Social Sustainability

Prerequisite:

Prerequisite Action: Learn About the Dignity Index

Description: Working together to solve problems is essential for a thriving community. Learn about how to better communicate and interact with others in a more productive and meaningful way using the Dignity Index. "The Dignity Index is designed to ease divisions, prevent violence, and solve problems."

• Watch "How to Use the Dignity Index to Score Speech" (23:35)             

Time Commitment: 30 minutes+

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about what you learned and how you can apply the Dignity Index in your life moving forward. 

Choose at Least Two of the Following Actions:

Action 1: Attend a Hispanic Heritage Month Event (Sept. 2nd -Oct 17th) 

Description: Join the Student Success Center for events celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Click here to see the full schedule. 

This programming is for educational and academic purposes and all are welcome.

Time Commitment: 1 hour+

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

Action 2: Attend the Walker Civics Symposium with Eric Blanc (Oct. 1st) 

Description: Attend the Walker Civics Symposium with Eric Blanc, author of We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Willing Big.

• When: October 1st from 1:00 pm - 2:20 pm
• Where: Virtual via Zoom. Find the link here.

Time Commitment: 1 hour+

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

Action 3: Participate in the WSU Service Day of Remembrance (Oct. 8th)

Description: Join the Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) for its 14th Annual WSU Service Day of Remembrance on October 8th. Service opportunities will take place for a variety of activities at various locations. View the different shifts and register via GivePulse.

*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: Upload a photo of yourself volunteering.

Action 4: Participate in the WSU Blood Battle! (Blood Drive) (Oct. 8th- Oct 12th)

Description: Donate or volunteer for the 22nd Annual Blood Battle between Weber State University and Utah State University. This blood drive is critical in meeting the high need for blood donations. The American Red Cross is partnering with Weber State University to encourage anyone able and eligible to donate blood to register for a time slot and donate. Volunteers are also needed to help donors sign in, understand the importance of their donation, and participate in a critical event. To learn more and to register, please visit the GivePulse page here. 

Time Commitment: 1 hour+

Required Documentation: Upload a photo of yourself volunteering or giving blood.

Action 5: Attend the "Reaching for Hope" Event (Oct 13th)

Description: Join Weber's Counseling & Psychological Services Center in "Reaching for Hope." In the Shepherd Artium, you will find various activities like making your own "hope in a bottle" letter, snacks, therapy dogs, and other small craft activities! Come learn how various departments on campus can help students feel remembered/hopeful when times are difficult.

• When: October 13th from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Where:  Shepherd Union Atrium

Time Commitment: 30 minutes+

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about the different tables you visited and what you learned.

Action 6: Attend the "Browning Presents! An Evening with Ruha Benjamin" Event (Oct 14th)

Description: Weber State University’s Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities invites you to Browning Presents! An Evening with Ruha Benjamin. Ruha Benjamin is a sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow whose work explores the intersections of race, science, technology, and justice. In this thought-provoking lecture, Benjamin will examine how emerging technologies can either reinforce inequality or be harnessed for equity—and the role imagination plays in building a more just future.

**Please reserve your spot by RSVPing here.

• When: October 14th at 7:30 pm
• Where: Allred Theater | Val A. Browning Center for Performing Arts

Time Commitment: 1 hour+

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

Action 7: Attend the Sustainability Snapshots with SPARC (Oct 21st)

Description: Attend this month's Sustainability Snapshot with SPARC featuring a panel of three professors/faculty who will present on what they are doing sustainability-wise. See details below:

• When: October 21st from 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
• Where:  Stewart Library, Hetzel-Hoellein (Room 321)

Time Commitment: 1 hour+

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

Action 8: Contact Your Representatives to Take Action

Description: Find an environmental issue important to you and contact your representatives to take action. The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators provides a great resource to learn more about local issues and associated legislation. To find current Utah legislation, click here and scroll down to Utah on the map. Find and contact your national, state, and local elected leaders here.

Time Commitment: 1 hour+

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about the issue you chose and who you contacted.

Action 9: Get Involved with a Local Organization Working on Climate-Related Issues

Description: Get involved with a local organization working on climate-related issues! Some great examples include Utah Clean Energy, Foodscaping Utah, Friends of the Great Salt Lake, Sierra Club Utah Chapter, Healthy Environment Alliance Utah (HEAL Utah), Ogden Nature Center, Citizens' Climate Lobby, Utah Climate Action Network, and Utah Rivers Council. **Note that some organizations require dues. 

Time Commitment:  varies (30 minutes)

Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about the organization you joined and what you hope to gain.

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