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CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | SALEM OR

ABOUT CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• Total FTE 2015-2016: 11,130.76
• Annual Headcount 2015-2016:

29,802

• Future Hispanic Serving Institution
• Campuses/Centers: 7
• Large rural district
• Median student age: 22
• Non-residental
• Applied Associates Oregon

Transfer Degree

• Career and Technical Education

programs include Fire Protection Technology, Human Services/ Addiction Studies, Horticulture, Nursing, and Visual Communications

• Community Education
• High School Partnerships

CHEMEKETA WASTE PREVENTION PROGRAM

• Bottle bill state
• Started in the 1980’s
• Collection stretches across four

haulers, three custodial services, and two community partnerships

• We collect cardboard, cans,

electronics, paper, plastics, scrap metal, waste cooking oil, freon, dental amalgam, construction waste, and wood Student activities vary from promoting the recycling program, to helping upcycle plastic bags into sleeping bags for the homeless.

► Learn Skills ► Reduce Waste ► Connect ► Save Money

PROCESS

PLANNING MAKES PERFECT

FIND A HOST

CHEMEKETA

• Parking/Transportation
• Good, accessible space
• Included students in

planning

• Utilized skills
• Live music
• Food

FIX•PERT

/fiksˌ spərt/ noun

• 1. a person who has a comprehensive

knowledge and skill in repairing items.

CONNECT WITH FIXPERTS

ITEMS

PROMOTIONS

Fall 2015, Oct. 21 Chemeketa Community College 28 tickets, 16 repairs, 3 items in process Summer 2016, Jun. 22 Heritage Center 30 tickets, 25 repairs, 4 non-repairable items, 1 in process, 20 volunteers Winter 2017, Jan. 14 Bike Repair Non-profit 61 tickets, 49 repairs, 7 non-repairable and 5 in process, 20 fixperts/volunteers, food truck and brewing company

EVENTS

FUTURE EVENTS

• Host the event close to mass

transit

• Host it at resident halls with

live in students

• Host at hardware store
• Find partners to help spread

the word

• Keep it festive

BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES AT CHEMEKETA

• 100% of students are

commuters

• Students live an average of 12.5

miles from campus

• College is located outside of city

limits

• No night time/weekend public

transit

• Event is still growing
• Sponsorship
• Peer to peer education

IDEAS FOR COLLEGE CAMPUSES

• Work towards zero waste goals
• Promote campus recycling

programs and waste reduction efforts

• Work towards zero waste goals
• Start a conversation the use of

quality materials versus disposable goods

• Tie into discussions around

globalization

• Create collaborative town/gown

learning experiences with community partners

• Partnering with like-minded

campus activities and

• rganizations, e.g. craft center,

tool library, bike repair shop

• Promote lifelong learning and

confidence in manual skills

• Promote end of the year

programs

FUTURE GOALS

• Obtain a grant
• Increase outreach for youth, college

students, and seniors

• Make the event bilingual
• Create a local repair guide
• Sponsorship from local repair, hardware,

and craft stores

• Provide a buyers guide to reuse and repair

Instructables I Fixit Repair Fair & Share Repair Fair on KMUZ Radio

WEB RESOURCES

CONTACTS

Jessica Ramey

Marion County Environmental Services Waste Reduction Coordinator 503.365.3180 jsramey@co.marion.or.us

Stephania Fregosi

Chemeketa Community College Sustainability Coordinator 503.584.7262 steph.fregosi@chemeketa.edu