The SMU Sustainability Committee is calling all green-minded enthusiasts to promote living green on SMU’s campus. The committee is holding a contest where students create and enter a one-minute video encouraging sustainability at SMU.
“The Campus Sustainability Committee is less than a year old, and we were looking for a way to let students know that we want their involvement,” said Michael Paul, committee chair and executive director of SMU Facilities Management and Sustainability.
“The contest is a good way to reinforce how easy and important it is to keep the campus green. We think the students are probably going to get a lot more creative with this than we ever could, and we’ll use the video to spread our message.”
The rules of the contest are simple: Only SMU students are eligible to enter the contest, and the videos must be considered “G” rated and kept at one minute or less in length. Interested participants may use anything to shoot the video, including cell phones. Individual or team entries are due by noon on Oct. 16, and results will be announced on national Campus Sustainability Day Oct. 21.
The winning video will be featured on SMU’s Web site homepage and used on campus to promote sustainability through other venues. The featured contestant or team will also receive a $300 cash prize plus a complimentary group rental bike outing from Fleetwood’s Kit Kat Cruiser Bike Boutique. The second place winner will be awarded a $200 cash prize plus a gift card from Green Living Earth Friendly Goods For the Home, and the third place winner will receive a $100 cash prize and gift items from Whole Earth Provision Company and Green Spot Market and Fuels.
Student videos should be submitted to [email protected] in .mov or .wmv formats. The video can also be submitted on a disk, but only if students make arrangements for delivery with committee members beforehand.
“There are plenty of ways to encourage the SMU community to live green, but our students are a hugely creative bunch. Who’s better equipped to craft a message that speaks to other students? This ought to be fun, and we can’t wait to see what they come up with,” said SMU Sustainability Committee member Kimberly Cobb,.
“Contestants can mine our smu.edu/sustainability Web site for a great deal of information about how the University is pursuing its green goals. It’s a good place for ideas.”
