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Projects

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As a committee with a lot of money to spend every semester, we have allocated money towards/ funded the following projects:

Projects In Process ​

  • Peaks and Professors ($1,516)
  • Bird Friendly Window Markers ($4,649)
  • Bee Campus USA Certification ($500)
  • Sustainability Studies 2022 ($14,000)
  • Zero Waste Event Bins & Solar Trash Compactors ($38,762)

Projects Completed in Fall 2022

  • Sustainability Week Student Gathering ($391)
  • Jamil Niner Student Pantry Gardens ($498)
  • Turn Off the Lights Stickers ($508)
  • Aquaponics Lab Pilot Program ($13,409)

Projects Completed in Spring 2022

  • Kappa Aplha Order Adopt-a-Spot ($250)
  • CGI Bus Ads ($70)
  • Latinx Adopt-a-Spot ($550)
  • Student Garden Day ($980)
  • Film Screening ($344)
  • "I Donated Swipes" Stickers ($38)
  • Party for the Planet ($2,391)
  • Lambda Theta Alpha Adopt-a-Spot ($225)
  • Reusable Makeup Wipes ($1,021)
  • NASA Adopt-a-Spot ($225)
  • CGI Lawn Signs ($110)
  • AMWA Period Poverty Dispensers ($4,686)

Projects Completed in Fall 2021

  • ABSGS Adopt-a-Spot ($555)
  • Alpha Chi Omega Adopt-a-Spot ($555)
  • Student Ambassadors Adopt-a-Spot ($555)
  • Sustainability Week Student Gatheirng ($486.63)
  • Hammock Replacements ($4,4729.86)
  • Sunscreen Dispensers 2.0 ($2,000)

Projects Completed in Spring 2021

  • Low Temperature Freezers ($11,369.23)
  • Infographics on Plastic Bag Recycling ($5.70)
  • DIY Fabric Softener ($70.00)
  • Bird Nestbox Trail Expansion ($493.75)
  • Student Garden Day ($5,978.70)
  • Climate Action Plan ($111.06)
  • Water Quality Sensors for Reclaimed Water ($35,000)

Projects Completed in Fall 2020

  • Bioretention Garden Study ($278.94)

Projects Completed in Spring 2020

  • UREC Sunscreen Dispensers ($2,500) 
  • UNCC Food Forest Exhibit ($2,691.23)
  • Sustainable Science ($1,200.00) plus an update ($150.00)
  • I Heart Water Campaign 2.0 ($5,098.65) 
  • Earth Day Festival Planting ($1,062)
  • Niner Thrift ($375.00)
  • Ultra-Low Freezers ($40,700.00) 

Projects Completed in Fall 2019​

  • Student Gathering ($500) 
  • NAACP Adopt a Spot ($500)
  • Phi  Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Adopt a Spot ($500)
  • Invasive species removal tools ($954)
  • Fall '19 CGI promotional poster ($52.80)
  • Get Outdoors Movie Night ($511)
  • Succulent Planting ($792)
  • I Heart Water Campaign ($1,221)
  • Earth Club Movie Night WALL-E ($639)
  • Swing reinforcements ($300)
  • ROTC Adopt a Spot ($500)
  • Weird Recycling ($6,600)
  • 300 Shut the Sash Stickers ($132)
  • 100 70-80 degrees stickers ($44)

Previous Projects 

  • Hybrid Van Upgrade ($5,490)
  • Swipe Out Hunger Establishment ($4,000)
  • Reusable Oil Filters ($9,298)
  • Refrigeration Controller Study ($3,566)
  • Solar-Thermal Heating System ($32,136)
  • Green Restaurant Association Certification ($8,016)
  • Butterfly Highway Site ($4,350)
  • New Groundwater Well ($10,000)
  • Bike lane markings on Cameron Blvd ($3,321.44)
  • Sustainability Studies - Capstone Projects ($21,000)
  • "Turn Off the Lights" Sticker Campaign ($2,000)
  • Van Landingham Glen Stream Repairs Phase II ($7,500)
  • Recycling and Trash Bins for building exits ($19,165)
  • Additional Hammock Locations ($4,244)
  • Student Gathering ($250)
  • Student Capstone Projects on Campus Sustainability (2017)
  • Shed & tools for the Student Garden ($2,367)
  • Party for the Planet 2018 ($4,160)
  • Party for the Planet 2017 ($1,458)
  • Statement Making Fashion Show E-Waste Art ($10,000)
  • "These Come From Trees" sticker campaign ($635)
  • Charlotte Wheels Bike Share Stations ($40,000)
  • Skateboard Racks for the Popp-Martin Student Union ($4,037)
  • Human-Powered Ice Cream Bike ($3,800)
  • Adopt-A-Spot Signage (21 in total to date) ($10,500)
  • Jamil Niner Student Pantry Food Plot ($4,000)
  • Bottle Filling Station at Career Center ($1,516)
  • Bottle Filling Station at Greenhouse ($1,516)
  • Signs for Public Electric Car Chargers 
  • Bottle Filling Stations 
  • Erosion Prevention at Lot 27
  • VEEBAR battery monitoring for electric vehicles 
  • Temporary Bike Racks for special events or other needs ($5,640)
  • Compost bins for student and staff gardens
  • Bike Racks for EPIC and Grigg Hall 
  • Bottle Filling Stations to Complete Campus Buildings ($23,731)
  • Hammock Centers in Botanical Gardens ($3,788)
  • Bridge for Van Landingham Glen ($5,797)
  • Student Garden Information Kiosk ($1,200)
  • Graduation Gown Repurposing Project ($500)
  • Replaced outdated Red and Yellow recycling bins with newer model
  • Van Landingham Glen Stream Repairs Phase I
  • Zero Waste Football Stadium
  • Bottle Filling Stations - Football Stadium
  • Three ELOO compostable toilets found at the low ropes course
  • The pallet green wall constructed on the side of Smith, behind the bike racks
  • 2009 Annual Report

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