano | Events  •  Mar 15  •   Leave a comment

Update: Click to watch the video of Here’s to the Long Haul’s performance at the CMC on March 16.

Willie Dodson and Joe Overton, along with guest musicians and activists, make up this Appalachian string band & teaching team that is traveling the US celebrating the culture and life of the mountains while telling stories through [...]

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SG & Sustainability Meeting»

Posted by Chris Cano | Meetings  •  Feb 23  •   Leave a comment

Representatives from all three Student Government parties will present their sustainability platforms and take questions from you at the next GSC meeting Tuesday, February 24 at 6:30 p.m. in CSE E119.
Student Government elections are Feb. 24 and 25.
We’ll also be announcing more ways to become involved in GSC projects and upcoming events. And there will [...]

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University of South Florida to Vote on Green Fee»

Posted by Chris Cano | Blog  •  Feb 12  •   Leave a comment

Student Government at the University of South Florida passed a bill that will allow students to vote on whether to increase tuition by 75-cents per credit hour in order to contribute to renewable energy initiatives on campus.
This referendum is similar to the one at the University of Florida in 2007, when 78 percent of our [...]

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Join a GSC Campaign:

Florida Green Fee

The Green Fee referendum, which proposed a 50-cent per credit hour increase to tuition to fund renewable energy and efficiency on campus, passed with 78% of voting students in the spring 2007 student government election.

We worked with students from all around Florida at the Youth, Energy & Sustainability Summit at UF September 22 to make plans for passing the green fee in the state legislature this spring. Go join the Google Group to get in on the campaign!

Sustainability Outreach

GSC gives campus-wide sustainability presentations that consist of a PowerPoint and Q & A, covering questions such as "What is sustainability?", "What are we doing to promote it?" and "What can I do to help?"

Greening Local Schools

Parents at J.J. Finley Elementary were concerned about waste at the school, so they've asked for our help to develop a recycling plan and a more sustainable lunch program. The school hopes to serve as a model for other public schools in Alachua County.

The Green Team

The Green Team leads the Tail-Gator Recycling Program, a volunteer-oriented mission to provide recycling services to on- and off-campus tailgates at all home football games.

Consumption Reduction

Help us campaign to raise awareness about the impact our consumption habits have on the planet.

Recycling

GSC participates in the annual RecycleMania, challenging schools around the country in a competition to increase on-campus recycling.

Food Systems

Our Food Systems task force works to raise awareness about local and organic food issues. We maintain an organic garden plot at the UF Organic Garden Co-op.

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Gators for a Sustainable Campus is a student organization affiliated with the University of Florida Office of Sustainability.

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David Eardley
President

Alex Mourant
VP of Internal Affairs

Jamie Schindewolf
VP of External Affairs

Heather Green
Secretary

Fae Naegon De Lestang
Student Involvement

Jordan Weinstein
Treasurer

Ali Andrews
Publicity Coordinator

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