<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-5101851642750145879gmail-m_3864295996161018900gmail-m_-2467871006354694018gmail-docs-internal-guid-020b17a6-9609-0709-0ec3-3244f4e29b74" style="font-size:12.8px"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Hi all,</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Last year, UA Sustain conducted a survey on sustainability in the MIT community, with the goals to: </p></span><blockquote style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">1) Understand MIT undergraduates’ behaviors with regard to sustainability</p></blockquote><blockquote style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">2) Identify areas where UA Sustainability can improve sustainability campus-wide</p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p></blockquote><span style="font-size:12.8px">A report detailing the findings of this survey has been attached to this email.</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Also...<br><div><br></div><div><br><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Z7huK0pOQPseEzrmPd4F7Qe0e4d3g-CN3Hd0u-6jfSaXHnuit-NOR1V8Lnf1B_5as-YnTRIjovQJ7TYgodmW6xpJfPNe8S5D3YYCAgr49byMF03YyasRVu_idrYcI5ZG9cEow92d" alt="12274254_772263259568871_3725244464420957454_n.jpg" class="gmail-m_-5101851642750145879gmail-m_3864295996161018900gmail-CToWUd gmail-m_-5101851642750145879gmail-m_3864295996161018900gmail-a6T gmail-CToWUd" width="140" height="140" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap; border: medium none; margin-right: 0px;"><br></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UA Sustainability Committee Presents</span></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="6">Dorm Electricity Competition</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What is DEC?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">An annual challenge for undergrads to be mindful about energy/sustainability, and a chance for dorms, living groups, and individuals to earn prizes and money towards sustainable living space improvements!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When is DEC?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Now until Tuesday 3/21, with events throughout the month.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What are the prizes?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$1500 for the dorm that reduces their electricity consumption the most this month</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$1000 for the spirit team that earns the most spirit points, to go towards a sustainable living space project.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:14.6667px">$20-$50 in gift cards or items for i</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">ndividuals who win mini-competitions or the raffle (enter by earning spirit points).</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How do I win?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reduce your electricity usage to help your dorm win! Sign up a spirit team or join one on our <a href="https://dec.mit.edu/user" target="_blank">website</a> to join a spirit team--open to all undergrads, not just those in dorms! Go to DEC events and submit pictures of you doing sustainable things to earn spirit points!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline">How do I learn more?</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline">Visit our website at <a href="http://dec.scripts.mit.edu/" target="_blank">dec.mit.edu</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></div></span></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Kathy Camenzind<div>MIT 2018 EECS</div></div></div></div></div>
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