Sustainable Student Programming & Support

Student Sustainability Center and Physical Education & Recreation for lost-and-found gear and clothing campus free store.

Sustainable Purchasing

UO Housing Capital Construction for sustainable purchasing criteria for Housing RFPs, designed in collaboration with students.

Recognizes an individual, team, or department unit for student-focused programs, projects, or initiatives related to sustainability. Sponsored by the Division of Student Life. 

Recognizes an employee or team for the introduction of a sustainability best practice into their department or unit’s purchasing of goods or services. Sponsored by Purchasing and Contracting Services.

Innovation and Impact

Judith Sheine and Mark Fretz, College of Design

Research and Scholarship

Shannon Boettcher and Paul Kempler, Oregon Center for Electrochemistry

Recognizes a University of Oregon researcher whose research has made significant contributions to human knowledge related to sustainability. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.

Recognizes a University of Oregon project whose innovations were developed in the course of UO research and are now offered as publicly available products or services that improve sustainability. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.

Town and Gown

Miriam Yousaf, Eloise Navarro, Beyond Toxics, NAACP, Student Sustainability Center, and the Holden Center for Rise As Leaders collaboration.

Campus Design

Utilities and Energy, for thermal water tank that will be used to cool campus while increasing resiliency and lowering emissions.

Recognizes individuals or groups for projects that promote, educate or enhance a more sustainable community. Sponsored by Government and Community Relations.

Recognizes units or individuals who have demonstrated leadership and creativity in support of the Oregon Model for Sustainable Development. Sponsored by Campus Planning and Design and Construction.

Excellence in Teaching

Sustainable Campus

Location Innovation Lab for multiple projects that increase and showcase campus sustainability both internally and publicly.

Recognizes faculty who have developed pedagogy and curriculum that reinforce and advance principles of sustainability through course design and instruction. Sponsored by Office of the Provost's Teaching Engagement Program.

Recognizes an employee or team for the introduction of a sustainability best practice into their department or unit's day-to-day work or their service to campus. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President of Finance and Administration.

Student Leadership - Graduate Studies

Lauren Dorsey, Roses Laughlin, Katie Moreland, and Jaimie Tucker for founding Student Advocacy and Action for Environmental Justice (SAAEJ).

Student Leadership - Undergraduate Studies

Recognizes students who have made significant impacts towards human equity, environmental vitality, and economic well-being at the UO. Sponsored by the Student Sustainability Center.

Recognizes students who have made significant impacts towards human equity, environmental vitality, and economic well-being at the UO. Sponsored by the Student Sustainability Center.