Elaine Durr, director of sustainability, and Jessica Bilecki, education and outreach coordinator in the Office of Sustainability, presented at North America’s largest higher education sustainability conference held in Nashville, Tenn. in early October.
Durr’s presentation, titled “Residential Energy Competitions: Adapting for Success,” described how Elon’s energy competition (POWERless) has developed, been evaluated and adapted over the course of nine competitions. Best practices and lessons learned were shared on the topics of organizing, marketing and student engagement.
Bilecki presented a workshop, titled “Adapting Eco-Rep Training to Optimize Student Experience,” with a colleague from the University of South Carolina. The workshop provided participants with a basic table of contents for Eco-Rep manuals, objectives to cover during Eco-Rep trainings, the opportunity to network with colleagues and the space to identify concrete implementation strategies to strengthen their own Eco-Rep programs.
Both sessions were well attended and sparked active discussion among participants.
Visit the Office of Sustainability web site to learn more about POWERless and the Eco-Rep program.