Green Team Participants

Thank you to all of the Green Team departments and groups for their dedication to sustainable business practices.

Accounting, Suite 409
Administration and Campus Operations, Vice President’s Office
Admissions, Records and Registration
Alumni Association
Automation & Robotics Research Institute (ARRI)
College of Business, Dean’s Office
Campus Recreation
Career Services
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Civil Engineering, 4th Floor Nedderman Hall
Compliance
Counseling Services
Center for Distance Education
Development Office & Communications, College of Liberal Arts
Employment, Human Resources Office
English Language Institute
Environmental Health & Safety
Equal Opportunity Services
Facilities Management
Fort Worth Center
Graduate Studies Office
Human Resources
Liberal Arts, College of
Management Services, UC/Housing
Mathematics
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Multicultural Affairs
President’s Office
Provost’s Office
Office of Research Administration
Student Affairs, Davis Hall
Student Enrollment Services, Project Management Team
Student Health Services
School of Urban and Public Affairs
Small Business Development Center, ARRI
Student Publications
TRIO PreCollege
Undergraduate Recruitment
University Center/Apartment & Residence Life

Ready to join the Green Team?

Contact Becky Valentich, Recycling Coordinator, Environmental Health & Safety

Get Inspired

Graduate Studies support specialist Loretta Doty and admissions counselor Polly Downs spearheaded a recycling plan in the Office of Graduate Studies that has gone “above and beyond,” according to Becky Valentich, recycling coordinator in the Environmental Health and Safety Office.

Here’s a partial list of their Go Green efforts:

- Provided an e-mail listing of items to be placed in the recycling bins.

- Put graduation applications and information online instead of printing it. – Planned a plant clipping exchange/picnic.

- Organized a poster naming contest. They are the Graduate Green Group.

- Outsourced application fee processing, which saves paper.

- Created a sign-up sheet of those participating in a car pool group.

- Created a sign-up sheet of those participating in “bringing your lunch at least twice a week to save transportation emissions.”

- Created a sign-up sheet of those willing to turn off their office lights when leaving their office to save energy.

- Created a sign-up sheet of those who have committed to turning off their power strip at the end of their work week.

- Created a sign-up sheet to deliver the compostables to the compost site.

- Watered plants with unused drinking water.

Q: How did you come up with the recycling plan?
A: (Polly) We took the Go Green list of initiatives and expanded upon it, incorporating initiatives that were unique to our office. We found that having fun with it was the key to our success.
(Loretta) To encourage participation from all staff, we initially had an award of a desk plant at the end of the first month for all who took part in emptying our recycling bins and taking coffee grounds to the Summit Street compost area. We had sign-up sheets for different initiatives as a commitment from our staff to participate a certain number of days of the week and to raise awareness of how they could go green.

Q: Has the plan met your expectations?
A: (Loretta) It’s actually worked better than I expected. Our latest initiative is “Energy Conservation, Save the Elevator—Take the Stairs.” We’ll accomplish energy conservation and grow healthier as well.
(Polly) It has been working very well, although occasionally I become the recycling police and move a piece of paper, bottle or can from the trash to the recycling bin. For the most part, everyone is very conscientious and does a great job at recycling, reducing and reusing.

Interview courtesy of MavWire

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