What is STRIVE?

STRIVE is a committee of the Sustainability Office of the AMS. Our mission is to increase environmental awareness and promote positive changes in attitude and behaviour toward environmental issues by organizing and promoting various events.


How can YOU get involved?

STRIVE holds weekly meetings in Mac-Corry D211 on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:20. Volunteers are encouraged to come and participate in decision making and organization of events.


What are the goals of STRIVE?

STRIVE aims to:
• Increase environmental awareness among the entire Queen's community
• Promote positive changes in attitudes and behaviours towards the environment and environmental issues
• Complete tangible projects that directly benefit the environment


What does STRIVE do?

We have developed a tentative schedule of events for the 2007-2008 school year, which will be discussed during the first couple meetings. Of course, as a student committee, we are always open to new ideas above and beyond what is listed on the schedule.

STRIVE is already actively organizing three main events:
1. Planet Earth showings at the Tea Room
Come to the Tea Room on Tuesday nights to watch the BBC documentary Planet Earth
Schedule:
Tuesday, November 13: Mountains
Tuesday, November 20: CANCELLED
Tuesday, November 27: Freshwater
2. Residence Energy Conservation Challenge
Beginning February 4, 2008, residence buildings will be pitted against each other to reduce the most energy until March 7. Queen’s residences will also be competing against residences at the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo in association with the Sierra Youth Coalition.

Contact STRIVE for more information and stay tuned in the new year, when we begin advertising for this never-before-done-in-Canada competition!
3. Student Housing Energy Conservation Challenge
To parallel the competition in the residences, there will also be a competition for the student housing area to reduce the most energy.

Contact STRIVE for more information and stay tuned in the new year, when we being advertising.

STRIVE is planning other events as well, including:
• World Wildlife Fund Adopt-an-Animal sale
• Environmental rally
• Environmental awareness campaign
• Pollution awareness night involving Ellis Observatory

STRIVE will also participate in other activities, such as:
• Monthly Sustainability Forums run through the Sustainability Office
• Earth Week collaboration events

Beyond these specific events, STRIVE will:
• Hold weekly meetings to discuss environmental issues and organize events
• Hold social events to promote group cohesion
• Organize fundraisers to raise money to pursue bigger and better events
• Help promote other environmental activities in and around the Queen's and Kingston communities


What has STRIVE done this year?

Events already held this year include:

• TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
• Plastic bag awareness day
• Planet Earth – From Pole to Pole showing at the Tea Room
• WWF holiday sale
• Posters for Global Climate Change Day of Action Rally
• Al Gore Speaker
• Queen's Residence Energy Challenge
• Promotions of CFLs
• Get Low-promoting sustainable student housing through petitions and behavioural changes
• LEED Petition

What is STRIVE?

STRIVE is a committee of the Sustainability Office of the AMS. Our mission is to increase environmental awareness and promote positive changes in attitude and behaviour toward environmental issues by organizing and promoting various events.


How can YOU get involved?

STRIVE holds weekly meetings in Mac-Corry D211 on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:20. Volunteers are encouraged to come and participate in decision making and organization of events.


What are the goals of STRIVE?

STRIVE aims to:
• Increase environmental awareness among the entire Queen's community
• Promote positive changes in attitudes and behaviours towards the environment and environmental issues
• Complete tangible projects that directly benefit the environment


What does STRIVE do?

We have developed a tentative schedule of events for the 2007-2008 school year, which will be discussed during the first couple meetings. Of course, as a student committee, we are always open to new ideas above and beyond what is listed on the schedule.

STRIVE is already actively organizing three main events:
1. Planet Earth showings at the Tea Room
Come to the Tea Room on Tuesday nights to watch the BBC documentary Planet Earth
Schedule:
Tuesday, November 13: Mountains
Tuesday, November 20: CANCELLED
Tuesday, November 27: Freshwater
2. Residence Energy Conservation Challenge
Beginning February 4, 2008, residence buildings will be pitted against each other to reduce the most energy until March 7. Queen’s residences will also be competing against residences at the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo in association with the Sierra Youth Coalition.

Contact STRIVE for more information and stay tuned in the new year, when we begin advertising for this never-before-done-in-Canada competition!
3. Student Housing Energy Conservation Challenge
To parallel the competition in the residences, there will also be a competition for the student housing area to reduce the most energy.

Contact STRIVE for more information and stay tuned in the new year, when we being advertising.

STRIVE is planning other events as well, including:
• World Wildlife Fund Adopt-an-Animal sale
• Environmental rally
• Environmental awareness campaign
• Pollution awareness night involving Ellis Observatory

STRIVE will also participate in other activities, such as:
• Monthly Sustainability Forums run through the Sustainability Office
• Earth Week collaboration events

Beyond these specific events, STRIVE will:
• Hold weekly meetings to discuss environmental issues and organize events
• Hold social events to promote group cohesion
• Organize fundraisers to raise money to pursue bigger and better events
• Help promote other environmental activities in and around the Queen's and Kingston communities


What has STRIVE done this year?

Events already held this year include:
• TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
• Plastic bag awareness day
• Planet Earth – From Pole to Pole showing at the Tea Room
 WWF holiday sale
 Posters for Global Climate Change Day of Action Rally
 Al Gore Speaker
 Queen's Residence Energy Challenge
 Promotions of CFLs
 Get Low-promoting sustainable student housing through petitions and behavioural changes
 LEED Petition


Who are we?

Executive Committee 2007-2008:
Co-Chair: Kelsey Jensen
Co-Chair: Aaron Myran
Funds Coordinator: Conor Cox
Promotions Coordinator: Vithiya Murugadas
Public Relations Coordinator: Stephanie Chong
Internal Affairs and Operations: Colin Bradley

Residence Energy Conservation Challenge Committee:
Imane Bekri
Nathan Jackson
Rob Strazar
Brendan Warren

Student Housing Energy Conservation Challenge Committee:
Emily Merrick
Alexa Nichols
Sarah Wintle


Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, ideas or suggestions, please contact Kelsey or Aaron at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .