Public Information and Education

The “Eat IN” campaign encourages guests in Dining Halls to eat in the dining halls and to use washable china, glasses and flatware. This objective is included in our orientation video, most publications and in posters and table tents at the start of each semester.
The “Why Bottle” campaign encourages guests in convenience shops and campus cafes to utilize reusable mugs for fountain sodas rather than bottles.
The Green Dining Program is featured on the Dining Services web site and on posters and promotional materials.
The Department actively promotes and participates in Recyclemania.
Staff members participated in Earth Day with displays and by participating in sustainability discussions as panel members.
Staff members also serve on the Student Affairs Environment Committee and the Campus Climate Action Plan Workgroup.
Dining Services works with the Resident Halls Association and other student groups to provide information and education about recycling and environmental concerns.
Dining Services teamed up with Cathy Guisewite, author of the comic strip “Cathy” to promote the use of tap water over bottled water. A “Cathy” Sunday comic had been devoted to the environmental effect of disposable plastic water bottles and is used to promote the triple filtered water stations in the dining halls.
Written environmental and recycling expectations are included in every staff member’s performance review and development program.
Employee training includes a session on environmental issues, including composting and recycling policies.
Senior Associate Director Joe Mullineaux speaks nationally about Green Dining:
Facilities Assistant Director Greg Thompson (“Mr. Compost”) has been featured for composting work and for roof gardens that grow organic herbs using irrigation from refrigeration condensation and recycled materials such as rain barrels made from carbonated beverage syrup containers.