BULLS E.Y.E.

Andrew Hott Geena Jasinski Viktoryia Johnson Holly Rini Rebecca Stoll Christopher Tyre

How is Your College Going Green?

All over the country universities have been working towards building more sustainable campuses. The University of South Florida made making their campuses more green a priority since the 1990s. President Genshaft recently stated, "USF is deeply committed to building healthy, sustainable communities," which further shows the dedication USF has placed on sustainability. For their hard work, USF has gained multiple achievements recognizing its improvements in building designs, water use, energy use, recycling, and transportation, many students and faculty members do not know exactly what steps USF administrators have taken to earn this recognition. This white paper will attempt to clarify how USF is leading the way in creating greener campuses and how it benefits students, staff, and our communities.

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Table of Contents
Introduction.... Page 1 Table of Contents... Page 2 Executive Summary... Page 3 Programs and Initiatives.. Page 5 Research... Page 6 Transportation.... Page7 Green Building... Page 9 Water Conservation..Page 11 Energy. Page 12 Recycling Page 14 Student Involvement.. Page 15 Interview with Sharon Hanna-West Page 17 Conclusion Page 18 Glossary of Terms Page 19 Annotated Bibliography. Page 20 Works Cited.. Page 22

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Executive Summary
The University of South Florida was established in 1956. Since 1995, the administration has actively participated in a "going green" movement and undertaken an especially strong effort in improving sustainability on its campuses and embracing environmentally friendly options in building and landscape design, as well as operational and transportation choices. Currently, USF's campuses offer various research programs directed towards identifying ways to reduce the ecological print of our local and global communities. Alternative eco-friendly transportation is a huge portion of the university's effort toward improved sustainability. USF is working in a partnership with the local government and PSTA to develop bus routes that run to and throughout campuses, thus decreasing the amount of car traffic. Students are encouraged to use "hybrid" public transportation, such as a "Smart" bus or "the Bull Runner," which in turn helps reduce gas emission levels. Other alternatives that the university promotes - due to their role in reduction of the carbon print - are the fuel-efficient hybrid rental car service, carpooling, and biking. USF is gradually transitioning toward a more environmentally responsible and resource-efficient building practice using carefully selected materials with a high content of recycled matter. Currently, two USF buildings have been LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified by the U.S. Green Building Council; and a few other projects under construction or in design are anticipated to be LEED approved upon completion. The certification ensures that USF buildings are built with the environment in mind. Additionally, the university is converting more roofs into "green" roofs that substantially reduce cooling energy load, pollution, and greenhouse gas emission, and improve human health and comfort. USF has been undertaking a university-wide effort to conserve water. The university's initiative includes building water metering for waste prevention, using non-potable storm and reclaimed water for irrigation, harvesting rainwater for toilet flushing, and xeriscaping for new landscape developments.

Bulls E.Y.E. 4 To reduce large amounts of energy consumption, USF strives to take advantage of the most plentiful source of energy available - the Sun. Solar power is becoming common in buildings, facilities, and residential homes; besides, it is being used in solar powered parking meters and charging stations for electric vehicles. Eventually, USF is looking to construct a solar power plant which will become the source of clean energy for the entire Tampa campus. In the meantime, the university plans to further increase its energy efficiency by installing more energy efficient fluorescent lamps, utilizing motion sensored lighting, a part of the Green Lights Program, etc. The conservation of energy is a key part of global sustainability, and by coming up with new ideas for renewability, USF can continue its quest to become a greener college. A great number of initiatives in the spirit of "Reduce, reuse, recycle" are underway at USF. The Dining Services contribute to the collaborative effort by encouraging trayless dining, reusable recyclable beverage cups, bags, to-go containers, and paper napkins made from recycled content. The paper waste reduction effort promotes using online space for administrative document review and utilizing the digital drop-box feature on Blackboard for grading academic papers. To stimulate the "Reuse" initiative, students' organizations, such as the R.O.S.E. program, collect donated office and school supplies to later disperse among the needy. USF is actively encouraging student involvement in the university's eco initiatives. USF has formed a Student Environmental Association that engages students in volunteer community activities and educates about the environment. Other organizations include the Emerging Green Builders, the Engineers for a Sustainable World, and the Student Sustainability Initiative. Additionally, students participate in the Student Green Energy fund; the money is invested in renewable energy products on campus which help reduce the carbon footprint. All of the projects in the Student Green Energy Fund are proposed, approved, and implemented by the students at USF. The University of South Florida is gradually augmenting its participation in the going green movement. Unequivocally, many impressive changes have taken place since the introduction of the new environmentally friendly university-wide programs and practices. At the same time, even more accomplishments can be attained through further collaborative efforts from students, faculty, and the local government, and with the help of modern cutting edge technologies.

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its campuses contribute their fair share to the global effort towards sustainable living. USF has thirteen different colleges that offer many programs to its students. For starters, USF has 89 undergraduate majors and 139 degree programs at the graduate, specialist, and doctoral levels to choose from. USF is fully committed to the promotion of global competition of such programs through a learner-centered atmosphere. Distance learning is a program that many other colleges do not offer where students from high school can receive an at best college experience. One thing USF is really trying to accomplish is all-around economically green campuses. USF offers a Master of Arts degree in global sustainability, which has two different programs to choose from. The programs are Water, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Tourism. This specific degree and the programs are offered to encourage people who love the environment to get a better understanding of the world globally and how exactly they can help to reduce threats that endanger the environment. These programs also allow students to find a green collar job, a job that involves helping save the environment. To support students in their academic quest and efforts towards a sustainable future, the University of South Florida provides tons of scholarships that students can apply for. USF knows that school can create debt for most people and do their best to provide opportunities to lessen the debt. All of the different University of South Florida campuses are making sure to create not only a well centered learning atmosphere for all students but also an economically friendly and sustainable university. Each campus strives for a fun and exciting campus that will ensure a students lifelong success and happiness. The Tampa campus helps out by developing a well centered learning atmosphere through its three departments: Undergraduate Admissions, University Scholarships and Financial Aid Services, and the Office of the University of Registrar. The departments

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Bulls E.Y.E. 6 are provided with great staffs that truly want students to be successful. The Tampa campus helps in the creation of an economically friendly University by renovating its buildings to sustain green developments such as better insulated walls, windows, and more efficient lighting fixtures. The Lakeland campus occupies a joint-use campus with Polk State College; which offers amenities like professional sports, varied shopping and dining, and excellent quality of life. The campus also stresses an applied learning environment for students future endeavors. Not only does the campus love its students but it also loves the environment. Currently the Lakeland campus is going green by conducting the extreme green adventure program. The program is an experience in which experts can ultimately teach students about a broad range of techniques that improve global sustainability. The Sarasota-Manatee campus is a smaller campus that helps out by providing workforce needs, valuable internships, and creating a greener environment. The campus wants to make sure its students have careers after graduation but are also aware of their environment. The campus helps make this happen by its own staff volunteering and encouraging others to participate in local clean-ups. The campus also helps out with the Adopt-a-Road project. The St. Petersburg campus helps out by improving a close-knit community of students and enhancing individual development but also creating lifelong friendships. USF St. Pete is becoming green in a great way. The St. Pete campus is currently underway a project of the development of a new and global sustainable multipurpose student center. Creative and green building specialists are taking action to make this What is AERC? student center become a reality; The Alternative Energy Research Center is USFP's all of the campuses work together focal point for all energy-related activities, including to create a unique and highly specialized courses, workshops, research, and beneficial University. technology development in biofuels, green hydrocarbons, and renewable power from cellulosic esearch USF's biomass and algae. campuses offer Founded on USFP's polytechnic model of merging various research business and technology, AERC is a national and international leader in biofuels and alternative fuels programs directed towards engineering, process integration, technology identifying ways to ultimately deployment, and commercialization. AERC's niche is reduce the ecological print our to solve real-world energy problems by designing global community is leaving on and demonstrating new energy technologies in close the planet Earth. For example, St. partnership with the private sector. Petersburg is a community based research campus. Memberships within the campus are the

Bulls E.Y.E. 7 Council on Undergraduate Research (CURA), and National Council of Research Administrators (NCURA). The Tampa campus is focused on solutions to societys most difficult problems. The campuses main research program is biotechnology and life sciences. Others include: graduate research programs, undergraduate and administration education. The Sarasota-Manatee campus offers research in many areas. Social Work, Botany, Work Education Research are just a few the campus has to offer. The Lakeland campus is committed to the highest standards of intellectual activity. Some research lab the campus has is the Food Quality Lab, Brain Lab, and RFID lab. The Alternative Energy Research center is a focal point center for energy related activities which is great for research.

tirelessly to ensure that there are multiple transportation options for students on all campuses. The purposes of these transportation options are to provide students with a greener alternative to driving and reduce pollution in the Tampa Bay area and promote sustainable living. One of the ways that USF encourages students to be more eco-friendly is by working with the local government to create public bus routes that run to and from and throughout campus. The SarasotaManatee and the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida can both be reached by public transportation and when utilized, can decrease pollution. In St. Petersburg, the Pinellas Suncoast Transportation Authority (PSTA) comes to the edge of campus and the PSTA now uses what are called Smart buses which are hybrids that are powered by a diesel engine with an electric motor. These hybrids provide a 50% reduction in nitrogen oxide a key component of ground level ozone. In Tampa, the HART - Hillsborough Area Regional Transit comes through campus and is free for students when they present their student ID card. Also, the Tampa campus has its own biodiesel-fueled bus line called the Bull Runner. Students, staff, and faculty can all ride any of the six routes for free. Not only do these buses go to every edge of campus, they also go off campus. Thanks to the Bull Runner students have an alternative to driving when they need to go to Wal-Mart, the nearby mall, or even Busch Gardens theme park. Certain routes also go to off-campus housing which provides a greener transportation option for a large number of commuter students. To make riding buses more convenient for students, especially

ransportation

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Bulls E.Y.E. 8 students in a hurry to get to class, the BullTracker online application provides arrival times for each bus stop on each bus route. Students can also text-in to find out when the next bus will arrive at a specific stop. All of this encourages students to use buses instead of driving, and therefore lowering the amount of pollution in the air. Another alternative to driving to campus is using USFs hybrid rental car service called WeCar, which is powered by the Enterprise car rental company. For a discounted fee, students and faculty can become a member and rent a car by the hour when they need too. All cars in the WeCar fleet are hybrids and all are very fuel-efficient. And because car sharing can help reduce the total number of cars on the road, WeCar members help contribute to a cleaner, greener environment. There are multiple reserved parking spaces around the Tampa campus for WeCar in convenient locations. Carpooling is another efficient and easy way to reduce your carbon footprint. USF Zimride is a program that allows students and faculty to share open seats in their car to other USF community members that are traveling the same way. Online, you can also request rides to and from campus, or even to popular events. Zimride is funded by USF Parking and Transportation Service, USF Student Government, and the USF Office of Sustainability. The website keeps track of the miles saved as well as the pounds of potential carbon dioxide reduced. There are rides offered toand-from many cities in Florida including Tampa, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Brandon, and even Lakeland which means that rides are offered near every USF campus. Finally, Campus Recreation offers free bike rentals for all USF students. Students can choose between cruiser bikes and mountain bikes and a helmet, lights, a lock, and a

Bulls E.Y.E. 9 key are all included for free! There are about 75 bikes available for rent every day! Also, to encourage students to ride their bikes, Campus Recreation also offers low cost or even free bike maintenance and repair. There are also hundreds of bike racks on every USF campus. Also, over the year sidewalks have been widened and bike lanes have been added to allow bicyclists to travel more freely across campus. The USF Division of Public Safety provides a Bicycle-Anti Theft program and you can also have your bike engraved by the USF Police Department to increase the chances of your bike being returned to you if it is stolen. Even students who live farther away can bring their bikes to campus because all city buses and even Bull Runner buses have bike racks on their bus to make it easier for students that live off campus to bring their bikes to campus.

buildings on the university's campuses have recently been or are currently undergoing construction or renovations. The University of South Florida has been working hard toward transitioning to a sustainable building practice. Also referred to as "green," such building process is more environmentally responsible and resource-efficient. It concerns not only the construction phase itself, but also the actual use stage. The "green" buildings are typically designed to reduce the overall impact on human health, increase What is LEED? productivity, conserve water LEED Certification, or Leadership in Energy and and energy, reduce waste Environmental Design, is the nationally accepted and overall decelerate benchmark for the design, construction, and environmental degradation. operation of high performance green buildings. Currently, two USF buildings have been LEED certified, while a few other projects under construction or in design are anticipated to be LEED approved upon completion. The two LEED certified buildings - USF Interdisciplinary Science Teaching and Research Building (ISA) and the Patel Center for Global Solutions Certification assures that a building project is environmentally responsible, profitable, and a healthy place to work. LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building, home or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at achieving high performance in key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

reen building

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Bulls E.Y.E. 10 have recently achieved their gold certification. The Patel Center was the first building to achieve the prestigious certification in August of 2011. The $18 million, four-story, 74,788-square-foot results-oriented research facility contributes to solving world problems through the application of cutting-edge technology, innovative policy advice to governments and educational programs that enhance global sustainability. The design of ISA took careful consideration of sustainable building practices that would ensure the highest standards of indoor air quality for the building occupants. Multiple open plan areas provide natural light and views of the outdoors. Energy efficiency was attained through the use of high-performance glazing construction, reduced interior lighting, and occupancy sensors. The building was constructed from a variety of sustainable resources in order to reduce its impact on the environment. Examples include stainless steel handrails which are comprised of 80% post-industrial scrap and the acoustical ceiling tiles which contain 69% pre-consumer recycled content. Achieving the certification for the USF Patel Center and the recently added Interdisciplinary Science Building are just two steps toward keeping stride with top-ranked schools. Five more are currently registered in hopes of gaining certification: the basketball practice facility, golf training facility, the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare, the Sun Dome and the Wellness and Nutrition Center, according to the Green Building Council's website. Overall, the LEED certifications being sought by USF are undeniably positive for USF's image and the environment alike. The initiative to create more sustainable buildings on college campuses has the ability to generate awareness for other environmental efforts. Green building requires the use of carefully selected building materials. Concrete, a building material of choice, has been used extensively as a structural material on USF campuses; similarly, locally produced brick and stucco has been largely used. Construction materials used by the contractors have an increasing content of recycled matter. Nonrenewable or slowly renewable building materials have been replaces with rapidly renewable materials where possible. Buildings materials used in USF building construction are recycled; besides recycling of demolition and construction materials is also been in practice.

Bulls E.Y.E. 11 Use of "green" roofs is being gradually implemented. What is a SRI? "Green," or cool, roofs are the roofs that have a high ability to The Solar Reflectance Index, or SRI, is a method reflect the visible, infrared and of evaluating coolness which incorporates solar ultraviolet wavelengths of the reflectance and thermal emittance in a single value. SRI sun, reducing heat transfer to measures the roof's ability to reject solar heat, the building (solar reflectance) defined such that a standard black is 0 and a and the ability to radiate standard white is 100. absorbed solar energy (thermal emittance). The benefits of cool roofs include reduced cooling energy load, reduced air pollution and greenhouse gas emission, and improved human health and comfort. The roof replacements with very high insulation values and high reflectivity SRI (Solar Reflective Index) of 94 are being used instead of traditional roofs on USF buildings. Fifteen roofs have been replaced over the past three years, covering a total square footage of 410,865. At USF, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urbanism Shannon Bassett is working in Tampa as well as China teaching building design. The building designs at USF are a major emphasis for the green movement taking place there. Shannon has taught advanced architecture and urban design studios, as well as beginning design. She also developed and taught the seminar, Architecture and Urbanism in Modern China, both in Tampa and in Beijing. She is currently one of three faculty members designing and launching a new urban design program for the School of Architecture and Community Design in Fall 2010, with one of the programs focus on landscape and ecology as urbanism in the immediate Tampa Bay area. Her research includes researching and developing a possible alternative approach to the current development strategies currently occurring in Tampa and China. However, due to her busy schedule and since she is currently in China, she was unfortunately unable to promptly return a request for an interview to learn more about the green buildings at USF.

university-wide efforts to conserve water. The practices implemented by USF have generally been in tune with the larger goals of water conservation initiatives. The university directs its waterrelated activities to promote sustainability and ensure availability of water

ater conservation

USF has been undertaking

Bulls E.Y.E. 12 resources for future generations by limiting water withdrawals from ecosystems; to limit energy conservation associated with water pumping, delivery, and treatment; and to ensure habitat conservation. There are several ways in which USF works towards effective water conservation. For example, building water metering is used Xeriscaping refers to to prevent waste and conserve water usage. landscaping and gardening in The majority of buildings on USF campuses ways that reduce or eliminate the are metered (excluding residential halls). Many need for supplemental water from buildings have been equipped with motion irrigation. It is promoted in sensing automatic faucets and flush valves. regions that do not have easily Also, non-potable water is widely used. Nonaccessible, plentiful, or reliable supplies of fresh water, and is potable storm water is used by the USF Gulf gaining acceptance in other areas Course for irrigation; reclaimed water is used as climate patterns shift. for irrigation of other campus areas. The rainwater harvesting system is used for the flushing of toilets. Additionally, xeriscaping is encouraged for new developments. Application of low maintenance xeriscape landscape treatments for new building construction and new campus common areas is required by USF policy.

energy we have to harness that power for energy use. Solar power is becoming more and more common in buildings, facilities, and even in our homes. In Florida, the sun is our most plentiful source of energy which provides us an opportunity to use solar power as an alternative to more common ways provided by an electric company. By harnessing the powerful rays of the sun into clean energy, USF looks to save millions of dollars in energy use. With considerable help from the CERC, Clean Energy Research Center, USF is looking to construct a solar power plant which will be able to provide the universitys Tampa campus with clean energy 24 hours a day, even when the sun is not out. USF has already had many successes in using solar power across their campuses by including solar powered parking meters and solar powered charging stations for electric vehicles. Solar powered golf carts are being researched as an alternative to gas powered golf carts that are commonly used by USF personnel. By retrofitting current gas powered golf carts with solar panel technology, day-to-day use of golf carts become less expensive and less taxing on the local environment.

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USF is committed to using the most plentiful source of

Bulls E.Y.E. 13 USF is planning more energy efficient fluorescent lamps installed throughout all buildings on campus that will provide light to over 4 million square feet of land. Traffic lights throughout the campuses are currently installed with ordinary lamps that arent very energy efficient. By switching to LED lights, the University of South Florida will make substantial savings in energy. Also, motion sensored lighting in classrooms and conference rooms help provide efficient lighting to only the areas being used and turn off automatically when there are not needed. This is a part of the Green lights Program to replace and improve light fixtures across all campuses. Furthermore, USF has implemented high standards in insulation technology to conserve energy in both current and new buildings and facilities. Walls, roofs, windows, and motor efficiencies are all part of the plan USF has laid out to find every area they can conserve energy in. Buildings themselves account for about 40% of our energy output and up to 10% of carbon dioxide emissions. Building more energy efficient buildings will also save USF a lot of money in energy by reducing the amount of heating and air conditioning used. East to west orientation of buildings, sunscreen solar control on south facing windows, and high efficiency glass are all smart ways of helping regulate temperature inside buildings and facilities that will cut down on energy use. In order to keep track of all the new, energy efficient technology that is replacing traditional energy of the past, an advanced monitoring system has implemented to aid in USFs clean energy initiative. As a part of the improvements made with more efficient campus buildings, the Building Construction Document requires a computational program to monitor energy savings and usage. The Florida Commercial Building Energy Computational Program along with a life cycle cost analysis are helping USF keep track of its energy usage and as well as energy savings. The conservation of energy is a key part of global sustainability and by efficiently monitoring resources and coming up with new ideas for renewability

Bulls E.Y.E. 14 USF can continue to become a greener college. USFs efforts to become of more green college reflect the ideas of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to become more energy efficient and making buildings cost less to operate. Wind, water, and solar energy are among the most commonly used ways to save energy but there are other alternatives such as biomass and geothermal energy that can help USF continue to become a more green college. USFs green ideas should continue to reflect the ideas of global sustainability and continue to be striving to find new ways to invest in future green technologies.

use them at all! The University of South Florida strongly encourages its faculty and student body to reduce the amount of waste they produce. There is relatively little effort required - blue and green recycling containers that collect waste and convert it into once again useful matter are densely distributed throughout academic and administrative campus buildings. USF Dining Services contribute their fair share to the collaborative effort towards a more sustainable college. They have implemented trayless dining to save water and energy (32,992 gallons of water saved per academic year) and provide reusable recyclable cups for discounted fountain beverage purchases and reusable recyclable bags to transport food purchases. Dining in with reusable tableware is encouraged, although reusable recyclable to-go containers are provided, as well. USF Dining Services regularly recycle their waste cardboard and tin materials. Low-watt light bulbs are now used and are recycled through Frontier lighting (saves 1,689 kilowatt hours per academic year). Grease from the restaurants is recycled for biodiesel to power automobiles. Some restaurants now use paper napkins made from 100 percent unbleached, recycled content and are making a switch to green-ware that uses a renewable corn-based resin. Recycling containers are available outside dining halls to facilitate recycling efforts for the patrons. Many initiatives have been undertaken to reduce the amount of paper waste. On-line review of plans, policies, and other documents prove to save large amounts of paper every year. Many academic professors make use of the digital drop-box feature on Blackboard and review and return term papers and tests electronically. Additionally, over 2,000 recycling containers for paper have been distributed on campus. During the first year following the implementation

ecycling

The best way to protect natural resources is not to

Bulls E.Y.E. 15 of the containers, over 500 tons of paper were recycled; 9,700 tons have been recycled since the program began in 2009. USF hosts the Reusable Office Supplies Exchange Program, or the R.O.S.E., organized by the Student Environmental Association. The students' initiatives are largely directed toward the collection of unused or used but presentable school and office supplies, such as folders, files, notebooks, binders, staplers, pens, tape, ink cartridges, and others. The supplies collected from the students and faculty are then dispersed by the R.O.S.E. volunteers among the needy at the beginning of the next semester. Several other projects in the spirit of "Reduce, reuse, recycle" are underway at the University of South Florida. The administration understands the importance behind the initiatives pertaining to the preservation of natural resources and strives to stimulate students' interest and participation in the movement.

Florida trying is best to become an environmentally friendly campus, they are encouraging student involvement as well. USF has formed a Student Environmental Association (SEA), an active student organization at the Tampa campus. The SEA has weekly meetings and encourages students to engage in volunteer activities, educate their members about the environment, and works toward making USF an environmentally friendly campus. The SEA has hosted a no impact week earlier this year to show students what they can do to minimize their impact on the planet. This past January, The Arbor Day Foundation honored USF as a Tree Campus and hosted a tree planting ceremony on campus. The Student Environmental Association invited staff and students and encouraged their participation by posting posters on Facebook to spread the word. The SEA also hosts farmers markets on the Tampa campus as well and encourages eating local food. This past April, the SEA has participated in Earth Day Tampa bay and students went to participate to give back to the local community. The Student Environmental Association has an active Facebook page to keep students in on the organizations latest events. SEA also post articles to inform students on ways to give back. Thanks to the SEA, USF was also a finalist in the Climate Leadership Award.

tudent involvement

Not only is University of South

Bulls E.Y.E. 16 There are many other organizations at the University of South Florida that offer students the option of taking initiative to get involved. Students are active in the sustainability movement through participation in environmental student groups: Emerging Green Builders, Engineers for a Sustainable World, and Student Sustainability Initiative. The University of South Florida Tampa Campus offers the Emerging Green Builders program. This is a way for students to work with the Tampa Bay community and local business leaders in the area of sustainability. This student lead organizations is designed to give students a hands-on experience with designing projects, all the way though their completion. The mission of Engineers for a Sustainable World is to engage a multidisciplinary group at the University of South Florida in actively reducing poverty by improving environmental, social, and economic sustainability worldwide. Another way students have been able to participate in Going Green at the University of South Florida is recycling in their own dorms. In the fall of 2010, the student housing began to implement a campus wide recycling program in all residences on the Tampa Campus. This is a big improvement for USF because many colleges do not have a recycling program in the dorms and most people throw things away. With students being able to take their own initiative to do their part by recycling that will make a big improvement. It is a lot harder for students to go out of their way to recycle while living on campus, but now with having recycling in the dorms it makes it easier to USF to step up and help save the environment. Students now participate in the Student Green Energy fund, which is one dollar per credit hour fee, which allows a multi-million dollar project. The money is invested in renewable energy products on campus. This will help reduce CO2 emissions and the carbon footprint of the University of South Florida. All of the projects in the Student Green Energy Fund are proposed, approved, and implemented by the students at USF. This gives the students initiative and encouragement to participate in the going green movement. This allows students to take home valuable lessons learned on campus and apply them to daily life. These student initiatives have made significant accomplishments for student success and research. USF has also restructured its General Education Program to educate students to attain knowledge about sustainable communities. USF has also launched a Master of the Arts degree in Global Sustainability, which is the first program like this in the world, and gives students a change for a green collar career.

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Interview
Sharon Hanna-West is an associate for the USF Center for Entrepreneurship. She is an instructor for many subjects including business ethics, environmental law, and sustainability under a track she was instrumental in creating, Building Sustainable Enterprise. Sharons focus is solutions to climate change and is dedicated to making sustainable practices affordable. She has been successful in making the University of South Florida a more sustainable campus by coordinating the first Building Sustainable Enterprise symposium in 2006 and is currently involved in research with Mote Marine and the City of Tampa (University of South Florida - College of Business). All questions asked covered the topic of sustainability and examples include: What have you seen USF do to work towards becoming a more sustainable university? What sets USF apart from other institutions? How is USFs landscape and architecture sustainable? What is USF planning on doing in the future to become a more green University? How do you reflect on USF becoming a more environmentally friendly University?

Sharon Hanna-West: The University of South Florida has been in motion to become more globally sustainable since around 2005. There has been a lot of hard work and dedication to bring this project alive and to maintain its growth with the hope to create an all-around green University. It all started from the grass roots where faculty members brown bagged their lunches and staff planted more trees. Other ways USF is making sustainable progress is by creating better pedestrian pathways and building more parking garages to conserve space. The purpose of these initiatives was to promote change dealing with the landscape and architecture. In the attempts to become more globally sustainable USF has focused on solutions to climate control. Students have also started campaigns to increase awareness about the importance of conserving our environment. Students have also taken initiative by creating organizations with the purpose involving sustainability. USF has been recognized for its efforts, including earning the title Most Innovative Climate Leader.

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Conclusion

he University of South Florida is continuing its relentless efforts to educate its academic staff and students on the importance of creating and maintaining a sustainable community.

Through extensive research, team Bulls E.Y.E. has uncovered multiple ways the University of South Florida is giving back to the environment. USF participates in the going green movement by actively encouraging membership in student organizations, funding research projects, and exploring other opportunities to make the university recognized for its sustainability efforts. The university is dedicated to achieve excellence in its building practices, operational function, and landscape design for the future generations of students and faculty. In other words, USF has stepped up to the challenge and strives to make our college a better, cleaner, more sustainable environment to live, work, and learn.

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Glossary of Terms
Sustainable, adj. - of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged (M-W online) Biotechnology, n. - the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals); also: any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation (MW online) Biodiesel, n. - a fuel that is similar to diesel fuel and is derived from usually vegetable sources (as soybean oil) (M-W online) Hybrid, n. - something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function (MW online) Carbon footprint, n. - the amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon dioxide emitted by something (as a person's activities or a product's manufacture and transport) during a given period (M-W online) Ecosystem, n. - the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit (M-W online) Xeriscape, v. - a landscaping method developed especially for arid and semiarid climates that utilizes water-conserving techniques (as the use of drought-tolerant plants, mulch, and efficient irrigation) (M-W online) Fluorescent lamp, n. - an electric lamp in the form of a tube in which light is produced on the inside fluorescent coating by the action of ultraviolet light (MW online) Biomass, n. - plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel (M-W online) Geothermal, adj. - of, relating to, or utilizing the heat of the earth's interior; also : produced or permeated by such heat (M-W online)

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Annotated Bibliography
"University of South Florida." Office of Sustainability. 2011. Web. 14 Jun 2012. <http://psgs.usf.edu/usf-office-of-sustainability/> The USF Office of Sustainability website has been the foundation to this project. It has provided information on what USF is doing and has done to participate in the going green movement. It has provided information about student initiatives, academics, transportation, water, energy, recycling, and green building. It has shown us some great insights as to what the University of South Florida is doing to become one of the top green colleges un the United States. University of South Florida has taken great strides in becoming a green campus and this website has provided extensive information on what USF has done to achieve great results. "University of South Florida." Gold Standard. 27 Feb 2012. Web. 9 June 2012. <http://psgs.usf.edu/usf-office-of-sustainability/> This source was an informative USF news article about the Interdisciplinary Science Teaching & Research building was the second new building on the USF Tampa Campus to be awarded the LEED Gold rating. The design of ISA took careful consideration of sustainable building practices that would ensure the highest standards of indoor air quality for its occupants. The building was constructed from a variety of sustainable resources in order to reduce its impact on the environment. Meinhardt, Jane. Builder named for USF St. Pete student center, project under way. Tampa Bay Business Journal. 28 Jan 2011. Web. 10 Jun 2012. <http://www. bizjournals.com/tampabay/print-edition/2011/01/28/buildernamed- for-usf-st-pete-student.html>. This is an article about plans for a new multipurpose student center at the University of South Florida St. Pete campus. The plans are for the building to be as green as possible. The information provided was used within my research of how USF St. Pete is becoming more green and the program that is underway to accomplish this. I think the building that was chosen could be one of the most important buildings to turn economic friendly and a start to all around green campus.

Bulls E.Y.E. 21 University Of South Florida." Transportation Choices. 2012. Web. 14 Jun 2012.<http://usfweb2.usf.edu/parking_services/transportchoices.asp> This was one of the most useful websites researched for transportation. It explained in detail the different transportation options for the Tampa campus that are free or fairly cheap. It also served as a portal because it provided links to other websites that aided in further research. Even though this website serves mainly the Tampa campus, it provided information about other campuses also. "The Oracle." USF Should Continue Certifying Buildings for LEED. 04 March 2012. Web. 9 Jun 2012. <http://www.usforacle.com/opinion/usf-shouldcontinue-certifying-buildings-for-leed-1.2710955 This source provided information on how obtaining LEED certification for two buildings has moved USF two steps closer toward keeping stride with top-ranked schools on their sustainability missions. "University of South Florida." Borrow our Bikes. 2011. Web. 14 June 2012. <http://usfweb2.usf.edu/CampusRec/Outdoor/borrow.asp> The source above provided information about Campus Recreation's Borrow Our Bikes program. It provides the number of different bikes available to be rented, the rental policy, as well as all of the items that come with the rental. This is a great way for USF to encourage alternative transportation methods and help reduce pollution.

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Bulls E.Y.E. 23 Transportation Choices. Parking Services. The University of South Florida, 2012. Web 12 Jun 2012. http://usfweb2.usf.edu/parking_services/transportationchoices.asp The University Of South Florida. About USF, 2012. Web. 5 Jun 2012. <http://www.usf.edu/About- USF/index.asp>. The University Of South Florida Lakeland. University of South Florida System, 2008. Web. 5 Jun. 2012 <http://www.poly.usf.edu/>. The University Of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. University of South Florida System, 2012. Web. 5 Jun 2012. <http://www.usfsm.edu/>. The University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. University of South Florida System, 2005. Web. 5 Jun 2012. <http://www.usfsp.edu/>. USF-SM is Going Green. The University of South Florida, 19 May 2010. Web. 10 Jun 2012. <http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=2361>. University of South Florida. Sharon Hanna-West. Web. 21 Jun 2012. <http://business.usf.edu/faculty/management/hannawest/>. "USF's New LEED Gold-Certified Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions Achieves Two 'Firsts'" Madduxpress.com. Maddux Report LC, 2010. Web. 8 June 2012. <http://madduxpress.com/index.php/2011/08/17/usfs-new-leed-goldcertified-dr-kiran-c-patel-center-for-global-solutions-achieves-two-firsts31210/> "USFs Interdisciplinary Sciences building is awarded Gold Certification for sustainability." News.usf.edu. University Of South Florida, 2012. Web. 9 June 2012. <http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?z=0&a=4211> "USF should continue certifying buildings for LEED." USF Oracle. University Of South Florida. Web. 9 June 2012. <http://www.usforacle.com/opinion/usf-should-continue-certifyingbuildings-for-leed-1.2710955> Wells, Christan. "University of South Florida: Innovating Generation "S"." Planet Forward. 13 Mar 2012. Web. 06 Jun 2012. <http://planetforward.org/idea/innovating-generation-s-usf/>

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