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Green InitiativesEnvironment & Sustainability:Green Initiatives on CampusGet InvolvedWestern students are encouraged to ‘ownthe campus’ while they study here. Thereare opportunities through organizedgroups, such as EnviroWestern, awarenesscampaigns, such as Earth Day, andgreen events and initiatives, such as theSustainability Stakeholders Forum. Be activeand get involved!Here are some examples of initiatives ofenvironmental sustainability on campus:• Fluorescent bulbs in the Residences• Earth Hour Participation• Battery Recovery• Plastic Bags Reduction• Fluorescent lighting tubes• Indoor and Outdoor Composting• Earth Day - Campus Clean up• Paint Recycling• Residence Garage Sale• 100% Recycled Bathroom Tissue• Eateries Reducing Paper & PackagingAwarenesshttp://sustainability.uwo.ca• Earth Day Colloquium• Western’s Green Awards• EnviroWestern’s SustainabilityStakeholders Forum• Environmental Committees & GroupsEnviroweekSee the Campus Events section in this guide.EnviroWesternSee the Volunteer & Clubs section in this guide.EnviroWestern Projectswww.usc.uwo.ca/envirowestern/Projects.htmlGraduate Program(s)Environment & Sustainability• Master’s of Environment &Sustainability• Collaborative Research ProgramGreen Infrastructurewww.uwo.ca/ppd/sustainability/id_infrastructure.html• Claudette McKay-Lassonde Pavilion(LEED)• Western Environmental Systems(WES)• The Sherwood Fox ArboretumPurple Bikeswww.usc.uwo.ca/purplebikesEmail: purplebikes.london@gmail.comThe Purple Bikes group promotes cycling atWestern and in the London community. Wehold that cycling is practical in cities wheremost destinations are close in proximity.Cyling keeps our air clean, bodies healthyand community lively. We are committed tofostering and serving the cycling community.Researchwww.uwo.ca/ppd/sustainability/id_research.html• Centre for Environment andSustainability• The Insurance Research Lab forBetter Homes• Wind Engineering, Energy andEnvironment (WindEEE)• Biotron – Experimental ClimateChange Research Facility• Bioindustrial Innovation Centre• Centre for Building SustainableValue• Research Network for BusinessSustainabilityStudent Projectswww.uwo.ca/ppd/sustainability/id_students.html• SunStang• Purple Bikes Co-op/Share• Trashion Show• Farmers Market (Brescia)• Quadrangle Beautification ProjectSustainability ProjectsWestern has developed a strong foundationof sustainable projects and continues topursue the latest in environmental protocol.Through eco-focused academic programs,research and campus initiatives, Western iscommitted to investing in the future. Hereare some examples of feature initiatives fromthe past year:• Furniture & Equipment RecyclingProgram (FERP)• UWO Book Store/Books Plus PlasticBag Phase-out• Windermere Apiary• Lighting Retrofit/Daylight Harvesting/Sensors• 3rd Annual I.D.E.A.s Conference• Indoor & Outdoor CompostingTransportationwww.uwo.ca/ppd/sustainability/id_transportation.html• Student Bus Pass• Purple Bikes Program• Dedicated Pedestrian and Bike Routes• Carpooling Program• University Owned Hybrid Vehicles• RollerBladesUndergraduate Program(s)www.westerncalendar.uwo.caEnvironmental Science, Faculty of Science• Honors Specialization inEnvironmental Science, Major inEnvironmental Science, Specializationin Environmental Science, Minor inEnvironmental ScienceEnvironmental Studies, Faculty of SocialScience• Major in Population Studies, Minor inEnvironment and CultureEnvironmental Engineering, Faculty ofEngineering• Environmental Option of the CivilEngineering• The Department of Chemical andBiochemical Engineering, Five-yearconcurrent degree leading to a B.E.Sc.degree in Chemical Engineering and(three year) B.Sc. degree with a Majorin Environmental ScienceGreen Process Engineering UndergraduateProgram, Faculty of Engineering• Upon completing WesternEngineering’s Common First Year,students can apply to the GreenProcess Engineering program. Onceaccepted, students will developthe necessary skills to design greenproducts and processes.32 STUDENT GUIDE 2011-2012