By Rhianna Hruska, 2nd Year Master of Environmental Studies candidate, Secretary/Treasurer of the Clean Energy Committee, and Sustainability Resident Assistant for the Mods
Did you know Evergreen housing offers a sustainability theme? Mod 303 is a place for residents interested in living an environmentally conscious lifestyle. There are two rooms open in the theme for this year! Current on campus residents interested in the sustainability theme can apply and live in one of the Mod 303 rooms for the remainder of this academic year. Applications for the theme open on February 1, 2016. The application can be accessed at this link: http://evergreen.edu/housing/themes/sustainability.htm. Residents interested in sustainability-themed housing next year can also apply.
What does the sustainability theme entail? Residents will attend a half day retreat at the beginning of fall quarter and will volunteer for ten hours a quarter in sustainability projects of their interest. The sustainability housing community will meet together twice a quarter with the Sustainability Resident Director and the RAD Sustainability Crew Lead to brainstorm sustainability projects/ideas for the quarter. For example, last year the sustainability community helped build a spiral herb garden in front of Mod 303. I spent my volunteer hours in the RAD Aquaponic Greenhouse. I did water testing, harvested plants, and fed the fish in the system. The theme provides an opportunity for residents to get involved and contribute to campus sustainability projects!
If you have any questions about sustainability themed housing, RAD can be contacted at: rad@evergreen.edu, (360) 867-6132, or by stopping by the RAD Front Office on the third floor of A Building (Room 301). If you have any questions about RAD Facilities’ sustainability projects or want to hear about ways to get involved, reach out to RAD Sustainability at radsustainability@evergreen.edu.
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