Ball State recently received a C- on the Sustainable Endowments Institute's Green Report Card, and a group of students wants to improve the grade and bring awareness to the importance of a green campus.
After surviving on campus with a mere seven members last semester, Students for a Sustainable Campus is doing big things this semester, said Vivian Bogue, the group's president.
Once members were recruited, the group established an executive board with 10 dedicated students, including SSC secretary Meagan Tuttle.
"Our purpose is to help other students build awareness about sustainability and bring opportunities to those students," Tuttle said. "The university and administration do great things for sustainability, but there is not a lot of work to get students involved. We are working on educating people and hopefully we can get more involvement."
The opportunities are exactly what brought Ryan Sagar to SSC.
"I'm in the process deciding what I want to do with my career, and I intrigued by sustainability such as growth management and urban revitalization," he said.
Sagar is on a committee organizing SSC's new project, Focus the Nation.
The Focus the Nation Energy Summit is a conference organized by SSC to bring together local politicians, business leaders and students to learn and promote awareness about sustainable living and green technologies, Sagar said.
Focus the Nation is scheduled for Feb. 24 at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. Ball State is among 25 other universities in the nation holding the conference, Bogue said.
SSC works closely with the Ball State Energy Action Team and has plans for a campus recycling challenge.
Since Bogue was a teenager, she has wanted to change the world. Along with SSC, she plans to do just that through Focus the Nation.
"The most challenging part of the process is advocating to others, but we can bring awareness and change to make people realize what is important for the environment," Bogue said.
She said SSC is starting fresh, and with the upcoming conferences, the group hopes to make its mark on campus.
"We want to be noticed to bringing something to campus where people can directly ask questions to our policy makers and professionals," she said. "It will start at a grassroots level, and if we are working together today we can set an example for the future."
For more information on Students for a Sustainable Campus, e-mail sustainable@bsu.edu or visit sustainable.iweb.bsu.edu.
Read More
Retired high school teacher holds presentation about history of Berlin Wall
By Emma Matlock / 10 hours agoTom Schwartz, a retired Bluffton High School Teacher, talks about the art on the Berlin Wall on April 15, 2024.
Fatal accident along McGalliard Road and Tillotson Avenue
By Staff Reports / 11 hours agoA police chase that began in neighboring Henry County the morning of April 18 ended in Muncie at the McGalliard Road and Tillotson Avenue intersection, according to a press release from the Muncie Police Department (MPD).
Songkran Festival – Thai New Year celebration
By Brooke Follrad / 11 hours agoThailand New Year takes place from April 13 through April 15.
