Nadia Harduar

Leddy Library partners with sustainability office on green initiatives

Roger Reka holding a packet of sugarcane based paperLibrarian Roger Reka is helping to spearhead sustainability initiatives at Leddy Library (JOEL GUERIN/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

From environmental research guides to reducing paper waste, Leddy Library has made recent strides in fostering a more sustainable campus. 

In collaboration with the Office of Sustainability, Leddy has implemented numerous initiatives that demonstrate the major impact of even small changes. 

Student sustainability competition helps plant new ideas for a greener campus

Winners of the student sustainability competitionFrom left: University of Windsor Students’ Alliance president Husam Morra, Samira Narimannejad, Elnaz Rezaee, Alexa-Jazz Pancito, Fadel Fouani, and UWindsor Sustainability Officer Nadia Harduar gather to celebrate the winners of the University’s inaugural Student Sustainability Competition, which awarded nearly $5,000 to support student-led ideas for a greener, more sustainable campus. (DALIA DEFILIPPI/University of Windsor)

By Sarah Hébert

As a part of Campus Sustainability Month this past March, UWindsor’s first-ever Student Sustainability Competition attracted a variety of innovative project proposals—each aimed at building a greener, more sustainable campus.  

Taking first place and a $2,500 grand prize was UWinGoGreen, an initiative focused on tech-enabled sustainability submitted by Elnaz Rezaee, PhD candidate in Industrial Engineering, and Samira Narimannejad, PhD Candidate in Environmental Engineering.