Coastal Charge
Presentation Type
Presentation
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Pamela Martin, Political Science
Major
Sustainability and Coastal Resilience
Presentation Abstract
Trying to find the best way to live sustainably can get daunting and make the individual feel powerless, but there are ways that small changes can have a big impact. University Place, apartments owned by Coastal Carolina University (CCU) and occupied by their students, allows students to experience apartment living, apart from monthly utility bills. This doesn’t mean that the energy and water used goes undocumented, but it is not as visible to the residents as it would be in a non-university-affiliated housing situation. Coastal Charge is a student-organized competition that promotes energy-saving advice and offers incentives for students to reduce their energy usage, preparing them for life after attending CCU, and empowering students to see the impact that behavioral changes can have on their energy consumption. This was previously conducted in Tradition Hall in the Spring 2022 semester and was conducted again in University Place during the Spring 2023 semester. In addition to the competition aspect, Coastal Charge also includes conducting participating student surveys to assess confidence in the understanding of sustainability practices, change in practices due to the competition, and willingness of students on campus to continue to use what they learned during the competition in other situations. This will show how important sustainability is to students at CCU and will offer them the chance to see how they can make sustainable choices in their day-to-day lives.
Start Date
12-4-2023 12:00 PM
End Date
12-4-2023 12:20 PM
Disciplines
Sustainability
Recommended Citation
McCoy, Nina; Osborne, Aaron; and Simchock, Hannah, "Coastal Charge" (2023). Undergraduate Research Competition. 37.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2023/fullconference/37
Coastal Charge
Trying to find the best way to live sustainably can get daunting and make the individual feel powerless, but there are ways that small changes can have a big impact. University Place, apartments owned by Coastal Carolina University (CCU) and occupied by their students, allows students to experience apartment living, apart from monthly utility bills. This doesn’t mean that the energy and water used goes undocumented, but it is not as visible to the residents as it would be in a non-university-affiliated housing situation. Coastal Charge is a student-organized competition that promotes energy-saving advice and offers incentives for students to reduce their energy usage, preparing them for life after attending CCU, and empowering students to see the impact that behavioral changes can have on their energy consumption. This was previously conducted in Tradition Hall in the Spring 2022 semester and was conducted again in University Place during the Spring 2023 semester. In addition to the competition aspect, Coastal Charge also includes conducting participating student surveys to assess confidence in the understanding of sustainability practices, change in practices due to the competition, and willingness of students on campus to continue to use what they learned during the competition in other situations. This will show how important sustainability is to students at CCU and will offer them the chance to see how they can make sustainable choices in their day-to-day lives.