The goal of this project was to evaluate initiatives related to increasing engagement with sustainability in the WPI community & suggest recommendations for improved strategies. The project team conducted research through literature, a survey, and interviews to understand how WPI and other universities are currently engaging their members about sustainability. Our research concluded that many WPI members are unaware of campus initiatives or do not know how to participate in them, finding that staff lack adequate sustainability resources. The data collected for this IQP led to a set of recommendations to meet WPI’s sustainability community engagement goals, which includes: reimplementing the World Cafe, increasing event communications, and implementing sustainability onboarding training.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Chhoeuk, Kai
• Kuchipudi, Neha

Subject

• Sustainability
• Environment
• Inclusion
• Culture
• Community
• Energy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 108361
• E-project-050323-131950

Keyword

• Sustainability
• Engagement
• Community

Advisor

• LePage, Suzanne

Year

• 2023

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2023-05-03

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-050323-131950

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-15