Duke

Sustainable Duke's Dorm Eco-Reps are unpaid students who are leaders for sustainability in the 14 East Campus residence halls at Duke. They educate their peers about sustainability and develop fun and engaging programming to lower the environmental footprint of the residence halls and their residents.

The Dorm Eco-Reps program begin as a pilot with Wilson Hall in the spring of 2010 and expanded to all East Campus residence halls in the fall of 2010.  The Dorm Eco-Reps run the Green Dorm Room Certification program on East Campus.  Other projects from the 2010-2011 academic year included a sustainable “tip of the week” in each dorm, auditing the presence of dual-flush toilets, posting informative maps about the location of cardboard recycling dumpsters, as well as other student generated ideas.

Dorm Eco-Reps volunteer approximately 1-3 hours per week of their time.  As a strong, collaborative community, Dorm Eco-Reps meet together for one hour each week to share updates and ideas.

How to Get Involved

If you are student on East Campus who is interested in promoting sustainability in your residence hall, download the 2010-2011 Dorm Eco-Reps application.  E-mail the completed application to sustainability@duke.edu by Friday, September 2, 2011.