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FACILITIES MANAGER MARCH/APRIL 2018 19 CULVER ACADEMIES Culver, Indiana Submitted by Chris Kline, Senior Instructor, Leadership Educa- tion and Sustainability Director FOOD WASTE AND FOOD RECOVERY Reducing food waste is one focal area in Culver's ongoing ef- forts to improve sustainability. Culver serves 2,500 meals per day and double that during our summer camp program. Our recov- ery program addresses both food scraps and prepared, unserved food. For the past three years, we have tried to compost our food waste, but our mixed food waste stream just wasn't composting satisfactorily. Last fall, we took a different tack. We now send 1,000 pounds per week of food scraps to a nearby dairy farm that operates a methane digester. e digester creates methane fuel used to power an electricity generator. For the second component, as part of a student initiative, stakeholders came together to develop a solution for prepared, unserved food. We acquired a machine that students use to package food into individual containers. ese containers are la- beled and frozen. Twice a week, we deliver the frozen containers to local organizations who serve people in need. We averaging 280 recovered meals per week, making quite a difference for our rural community of 1,500! DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, North Carolina Submitted by Rebecca Hoeffler, Tavey Capps, and Jason Elliott, Sustainable Duke UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABILITY ENGAGEMENT Over the past three years Duke University has expanded sus- tainability education with the new Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability Engagement. Earned upon graduation in conjunc- tion with their major degree, students are eligible to apply until the first semester of their junior year. e Certificate provides interdisciplinary learning through gateways courses in combina- tion with experience hours, giving students the hands-on educa- tion and application of their sustainability studies. e Sustainability Engagement Certificate is designed to facili- tate learning and research among students that confronts the in- terconnections between environmental, economic, and social as- pects of sustainability. e program requires students to connect multiple disciplines, such as environmental science, economics, public policy, and or social justice. rough two immersive co- curricular experiences, students gain real-world application and knowledge. One of the experiences must exceed 300 hours, the other must exceed 150 hours. With the creation of the public facing ePortfolio, students creatively capture artifacts from their work and experiences throughout the certificate. is is meant to deepen their reflection of their participation in the program and provide tangible accounting of students' learning. e programs fosters critical analysis, systems thinking, and practical skills to create engaged leaders in sustainability.

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