Any group of 3-5 Black Hills State University students may apply. Students collaborate on the proposal, attending any required meetings and events. The group must appoint a student leader to act as the primary contact for the BHSU Sustainability Committee and University administration. There must be at least one faculty advisor for the proposed project.

Preparing proposals:

To be considered, proposals must include two aspects — an educational component and practical implementation of a campus change.

Educational aspect:

How will your group educate the BHSU campus about sustainability? How do you propose to advocate for campus sustainability? This could be done a number of ways, ranging from educational speakers to a promotional campaign.

Practical change aspect:

How will your group implement a sustainable change on campus? Could you install solar panels? Increase recycling? What will your group do on campus that can make a measurable difference?

All proposals must be able to show measurable success. If your project is implemented, how will the committee know it was successful?

The budget for proposals is $2,500. This must be kept in mind when writing the proposals.

Proposals must be no longer than five pages and include complete details. Please cover the following:

Summarize your ideas.

• What specific sustainability issue will your group address?
• How is that different from what BHSU has done before?
• How will you promote or educate the campus community about sustainability?
• How will your group know if the proposed project is successful?
• Include short biographies of the group members.

Please include a page listing participating students and faculty and their contact information.
Deadline for proposals: Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 5 p.m.

Groups should submit printed copies of their proposals to the Information Desk in the Student Union.

For more information contact Devin Lynn at Devin.Lynn@yellowjackets.bhsu.edu.