Green Team Southwestern Welcomes New Students

As the 2010-2011 school year has begun, Southwestern College welcomed one of the largest incoming classes in recent memory. Green Team Southwestern is excited to welcome 9 new students to the team, bringing the total number of students to 17. The plan for the growth of Green Team Southwestern is to add 8-12 new students each year.

The new members of Green Team Southwestern include Stephen Strecker (Tonkawa, OK), Erica Dunigan (Hutchinson, KS), Ashley LeJuerrne (Wichita, KS), Autumn East (Royse City, TX), Christian Pressley (Andover, KS), Trinity Brooks (Stillwater, OK), Joey Tran (Arlington, TX), Maggie Collett (Wardsville, MO), and Daniel Van Sickle (Maize, KS).

Green Team Southwestern Vision

Recognizing that the majority of private colleges are located in rural areas and are the economic drivers of their communities, Green Team Southwestern serves to create a model of sustainable living that will transform both higher education and the people it serves.

Green Team Southwestern Mission

Green Team Southwestern is a service-learning program dedicated to responsible citizenship and environmental sustainability.

Mission Interpreted: The Green Team is dedicated to:

• Creating a living laboratory of sustainable learning in which all members of the community develop healthy habits of environmental stewardship.
• Implementing organizational changes that result in carbon neutrality.
• Infusing the broader communities of Winfield, Cowley County and beyond with the principles and practical applications of environmental sustainability.