Changes

* Prioritize local farmers and artisans who follow sustainable farming practices and utilize eco-friendly packaging.* Encourage vendors to use minimal or recyclable packaging to reduce waste. Prioritize those who actively engage in packaging waste reduction initiatives, such as offering reusable containers or encouraging customers to bring their own.

* Promote the event with a strong emphasis on sustainability, showcasing the benefits of supporting local, eco-conscious vendors.* Market the event and promote through food.

* Gather feedback from vendors, attendees, and stakeholders to evaluate the event's success and identify areas for improvement in sustainability efforts.* Actively try to involve student organizations, sustainability clubs, and local environmental groups to engage attendees on sustainability initiatives.<br /> == Strategic Priorities 2024-2025 Cohort == === Priority 1: Increasing Resource Access === * I&E cannot be sustainably maintained if students do not have easy access to basic resources * Increased resource usage can bring people to I&E (career advisment) or even prevent them from leaving I&E (tutoring services) * Through increasing accessibility of ''all'' campus resources, more students will be available to be the absolute best versions of themselves that they can be === Priority 2: Connection and Sense of Community === * Bringing people together is the best way to generate positive, impactful ideas * Working as a full campus with one goal rather then simply individuals allows for ideas to be implemented faster and more effectively * People are far more likely to care about change when they have emotional connections to others who will be affected by said change === Priority 3: "Giving the People What They Want" === * Feedback from real students and community members is the only way to effectively implement ideas that will not only last a long time, but will also actively implement change * Effective communication and accepting critiques from the community is the only way to make sustainable change* Implementing "change" that doesn't benefit anyone is not useful change. Change should be impactful, and communication is the only way to have ''impactful'' change.<br />