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Table of Contents
Title Page .1
Table of Contents .2
Executive Summary..3
Research and Gathered Data.....4
Princeton Review Guide ..5
Honorable Mention...6
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ...............7
Other Recycling Activities ...8
Goodbye Plastic Water Bottles.9
New Science and Technology Building......10
Global Sustainability...........................11
SEEDS.12
Adopt-A-Road Project.13
National Solar Energy Competition14
First School of Global Sustainability...15
Forget the Tray16
Interview Transcript17
Image Source Cited.19
Annotated Bibliography..20
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Executive SummaryBlack Mambas have constructed a research project on the University of South Floridas efforts at
becoming a green university. Our team primarily focused on USFs efforts through the new School of
Sustainability. We researched their website and also conducted an interview with a USF career center
advisor who is very familiar with what the new degree programs have to offer. In our research and
gathered data section you will see information that exemplifies USFs commitment to recycling and their
pursuit at becoming a leading green university. By offering their newly developed degree programs,
USF will become pioneers in serving a sustainably conscious world.
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Research &
Gathered Data
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The Princeton Review GuideSustainability at University of South
Florida
The school colors at the University ofSouth Florida may be green, but their efforts to
"go green" have gone way beyond that. They
have been recognized through The Princeton
Review's Guide to 286 Green Colleges, which is
the first guidebook that focuses on colleges and
universities that go above and beyond the
average commitment to sustainability when it
comes to campus initiatives, activities and
infrastructure. Their inclusion in the list is a
reflection of their sustainable activities and their
strategic plan. The faculty, staff and students at
the Office of Sustainability serve as the USFs
hub for environmental initiatives. The office
sponsors several sustainability programs that
support mentors for students, academic
fellowships, service learning scholarship and
teaching grants.
Christian Wells, director of the USF
Office of Sustainability says It is an honor to be
singled out for inclusion in the recent Princeton
Reviews Guide to Green Colleges, which was
prepared in conjunction with the highly
respected U.S. Green Building Council. Our
inclusion is testament to the hard work and
steely dedication of numerous students, staff,
faculty, administrators, and alumni over the past
few years to make USF a cleaner, greener place
to live and work,
About the Princeton Review Guide
The guide was created in partnership
with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)and is based on a survey of hundreds of colleges
nationwide and profiles the nations most
environmentally-responsible campuses. From
solar panel study rooms to the percentage of
budget spent on local/organic food, The
Princeton Reviews Guide looks at an
institutions commitment to building
certification using USGBCs LEED green
building certification program; environmental
literacy programs; formal sustainability
committees; use of renewable energy
resources; recycling and conservation
programs, and much more. The free guide can
be found at
www.princetonreview.com/greenguide
Beyond the cost savings to an
institution, even the simplest aspects of a green
campus, such as increased use of natural light,
have been found to improve student learning andquality of life, said Rick Fedrizzi, president,
CEO and founding chair, USGBC. Green
facilities make colleges more attractive to
students and can dramatically reduce energy
costs. Higher education is a top priority market
segment for USGBC because graduates of green
colleges become incredible drivers of change
when they call for similar surroundings in their
jobs and communities.
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Honorable Mentions from the Princeton Review
USF ranks 2nd in Florida and 25th Nationally in the 2010 Recycle Mania Waste minimization
Host of the Going Green Tampa Bay Expo
USF Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) were named regional champions for the third time in fiveyears with a project to help two local businesses transition to more sustainable business practices
The School of Architecture + Community Design created award-winning projects for sustainablebuilding practices.
Semi-finalists in the prestigious Global Venture Challenge 2010.
Received a competitive Phase II Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part ofthe EPAs prestigious People, Prosperity, and Planet (P3) Competition.
USF launched the nations first School of Global Sustainability
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mania
The
University of South
Florida has been
named one of the
top schools in the
nation in a
competition judging
which school can
reduce, reuse and
recycle the most
campus waste.
Earlier this
year, USF entered
the Waste
Minimization contest inRecycle Mania and
placed second in Florida and 25th out of 199
universities in the United States. In the Waste
Minimization competition, schools competed to
see which one produced the least amount ofmunicipal solid waste per person.
Joseph Michalsky who coordinated USF
participation said It's widely known that we all
need to live more sustainably, and recycling is
the simplest form of being green that anyone canget involved in,
Recycle Mania was a 10-week friendly
competition between hundreds of universities in
multiple countries, in which campuses attempt to
Minimize waste generation and
maximize recycling participation. As part of the
waste minimization competition, USF pledged
to purchase office equipment with waste
prevention in mind, work with vendors to reduce
transportation packaging, and reuse and
redistribute packing materials and inter-office
envelopes.
But while ranking high in thecompetition gives USF bragging rights, it is not
the most important result of the universitys
participation in
Recycle Mania.
Michal
-sky said that
more needs to
be done to
lessen the
universitys
and students
impact on the
environment,
but campus-
wide green efforts such as Recycle Mania have
taken USF in the right direction.
Recycle Mania was originally launched
in 2001 as a friendly challenge between Ohio
University and Miami University to increase
recycling on their campuses. The contest has
expanded rapidly in nine years time from two
schools in 2001 to 607 colleges and universities
in 2010 spanning 49 states, the District of
Columbia, and Canada.
USF produced 20.8 pounds per
person.
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Other Recycling Activities
On Site Recycling Centers
More than 10 mini-recycling centers
have been set up under the direction of the
Office of Operations and Maintenance of
Facilities, giving the USFSP community easy
access to recycling. Those centers have three
product containers: plastic, paper and aluminum.
The rule of thumb for plastic recycling, this
includes most water bottles and milk jugs, is the
item must be empty and have a neck or cap. In
addition, aluminum items must be clean with no
food.
More than 60 paper recycling containers
are available throughout campus. There is a
main recycling center near the chiller plant that
can be accessed by car, which also includes a
container for glass. A cardboard container is
available behind the Coquina Club. Cardboard
or glass can be picked up from an office by a
request from USFSP employee. To request a
pick up, it is recommended to call Chris
Heinrich in OMF at 3-4135. In addition,
Cardboard left outside of an office door needs tobe marked trash so it can be picked up.
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Goodbye Plastic Water Bottles
Students in Free Enterprise
The USF branch of Students in Free
Enterprise (SIFE) has come up with an award-
winning idea that has earned $6,000 in support from
Wal-Mart for a project that promises to help keep
millions of plastic bottles out of landfills and save
students well over a million dollars a year: free
refreshing reverse osmosis filtered water available at
popular locations around campus and inexpensive
refillable bottles. The Wal-Mart Market 111 grant is
funding installation of the filtration systems.
The USF branch ofStudents in FreeEnterprise(SIFE) has come up with an award-
winning idea that has earned $6,000 in support from
Wal-Mart for a project that promises to help keep
millions of plastic bottles out of landfills and save
students well over a million dollars a year: free
refreshing reverse osmosis filtered water available at
popular locations around campus and inexpensive
refillable bottles. The Wal-Mart Market 111 grant is
funding installation of the filtration systems.
This project aims to help promote
awareness about and reduce the consumption ofplastic water bottles as well as help the USF
community make environmentally sustainable
personal and business decisions, said Dameion
Lovett, assistant director in the Department of USF
Scholarships and Financial Aid Services, who serves
as SIFE advisor. This is all in support of USFs
commitment to fight global warming.
After conducting an online survey to gauge
interest among USFs students, faculty and staff,
results indicated the potential for tremendous impact
by installing custom use water systems in high trafficareas. SIFE estimates over 22,000 students would
obtain overall savings of $1,746,158 and save over
two million plastic bottles from being dumped into
landfills each year. A test machine was installed and
water bottles were passed out to test the idea further.
Field testing yielded positive and
encouraging results, Lovett said. Then the team
won $250 for the project by placing first in a poster
contest at theGoing Green Tampa Bay Expo 2009.
Now the grant from Wal-Mart will be used to install
six systems on campus with the direct goals of
decreasing the carbon footprint of packaging andtransporting bottled water, reducing plastic waste in
landfills and saving students, faculty and staff money
in tough economic times.
Lovett and the SIFE team expect the machines to be
installed after the first of the year. They are working
on gaining further financial support for the project
and have received endorsements from the USF Office
of Sustainability and the Office of Strategic
Initiatives.
"The next step is to get these systems in place and
implement a 'Refill-a-bull Our Bottle program with
reusable metal water containerssimilar to Student
Governments Our Shirt concept, at a cost of only
five dollars, Lovett said. The team is also seeking
corporate sponsors to help provide the reusable
bottles to USF students.
SIFE is a global organization active in over 1,500
colleges in 40 countries that promotes six key
educational criteria: market economics, success
skills, entrepreneurship, financial literacy,
environmental sustainability and business ethics.SIFE students implement programs that impact
members of their communities.
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New Science & Technology Building
@ USF St. Pete Campus
LEED Certification
The new Science and Technology is the
first building in the USF System to earn
Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design
(LEED) certification. The new building located
at USF St. Petersburg will broaden science
teaching and research at the institution. Faculty
members and administrators from the St.
Petersburg campus and the USF College of
Marine Science collaborated to create this multi-
functional building.
Through its planning, construction
materials and design, the building earned enough
credits for Gold LEED certification. The LEED
green building certification program, managed
by the U.S. Green Building Council, is a
national rating system for buildings designed,
constructed and operated for improved
environmental and human health performance.
Funding
Support from the Progress Energy
Foundation funded the Progress Energy Earth
Science Laboratory. Matched by the state
Courtesies Capital Facilities Match Program, the
gift equipped the laboratory and provided lab.
With so many things going "green" such asbuildings, cars, industries, theUniversity of
South Floridawill soon offer a master's degree
in green. Last week, a new MA inGlobal
Sustainabilitywas approved by USF's Board of
Trustees. This new master's degree is most
suitable for professionals who deal with
sustainability issuesin their jobs and for
students who want to work in other countries or
in the United States casework and equipment for
research tailored to the study of physics, geology
and other geosciences.
The expanded classroom space supports
a cross-section of university programs while the
teaching and research labs enhance the
undergraduate and graduate Environmental
Science and Policy programs and the Pre-
Medical and Pre-Health Sciences tracks. Many
incoming first-year students express interest in
the institutions pre-medical and pre-health
sciences tracksundergraduate course
sequences that give students the flexibility to
pursue a broad-based liberal arts education while
integrating the advanced-level science
coursework required by graduate and
professional programs in the health sciences.
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Global Sustainability
Hot Green Careers
The proposal was to establish a new sustainability school at USF. It is called "the process of
improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting eco-systems."
Today, 10 "hot green careers" in environmental design and engineering, hydrology, solar energy
and transportation system planning, are identified by Kaplan's new College Guide. According to the
report of ThePew Charitable Trust, Florida's cleanenergy economygrew nearly 8 percent from 1998 to
2007.
As stated in the master's degree proposal: "With its unique strengths in research on water,coastal
environmentsand globalization, theUniversity of South Floridais poised to make a significant
contribution to training students for the new Green Economy."
With most of the courses offered online, this program's first students will start in the summer and
fall of next year. Those students will focus on sustainability related to water issues. This program will be
expanded over time and will include health, economics, engineering and other disciplines.
The instructors will be provided from existing colleges such as architecture and nursing. The part
of the new School of Global Sustainability is still "in a framing period," said Provost Ralph Wilcox.
"We're havinginternal discussionswith everyone who will be involved, in business, the arts and sciences,
the marine sciences."
Because of its courses being taught online, the school will have a director but not a dedicated
building.
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Sustainable Electrical Energy Delivery
System (SEEDS) project
SEEDS Project
Public-Private partnership supports
energy technology of the future. On May 27,
2008 at USF St. Petersburg and at Albert
Whitted Park, cutting-edge renewable energy
technology was unveiled what could become
part of the energy of the future.
By diversifying energy sources and
lowering costs for consumers, the SustainableElectrical Energy Delivery System (SEEDS)
project has the potential to become part of
tomorrows Smart Grid power delivery system
that could improve the environment.
The City of St. Petersburg, Progress
Energy Florida, a public-private partnership
including the University of South Florida, and
the Florida High Tech corridor made the project
possible. By developing energy solutions while
training the next generation of powerengineering professionals, the twin installations
were designed and developed by researchers at
Progress Energy Florida and the USF Power
Center for Utility Explorations.
Previously, no efficient way existed to
store electricity and being compatible with the
needs of the power grid. Innovative tools for the
collection and storage of renewable energy, such
as solar and wind for later use, are provided by
SEEDS. This advanced energy-storage systemhas a potential to become a part of a future
Smart Grid power-delivery system. This
system could also be used to store energy
generated by power plants during off-peak
times, resulting in lower costs to generate and
deliver that energy back to the grid during times
of peak demand.
To store along with off-peak grid power
in a high-tech energy storage system, all of the
SEEDS sites use a photovoltaic system to collect
solar energy. To make optimal use of the stored
energy and other multiuse technologies, the
system can be managed accordingly.
NOTE: USF St. Petersburgs SEEDS
site is located on the east side of the chiller plant(next to Bayboro Hall). Solar panels are visible
on the south side of the building. Nearby signage
colorfully explains the SEEDS operation OMF.
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Adopt-a-Road Project
USF-SM is Going Green
The Student Government Association (SGA) at the USF Sarasota-Manatee has always been
concerned about the environment, but the new members plan to Go Green and Gold.
On Thursday, May 20, the group will be honored at a dinner at the Venice Convention Center
hosted by Keep Sarasota County Beautiful for their work with the Adopt-A-Road program. Four times
a year, SGA participates in a clean-up of their adopted road, University Parkway, as a way to give back to
the community.
We picked University Parkway because its a road that our faculty and students use a lot, and it
just seems appropriate that we are involved with a road that leads to the Education Corridor, said Alyssa
Anderson, current secretary and past president of the SGA. This is our way of taking responsibility for
the environment in our community and making a difference.
SGA provides gloves and orange vests for the clean-ups, which typically include 8-10 students
and faculty members volunteering for the mission.
I think its a great opportunity to help clean up our own community and give back, said Dr.
Stephen Graves, a professor of Education at USF Sarasota-Manatee who volunteered to help with the
cleanup. University Parkway is a busy area so it was a big job, but I think that helping with the clean-up
shows the community that people who live here care enough about our area to help protect the
environment.
Environmentally Friendly
The Adopt-a-Road project is just one of the ways that the student body is going Green and Gold.
Students are working with facilities to explore more ways to help USFSM be more environmentally
friendly. Their ideas and efforts include providing recycling bins on campus, switching to LED light
bulbs for increased efficiency and energy savings, evaluating USFSM for LEED certification, using
recycled pens, paper, and notebooks, using email instead of printed documents and providing reusable
water bottles for students. The SGA even plans to designate an officer who will be in charge of Green
initiatives to make sure that future students continue the effort.
The environment is affected by everything we do, said Anderson. Its our responsibility as the
student body to reduce our carbon footprint and preserve our community for future generations of
students.
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National Solar Energy Competition
Team Florida
USF will be among 20 schools in the nation to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy SolarDecathlon next year, with positions on the Universitys team still available. The University will join
students from the University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of Central Florida torepresent the state in the competition as Team Florida.
The Competition
The biennial competition, which began in 2002, challenges 20 collegiate teams to create solar-
powered homes that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive, according to its website. Thewinner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal and design
excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency.
Teams will have until fall 2011 to complete the homes and transport them to the Washington
National Mall to be evaluated by experts in the fields of architecture, engineering and communications.Christina Heath, a senior majoring in mass communications, is a member of Team Floridas
Communications Team, which will be judged on a created website that delivers the solar energy-
efficient details of the project. Heath said the team is still being compiled and will begin building the
home in the spring.We just got briefed a week and a half ago, she said. Our goal would be just to
prove that a solar-powered, cost-efficient home is possible and it can happen in the state of Florida.Team Floridas house will be called the FlexHouse. The home, which must fit on the back of a
flatbed truck, will be designed for a young, middle-class couple, will be able to sustain Floridas humidclimate and will include features like high-ceilings and sliding glass panels, she said. Rebecca Hagen, a
mass communications instructor and adviser for the communications team, said that Mario Rodriguez, a
College of Architecture graduate student, first thought of this idea and applied for the competition.
The whole idea generated out of him and faculty and theyre still in the process of recruitingstudents people who want to go intobuilding, she said. Were kind of spear-heading this. They hadto come up with something to enter into the competition to even see if youre accepted. Once wereaccepted, then we have to put the team together.
About 10 USF architecture students, five communications students and two students from otherFlorida universities have been recruited, but Heath said she expects those numbers to grow before the
competition. The homes will be judged in 10 contests during the decathlon that will test them in areas like
affordability and architecture. All we have to do right now is to look out (at) that disaster we have in the
Gulf to understand why its important to start thinking of alternative energy sources, Heath said. We
need to be serious about it. Its (the governments) way to try to educate the general public about solar
energy. Theyre encouraging college students to come up with solar-based home designs, and that is what
we are doing.
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First School of Global Sustainability
Preparing for the Future
The University of South Florida is creating
the nations first School of Global Sustainability, an
innovative effort aimed at preparing students for a
new generation of green collar careers and to find
solutions for a world challenged with the protection
of its fragile environment and limited resources. The
school will unite USFs world-class researchers in
water, clean and renewable energy, climate change,
coastal environments, human health and sustainable
cities in programs which recognize the worldwide
challenges to creating sustainable systems.
The School of Global Sustainability also
will help educate a new workforce for the new green
economy - estimated to create 2.5 million new jobs in
coming years. The school formally launched on
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 with the start of a two-day
conference at the Marshall Student Center featuring
some of sciences leading thinkers on climate change
and sustainability.Representatives from USFs
partner universities from around the world were in
attendance and Ewha Womans University President
Bae-Yong Lee of South Korea received the
President's Global Leadership Award for her work inpromoting global cooperation.
The University of South Florida is
committed to creating a 21st Century which is
healthy, sustainable and prosperous for both Florida
and for communities far beyond our borders. This
school is a major step in that direction, said USF
President Judy Genshaft. The School of Global
Sustainability will leverage USFs existing strengths
to build new opportunities for our students and
faculty. We are dedicated to preparing our students to
face the challenges of the world we know now and of
the world that will exist in their lifetime.
The school will not be a traditional bricks-
and-mortar school and will use online learning and
the latest technological advances to allow students to
complete programs efficiently. A worldwide search is
underway for a director to lead the School of Global
Sustainability, whose first class of graduate students
will enroll in summer 2010. Its first degree program,
a masters degree in global sustainability, will
initially focus on water with other concentrations
being developed in such themes as food security and
health, natural environments, gender, ethnicity and
class, global citizenry, climate change, coastal
wetlands, the history of sustainable communities and
megacities.
The School of Global Sustainability will
incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to learning
which will allow students and researchers to explore
issues through the lenses of corporate social
responsibility; public policy, poverty reduction and
educationparticularly in areas of science,
technology, math and engineering which are crucial
to the development of sustainable technologies. The
schools estimated $3 million annual budget will be
funded through tuition of students who enroll and
faculty research grants and private and corporate gift.
The creation of the School of Global
Sustainability caps a nearly two-year planning
process at USF to create the first school of its kind
with a worldwide focus. And while the schools
focus will be global, it will draw on USFs local roots
in a major coastal city facing the challenges of
climate change, protection of threatened natural
resources and population growth. In creating this
School of Global Sustainability, we are re-imagining
and redefining higher education, said USF Provost
Ralph Wilcox. We are leveraging our
interdisciplinary strengths and partnerships in
academia and private industry and positioning our
students for success in a competitive, globalized
world.
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Forget the Tray
Trayless Dining Policy
To remember the Earth, USF has forgotten
the tray. Thats the tagline printed across one ofthe
signs on campus informing students of USFs new
trayless dining policy.
USF and universities across the nation are
implementing environmentally friendly practices, like
phasing out the plastic trays traditionally used in
dining halls.
Supporters of the move said the removal of
trays minimizes pollution and waste, though others
remain skeptical of the plans benefits.
On-campus food service provider Aramark
said the move encourages social and environmental
change.
Trayless dining reduces an institutions
environmental footprint by decreasing waste and
conserving natural resources, stated an Aramark
news release. Socially, it encourages all students to
participate in a green initiative that has personal and
community impact. Economically, going trayless
reduces the cost of energy, water, cleaning agents and
waste removal.
Saving Money
The exact amount of money saved by the
plan cannot be calculated because of differences in
local water and electricity prices, said Aramark
Resident District Manager Tom Williamson.
Williamson did say, however, that washing
one tray requires from one-third to one-half a gallon
of water. Aramark used 400 trays at Andros and
Argos, and those trays are in storage, he said. By not
using these trays, USF potentially saves about 200
gallons of water per daythe equivalent of about
four bathtubs fullif every tray would have been
washed once daily.
Another way trayless dining helps the
environment, he said, is by limiting food waste.
A government study reported Americans
waste an average of 27 percent of food available for
consumption, and rotting food waste in landfills
produces methane gas, according to The New York
Times. This gas is a major source of greenhouse gas,
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
reported.
Aramark Study
Aramark said it hopes trayless dining can
minimize this impact by encouraging portion control
so that people will be less likely to load up on more
food than they can consume.
In its own study, Aramark found that when
trays were removed from a dining facility, the food
waste quantity was reduced by 1.2 to 1.8 ounces per
person, per meal. This amounts to about a 30 percent
reduction in food waste per person, according to the
Aramark news release.
USF Senior Dietician Kim May, said the
portion control caused by trayless dining offers
another benefitweight control. Though there are
many factors that go into students eating habits,trayless dining could have an indirect impact of
losing weight, she said.
It might help promote less food intake
because students cannot carry as much food, and they
will get tired of having to get up to get more, she
said.
Students Opinions
Students, however, reacted differently to the
removal of trays. Some students arent bothered by it.
Dayna Nilsen, a freshman majoring in international
studies, said she eats at one of the two student dining
halls every day. I dont mind not having trays, she
said. Im still able to pile on all the food I need.
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Interview Transcripts
Interviewer:Jessica Brady
Interviewee:USF career center advisor
Topic:Green Degrees Offered by USF
Date:7/29/2010
What degrees are being offered that are incorporated with this going green conservation act that
USF is initializing starting the beginning of next year.
The first degree is a masters degree that is being offered is Global Sustainability and its part of
the new School of Global sustainability. The school is promising to branch off and create more degrees
as each semester passes based on want and needs of not only the students but of local and global
businesses.
What area of the job market will these degrees pertain to?
This degree is setting up professionals for jobs in the eco-system fields or developmentally green
fields. Some of the top jobs depending on this new Masters program are; hydrology, solar energy, and
environmental design and engineering. Plus, government jobs and engineering of new green products or
new wave movements of already existing products with anti green issues can also be jobs obtained with
given degree.
Is there a big market for these jobs, by employers or future prospects?
The job market is ever so slightly growing in this field of work, mostly because of the new age
thinking that going green is sustainable and it will always be needed, will keep jobs readily available.
Obviously, like anything new you have pros and cons.pros that the first flow of graduates with this
degree will have ample choices of work. Cons being the first will have to be bridge builders to show why
this is important and what this degree actually pertains, like anything else thats new, you have to prove
it.
How many people are interested in this field?
Cold cases of interested would peak at over 400 in our entire USF system; locally the number is
smaller because we are a much smaller school. It doesnt require a huge number to increment a new
Masters program, most graduates courses carry on a couple handfuls of students anyways.
Future ten year job hire. Good, bad, undecided?
Monster and other predictions sites say that this field is like technology started about 5 years
ago. When students would come in wanting to know what industry to be in that would be good for next 20
years everyone said technology and medical. But now there seems to be a new consensus that
environmentally green jobs are here to stay and can be rewarding financially and in other ways.
What range of pay?
Well like anything entry level is low but with experience, this masters degree and other obvious
things you can work from 30,000 upwards of six digit salaries a year. This is all still a learning curve for
us too, because it is new and we cant promise or look into history and give you an accurate prediction
about future salary prospects and etc.
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Why do you think USF is leaning into this, or jumping feet first into going green?
If we didnt wed get left behind? Lets see thats like saying lets not jump into this whole
technology craze.we would have been out of business and probably have half the students we
currently have enrolled if that had been the case or decision. This is the same deal schools have to keep
up with the so called trends; this is like any other job, or business. You have to stay fresh and with it or
you get left behind and no one will be interested.
Are other schools showing the same feelings and embracing new degrees and going green concepts.
Of course, kind of leads right out of the previous question no school wants to be left behind or the
one that doesnt offer something and get passed up because of it. All the USF campuss are embracing
the new ideas of going green and other local schools have already introduced degree programs
pertaining to going green.
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Annotated Bibliography
Research includes activities and accomplishments that the University of South Florida has completed as
far as Going Green and Sustainability. Conducted interviews from those stated in the research found asto find out more information as to why they choose the projects they did and if they have more plans for
future projects.
Peterson, Lindsay. "USF Offering New Green Degree." Tampa Bay Online 07 Dec. 2009 Web. 28 Jul
2010. .
University of South Florida begins to offer new master's degree. It is for professionals who deal
withsustainability issuesin their jobs and for students who want to work in other countries. According to
the master's degree proposal,University of South Floridais poised to make a significant contribution to
training students for the new Green Economy. The school will have a director but not a dedicated building
and its instructors will come from existing colleges such as architecture or nursing. This is used in our
research and gathered data section.
SEEDS Technology Public-Private partnership supports energy technology of the future ." Green USFSP.
University of South Florida, Web. 28 Jul 2010. .
SEEDS is a cutting-edge renewable energy technology that could become part of the energy
system of the future. It has a potential that could improve the environment and diversify energy sources,
resulting in lower costs for consumers. The system could be used to store energy generated by power
plants during off-peak times when it costs less to generate. This program is based on developing energy
solutions while training the next generation of power engineering professionals. This is used in our
research and gathered data section.
Gadsden, Sandra. "Gadsden, Sandra." www.tampabay.com. St.Pete Times, 01/22/2010. Web. 28 Jul 2010.
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The new Science and Technology building at USF St. Petersburg will broaden science teaching
and research at the institution, and it will do so as the first building in the USF System to earn Leadership
in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) certification. Faculty members and administrators fromUSF St. Petersburg and the USF College of Marine Science collaborated to create this multi-functional
building. This is used in our research and gathered data section.
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Anderson, Alyssa. "Anderson, Alyssa." usfweb3.usf.edu. University of South Florida, 05/19/2010. Web.
28 Jul 2010. .
The Student Government Association (SGA) at the USF Sarasota-Manatee has always been
concerned about the environment, but the new members plan to Go Green and Gold.At USF Sarasota-
Manatee, green is more than one of the school colors. USFs efforts to go green have been recognizedthrough inclusion inThe Princeton Reviews Guide to 286 Green Colleges, the first comprehensive
guidebook solely focused on colleges and universities that have demonstrated an above average
commitment to sustainability in terms of campus infrastructure, activities and initiatives. Inside look at
USFs adopt a road project. This is used in our research and gathered data section.
Cash, Jacqui. USF One of Nations Top Green Colleges. USF. 05 May 2009. 21 July 2010
USFs efforts to go green have were recognized through inclusion in The Princeton Reviews
Guide to 286 Green Colleges, the first guidebook solely focused on colleges and universities that havedemonstrated an above average commitment to sustainability in terms of campus infrastructure, activities
and initiatives. This site also includes some of USFs sustainability activities. This is used in our research
and gathered data section.
Miller, Daylina. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mania. USF. 19 April 2010. 21 July 2010
University of South Florida was named one of the top schools in the nation in competition to see
which school can reduce, reuse and recycle the most campus waste. Earlier this year, USF entered the
Waste Minimization contest in RecycleMania and placed second in Florida and 25th out of 199
universities in the United States. This is used in our research and gathered data section.
Chachere, Vickie. USF Launches Nation's First School of Global Sustainability. USF. 4 Feb. 2010. 21
July 2010
The University of South Florida is creating the nations first School of Global Sustainability, an
innovative effort aimed at preparing students for a new generation of green collar careers and to find
solutions for a world challenged with the protection of its fragile environment and limited resources. The
school will unite USFs world-class researchers in water, clean and renewable energy, climate change,
coastal environments, human health and sustainable cities in programs which recognize the worldwide
challenges to creating sustainable systems. This is used in our research and gathered data section.
Fehr,Kimberly and Estenger, Sandra, Correspondents. Going Green Means Going Trayless for USF.
USF. 7 Oct. 2008. 21 July 2010
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USF and universities across the nation are implementing environmentally friendly practices, like
phasing out the plastic trays traditionally used in dining halls. By limiting trays, there were hopes of
limiting water usage, food waste, and control eating habits. This is used in our research and gathered data
section.
Melendez, Barbara. Goodbye Plastic Water Bottles. USF. 17 Nov. 2009. 21 July 2010
The USF branch of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) has come up with an award-winning idea
that has earned $6,000 in support from Wal-Mart for a project that promises to help keep millions of
plastic bottles out of landfills and save students well over a million dollars a year: free refreshing reverse
osmosis filtered water available at popular locations around campus and inexpensive refillable bottles.
The Wal-Mart Market 111 grant is funding installation of the filtration systems. This is used in our
research and gathered data section.
Melendez, Barbara. Team Florida Chosen for Solar Decathlon. USF. 26 April, 2010. 21 July 2010
The University of South Florida is part of a team selected to participate in the U.S. Department of
Energy Solar Decathlon which will be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2011.
Teammates include Florida State University, the University of Central Florida and the University of
Florida under the banner Team Florida. This is used in our research and gathered data section.
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