Projects
Marketing, Public Relations, Funding – Take on numerous marketing efforts to promote Sustainable Synergy. Examples of ideas are host movie viewings on campus, create professional display, create club email account, submit photos of the week, create commercial on local cable network, maintain flier on daily jolt, plan and coordinate final project presentations, etc. Determine different ways to fund events and projects especially the Solar Decathlon. Hold fund raising events, recruit students, increase club transparency with Clarkson.
Chairman: Kendra Potasiewicz, potasikl@clarkson.edu
Conferences/ Speakers/Trips – Determine what conference are available, beneficial to group, cost effective, feasible, etc. Then carry out all of the arrangmeents and planning. Coordinate to have a keynote speaker(s) come to the university to discuss energy and alternative forms of energy. ALSO, begin planning an energy fair hosted by Sustainable Synergy in the early Fall of 2010.
Chairman: Ryan Doyle, doylery@clarkson.edu
Collegiate Energy Association- Maintain profile on CEA webpage, build network with other collegiate institutions who have the same goals as Sustainable Synergy. Lastly, to learn from other schools as well as share our knowledge for the betterment of both parties.
Chairman: Matt Desmarais, desmarmc@clarkson.edu
Outdoor Campus Lighting - Determine if all lampposts are currently using the most efficient type of lighting. If not perform research and analysis to decide what most feasible option is.
Chairman: Matt Desmarais, desmarmc@clarkson.edu
Bathroom Remodeling (shower heads, faucets, toilet mechanisms, lighting)
Chairmen: Austin Black, blackaa@clarkson.edu ; Kory Beth Ancona, anconakb@clarkson.edu
Washing Machines – Remove the use of hot water in all washing machines on the Clarkson Campus
Chairmen: Ryan Hurilla, hurillrm@clarkson.edu ; Brandon Sullivan, sullivbm@clarkson.edu
Campus Energy Lifecycles – Determine where and the campus energy comes from, how to improve the usage and type through Life Cycle Assessments.
Chairman: Brendan Cook, cookbm@clarkson.edu
Energy Data – Take current energy data and transform into something useful to present to President Collins and the University. Collect current and future data to continue to monitor university energy use.
Chairman: Collin Yarbrough, yarbrocr@clarkson.edu
Northern Federal Credit Union (NFCU) paper audit - Lead group to perform a complete paper audit of the banking branch. Will add value to group and also put our group out to the public as someone who can successfully start and finish a project.
Chairman: Mark Bayer, bayermt@clarkson.edu