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a few words from Richard Richard Hsu , Hsu , Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Sustainability : Ensuring enough for all forever Ensuring enough for all forever …by improving:  Awareness Awareness  Conservation Conservation  Efficiency Efficiency

and most of all, BEHAVIOR CHANGE! and most of all, BEHAVIOR CHANGE!

Areas of possible focus for behavior change toward campus sustainability: Areas of possible focus for behavior change toward campus sustainability: Energy Use Water Use Landfill Waste & Food Waste Transportation to/from campus + Other (e.g. food choice, consumer choice)

• Prof. Calla Schmidt
• Prof. Calla Schmidt

, Environmental Science: Why do we care about environmental sustainability? What’s at stake?

What is a What is a design challenge? design challenge? You are presented with a problem, and you work in a team to find a solution. What's What's the the goal? goal? To propose a solution that will help promote good habits

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here on our campus. Your solution will likely be in the form of a concept proposal and development plan that addresses one of the priority areas identified. What What kind of kind of solution? solution? The format is up to your team. Maybe it's a physical thing, or a smartphone app, or an educational campaign. No limit to the form your solution can take!

Who's on a team? Who's on a team? Teams will be multi-disciplinary, representing at least two areas of study: arts/humanities, sciences/health care, and business/social science . Additionally each team will have a Psychology student – more info shortly. How are proposals judged? How are proposals judged? Your team's proposal will be judged on its feasibility, impact, and innovation by a panel of judges expert in the fields of sustainability , design and social impact. Are Are there prizes there prizes ? ? Yes ! Each member of the top three winning teams will receive a gift card prize, plus you will be able to meet with USF President Fr. Paul Fitzgerald in order to pitch your idea for possible implementation on campus.You can help make a lasting difference at USF!

MORE ON TEAMS MORE ON TEAMS Interdisciplinary team composition is a goal , with team sizes

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up to 5 accepted Proposals with one member from eachof these three categories will have priority: Category A Arts, Architecture, Design, Humanities, Language, Literature Category B Computer Science, Kinesiology, Math, Nursing, Sciences Category C Business, Communication, Social Sciences

ROLE of Prof. Ed ROLE of Prof. Ed Munnich’s Munnich’s PSYCH STUDENTS: PSYCH STUDENTS:

• Your proposal must impact

behavior change behavior change around environmental sustainability … How can you convince the judges that your idea will likely promote behavior change?

• Each team must include at least one Research Design

student from Prof. Munnich’sclass as their behavior change consultant(s).

MORE ON JUDGING CRITERIA MORE ON JUDGING CRITERIA feasibility feasibility – Is your proposed solution realistic in scope and scale? Does the background research and development proposal make sense? impact impact – Would the proposed solution affect behaviors and have real environmental or social impact at USF and beyond? Can it potentially change the world from here ? innovation innovation – Is your proposed solution novel? Does it solve a problem or meet a challenge in a creative and original way? Is the solution itself sustainable?

SCHEDULE SCHEDULE OF OF EVENTS EVENTS

Orientation Orientation (today, 20 September)

• Receive

info

• Meet potential team

members and form teams

• Submit team application by

W ednesday, 26 September

• n: http://bit.ly/sustainUSF

Complete observation/literature review by Friday, 5 October Submit Submit final proposal by final proposal by Friday, 12 Friday, 12 October October

• Submit general statement of your proposal. Second google form

will be announced.

• ACCEPTANCE IS NOT GUARANTEED! Teams providing

successful proposals will be notified on Monday, October 15 Challenge Challenge Day Day – the main event: the main event: Saturday, 20 October

Submit your APPLICATION (google form due Submit your APPLICATION (google form due Wednesday, Wednesday, 26 Sept, 11:59pm 26 Sept, 11:59pm) containing: ) containing:

• team members

team members – member names, majors and one contact person

• proposal

proposal – executive summary of your idea. 1-2 paragraphs describing your idea for improving sustainability behavior.

CHALLENGE DAY CHALLENGE DAY – Saturday, October 20 Saturday, October 20 – LS 307 LS 307

9:30am meet in Lo Schiavo 307 for breakfast 10:00amformal kickoff

• review of criteria and ground rules
• presentation guidelines

1:00pm working lunch in Lo Schiavo 307 5:00pm meet in Lo Schiavo 307 for presentations 6:00pm dinner/judging deliberations 7:00pm announcement of winning team, awards

RESOURCES RESOURCES Richard Hsu Richard Hsu, USF’s Sustainability Coordinator rhsu4@usfca.edu rhsu4@usfca.edu about facilities & resource use on campus Sean Sean Olson lson, A+A Design Studio Manager solson3@usfca.edu solson3@usfca.edu how to design/build a prototype Colette Hayes Colette Hayes, Gleeson Library chayes3@usfca.edu chayes3@usfca.edu how to conduct background research, find evidence …and others such as Faculty/Alumni Mentors and others such as Faculty/Alumni Mentors in Environmental Science, Psychology, Entrepreneurship, and Design

Looking for information Looking for information to support to support your design idea? your design idea?

Consult our Consult our Sustainable Design Challenge Sustainable Design Challenge Library Guide: Library Guide:

guides.usfca.edu/ sdchallenge

For additional research assistance, For additional research assistance, contact: contact: Librarian Colette Hayes chayes3@usfca.edu

• Prof. Dave W olber

Dept of Computer Science A few words about Design/Hackathon Experiences

user-centered design

Q & A

And now to meet each other and start forming teams! And now to meet each other and start forming teams!

• double-ring idea
• generating activity
• assemble at tables labeled with topics, look for color dots you

don’t already have!

• get some early advice from the experts in attendance
• Sign up your team now!

…by Wednesday night September 26

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The The 2017 2017 USF Sustainability USF Sustainability Design Challenge! Design Challenge!

Good luck, and Good luck, and we’ll we’ll see see you on you on Saturday, Saturday, October October 20 20!