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Campus Partners

• Housing and Residential Education (HRE)

  As students’ first home and community at ¿ì»îapp, Housing and Residential Education (HRE) plays a central role in educating and engaging students in intentional and sustainable living. HRE partners closely with the Center for Sustainability to ensure both move-in and move-out produce less waste, and with Custodial Services to provide recycling bins in all resident rooms and compost and recycling in the lobbies of every residence hall. HRE and Facilities ensure the buildings are as efficient as possible.Ìý

  Additionally, HRE sponsors numerous programs to increase awarenessÌýand educate about sustainable personal lifestyle choices. Educational bulletin boards and hall meetings discuss waste, energy, waterÌýand transportation best practices. Community-wide programs hosted by RAs engage residents in how to live sustainably.

  Learn more about HRE’s sustainability initiatives here.

• Denver Dining by Sodexo

  As ¿ì»îapp’s contracted food service provider, Sodexo works to ensure the food we eat on campus is nutritious and delicious, and they have set aggressive goals towardÌýlocal and sustainable sourcing and disposal. To this end, Sodexo signed on to the Real Food ChallengeÌýin 2014, and met its goal to serve 20% Real Food (local and sustainably sourced) in the dining halls. Sodexo was also integral in creating the, which continues to drive sustainable practices across all good service.

  Beyond this, Sodexo has implemented several programs to reduce waste in the dining halls and kitchens, as well as being key partners in alleviating food insecurity at ¿ì»îapp through their generous support of the ¿ì»îapp Food Pantry and the program.

  Read more about Sodexo’s sustainability initiatives

• Parking and Mobility Services

  Parking and Mobility Services’Ìýmission is to help the ¿ì»îapp community get to, fromÌýand around campus. They provide a myriad of options that make getting out of your single occupancy vehicle (SOV) affordable and convenient. They register bikes to help keep them safe from theftÌýand run a campus shuttle that improves connections to light rail and moves people quickly across campus and to community amenities. Parking and Mobility Services is dedicated to making alternative transportation the norm at ¿ì»îapp.Ìý

  Read about all of Parking and Mobility Service’s sustainability programs here.

• Aramark Custodial Services

  Custodial Services play a central role in ¿ì»îapp’s goals of becoming a zero waste campus by 2035. Without our custodians, our waste would not end up being recycled or composted. Custodial Services is leading the way in green cleaning practices, reducing chemicals and allergens.Ìý

  Beyond this, Aramark is a key monetary supporter of the ¿ì»îapp Food Pantry, a program that ensures everyone in the ¿ì»îapp Community has food to eat when they aren’t sure where their next meal might come from.Ìý

  Learn more about Custodial Service’s work here.

• Pioneer@Work

  Following Transformative Direction Four of ¿ì»îapp Impact 2025, ¿ì»îapp is advancing our institutional structures and becoming more agile and
  networked with , ¿ì»îapp’s talent management platform. Pioneer@WorkÌýlaunched our newest module, the learning management system (LMS), in August 2020, and the system empowers employees to seek out learning opportunities, such as instructor-led classes, e-Learnings, and 16,000 LinkedIn Learning courses. You may have experienced this powerful platform as you completed the DEI training or Faculty Institute for Inclusive Teaching (FIIT). This platform now hosts a curricula for Sustainability at ¿ì»îapp. Targeting Sustainability Council members, these core sessions and associated playlist of mini workshops is open to anyone wanting to deepen their knowledge of sustainability and how this work looks at ¿ì»îapp..

  As part of employee benefit packages, Human Resources and Inclusive Community (HRIC) also provides an RTD transit EcoPass to all full-time employees. This benefit allows full access to the transit system, making commuting easier and stress-free.

  Learn more about the Sustainability Curriculum in Pioneer@WorkÌý

• Anderson Academic Commons (AAC)

  The LEED Silver-certified Anderson Academic Commons (AAC) has had a Sustainability Committee since 2014. It is open to participation by faculty, staff and student employees of any library or academic support unit housed in the AAC. The AAC regularly sponsors films, panels, staff and faculty trainings, special events, and the quarterly Zero Waste Finals event with treats and a trash diversion game. With the support of building users, the AAC has the best day-in-day-out waste diversion rate on the ¿ì»îapp campus:Ìý69 percentÌýof its waste was kept out of the landfill stream on its most recent waste audit. The AAC frequently co-sponsors events with the Center for Sustainability and other groups, and sponsors a team tending two plots in the Bridge Community Garden. here about our programs.Ìý

  The University Libraries maintain a substantial collection of policy, scientific and popular environmental publications for the use of the ¿ì»îapp Community. Our library research guides on sustainability topics are .

• Health and Counseling Center

  Well-being is the on-going process of reflecting on and engaging with your values and actions to help you thrive now and into the future, and it is the mission of Health Promotion and the Health and Counseling Center to ensure that everyone at ¿ì»îapp is able to be well. Among the eight dimensions of well-being that Health Promotion has identified is Environmental Well-Being, which describes a safe and sustainable environment as crucial to personal well-being. Living a more sustainable life can improve health — both physical and mental — and the HCC works to make these connections as students navigate the demands of college life.

  Read more about the 8 Dimensions of Well-Being here.