High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2023

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Course Code

LDR

Course Number

3215

Faculty/Instructor

Shemeca Smith

Faculty/Instructor Email

shemeca.smith@ucf.edu

About the Author

My name is Sarah Howell, I am a sophomore at UCF, studying business management with a minor in psychology. I am passionate about keeping the earth clean and making it a beautiful place whilst being able to educate others on it as-well. I would like to thank UCF's Arboretum and National Residence Hall Honorary for allowing me to volunteer and expand my knowledge on how I can better maintain and take part in my community.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

The purpose of my project is to bring awareness to the issues of pollution on campus as well as encourage others to be more involved on campus through volunteerism. My time with the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) and the Arboretum was very valuable. Not only was I able to learn how to identify/properly remove invasive species from an environment as well as how to generally help maintain the gardens at UCF but I was also able to learn about the value of community and working towards a common goal such as cleaning up Greek road. A Key activity that i was involved in when collaborating with NRHH was cleaning up Greek road which allowed me to foster connections with members of the RSO as well as get first hand experience in removing plastic debris among various trash. In addition some Key activities when volunteering with the Arboretum involved raking, weeding, removing invasive plants, mulching, and in general helping maintain the overall biodiversity within UCF's gardens.

Additional Resources

Barnes, D. K. A., Galgani, F., Thompson, R. C., & Barlaz, M. (2009). Accumulation and

Fragmentation of Plastic Debris in Global Environments. Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, 364(1526), 1985–1998. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40485977

Chang, X, Xue, Y, Li, J, Zou, L, Tang, M. Potential health impact of environmental micro-

and nanoplastics pollution. J Appl Toxicol. 2020; 40: 4–15. https://doi.org/10.1002/jat.3915

Wisbrock, L., Reynolds, E., Mertins, J., Schultz, A., Hoellein, T., & Smetana, L. (2020).

TALKING TRASH: A human problem with human solutions. Science and Children, 57(8), 29–35. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27045256

There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow [From Carousel of Progress ...] Lyrics. (n.d.).

Lyrics.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023, from https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/7417054/Disney/There%26%23039%3Bs+a+Great+Big+Beautiful+Tomorrow+%5BFrom+Carousel+of+Progress+...%5D.

Geddie, J., & Volcovici, V. (2022, September 27). Exclusive: U.S. seeks allies as split emerges

over Global Plastics Pollution Treaty. Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-us-seeks-allies-split-emerges-over-global-plastics-pollution-treaty-2022-09-27/

Organize a cleanup. Organize A Cleanup Comments. (n.d.).

https://www.americanrivers.org/make-an-impact/national-river-cleanup/register-a-cleanup/

UCF Arboretum. Arboretum and Sustainability Initiatives. (2022, September 19).

https://arboretum.ucf.edu/

Why Environmental Education is important for kids. Rubicon. (2023, September 13)

. https://www.rubicon.com/blog/environmental-education-for-kids/

Keywords

Pollution, Invasive Species, Enviormentalism

Combating Invasive Species Through the Removal of Pollution


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