UTBEAT - U of T Biology Environmental Action Team




 

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Welcome to UTBEAT!

The U of T Biology Environmental Action Team is committed to reducing the environmental impacts of students, staff, and faculty within the Biology Departments at U of T. We have projects across St. George Campus and more recently at UTSC.

We are an active group that benefits from great working relations with the Departments of EEB and CSB, as well as the CSB Graduate Student Union.

See the list of our projects and success stories here.

Are you passionate about the environment? Do you want extracurricular participation that helps the environment and the school community? Do you have a GREAT idea to lower our environmental footprint on campus?  We need YOU!

You can be a leader as an Executive Member (elected) or a Project Leaders(volunteered/unelected). See descriptions of the roles here. In addition, the rest of our active membership participates in running projects as well as suggesting great ideas.

Please step up and take charge to help the environment!  This also makes for a great resume booster and it only takes a little bit of effort to make a huge difference.

Join us – we’re making things happen.

Our First Meeting for 2011-2012!


Our first UTBEAT meeting of the year will take place on:
Date:
Thurs Sep 29th, 2011
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Place: Ramsay Wright 4th floor lounge

Please attend the first UTBEAT meeting of the academic year! We will also love feedback from the CSB community!

New College Students:
Got stuff? Need Stuff?

Swap it!
our first haul!

The New College Swap Shop
Swap Shop

DROP IT. Drop off your gently used and reusable items like: accessories, kitchen items, housewares, electronics, and other items.

GET IT. Get stuff you need without having to buy!
Help the environment out too!


We are accepting gently used and reusable items like: accessories, kitchen items, housewares (including plates, cutlery), electronics, and other items. Basically we are collecting small items that do not present a hygienic issue and/or that can be washed.

We are NOT accepting:
- Furniture (too large and may present a health hazard)
- Anything else upholstered (like stuffed toys, pillows, etc)
- Clothing (New College is holding a separate drive for this)
- Personal items (toothpaste, mouthwash, makeup)

Scheduled Times:
Wetmore Lounge (21 Classic Ave)
Tues April 19th 11:45am ? 1pm
5:30pm ? 7pm

Wilson Lounge (40 WIllcocks St)
Wed April 20th 11:45am ? 1pm
5:30pm ? 7pm

This event is proudly brought to you by UTBEAT in coordination with New College Residence Life and the Sustainability Office.

UTBEAT General Election Results

Congrats to our new UTBEAT Executive Team 2011-2012!
Chair - Daryl David
Secretary - Anandi
Web Developer - Aaron Hall
Post-Doc Rep - Annabelle
UTSC Rep - Saira Meese-Tamuri
Staff Rep - Donna Wheeler
Promotions Coordinator - Jenn



It's time for our general elections!


(Image courtesy of Kam Gan)

UTBEAT will be holding elections for executive positions! Join us and make YOUR mark!

Date: Mon April 11th, 2011
Time: noon ? 1pm
Place: RW 430 (4th floor lunch room)
Refreshments: Yes!

At this time, we will be holding elections for *all* executive positions. If you are interested in running for an executive position in UTBEAT, now is your chance. Positions are open to any University of Toronto students, faculty, or staff. Furthermore, projects are run semi-independently by project teams. If you have an idea you would like to propose and run, now is your chance to either be an Executive or a Project Leader!

Please review the descriptions of the positions and consider running! --it's not a lot of work, but it doesn't happen on its own!

Essential positions
Chair (up to 2 people)
Secretary
Website maintenance

Additional positions
Volunteer Project leaders
Treasurer
Promotions Coordinator
Ramsay Wright Coordinator
Earth Sciences Coordinator
Internal Liaison
External Liaison

Send a brief statement of interest to utbeat@utoronto.ca prior to the meeting. Hope to see you all there!

All University of Toronto staff, faculty, students, and alumni are welcome to attend our meetings, learn more about what we do and help out.

Congrats New Exec!

10/04/22

We've elected 8 wonderful new and returning exec. See the full list.

We operate at a reduced schedule during the summer. To stay posted about our next meeting and summer events, join our listserv by writing to listserv@listserv.utoronto.ca with SUBSCRIBE UTBEAT-L in the text of your message (not the subject line).

All University of Toronto staff, faculty, students, and alumni are welcome to attend our meetings, learn more about what we do and help out.

Spring & Winter news

1. There is a new UofT sustainability wiki, run by UTERN, and open to all members of the UofT community. Check it out.

2. Our lab sustainability poster is now available for download. Go to the projects page and scroll down for the link.

3. We take a group pic at last. Behold our lovely faces!

group pic

Clockwise from far left: Andrea, Elah, Jessica, Caroline, Laura, Donna, Daryl, Yibo

 

UTBEAT can be contacted at utbeatutoronto.ca

   
 

Contact us

Got questions? Ideas? Email utbeat@utoronto.ca

 
 

Join us

Want to make EEB, CSB, and Forestry more environmentally friendly? Make sure we compost? Get everyone to lug a mug? Make our buildings more energy efficient? Join us... We're making things happen.

To join our listserv, write to listserv@listserv.utoronto.ca and in the text of your message (not the subject line), write SUBSCRIBE UTBEAT-L

 
   
Photo in banner by Jenny Downing, creative commons