2013

The Green Initiative

Professional Writing ENC 3250 USF summer 2013 Prepared for: Dr. Tobienne

Rachel Preston, Lead Interviewer Dylyan Smith, Lead Writer Richard Prince, Lead Compiler Nathan Stopnytsky, Lead Editor

Team 4 ENC 3250 8/7/2013

Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary and Introduction 2. Discussion: a. Campus Smoking Ban b. Green Initiatives c. LEED U.S. Green Building council d. Student Green Energy fund e. Student Initiatives f. USF Residence Hall g. Bull Runner Transit System 3. Interview 4. Conclusion 5. Annotated Bibliography

Executive Summary: Focus will be attributed to the many programs and initiatives launched by the University of South Florida in maintaining and promoting a green sustainable campus. Introduction: The University of South Florida is attempting to go green, and this report will explore the efforts that the university has taken in order to become a sustainable campus. It will focus on the efforts made by the universitys main campus in Tampa, along with looking at the efforts made at its satellite campus in St. Petersburg and Lakeland; they seem to also be making strides to go green.

Smoke Free Campus

USF Bullrunner

Recycling Efforts

Student

Involvment

The University has made strides in the efforts to promote sustainability not only with their students and faculty, but also within their regional community. The efforts have not only been recognized locally, but also on a national level with recognition from Princeton Reviewers Guide to 286 Green College in 2010, a guidebook which focuses solely on Universities and Colleges which demonstrate a commitment to sustainability on campus through different initiatives.

In order to further explore the University of South Floridas attempts at going green we have explored the Universitys own websites, other green initiative articles, and an interview for a first person perspective on the sustainability efforts, along with how affective the most popular initiatives have been. This report is not meant to persuade one to think that the University of South Florida has done all it can to be a leader in sustainability in its community, but this report will show you all it has done thus far, and let you as the reader draw your conclusion whether or not the University of South Florida has done its part in going green.

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