Campus Carnival 08/22/2022
The 2022-2023 academic year at Trine University is off to a fantastic start! Our presidents Kennedy Jester & Areeba Kazi were able to connect with the community at the Campus Carnival hosted in the UC on the first day of classes, learning what students were looking for in a sustainability program & how we can bring their ideas to life! Our organization was also thrilled to partner with the Steuben County Water & Soil Conservation District, who came prepared with their panel display about the importance of watersheds, or areas of land that drain precipitation into a particular body of water. We cannot wait to partner with them again this year, as well as get started with events of our own!
If you would like to learn more about the unique geography of Steuben County and the importance of watersheds, you can view all eight of their panels HERE:
https://steubenwaterways.com/contact/
Awe and Wonder: A Keynote Speech by Dr. Kelly Trusty
On the last weekend of April, we as an organization hosted an event on campus entitled Earth Fest. The purpose of this event was not only to increase community awareness of SPEAK’s projects, but also to promote environmental education, sustainability, and ethical consumerism. At this festival, which hosted a local vendor fair, food trucks, and a karaoke station, Dr. Kelly Trusty from Trine University acted as one of two of our keynote speakers. Dr. Trusty is a business professor at Trine University specializing in nonprofit management, as well as a board member of the organization Friends of Pokagon. In this speech, she discusses how nature’s greatest gift to us is awe and wonder, then how we as humans can work to protect this gift. Give it a watch below, or access these resources referenced in her speech:
Keynote Speech: Awe and Wonder
Earth Day 2022: Mother Earth Message (New Earth)
Nature is Speaking: Julia Roberts
You can also email Dr. Kelly Trusty with any questions at…
trustyk@trine.edu
Lakes 101: A Keynote Speech by Dr. Samuel Drerup
On the last weekend of April, we as an organization hosted an event on campus entitled Earth Fest. The purpose of this event was not only to increase community awareness of SPEAK’s projects, but also to promote environmental education, sustainability, and ethical consumerism. At this festival, which hosted a local vendor fair, food trucks, and a karaoke station, Dr. Samuel Drerup from Trine University acted as one of two of our keynote speakers. Dr. Drerup is an ecologist who specializes in biogeochemical cycling in aquatic systems and his speech detailed how important bodies of water are to the economy of Steuben County, as well as how individual human action can influence this monumental resource. Give it a watch below, or access these resources referenced in his speech:
You can also email Dr. Samuel Drerup with any questions at…
drerups@trine.edu
Motion to Remove an Officer
Within our organization, SPEAK strives to create a safe space for every student, regardless of gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability status. If you have been discriminated against by a member of our executive board team, please use this form to document your experiences so we can resolve the issue for you.
This form can also be used to file the motion to remove an officer on the basis of them consistently underperforming in their executive board obligations.
The document should be filled out and emailed to SPEAK via the email tspeakforachange@outlook.com. Please download the Motion using this link:
Committee Chair Application
Within the SPEAK organizational structure, we have four committees that ensure all projects that we take on proceed smoothly. These are as follows:
A. Administrative Committee
B. Sustainability Committee
C. Event Committee
D. Earth Fest Committee
If you are an acting member of SPEAK in good standing and you would like to apply to chair one of these committees or play another integral role in them, please use this link to download and fill out the application:
Service Hours Input Form
As a philanthropic organization, we love when our members volunteer and participate in improving their communities! If you complete any service hours outside of a SPEAK-sponsored event, please use this form to document them so they can be saved by our secretary. Hours completed for other organizations such as the honors program, sports teams, and Greek life can also be applied! Please use this link to download the form:
General Liability Form
Due to the unpredictability of outdoor conditions at events, we require each SPEAK member to fill out this form with their personal contact information and any pre-existing allergies or medical conditions. Outreach to our campus community is also very important to us, so we added a media release where members can choose whether or not they feel comfortable with photos of them being shared on our social media accounts. To download this form, please use this link:
SPEAK Constitution
This document details our organization’s guiding principles, as well as rules that help to steer our team. If you wish to download the document, use this link:
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