Desirae has been with the green campus program for 4 years and has been a great asset to the team ever since green campus started in 2004, our team lead for this year, main coordinator for the ER 199 course, and many other projects. She graduated with a major in Environmental Economics and Policy and a minor in Conservation Resource Studies. She has accepted a job with Pacific Gas and Electric and will be working as an Associate Project Manager under the Customer Energy Efficiency Division working on Target Markets on programs in Universities/Schools, Retail, and Hospitality.

Vi has been with the green campus program for 2 years and has also been a great team member, heading up the successful fume hood campaign and many other successful projects. She graduated with a double major in Economics and Political Science. She has accepted a job in San Fransisco as an economic consultant.

Congratulations to our successful program coordinators, Vi and Desirae, we will miss you both and hope the best of luck in the future!

For more information on other winners go to contest.berkeley.edu

Also, UC Berkeley Green Campus team was award the Oski Award for Sustainability for the “greenest” sustainability student group

Great job team!

For more information, about other green fund grant recipients and the 2008 CACS summit go to the UC Berkeley news page.

Congratulations to Unit 4 for winning the Spring 08 BB Competition. The
Green Campus Program is collaborating with Cal Dining to provide you with
your prize! WE usually offer an ice cream party, but decided to take a
different turn this semester and were brining out the CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN!
Keep on the look out for promotional posters for the exact date and time
of the event in late April.

Here are the exact results (savings in comparison to energy use in the
past 2 years):
- Unit 4: 7.24%
- Unit 2: 6.72%
- Unit 3: 5.01%
- Unit 1: 0.29%

Total Savings (in comparison to baseline data): 12.19%, 92.04 MWh,
equivalent to $9,200 in avoided energy costs

Thats right! Spring “Blackout Battles” Res Hall Energy Competition is here! The competition is between Feb.1st to March 1st. Competition between units 1-4 to see who can conserve the most energy. The winning unit will receive an ice cream party sponsored by Cal Dining! For more information on how to conserve energy check out our Blackout Battles page.

ALSO: Look out for Fall 08 Blackout Battles Competition, A NEW SPIN on our competition. There’s works of a Blackout Battles between Green Campus Berkeley and Green Campus Stanford. We’ll Keep you updated on “The Big Watt” Berkeley-Stanford Res Hall Energy Competition!

Winner: Unit 3!

Weekly workload is 5 to 15 hours per week and is compensated at $10 per hour.

For more information, email BerkeleyGreenCampus@gmail.com.

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The Green Campus Program seeks an experienced campus environmentalist for the position of Green Campus Program Coordinator for the Spring of 2008.
The Program Coordinator Position is an internship that demands an organized self-starter who is intimately familiar with the UC Berkeley campus community and comfortable working on a team.
The Program Coordinator is responsible for the successful implementation of the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program, the goal of which is immediate energy savings on the Berkeley campus, primarily through low-cost technologies and no-cost behavior changes, as well as the education of campus students, staff, and faculty members on energy conservation.
The Program Coordinator will determine his/her specific objectives and workload through ongoing consultation with the Team Leader and with the Program Associate.
*Current UC Berkeley Projects include:*

- Energy 101 DeCal Course

- Blackout Battles Energy Competition in the Residence Halls

- Fume Hood “Shut the Sash” Campaign

- HAAS School of Business Energy Conservation Campaign

- Installing Vending Misers (energy saving devices) on Campus Vending Machines

- Light Bulb Exchange

- CRT Retirement: Researching and changing out CRT monitors for LEDs

- Green Room, Green Apartment, and Green Suite demonstration areas

- Hall Staff Outreach

- Sustainability Week, Focus the Nation, and Earth Week Events
Please see our website for more information on the specific projects: http://greencampus.berkeley.edu/
*Applicants must:*

- Be currently enrolled graduate or undergraduate (Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors preferred) students with experience environmental activism

- Possess excellent written and oral communications skills

- Be comfortable with the basic functions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
*Desired Qualities:*

- Strong experience in on-campus environmental activism

- Specialized skills such as:
*Engineering or technical knowledge
*Graphic design, newsletter design web design, or editing skills
*Data analysis
*Teaching at a college level
*Public speaking
*Managing budgets

- Familiarity / previous working relationship with the Green Campus Program, other campus environmental groups, or DeCal program.

- Familiarity / previous working relationship with campus staff and administrators
The weekly workload for the Program Coordinator position will vary between 5 and 15 hours per week and is compensated at $10 dollars per hour. The position runs from date of hire until the end of the Spring semester; the option to terminate at any time is available to both parties at all times.
*Application Materials:*

To apply please send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to BerkeleyGreenCampus@gmail.com.

Please email BerkeleyGreenCampus@gmail.com or contact Desirae Early at (909) 921-5807 if you have any further questions about the program.
All applications must be received by midnight on December 5th, 2007.
Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis. Good luck!
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Head-quartered in Washington, DC, the non-profit Alliance to Save Energy (www.ase.org) promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy security.
The Green Campus Program seeks energy savings on university campuses through a student-led campaign to identify and reduce energy waste through improvements in energy use behaviors, student purchasing decisions and operations changes.

Here are the standings so far (compared to past year’s data):

Unit 3: 9.74%

Unit 4: 7.70%

Unit 2: 7.61%

Unit 1: 0.90%

And the cumulative savings: 6.84% = $5,100 saved.

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“Blackout Battles” energy competition has been held in the residence halls for 4 semesters since 2005. Blackout Battles is a competition between Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, and Unit 4 (Unit 5 is not included due to inaccurate energy data). The competition focuses on making students living in the residence halls aware about their energy consumption. Green Campus collaborates with Residential and Student Services Program (RSSP) and Residential Sustainability Education Coordinators (RSECs) to provide students with various ways to conserve energy through education, publicity, and incentives. The winners of past competitions have chosen prizes such as Ping-Pong tables, foosball tables, board game collections, exercise equipment, or food items for parties as voted on by each areas hall associations. The competitions also included Ben & Jerry’s ice cream parties as arranged by Green Campus interns.

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