Students

Campus Sustainability Resources

• Join the Seattle U Sustainability Facebook page to be notified of what's happening at SU.
• Sign up to receive the AASHE Bulletin, a weekly compilation of news, opportunities, resources, job postings and events related to sustainability in higher education.
• Learn best practices from other schools via AASHE's Resources. Topics include: academics, research, co-curricular education, student organizing, operations and planning. Create an account using your Seattle University email address to access the members-only resources.
• Search 800 case studies highlighting efforts to green the campus and the curriculum from colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Go to Campus Ecology's sustainability database.

Classroom

• Take a  sustainability-focused class.
• Ask your professor to accept electronic versions of papers, tests, and assignments; allow single-spacing, reduced margins, and double-sided printing for hard copy assignments; print handouts or exams on double-sided, recycled content paper.
• Turn off the lights if the classroom has enough daylight for your needs. Turn off lights when you leave the room if it has manual switches.
• Raise the blinds to let sunlight in when it’s cold outside and close the blinds to keep the sun out on hot days.
  
  

Clubs

• Sustainable Student Action strives to educate the community on environmental issues and to work on projects that lead to a more sustainable future. 

Energy

• If you are physically able, open doors manually.
• Burn calories- take the stairs.
• Turn off your computer, monitor, speakers, printer, and lights at night. 
• Turn off lights in unoccupied rooms.
• Contact the Facilities Resource Center if you experience an energy issue, for example a room is too hot or cold:  296-6996, facilities@seattleu.edu
  

Food

• Plant a vegetable garden at one of the two campus community gardens. 
  Eat the fruits, vegetables and herbs growing throughout the campus gardens. Download the Campus Edibles Map.  
  

Meetings and Events

• Use the Green Event Planning Guide and Checklist. Sections provide information on food choices and catering, waste reduction, communication, transportation, and post-event considerations specific to Seattle University.

Residence Hall Room

• Donate your unwanted clothes, food, school supplies and more at your residence hall’s Move Out collection station open Finals Week of Spring Quarter.
• Plug electronics into a power strip so you can flip 1 switch to turn everything off and eliminate standby power consumption.
  

Transportation

• $100 a quarter Transit Pass covers travel between four counties.
• Bike Commuting- Register your bike, plan a safe bike route to campus, find a map of campus bike racks, sign up for the secure, covered bike lot; rent a locker in the Student Center and use the shower.  Learn more.
• Carpool parking permit.
• Zipcar is a car-sharing company which rents cars by the hour. A car is reserved at a moment's notice or in advance through an online reservation. Hourly rates include gas and insurance. Leave your car at home and use the Zipcar for occasional trips. A variety of cars are parked near campus. 
• Car2Go is a car-sharing company that provides a fleet of free-floating, Smart ForTwo cars distributed all over Seattle. Members use the car for as long as they like without committing to a specific return time or location. They can finish the trip in any authorized parking space within the car2go Home Area. By-the-minute rates include fuel, insurance, parking and maintenance. 

Waste Reduction

• Set your computer to print double-sided as the default. Download easy how-to instructions.
• Bring your own mug to any campus cafe and get a 20-cent discount on hot drinks and soda.
• Educate yourself on what materials are recyclable and compostable.     
• Bring computers, electronics, broken equipment and much more from home to Seattle University's annual Recycling Event during Earth Week in April.
  

Water

• Drink free tap water from the campus fountains and cafes. 
• Buy the Seattle University Think Outside the Bottle water bottle and support the clean water for Haiti project.