Results and Recognition

EARTH WEEK 2011: RESULTS & RECOGNITION

Winner of the Pledge Challenge: The Nebraska Medical Center

By the end of Earth Week, over 1,325 employees completed The Pledge to Save Energy & Resources, generating a 24% overall participation rate! UNMC achieved a 20% participation rate.

On behalf of UNMC, the LiveGreen Committee would like to express their gratitude and recognize the following departments for achieving Conservation Leader status (100% participation) and Conservation Star status (75% - 99% participation) with The Pledge to Save Energy & Resources.

Conservation Leaders (100% departmental participation):

  • Chancellor's Support Staff
  • International Health & Medical Ed
  • Vice Chancellor External Affairs
  • COPH Biosecurity & Biopreparedness
  • COPH Ctr for Global Hlth & Dev
  • COPH Ctr for Humanities, Ethics&Soc
  • COPH Office of Educational Srvs
  • COPH Research Design and Analysis
  • ITS Data Installation Services
  • Bookstore and Parking Services
  • Business Services
  • Business and Finance
  • Computer Assisted Surgery
  • Controller
  • FMP-Maintenance and Utilities
  • FMP-Plumbers
  • Finance and Business Services
  • Furniture Stores
  • HR Benefits
  • HR EE Benefits & Work Life Programs
  • HR Faculty/Employee Assistance Prog
  • HR Staffing/Compensation/Records/IT
  • Payroll
  • SAP Support/Cashiering
  • Chemical and Radiation Safety
  • Student Financial Services
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Distance Education
  • Nuclear Medicine Technology
  • Radiation Therapy Technology Div
  • Student Affairs
  • Pediatrics Rheumatology
  • CON-Learning Resource Center

Conservation Stars (75% - 99% departmental participation):

  • Public Relations – 95%
  • Alumni Relations – 80%
  • COPH Biostatistics – 88%
  • COPH Environ, Agri & Occ Health Sci – 88%
  • COPH Rural Health Education Ntwk – 86%
  • COPH Hlth Prm, Soc, & Behv Hlth Sci – 75%
  • ITS Video Services – 89%
  • Information Technology Services – 80%
  • ITS Application Services – 78%
  • Printing Services – 94%
  • FMP-Controls – 90%
  • Sponsored Programs Accounting – 90%
  • General Supply – 89%
  • Procurement – 88%
  • FMP Carpenters – 86%
  • HR EE Relations & Org Development -86%
  • FMP Grounds and Labor – 83%
  • FMP- Refrigeration – 80%
  • General Accounting – 80%
  • HR Staffing & Compensation – 80%
  • FMP-Architecture/Engineering – 78%
  • FMP-Preventive/Bldg Maint – 78%
  • Accounts Payable – 75%
  • Eppley Institute Administration – 75%
  • Clinical Laboratory Science – 88%
  • Allied Health-Hlth Serv Admin Div – 86%
  • Pediatrics Child Health – 87%
  • FACT – 80%
  • Pediatrics Metabolism – 75%
  • CON-Families & Health Systems – 82%
  • CON-Continuing Education – 75%

ALTERNATIVE COMMUTE-TO-WORK RECOGNITION

UNMC LiveGreen members would also like to express their gratitude to all of the individuals who participated in the Alternative Commute-to-Work Day and/or who regularly use alternative transportation to get to work. To highlight an example of someone who participated in this event and who regularly uses an alternative method of travel for getting to campus, we would like to share Maggie Jones’ story. Maggie works in the Reimbursement Department for UNMC Physicians and walks every day to work. She has not owned a car in over 12 years! Thank you to Maggie and all of UNMC employees and students who helped celebrate Earth Week by participating in Alternative Commute-to-Work Day.

HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS RECYCLING TOTALS

On Thursday, April 21st, the employees and students of The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC jointly collected over 4,651 pounds of old/obsolete electronic equipment to be safely recycled or remanufactured. As a result of this event, employees and students prevented over 7,560 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere; this is equivalent to saving approximately 1,280 gallons of gas from being consumed. Thank you to everyone who participated in this exciting and successful event!