Social Sustainability
Instructions: To obtain your Social Sustainability badge, it is recommended that you complete the following by November 1, 2024.
**Only submit the form once you have completed all of your actions. Remember, you only have to complete the prerequisite and 2 additional actions of your choosing. You do not have to complete all of the actions to earn your badge. |
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Prerequisite:
Prerequisite Action: Join the WSU Sustainability Team on Motivote
Description: Join the WSU Sustainability team (part of the Weber State Votes team) on Motivote to get info about upcoming elections, earn points, and win rewards. Join here!
Time Commitment: 10 minutes
Required Documentation: Upload a screenshot of your profile (click your name located on the top right and choose "My Activity" from the dropdown).
Choose at Least Two of the Following Actions:
Action 1: Attend a Walker Voter Education Event (TBD)
Description: TDB
Time Commitment: TBD
Required Documentation: TBD
Action 2: Attend a Debate (TBD)
Description: TDB
Time Commitment: TBD
Required Documentation: TBD
Action 3: Participate in Expedition Vote (TBD)
Description: TDB
Time Commitment: TBD
Required Documentation: TBD
Action 4: Pledge to Vote & Participate in Vote Early Day (TBD)
Description: TDB
Time Commitment: TBD
Required Documentation: TBD
Action 5: Participate in the WSU Service Day of Remembrance (TBD)
Description: Join the Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) for their 13th Annual WSU Service Day of Remembrance on TBD to honor someone who has passed away or for those who embody service in the community.
*All benefits-eligible faculty and staff can use their employee service leave for this event (which is code "SERV" in Leave Tracker).
Time Commitment: 1 hour+
Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about which event you attended and your experience.
Action 6: Contact Your Representatives to Take Action
Description: Find an environmental issue important to you and contact your representatives to take action. The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators provides a great resource to learn more about local issues and associated legislation. To find current Utah legislation, click here and scroll down to Utah on the map. Find and contact your national, state, and local elected leaders here.
Time Commitment: 1 hour+
Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences on the issue you chose and who you contacted.
Action 7: Get Involved with a Local Organization Working on Climate-Related Issues
Description: Get involved with a local organization working on climate-related issues! Some great examples include Utah Clean Energy, Foodscaping Utah, Friends of the Great Salt Lake, Sierra Club Utah Chapter, Healthy Environment Alliance Utah (HEAL Utah), Ogden Nature Center, Citizens' Climate Lobby, Utah Climate Action Network, and Utah Rivers Council. **Note that some organizations require dues.
Time Commitment: varies (30 minutes)
Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about what organization you joined and what you hope to gain.
Action 8: Watch One of Drawdown's Neighborhood Episodes
Description: Learn about various climate stories from voices who often go unheard through Drawdown's Neighborhood series. Access the series here.
Time Commitment: varies (10-20 minutes)
Required Documentation: Write 3-4 sentences about the climate story you chose.
Innovation Action:
Description: Innovative actions are welcome, but please email greenbadge@weber.edu for approval before submitting this as one of your actions.
Time Commitment: varies
Required Documentation: varies
Additional Resources
- Community Engagement Network of Utah
- The Measure of a Citizen: Civic Engagement in Utah
- Utah Civic Engagement Toolkit
- Utah Society for Environmental Education
- Utah Voter Registration Website
- WSU's Center for Community Engaged Learning
- WSU's Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service