Guidelines for Green Games Coordinators:
Residential Green Games is an environmental competition that seeks to promote sustainable
education in the fifteen campus housing communities. With almost 4,500 students living in the
dorms, Green Games has immense potential to instill sustainable behavioral change via
competition. A close relationship between GG coordinators and the UNC Office of Waste
Reduction and Recycling is essential for success. To make participation easier, we’ve compiled
some guidelines to lead your community to a Green Games victory!
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Serve as the liaison between OWRR and your residential community
Work collaboratively with RA staff, LLC, RHA, and others to plan and encourage
sustainability-themed programs using the ideas from the GG website (and your own
creative genius)
Encourage RA staff to create sustainability-themed bulletin boards, take pictures of
them, and e-mail them to greengames@unc.edu
Collect and submit program forms from your staff, LLC, and RHA and attach the
attendance sheet using the online survey form
Attend monthly GG meetings with OWRR staff
Communicate effectively with residents about the importance of Green Games via
social media, bulletin boards, door tags, etc.
Update community and RA staff with competition standings through bulletin boards,
email newsletters, and announcements during staff meetings
Receive green events certification from the UNC Office of Waste Reduction and
Recycling
Have fun and be creative! The OWRR and your residential leadership support you.
Sustainability-themed programming can relate to:
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Recycling , waste reduction, public transportation, energy, agriculture, water, compost,
climate change, sustainability at UNC, and/or green architecture
Timeline for Green Games Coordinators:
This timeline is a simple, easy-to-use checklist that, if followed, will give your community a
good shot at winning the 2011-2012 Green Games Competition!
August
1. Receive Green Events certification from the UNC Office of Waste Reduction and
Recycling.
2. Plan and hold your first GG event.
September
3. Meet with the GG team from your community and discuss potential for collaboration.
4. Attend the first monthly GG meeting.
October
5. Creatively publicize your community’s standings in the competition.
6. Update community government, your CD, and the RA staff on your progress in the
competition.
November
7. Expect an email from the OWRR requesting an update on your team’s progress.
-Winter Break January
8. Remind RAs of the importance of Green Games by announcing GG standings at midyear training and brainstorming more competition ideas within the team.
February
9. Creatively publicize your community’s standing relative to others in the competition.
March
10. Make the final push! GG ends the last week of March.
April
11. Attend the GG awards ceremony with your GG team, CD, and any other residents who
were essential to the year’s success.
12. Earn recognition for your work in Green Games at the end-of-year RA Banquet.