Sustainability at SCU
“meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs” Santa Clara University is dedicated to improving the environmental sustainability of our community. We are using a combination of Environmental Stewardship, Education, and Service to achieve this goal. Read our Comprehensive Policy on Sustainability.
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Santa Clara University seeks to lead and educate by example. To this end, the operations and infrastructure of the University are being transformed to improve conservation of resources and reduce the production of waste.
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Santa Clara University seeks to educate its faculty, staff, students, alumni, and others about Environmental Sustainability. We offer a variety of courses and seminars that explore the need for environmental sustainability and the means for achieving a more sustainable world.
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Santa Clara University faculty, staff, and students are involved beyond the classroom, bringing information about sustainability and practical solutions to the broader community.
Sustainability News and Events
 Move-Out Waste Instructions (June 9 - 12)
Students: get ready for Move-Out 2008 (June 9 through June 12). Learn what to do with all your stuff as you pack up for the Summer.
In the last two years, students have diverted almost 10 tons of materials by giving reusable items to Goodwill, setting their carpet aside, and donating their old text books.
- Recycling *New this year*
Recycle paper, plastic, glass, and aluminum. There are six recycling areas during move-out. Read your building's instructions to find the recycling area nearest you.
- Carpets
Clean, roll, and leave your carpets at the carpet collection areas so they can be reused next year or recycled. Carpet collection areas are located near your building's trash container.
- E-waste
Don't throw away anything with an electric cord or battery. Leave your old electronics at the e-waste collection areas near your building's trash container so they can be recycled.
- Textbooks
Donate your old textbooks (if you can't sell them back or give them to a friend) to Better World Books. The GREEN Club and SCCAP set up a book donation area in the basement of Benson, near the Bookstore's buyback area.
- Etc.
Donate good but unwanted items to Goodwill Industries of Silicon Valley. GW trailers are parked in two areas: Accolti Way (between Casa and San Filippo) and Santa Clara Street (near McLaughlin). Place your good but unwanted items in a BLUE BAG (provided by your service desk) and drop-off at the Goodwill Trailers between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday (6/9) through Thursday (6/12).
Learn more about move-out waste reduction opportunities for each residence hall.
- Enter the 2008 Clean Tech Open Competition
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Do you have a clean tech idea? Are you ready to take your clean tech business idea to the next level? For only $250 per team, or $150 for all-student teams, and just three summary pages on your business, you can have the chance to win $50,000 in cash and a suite of prizes worth another $50,000.
Executive Summary upload begins June 1st. To download Guidelines presentations, click here.
For more details and to enter the competition, click here.
LEARN what's hot in this $1 trillion market sector
HEAR from a panel of Smart Power industry experts
MEET CTO Alumni and 2008 contestants
DEVELOP your business idea to enter this year's competition
ATTEND the 2008 Smart Power Symposium
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 from 5:00 to 8:00pm
AMD, Sunnyvale, CA
RSVP here
The global power grid is due for an upgrade: we're replacing outdated infrastructure with a new, dynamic smart grid that will enable clean technologies like renewable energy, demand response and plug-in vehicles. A host of new technologies and applications, such as smart meters, improved storage, real-time monitoring and demand management are rapidly emerging to create and take advantage of the Smart Power network.
Join us for a panel discussion, networking time and a poster session showcasing CTO contestants and Smart Power Alumni. Our expert panel will focus on this huge market opportunity, from the perspectives of utilities, vendors, investors and entrepreneurs.
Please RSVP here to join us. This event has limited space.
Wednesday, June 11 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
One AMD Place, Sunnyvale, CA
Cost is $20 for online registration and $30 at the door (cash only).
FREE for paid contestants of the 2008 Clean Tech Open
Click HERE to RSVP and for directions.
Walk-ins are welcome, but space is limited, so make sure you join us and RSVP NOW!
5:00pm Registration & Networking
6:00pm Panel Discussion (program to be announced soon)
7:00pm Networking and Poster Session
8:00pm Adjourn
Light appetizers and refreshments will be served.
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Jun. 4, 2008
- Sustainability Update, May 2008
Green Highlight
SOAP - clean up and green up your office!
Read this month's green highlight
News & Events
Electronic Time Entry
SCU Cyclists Group
Recycled Paper
Sustainability Science in the Public Interest
Outdoor Green Short-Film Festival
See this month's news & events
What Can I Do?
Reduce: Change your margins
Reuse: Old letterhead
Recycle: Recycle paper ream packages
Respect: Help your peers reduce wasted paper
Read this month's 4R's
- Green Short-Film Festival
Bottom Line and Beyond (BLAB) Presents:
Outdoor Green Short-Film Festival
Thursday May 22 at 8:30pm, outside on the Kennedy Lawn
Six short documentaries focusing on green issues in our community. Directed, produced, and starred in by SCU students.
Films include:
"Going Green: Who Cares?"
"Diving for Green"
"Facing Fair Trade"
"EWaste"
"Urinals: The Untold Story"
"Victoria's Best Kept Secret"
Bring towels and blankets to sit on. Popcorn will be provided. This event is a great way to engage the SCU community with sustainability issues that directly involve them and Santa Clara, as well as promote the ideas and efforts of our own SCU students.
This will be the last BLAB event of the year, and the last few t-shirts will be sold, $10 each with proceeds going to KIVA. Jun. 4, 2008
- Clean Technology - Sustainable Growth
Clean Technology - Sustainable Growth:
Innovating and Implementing in the Developing World
When: Tuesday, May 13 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm
Hosted by Santa Clara University's School of Engineering
Where: Mayer Theater, 500 El Camino Real
Innovations in clean technology have implications that extend beyond Silicon Valley to the Developing World. This discussion will address safe water, sanitation, sustainable agriculture, reliable sources of energy, and fair trade, amongst other issues. The event also includes presentations from the Santa Clara student chapter of Engineers Without Borders, highlighting the group's design projects.
Cost is $20 online and $30 at the door. Students are admitted for free.
Click HERE to RSVP and for directions.
Panelists include:
- R. David Hague - Moderator. Vice President-Business Development, GreenMountain Engineering
- Patrick Freeburger - Panelist. Co-founder of BuildFast
- Dr. Ashok Gadgil - Panelist. Senior Staff Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Labs, and inventor of the "UV Waterworks"
- Rebeca Hwang - Panelist. Co-VP BASEs Social e-challenge and Judging Chair for California Clean Tech Open
- John Rockwell - Panelist. Managing Director, Element Partners
Jun. 4, 2008
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