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COALITION FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY |
The following organizations have partnered with the Environmental Coalition
in achieving sustainability at Virginia Tech. Each member has an equal voice and the coalition is not overseen by any one organization at any time except for facilitation.
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The Political Science Club at Virginia Tech is a student led, non-partisan, political organization at Virginia Tech. The Political Science Club seeks to provide its members and University with a number of fresh and new outlets to explore and advance their civic, academic, and social interests. The PSC hosts and moderates an annual “Great Debate” between the student political organizations, hosts guest speakers from diverse backgrounds, and facilitates political discussion around the world in which we live. These activities aim to expand our civic mission: to promote political activism, involvement and awareness.
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Seek Education, Explore, DiScover - SEEDS has a mission to develop future leaders as people conducting themselves with civic responsibility and accountability in a sustainable society. |
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| Make the Switch is lead by the student interior design organization on Virginia Tech's campus, IDEAS: Interior Designers for Education and Sustainability. Their mission is to raise an awareness in people about the importance of energy conservation by switching incandescent light bulbs to CFLs on the Virginia Tech campus and Blacksburg community. |
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Virginia Tech Recycling (VTR) seeks to provide a system which makes recycling dependable, convenient, and cost effective. We believe that classroom discussions about environmental problems and their solutions are not simply theoretical, but have practical value in the world and right here on campus.
The GREEN Team is Virginia Tech Recycling's Environmental Awareness and Sustainability Education Team. The GREEN Team members, along with Virginia Tech Recycling, strongly feel that each of us has a responsibility to future generations and to future Hokies to understand the planetary impacts of our actions as individuals and as a society. The GREEN Team provides interactive programs to students on sustainability.
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| The mission of Mountain Justice Blacksburg (MJ) is to educate ourselves and our community on the effect the coal industry has on Appalachia and the world, particularly with regards to Mountain Top Removal; to spread awareness of and promote sustainable sources of energy and income for our region; to network with other organizations working towards these ends; and to stand in solidarity with those most directly affected by the coal industry. |
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| The Women's Center was founded in 1994 to serve the students, faculty, and staff of Virginia Tech. Their mission is to promote a Virginia Tech community that is safe, equitable, and supportive for women and that celebrates their experiences, achievements, and diversity. |
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| Applied Environmental Awareness is a program of the YMCA dedicated to spreading awareness of environmental issues through volunteer service and education. AEA focuses on the surrounding Blacksburg community and the Virginia Tech campus and has initiated programs which specifically target the general public rather than the student body alone. We strive to facilitate cooperation with other environmental clubs to ensure beneficial and long-lasting environmental change. This year AEA will be involved with Sustainability Week hosted by Sustainable Blacksburg and Virginia Tech. |
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| A multidisciplinary Society that advocates the protection, enhancement, and wise use of soil, water and related natural resources. Through education and example, we promote an ethic that recognizes the interdependence of people and the environment. |
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| The Natural Resource Recreation Society is a student organization devoted to enhancing educational opportunities within natural resources recreation and related fields. Our goals are to promote networking among students, faculty, and professionals, and to encourage lasting friendships through volunteerism and other activities. As our primary emphases are educational and professional opportunities, this kind of learning that we do "field work" such as camping, hiking and canoeing. |
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| The Emerging Green Builder's vision is to integrate students and young professionals into the green building movement. Their mission is to create a network of emerging green building leaders, develop opportunities for involvement through the USGBC, and to further generate momentum for the green building industry. |
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| NRV-CARE is an official student organization at Virginia Tech, though we operate completely autonomously of the university. Nonhuman animals have certain interests that should be considered by humans. Most prominent among these are the interests to be free of suffering, confinement, and death. NRV-CARE works to insert these interests into the social contracts that govern human behavior. Specifically, we expose, challenge, and fight human behavior that unnecessarily tramples on the interests of nonhumans. NRV-CARE is not affiliated with any other animal rights group, though we often team up with other groups for protests and campaigns. Level of involvement varies widely from person to person, and participants do not always work on every campaign, nor agree on every issue or tactic. |
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| VTYD is an organization dedicated to furthering Democratic policies and values both on campus and in our greater community. We seek to bring about a more equitable and prosperous society while also giving high regard and reverence to the natural environment. Through our service work and promotion of environmental issues, we aim to create a more sustainable way of life for all. |
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| The purpose of Alpha Phi Omega is to assemble college students in a National Service Fraternity in the fellowship of principles derived from the Scout Oath and Law of the Boy Scouts of America; to develop Leadership, to promote Friendship and to provide Service to humanity; and to further freedom that is our national, educational and intellectual heritage. |
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| PACÉ (pronounced pah-chay) is a world-minded organization dedicated to fighting the causes of poverty and working for social justice through awareness, education and philanthropy. Utilizing the individual skill sets of our members, we are actively seeking ways to make a difference in our community and around the world. |
Last updated: August 24, 2008 |
