Education & Outreach

Instructions: To obtain your Education & Outreach badge, it is recommended that you complete the following by March 1, 2025.

  • Complete Prerequisite

  • Complete 2 Actions of your choosing

  • Submit Form

**Only submit the form once you have completed all of your actions. Remember, you only have to complete the prerequisite and 2 additional actions of your choosing. You do not have to complete all of the actions to earn your badge.   

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Prerequisite: 

Prerequisite Action: Watch "What Is Sustainability"

Description: Watch the short video "What is Sustainability"  to learn more about what it means to be sustainable.

Time Commitment: 15 minutes

Required Documentation: Write what you learned from the video in 3-4 sentences.

Choose at Least Two of the Following Actions:

Action 1: Attend an Environmental Ambassadors Club Meeting (Feb. 5th, 12th, 19th, or 26th)

Description: Join the Environmental Ambassadors on Wednesdays from 3:00 - 4:00 pm to get involved, learn more about sustainability on campus, and make friends with like-minded individuals!

*To learn more about the meetings and RSVP, visit GivePulse.

Time Commitment: 1 hour

Required Documentation: Check in at the meeting and write 3-4 sentences about what you learned.

 

Action 2: Attend an Earth Science and Society Seminar (Feb. 7th, 14th, 21st, or 28th)

Description: Attend one Geoscience and Society Seminar during February. These seminars occur every Friday in Tracy Hall Room 211 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm and are open to students, faculty, and staff. February's theme is "Solutions & Mitigation". Learn more about the series and the schedule here.

Time Commitment: 1 hour

Required Documentation: Check in at the event and write 3-4 sentences about which seminar you attended and what you learned.

 

Action 3: Attend The Garden Club Composting Workshop (Feb. 7th)

Description: Join the WSU Garden Club and WSU Employee Wellness for a composting workshop from 12:00-1:30 pm at the Employee Wellness Annex (A29). This educational and hands-on event will give you first-hand experience in composting, covering the benefits of reducing your food waste and what compost consists of. Additionally, you get to take home a complimentary compost bucket of your own! 

*To find this event's location and RSVP, visit GivePulse (limited availability).

Time Commitment: 1.5 hours

Required Documentation: Check in at the event and upload a photo of your compost bin.

 

Action 4: Attend the Free Sustainability Film with SPARC (Feb. 13th)

Description: Attend this month's Sustainability Screenings with SPARC featuring "A New Climate Vision". This special TED documentary examines the rapid technological revolution underway - and the real possibility of a better future for all.
Everyone is welcome to attend and there will be free popcorn! See details below:

  • When: February 13th from 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
  • Where: Shepherd Union, Wildcat Theater (Room 208)

Time Commitment: 1 hour +

Required Documentation: Check in at the event and write 3-4 sentences about what you learned from the film and discussion.

 

Action 5: Attend a Garden Club Meeting (Feb.14th or 28th)

Description: Join the garden club as we plan out projects, programs, and events for the WSU Community Garden this semester. Meetings will be held every other week from 1:00-2:00 pm in the library or the garden when things warm up outside.

*To learn more about the meetings and RSVP, visit GivePulse.

Time Commitment: 1 hour

Required Documentation: Check in at the meeting and write 3-4 sentences about what you learned.

 

Action 6: Attend "Connecting with the Land Through Story, Song, and Dance" (Feb. 25th)

Description: Connecting with the Land through Story, Song, and Dance is a live presentation by Darren Parry, former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, and Carl Moore, dancer, activist, and member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes.

  • When: February 25th from 1:30 - 2:30 pm
  • Where: Shepherd Union, Wildcat Theater (Room 208)

*Learn more about the schedule and other Storytelling Festival events here.

Time Commitment: 1 hour

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about what you learned or what stood out to you from the presentation.

 

Action 7: Follow WSU Sustainability on Instagram!

Description: Follow @wsusustainableclubs and @wsu_sust on Instagram to learn about ways to get involved and stay up to date on sustainability at WSU.

Time Commitment: 15 minutes

Required Documentation: Follow both profiles and write at least one new thing you learned from each. 

 

Action 8: Watch the Drawdown Roadmap Videos

Description: The Drawdown Roadmap provides a great way to understand the science-based strategies for prioritizing climate solutions. Watch all four (Unit 1 - Unit 4) of the Drawdown Roadmap videos located here

Time Commitment: 1 hour +

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences on what you learned from each video.

 

Action 9: Read a Sustainability-themed Book (fiction or nonfiction) 

Description: Read a sustainability-related book of your choice and write about what you learned. Some recommendations include "Walkable City" by Jeff Speck, "Saving Us" by Katherine Hayhoe, "Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation" by Paul Hawken, "Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place" by Terry Tempest Williams, and "The Big Fix" by Hal Harvey & Justin Gillis. 

Time Commitment: varies

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about what book you read and what you learned.

 

Action 10: Write a Poem or Song About Climate Change 

Description: It is sometimes easy to get lost in the doom and gloom of the effects of climate change and our future. Work through some of your climate anxiety and get creative! Write a poem or song about what climate change or sustainability means to you. 

Time Commitment: 30 min. - 1 hour (varies)

Required Documentation: Provide a copy of your poem or song. 

 

Action 11: Watch the Film "Tomorrow: Grassroots to Human Extinction" 

Description: Watch "Tomorrow: Grassroots to Human Extinction" on Kanopy, which students can access by using their eWeber credentials. The film follows scientists, business owners, lawyers, filmmakers, and activists, as humans are faced with evidence of climate change. Traveling across ten countries, following uplifting stories about what humans are doing to take climate action within various aspects of sustainability. Tomorrow engages the audience to consider what can and must be done to save our future.

Time Commitment: 2 hours

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about what you learned from the film.

 

Innovation Action:

Description: Innovative actions are welcome, but please email greenbadge@weber.edu for approval before submitting this as one of your actions.

Time Commitment: varies

Required Documentation: varies

 

 

 

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