Western Washington Univerity's Go for the Green Campaign
ECO-REPS BY HALL
Edens/Higginson | Fairhaven | Kappa
Mathes | Nash | SHADO
Click on a hall to view the eco-rep profiles.
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Name: Michelle Dannehy Age: 19 Major: Environmental Studies Why I became an Eco Rep: Being an Eco Rep sounded like a great opportunity to get involved in the Beta/Gamma community and share my passion for the environment! Goals: My main goal for this year is to help educate residents of Beta/Gamma on what can/can't be recycled and actions they can take to work towards being more sustainable and environmentally friendly. I also want to increase overall awareness of both local and global environmental issues. Fun fact: I am currently knitting a reusable grocery bag out of flimsy plastic grocery bags! |
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Name: Katie Connors Age: 20 Year: Junior Hall: Gamma Major: Kinesiology Why I became an Eco Rep: This is my first year on campus, and I wanted to get involved in something that I support. I greatly enjoy spending time in the wilderness, and would hate to see what is left get destroyed because we don't manage our resources properly. Goals: To make fellow students of WWU be more aware of what they can do to conserve energy and water. For example, during the day turn off the overhead lights in your room and use daylight to see instead! Fun fact: I love British television. I'm not sure if it's the accents or the dry humor, but I find it all very entertaining. |
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Name: Stephanie Crane Age: 20 Year: Junior Major: Biology Why I became an Eco Rep: I thought it would be a great way to meet people and get involved in my community. Goals: I'm hoping to put on lots of fun events and get all of the Beta/Gamma residents involved in making Western's campus and student body more environmentally friendly. Fun fact: I love animals despite the fact that I'm allergic to pretty much all of them. |
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Name: Sarah Idczak Age: 21 Year: Senior Major: Environmental Policy Why I became an Eco Rep: I became an EcoRep because I want to get campus residents excited about sustainability so together we can make positive changes for the environment in our residence hall and across campus. Goals: This year I hope to bring more bike parking to Birnam Wood, educate residents about everyday sustainable choices like composting and doing laundry in cold water, and help Birnam Wood win the Go For the Green Challenge! Fun Fact: I'm a former crewmember of the tall ship Lady Washington. |
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Name: Shannon Daughtrey Age: 20 Year: Junior Major: Environmental Science Hall: Birnam Wood Why I became an Eco Rep: To educate my fellow students on how they can reduce their environmental impact and raise awareness about the ecological issues we all face today. Goals: To help Birnam Wood WIN the 'Go for the Green' challenge a SECOND year! Fun fact: I have a lazy Bassett Hound named Cooper. |
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Name: Joan Hong Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Major: Environmental Science Why I became an Eco Rep: I became an EcoRep because I care about conservation and reducing people's wasteful impact on the environment. Goals: My goal for this year is to make Birnam Wood a more sustainable place to live, as well as becoming a more sustainable person by reducing waste and my carbon footprint. Fun fact: I have eaten a slug before. |
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Name: Alisha Foster Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Major: Biology with Marine Emphasis Why I became an Eco Rep: I really want to help my community become more sustainable and help protect our environment. Goal: My goal for this year is to help others to learn ways to live in a way that is environmentally friendly. Fun fact: I played Varsity Badminton for three years and have a Championship ring. |
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Name: Isaac L. Griffith Age: 18 Year: Freshman Major: Environmental Studies (Resource management and planning) Hall: Higginson Why I became an Eco Rep: I became an eco-rep because I am really interested in sustainability and green energy. I think being an eco-rep will help prepare me for the future in the environmental field. Goals: Win go for the green, get the majority of Higginson residents to cut down on energy and water use, make some fun programs and grow a beard. Fun Facts: I've ran a 4:28 mile, never broken a bone, I'm 6'5 and I know the lyrics to most Backstreet Boys and Rihanna songs. |
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Name: Brad Fenbert Age: 19 Year: Freshman Major: Plastics Engineering Technology Hall: Edens Hall Why I became an Eco Rep: I wanted to be involved in my community, and I am interested in the application of engineering to solve environmental and sustainable problems. I wanted to be involved in something that interests me and would benefit a lot of people. My goals for the year: I want to increase people's knowledge of how they can be more sustainable and decrease waste. Also, I want to keep the amount of energy we use to a minimum all year, not just during the GO for Green challenge. Fun fact: I have lived in Venezuela and Honduras, when my parents were international teachers. We lived in Anaco, Venezuela for 2 years, and San Pedro Sula, Honduras for 1 year. |
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Name: Kyra Skaggs Age: 18 Year: Freshman Major: Dance and Environmental Science Hall: Edens Hall Why I became an Eco Rep: I love the outdoors, I really care about the environment, and I wanted a way to get involved on campus doing something that I am passionate about! Goals: Get more students on campus to become more aware of how we affect the Earth, and the relationship between our health and well-being and the health of the Earth, so that we can make a conscious effort to live more sustainably, in harmony with nature! Fun fact: One of the things I love is opera. I have danced in two baroque operas, and one renaissance opera! |
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Name: Jasmine Boehmke Age: 19 (Freshman) Major: Fairhaven Interdisciplinary Concentration Why I became an Eco Rep: I took an Environmental Studies class through Viking Launch and it reminded me just how much I value our beautiful planet and everything living on it. Western is a pretty eco-friendly campus, but we can always do more to cut down on waste, reduce consumption and generally raise awareness about the environmental challenges we face. I enjoy working with other students and organizing fun events, as well as working towards bigger goals of reducing overall waste and our carbon footprint. Goals: Compost bins in as many places as possible! Movie nights and local diners to raise awareness. Reduction of plastic bottles and paper. Suggesting the "Yellow let it Mellow" practice. Fun fact: I have gone on several bike tours with my family including one in Ecuador, and one traveling through 9 European countries. |
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Name: Francesca Gareri Age: 19 Major: Community Development in Sustainability Why I became and Eco Rep: I really want to make the school more eco-friendly and sustainable! Goals: My goal for this year is to get composting bins in the stacks. Fun fact: My fun fact is that I lived in Chennai, India for a year. |
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Name: Jamie Halpin Age: 21 Major: Environmental Science Why I became an Eco Rep: I'm interested in promoting sustainability and environmental awareness on Western's campus, as well as becoming more involved in the student community. I hope to learn a lot from this position and am eager to work with other environmentally-minded students. Goals: One of my goals is to make it easier for students to make environmentally sound choices. For example, I would like to see more compost bins installed around the Fairhaven community, as I feel such convenience is important for students to begin thinking about what additional steps they can take to make the campus and their lives even more environmentally-friendly. Fun fact: I used to be an avid aquarium-hobbyist. |
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Name: Morgan Nielsen Age: 19 Major: Environmental economics or environmental policy Why I became an Eco Rep: I became an eco rep because I wanted to be an active part of Western and learn something about how to make a community sustainable (to a degree). Goals: My goal as an eco rep is to promote composting in the dorms and to get more areas setup where people can compost. Fun fact: One fun fact about me is that on my eighteen birthday I went on my first solo backpacking trip up to Yellow Aster Butte up by Mt. Baker. |
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Name: Izaac Post Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Major: Graphic Design Why I became an Eco Rep: I became an Eco-Rep because I was interested in collaborating with others to come up with environmentally friendly solutions for residents, to promote environmental habits, and to become a more involved member of the Fairhaven and Western community. I am very interested in problem solving and environmental responsibility. Goals: I want to build community, assist residents, and improve Fairhaven's environmental footprint. Fun Fact: I wish to become an architect after graduate school, focusing on sustainable building designs and the urban footprint. |
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Name: Remy Alexander Age: 18 Year: Freshman Major: Undeclared Why I became an Eco Rep: I care very much about the environment and there are so many little things that we can all do to contribute towards conservation of resources. I think it would be awesome to try to implement more environmentally friendly routines in people's lives in the dorms so that they can take some of those ways into their lives in the future. Goals: I hope to become more aware of my actions and the people and resources that are affected by them. I also hope to just work hard and learn about more issues going on in the world and what I can do to help. Fun fact: I organic farmed in Hawaii this past summer and learned how to drive a cockroach infested car without crashing when they were crawling on me. |
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Name: Katie Garner Age: 18 Major: Environmental Education Why I became an eco rep: I became an eco rep so that I could get more involved in hall council and work to make a difference on campus! Goals: To inform my fellow Kappa Kats on the importance of making small eco-friendly changes to their daily lives! Fun Fact: I won 3rd place at the NW regional Envirothon this past year! Just ask me about estuaries and I'll know the answer! |
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Name: Michelle Freylekhman Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Major: Biological Anthropology Why I became an Eco Rep: I became an Eco Rep so I can get involved in my community; educate others about how they can make an impact on the environment, and to help continue making WWU an Eco-friendly campus. Goals: To win the Go for Green Challenge! Also to provide ways, such as programs, where people can learn how to make simple impacts to help improve our environment. Fun fact: I speak fluently in Russian |
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Name: Katie Brown Age: 18 Year: Freshman Major: Undecided I became an eco rep because I am very passionate about saving the environment and I want to educate people on the problems that are going on so we can find ways to fix them. My goals for this year are to learn how to play the piano, and talk to personally to everyone in my hall A fun fact about me is I really enjoy watching Spongebob |
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Name: Emily Flanagan Age: 18 Year: Freshman Major: Psychology or Environmental Studies Why I became an Eco Rep: So I could get involved in my community and make a difference by educating others about their impact on our environment. Goals: To win Go for the Green! But also to provide ways for our hall and campus to make small, daily changes that would leave a smaller ecological footprint and would positively improve our environment. Fun fact: My spirit animal is an otter. |
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Name: Jennifer Gagliano Age: 18 Year: Freshmen Major: English with a concentration in creative writing Why I became an Eco-Rep: I became an Eco Rep because I feel that it is very important to be involved and to be positively influencing the community. I am passionate about keeping the environment green and I am excited to help impact WWU. Goals: I believe that with hard work and dedication, many positive changes will take place this year for WWU. I hope to have successful events and to show how everyone is capable of making a difference even by doing the simplest acts. Fun Fact: I love to sing! |
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Name: Jesselyn Taggart Age: 18 Year: Freshmen Major: Environmental Studies Hall: Mathes Why I became an Eco Rep: Because I have passion for the environment & for educating people about how to reduce our impact. Goals: To reduce Mathes' power usage by 2% (at least) Fun fact: I am half Swiss. |
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Name: Christopher Davis Age: 18 Year: Freshman/Junior Major: Planning and environmental policy Why I became an Eco Rep:I become an eco rep I want to inform people about the environment and I want to get to learn more about the environment because I want to become an environmental lawyer. Goals: My goals are to inform the pubilc abot the environment and to exceed at western. Fun fact: I love to dance |
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Name: Anna Woehle Age: 19 Year: Sophmore Major: Planning and Environmental Policy (still undeclared) Why I became an Eco Rep: I'm very interested in learning more sustainable practices and the methods of implementing them in a hall such as Nash. I love the environment and am often dissappointed by people's lack of knowledge of what can harm it and be wasteful. I hope to help educate them! Goals: Specifically, I would love if we could get a composter for Nash! More general, planning a could hikes and clean up projects on Nash trail would be excellent Fun Fact: I'm addicted to chai tea! |
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Name: Jessica Thramer Age: 18 years Year: Freshman Major: Undecided but interested in Human Services Why I became an Eco Rep: I was involved in Earth club at my high school and served on the board for three years, so I wanted to carry on that interest and passion and help to make Western even more environmentally friendly. It seems like there's a big interest in sustainability in this community and I'd like to see more people get involved in it. Goals: Get residents to conserve water, recycle and maybe even compost. Get a group to go out on several beach or highway cleanups. Hold some kind of "green" event or fundraiser to peak in sustainability Fun fact: I love road biking...this summer I rode about 40 miles in the Tour de Whatcom with my dad. |
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Name: April Wickline Age: 18 Year: Sophomore Transfer Major: Business Why I became an Eco Rep: I wanted to become an Eco Rep because Nash Hall is full of truly awesome, smart people and I think together we can make Nash and the Western campus a wonderful, Eco-friendly place to live!! Goals: I would like to make everyone in all of the seven floors of Nash Hall more conscious to how much they affect the environment, and teach them some Eco-friendly lifestyle changes to better our community! Fun Fact: I have seen every episode of Gilmore Girls at least 10 times! |
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Name: Brooke Hiatt Age: 18 Year: Freshman Major: Undecided Residence Hall: Alpha Why I became an Eco Rep: I want to make an impact on the way people think about the earth. Goals: Get compost in the dorms! Fun fact: I raised chickens in my backyard in Seattle. |
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Name: Richie Olson Age: 18 Year: Freshman Major: Undecided Hall: Omega Why I became an Eco Rep: I became an eco rep because I love the earth and what it gives us. Goals: My main goal is to stop Western students from buying plastic water bottles. Fun Fact: I have an internal alarm clock. |
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Name: Ariana Moini Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Major: Environmental Studies and Journalism Hall: Alpha Why I became an Eco Rep: I became an Eco Rep because I am passionate about saving the environment, I love nature and I want to make a difference in the Western community. Goals: My goals for the year are to have the SHADO community place high during the Go for the Green competition! I want us all to reduce our waste and become an even more sustainable campus. Fun Fact: I absolutely love hound dogs, reggae music, Jurassic Park, yoga and National Geographic! |
