SFS Highlights By Year
2021
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SFS hosted their first week long Earth Week celebration with over 340 participants
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SFS hosts Feeding the World Event and donated 127,266 gains of rice
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​Sustainability Student Fee by the Energy and Climate committee is passed by ABOR
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Campus Vegetation Mini Grant accepted
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HydroCats installs new faucet aerators for CAPLA
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Greenhouse purchased for the community garden
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PLAN - Phase 1 of ATLAS Waste Audit conducted
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Waste Reduction launches podcast called "Trash Talk"
2020
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UArizona Community Garden transitions under the Office of Sustainability
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Waste Reduction enrolled The University of Arizona as member of the Post Landfill Action Network
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Hybrid car purchased for SafeRide
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SFS goes fully online
2019
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SFS hosted their largest Earth Day Event to date
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Education Outreach Committee Forms
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UA Community Garden revitalization project began
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ENR2 Agrivoltaics construction begins
2018
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The Pollinator Basin at the Community Garden is completed
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Cistern Painting Part 2
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SFS Directors help write sections of the UA Strategic Plan
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SFS reaches 120 members across all committees and projects
2017
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Environmental Arts "Just Add Water" art gallery
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SFS paints the Community Garden Cistern
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Yoga in the Garden and CPR in the Garden
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SFS works with Career Development on the Green Career Fair
2016
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The Highland Cistern was installed
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The Wildcat Waste Challenge in the UA Libraries occur
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Environmental Health Panel
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Women in Green Leadership Panel Series
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Market on the Moves starts coming to the Farmers Markets
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SFS is offered as a class
2015
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SFS members travel to the Paris Climate Talks with our climate action banner​
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Break the Bag Habit campaign continues
2014
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SFS has over 30 members
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"Break the Bag Habit" campaign was launched
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SFS collaborated with Tucson Village Farm for their Water Cow
2013
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Students for Sustainability hosted "Recycle Roll" which set up 3,000 recycling bins around campus
2012
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SFS created the UA Community Garden
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As more people joined SFS, committees form to help divide and conquer.
2011
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Office of Sustainability was formed
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Greening the Game started
2010
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Compost Cats was started within SFS
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The "Sage Fund" rebranded into the "Green Fund"
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SFS secured a full-time advisor
2009
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SFS was small but continued growing and searching for full-time advisor!
2008
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Students for Sustainability was founded!
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There were only 7 students in SFS