Accomplishments

Co-sponsored two IAP events: “Compost with WORMS…in your apartment”, and “Organic Farming – What does it all Mean?”
Educated MIT community about RecycleMania 2009
Hosted an open house event for recycling ambassadors
Presented "Recycle Your Bicycle" information and ideas for green commuting at the MIT Transportation Fair
Co-sponsored, with the Sierra Club, Friday Night Energy Movie series: “FLOW: For the Love of Water” and “How Cuba Survived Peak Oil and Future of Food”
Sponsored second Baby/Toddler Clothing Swap
Participated in MIT Earth Day Fair with a “Sustainability in Action” theme

Co-sponsored IAP events to educate the MIT Community on issues such as vermicomposting, Community Supported Agriculture, and Sustainable Livestock Farming
Created "Recycle Your Bicycle" poster and handouts and distributed at MIT Transportation Fair
Participated in the MIT Earth Day Fair promoting "Recycling Saves Energy" campaign
Co-sponsored screening of King Corn, a documentary on the growing and manufacturing of corn in the mid-West
Coordinated with Red Fire Farm in Granby, MA to organize a CSA drop-off point at MIT, beginning in Summer 2008
Initiated a junk mail educational campaign on America Recycles Day
Co-sponsored monthly Energy movie nights to educate public on energy-related issues through films starting with "Oil On Ice"

Interviewed for MyVoice, which aired on MyTV New England, WZMY (May 20, 2007). Program featured groups in New England focused on recycling
Launched Working Green at MIT website
Promoted buying local with showing of the film, "The True Cost of Food", by the Sierra Club and presentations by Red Fire Farm, a Massachusetts CSA, and Harvest Co-op
Collaborated with EPO, LFEE, the Department of Facilities, SAVE and others on the third annual Earth Day Fair
Sponsored a presentation of An Inconvenient Truth slide show, presented by Sarah Griffith, during Earth Week
Co-sponsored Clean Out Your Files Month in July with the Department of Facilities
Coordinated the annual Office Depot Catalog Swap in 3 locations across campus. Swapped catalogs were recycled on the spot.
Held a series of recycling information sessions for the MIT Community from September-December. Sessions included: Recycling 101:Do's and Don'ts of Recycling at MIT, Recycling 102: You and Your Role as Recycling Ambassador, and Recycling 103:Talking Trash - Learning How to Generate Less Wastes

Created "Green Your Catering" fact sheet and distributed to attendees at the MIT Events Fair
Developed and distributed "Ask Me" signs to all Ambassadors
Presented Recycling 101 training for Recycling Ambassadors
Received 2006 MIT Excellence Award in the category of "Creating Connections"
Teamed up with MIT Police to promote bicycle recycling for students who are leaving campus
Organized second annual Earth Day event at Stata Center
MIT wins the 2006 Cambridge Go Green Recycling Award for Large Businesses
Sponsored with the Sierra Club "Save Money, Save the Environment," a forum on how to save money by saving energy in the home
Co-produced third annual "Clean Out Your Files" event in July-August 06 with the Department of Facilities

Instituted first collaborative environmental calendar with sponsorship by MIT depts., labs, centers, and vendors (Jan. ‘05)
Sponsored IAP workshop for Recycling Ambassadors, "Tools for Communicating Your Recycling Message" by Jan Aceti (Jan. '05)
Featured in Tech Talk article (Feb. 9, 2005)
Began expansion of the Recycling Ambassadors Plus Program for Support and Administrative Staff through focus groups centered on outreach programming (Mar. '05)
Expanded prior year's "Clean Out Your Files" event, coproduced with Facilities, to the full month of July
Sponsored first Earth Day@MIT event at Stata Center in collaboration with EPO, Dept. of Facilities, Office Depot, Sodexho, ABD, Commuting Task Group, and Membership Committee, among others (Apr. ‘05)
Successfully advocated Office Depot to add more environmentally friendly cleaning products to its catalogue (Seventh Generation cleaner available beginning July '05)
Sponsored Environmental Writing Contest for MIT students, faculty, and staff "Exploring Solutions: Preserving the Future" (Fall '05)
Provided eco-friendly gift wrapping service at the ABD holiday gift fair (Dec. '05)

Created first campus-wide "paperless calendar" distributed through Working Green website as computer desktop wallpaper.
Sponsored showings of "Escape from Affluenza" for America Recycles Day '04.
Joined forces with Facilities for first annual "Clean Out Your Files" event, held for a week in July
Published first on-line environmental newsletter, The Monthly Bale (Sept. ‘04)

Presented discussion on "Solar Power: Trends, Technologies, and Innovations" on March 1, 2003
Conducted web-based recycling survey targeted at MIT staff; April-May 2003
Sponsored, participated in MIT Earth Day activities
Sponsored viewings of PBS show "Affluenza" and coordinated outreach to other university campuses for the City of Cambridge's "40% by 2005" recycling campaign.
Participant in Laboratory for Energy and the Environment's "EnviroForums"

Sponsored presentation to the Working Group on Support Staff Issues (WGSSI) by Bill Van Schalkwyk, Justin Adams, and Dan Winograd at March WGSSI Meeting
Shared presence with EPTF/Share a Vital Earth (student recycling group; SAVE) during MIT Earth Day activities
Sponsored Stuff Fest 2002 with SAVE, providing donations of student items to charities at the end of the academic year.
Worked to address recycling issues at Commencement 2002 activities
Engaged Aramark and other catering vendors on campus in ongoing recycling efforts
Composed and distributed recycling survey during MIT's America Recycles Day educational activities
Sponsored talk on Cape Wind project in Cape Cod, MA for America Recycles Day

Advocated for purchase and placement of 200 sets of paper/plastic recycling bins for distribution in public areas on campus
Initiated contact with MIT real estate management companies to coordinate efforts in reducing service gaps.
Met with MIT Residential House Managers to help targeting recycling efforts.
Became a working sub-committee of the Environmental Programs Task Force (EPTF)