Checkout the CEC 2008 Calendar to find out what's going on!

CEC General meetings -- Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00p in Garrison 1.126

CEC coordinating board meetings -- Tuesdays 7:10 - 8:10 in SER Conference Room 

Orange Bike Project -- Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 in Welch 3.260

Ecoreps -- Mondays 5:00 - 6:00 in GAR 1.134

Recycling Task Force -- Tuesdays 6:00-7:00 JES A303A 

Green Greeks/Litter -- Tuesdays 6:00-7:00 in PAR 310

Publicity -- Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 in FAC 1st Floor 

Students for a Sustainable Campus -- Thursdays 5:00 - 6:00 in CAL 221

Recruitment & Socials -- Every other Tuesday 5:00-6:00 in PAR 302 (next is Nov 11)

Gardening -- Friday 4:30-5:30 at the rose trellises on 24th & San Jacinto

Food -- Every other Tuesday 6:00-7:00 in the Honors Quad (next is Oct. 28th)

 November is UT Energy Challenge Month!

 Join the challenge here by taking the Do it in the Dark Pledge!

The UT Energy Challenge encourages UT students, staff, and faculty reduce their energy usage in the month of Novemeber.

If you sign the pledge you will be entered into a drawing for great prizes from Whole Earth, Chipotle, and Starbucks!

If you live in an on-campus residence hall or off-campus co-op, your residence will be enterred into the Energy Challenge . The co-op and residence hall to reduce its energy usage the most (as compared to its own average for past Novembers)  will win a prize for the whole residence!

For more information or to get involved,  email ecoreps @ utenvironment . org. 

By putting in as little as 1 volunteer hour per week, you can volunteer to be an EcoRep (aka "Ecological Representative") for your wing or floor. You'll get to make friends, have access to all the resources of the CEC, and make a real difference for the world we share just by talking to your neighbors. Tasks include educating fellow residents about easy ways they can conserve water and energy, conducting a quick recycling inventory for your residence hall, helping advertise our dorm energy challenge, and more! No previous experience is required. For more information and to sign up, click here.

We also are looking for Residence Hall Conservation Leaders to help lead environmental initiatives in their residence hall; see the EcoReps website for more information.

Your individual impact makes a big difference on our environment. Take the "Bleed Orange, Think Green" Pledge and learn easy ways to be green. The pledge is for UT students, faculty, and staff, and the website also has many resources on how to be green.

When you take the pledge, you can also sign up for a monthly e-newsletter with a new, easy way to be green every month. It's a great way to incorporate simple environmental habits into your lifestyle.

The Campus Environmental Center is the Agency of Student Government charged with connecting UT's sustainble future with student development and community engagement. Since 2002, the CEC has directly engaged some 15,000 individuals (mostly students) in projects ranging from our residence hall EcoReps network to the successful campaign for a UT Sustainability Policy. We have recycled tens of tons of materials through our plastic, aluminum, inkjet, and Trash to Treasure recycling programs and look forward to continue advancing sustainable solutions at UT. Thanks for visiting our website, don't be shy to contact any of our many leaders or sign up to Get Involved! 

UT Sustainability Network 

Each month anyone and everyone involved with sustainability on campus - staff, faculty, and students - are invited to gather to share information and collaborate at the UT Sustainability Network meetings. Click here to find out more information on the Network, upcoming meetings, and how you can get involved. The next UTSN meeting is on Friday December 12 from 12:00 - 1:30p in the Union Texas Governor's Room. We hope to see you there!