Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.73
Liaison Sean MacInnes
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of North Carolina, Greensboro
ER-T2-4: Themed Housing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Chad Carwein
Sustainability Education and Outreach Specialist
Sustainability Office
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Does the institution have sustainability-themed housing (residential floor or hall, or theme house) where residents learn about sustainability together and to which residents must apply?:
Yes

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A brief description of the themed housing, including name(s) and descriptions of theme(s):
Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Spartan Startup is a Living-Learning Community open to freshmen and sophomores studying Entrepreneurship. Students live and collaborate with other creative entrepreneurs in UNCG's Jefferson Suites Residence Hall, which has been awarded LEED Silver certification by the USGBC. Make a Difference House (MADH) is a freshman-sophomore Living Learning community that focuses on volunteer work to create positive change in the Greensboro Triad community. Make a Difference House is devoted to helping its participants become active citizens through education, service-learning, volunteerism, and personal responsibility to the community. Mosaic is a Living-Learning Community open to all first year students interested in expanding their understanding of social justice, multiculturalism, and global citizenship. Students have the opportunity to engage in dialogue and activities related to the social justice principals of human rights, equality, and affecting global change with local action.

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The website URL where information about the themed housing is available:
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The total number of residents in themed housing. :
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information about the Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Spartan Startup Living-Learning Community is available here: http://learningcommunities.uncg.edu/lc/susent.php Information about the Make a Difference House (MADH) Living-Learning Community is available here: http://learningcommunities.uncg.edu/lc/madh.php Information about the Mosaic Living-Learning Community is available here: http://learningcommunities.uncg.edu/lc/mosaic.php

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