Social Sustainability

Prerequisite:

Prerequisite Action: 21-Day Challenge

Description: Choose any of the following 30-minute learning opportunities from the 21 Day Challenge (Click any topic that interests you and follow their instructions, you can ignore the listed dates).            

Time Commitment: 30 minutes

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

Choose at Least Two of the Following Actions:

Action 1: Attend a Hispanic Heritage Month Event (Sept. 15th - Oct. 15th) 

Description: WSU's Hispanic Heritage Month aims to bring awareness, provide cultural competency and education to the campus community. This event amplifies the voices of the Hispanic, Latino/e/x community and the welcomeness and inclusion of the different Hispanic and Latino groups on campus. Click here for a list of events and ways to participate! 

Time Commitment: varies (1 hour +)

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about which event you attended and what you learned.

Action 2: Attend the Diversity Conference (Sept. 28th & 29th) 

Description: Diversity & Inclusive Programs will be hosting their 25th Annual Diversity Conference: "Celebrate Neurodiversity" on Sept. 28th and 29th. 

• Sept. 28th starting at 6:00 pm: (WSU Davis Campus, Stewart Center Ballrooms) Appetizers and Social followed by a Faculty and Student Panel: Neurodiversity on Campus
• Sept. 29th starting at 9:00 am: (WSU Ogden Campus, Shepherd Union Ballrooms) Breakfast, Keynote (Tim Howard), and 3 breakout sessions
  

Time Commitment: varies (1 hour +)

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about which event you attended and what you learned.

Action 3: Learn more about the Clothesline Project (Oct. 4th)

Description: Attend one of two Women's Center Clothesline Project events in October. See details below!

• October 4th from 1:30-3:30 pm: Join the Women's Center in the Shepherd Union Atrium for their Clothesline Project tabling event! They will be providing information regarding National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and more specifically about the Clothesline Project. Students, faculty, and staff will have the opportunity to learn about the Clothesline Project and engage in decorating their own t-shirt cookies.
• All month: Stop by the Shepherd Union Atrium or Wildcat Village Cafeteria Area to see the displays created by survivors of violence. 

Time Commitment: varies (10-20 minutes)

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about which event you attended and what you learned.

Action 4: Take the OWL Introduction to Unconscious Bias Class (Oct. 5th)

Description: Discover the extent to which our perceptions of social groups shape our judgments about people's character, abilities, and potential. This class takes place on Oct. 5th from 10:00 - 11:00 am via Zoom. Register for class using Training Tracker located in the eweber portal (302-06 OWL Introduction to Unconscious Bias). 

Time Commitment: 1 hour

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences based on what you learned.

Action 5: Participate in the WSU Service Day of Remembrance (Oct. 11th)

Description: Join the Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) for their 12th Annual WSU Service Day of Remembrance on October 11th to honor someone who has passed away or for those who embody service in the community. There will be three options/locations to participate (learn more and register here):

• Homes Made Safer" & "Wildfire Home Visit" with American Red Cross of Northern Utah
  • Timeframe: *mandatory training 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.*, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Location: Shepherd Union & Offsite
• "Thank a Veteran for Veterans Day" with the American Red Cross of Northern Utah & "Build Storybook Kits" with OWCAP
  • Drop-in Timeframe: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Shepherd Union 
• "Wildlife Conservation & Sustainability" with Ogden Nature Center
  • Timeframe: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Location: Ogden Nature Center Picnic Grove 

*All benefits-eligible faculty and staff can use their employee service leave for this event (which is code "SERV" in Leave Tracker).  

Time Commitment: 1 hour+

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about which event you attended and your experience.

Action 6: Attend the Free Sustainability Film (Oct. 12th)

Description: Attend SPARC's Free Sustainability Film in the Wildcat Theater from 12:00-2:00 p.m.  Film TBD. 

Time Commitment: 2 hours (may vary depending on film)

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

Action 7: Attend the Social Sustainability Discussion and Lunch (Oct. 17th)

Description: Join the Sustainable Clubs for the Social Sustainability Discussion as we listen to Dr. Leah Murray from the Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service, and Andrea Hernandez from the Women's Center speak on the importance of Civil Engagement and Inclusivity. The discussion will be held in the Shepherd Union room 321 on October 17th from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 pm. Food will be provided for all the attendees. Please RSVP here. 

Time Commitment: 1 hour

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about the event you attended and your experience. 

Action 8: Attend the Ogden Mayoral Debate (Oct. 19th)

Description: Attend the Ogden Mayoral Debate at 6:30 p.m. in Lindquist Hall room 101. **If you don't live in Ogden, you can attend one of your local city council meetings if you prefer. 

Time Commitment: 1 hour+

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about which event you attended and your experience.

Action 9: Attend or Volunteer at a Dia de Los Muertos en Ogden Event (Oct. 20th and Oct 21st)

Description: Join Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music (OFOAM) for Dia de Lost Muertos en Ogden! *Register here.* 

• Oct. 20th from 7:00-9:00 pm: Grupo Bella in Concert at the Ben Lomond High School Auditorium
• Oct. 21st from 1:00-7:00 pm: Be a part of the nuestra familia! Pre-register for priority searing in the auditorium and an entry for a chance to win prizes. 

Time Commitment: 2 hours+

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about which event you attended and your experience.

Action 10: Attend the Honors Program's "Food for Thought: Monsters & Markets" (Oct. 31st)

Description: Join Dr. Cynthia Jones (Foreign Languages) & Dr. Valentinas Rudys (Economics) in LH 321 from 1:30-2:45 to explore capitalism, consumption, and transfer of wealth through the pop cultural lens of vampires, werewolves, zombies, and other monsters! (food provided!)

Time Commitment: 1 hour

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

Action 11: Watch One of Drawdown's Neighborhood Episodes

Description: Learn about various climate stories from voices who often go unheard through Drawdown's Neighborhood series. Access the series here. 

Time Commitment: varies (10-20 minutes)

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about your climate story.

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