Residence hall student staff, specifically Community Facilitators (CF) and Neighborhood Representatives (NR), transform campus residence halls by role modeling sustainable behaviors, creating sustainability-themed programs, and facilitating campus-wide residence hall initiatives including Sort the Waste, Swap for Good, and waste diversion during move-out.
This program empowers Santa Clara University Community Facilitators (CFs) and Neighborhood Representatives (NRs) to implement the University's Strategic Plan and the Sustainability Strategic Plan.
Benefits of Being a Residence Life Liaison:
- Receive physical and virtual Sustainability SWAG indicating your role
- Extra support and resources from the Center for Sustainability
- Opportunities to learn more about sustainability issues, community-based social marketing, behavior change theory, and more
- Eligibility for the SCU Sustainability Champion award
- Opportunities to connect and collaborate with students, faculty, and staff members working on sustainability initiatives at SCU
- Resume-building experience
Residence Life Sustainability Liaison Responsibilities:
- Attend an average of one 1-hr meeting each quarter. These meetings will fall between the first weeks of the quarter are facilitated by the Student Sustainability Coordinator for Housing & Dining and may be focused on a different topic each month. Liaisons bring questions and ideas for an engaging discussion. Liaisons take away action items for programs and bulletin boards.
- Post one sustainability-related bulletin board each quarter. Check out our ready-made bulletin board resources below. Liaisons are asked to take photos of their boards and send it to sustainability@scu.edu so that we can share it with others.
- Accompany residents to at least one event related to sustainability each quarter. Liaisons can also choose to develop their own type of sustainability programming and consult with the Student Sustainability Coordinator for Housing & Dining for resources and other event support, including educational materials. We ask liaisons to share number of participants engaged in the programming and to even #sustainablescu!
- Encourage residents and other Residence Life staff to live more sustainably using the Sustainability Strategic Plan Playbooks. Earn badges together!
- Provide feedback to the Center for Sustainability. Liaisons are a channel for two-way communication between campus residents and the Center for Sustainability. Liaisons bring questions, concerns, and ideas to the Center for Sustainability as well as share new information and upcoming events with their residents.
- Duration: We ask Liaisons to commit to a full academic year term.
| Katy Johnson | CF | Alpha | Graham |
| Vacant | CF | Cyphi | Swig |
| Vacant | CF | Communitas | Campisi |
| Ryan Rundell and Natalie Grey | CF | Cura Personalis | Finn |
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Daniela de la Torre and Melia Furst |
CF | da Vinci | Casa |
| Vacant | CF | Loyola | Sobrato |
| Natalie Grey | CF | MP | Dunne |
| Jessica Lee | CF | Unity | McLaughlin Walsh |
| Claire Long | NR | NoVillas | Nobili + Villas |
| Victoria Sanchez-Monroy | CF | Xavier | Sanfilippo |
Resources
From a "Sustainability 101 at SCU" to the latest "green technologies," teach your fellow residents about specific issues related to sustainability with one of these easy, ready-to-go bulletin boards. Simply download a PDF, print, cut and paste!
We try to make each of these bulletin boards as easy for you as possible, while still leaving room for your own creativity and personal style. Each PDF contains text and images to post on your bulletin boards, as well as instructions and/or a sample layout. Also included are tips on how to make a more environmentally-friendly bulletin board, as well as source information for your reference. Please email us with your questions, comments, and suggestions. If you use one of the following bulletin boards, let us know what you think! Email: sustainability@scu.edu.
The following materials are to be used for educational purposes only. Please do not use the uploaded documents for any purpose other than passive programming in the residence halls.
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Noteworthy Environmentalists Bulletin Board - Alpha Theme
Eight people you may or may not have known as highly important to the environmental movement.
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Local Ways Bulletin Board - Communitas Theme
Get involved with sustainability--food, art, culture, transportation, or community--on and off campus, and around the Bay!
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Eco-Fashion Bulletin Board - CyPhi Theme
Learn about the Eco-fashion movement and about how students can be conscientious consumers by considering the environment in their fashion choices. -
Green Technology Bulletin Board - Da Vinci Theme
Basic information about eco-friendly alternatives in transportation, architecture, and energy. -
Sustainability and Jesuit Universities Bulletin Board- Loyola Theme
Find out what other Jesuit schools and organizations are doing to reduce their impact on the environment and raise awareness about sustainability. -
Know Your H2O Bulletin Board - Modern Perspectives
With California in a drought, there is no better time to understand our relationship with life's most precious resource. Learn more about how SCU is responding and what you and residents can do to take action in regards to water.
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Environmental Justice Bulletin Board - Unity Theme
Learn more about environmental justice issues in the Bay Area. -
Global E-Waste Bulletin Board - Xavier Theme
Learn how U.S. e-waste affects the health of the environment and people of multiple developing countries, and what you can do now to be a more conscientious electronics consumer.
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Sustainability on the Slopes Bulletin Board
Learn about what you can do to mitigate your environmental impact when you hit the slopes. -
Energy Challenge Bulletin Board
Learn how the annual Residence Energy Challenge works and discover ways to reduce your building's electricity usage. -
Move-Out Bulletin Board
Learn how to have a less stressful Move-Out with a weekly guide that starts you earlier and shows you what goes where!
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Endangered Species_ Tigers
Learn more about the current status of tigers in the wild, and what the World Wildlife fund is doing to revive the tiger population. -
Sustainability 101 at SCU Bulletin Board
Start the year off on a good "sustainability" foot by displaying the Center for Sustainability's programs and annual events, as well as other campus initiatives.
