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CMU Today On the green team CMU was the first to completely run the national 3-on-3 Gus Macker basketball tournament with student volunteers. And this year, the Mount Pleasant Gus Macker tournament hit another national first – by going "green." Professor Tim Otteman, who teaches RPL 400G – The Organization and Administration of Basketball Festivals, says students focused on reducing their carbon footprint with every facet of the event including recycling the Gus Macker programs, using products with postconsumer materials, paperless communication efforts, reduced energy use and sustainability education booths. "This is a win for everyone. Not only does doing things this way help the environment, it also helps these students who are looking to go into event management," he says. "This is now the trend, and we need our students to have experience in putting on green events. " • Volunteering is Central More than 70 percent of CMU students engage in service while attending CMU. Because of this, Michigan Campus Compact honored CMU as a finalist for Michigan Campus Compact's 2012 Engaged Campus of the Year Award. In addition, CMU senior Jason Vasquez was selected nationally by Campus Compact for the 2012 Newman Civic Fellows Award for his outstanding commitment and contribution to the local community. He has coordinated campuswide events, including Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, fundraisers that raised over $5,000 for Community Compassion Network, and mobile food pantries that fed about 900 families. Vasquez also was one of seven students selected statewide to receive the Outstanding Community Impact Award for his contribution to the community. • Jason Vasquez centralight summer '12 3

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