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UCCS students are invited to submit their proposals to the CU President’s Sustainable Solutions Challenge. Pictured: The UCCS Farm during summer. Photo credit: Savannah Waggoner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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COVID-19 may have interrupted the inaugural 2020 CU President\u2019s Sustainable Solutions Challenge<\/a>, but the challenge is back \u2014 and it\u2019s time to take action!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCCS students are invited to enter the challenge, which will reward students with up to $2,500 in prize money for their innovations in the field of sustainability. They will have the opportunity to compete against students at all four CU campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the first round of the challenge, one team from each campus will be awarded a $1,000 prize. The top two teams from each campus will advance to compete for the grand prize, awarded at the Sustainability Summit on the CU Boulder\u2019s campus on Thursday, April 21, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the most exciting aspects for UCCS students participating in the CU President\u2019s Sustainable Solutions Challenge will be the potential funding opportunity for their projects and programs through the Green Action Fund,\u201d said Kimberly Reeves, Interim Director of Sustainability at UCCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince the PSSC Pitch Night evaluation criteria are very similar to our own Green Action Fund<\/a> five pillars, students can also consider applying for grant funding and leave a legacy at UCCS by making campus more sustainable,\u201d Reeves continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to participate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To participate in the competition, students should develop a short pitch presentation that describes a proposed sustainability initiative. Initiatives should address environmental quality, economic and resource efficiency and\/or social equity on the UCCS campus or through the CU system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualifying teams at both stages of the competition will present their ideas to a panel of judges and will be evaluated on the anticipated impact of their project, its innovation and its feasibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCCS students interested in the competition should keep the following dates in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n