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| Five of the freshmen who worked on the film made the trip to Washington, D.C., for last weekend's conference. They are (from left to right) Grace Tuschak, Ben Dauten, Reece Lyerly, Courtenay Stroud and Corrie Ferguson. |
GREENVILLE, S.C.—-In February, a group of Furman University freshmen learned they had received a regional award for a film they made about maintaining a “green” lifestyle on campus. This past weekend, they discovered the film was good enough to earn national recognition as well.
The 12-minute film, “The Lifestyle Project,” was named the grand prize winner in a contest sponsored by the Student Conservation Association (SCA). The award was announced at the SCA’s “A Earth Vision Summit” held in Washington, D.C., this past weekend. The film also received a $15,000 prize.
The film, produced by seven Furman freshmen, documented the transformation and experiences of the students as they sought to reduce their impact on the environment by changing the way they lived their daily lives. It had earlier received the top award in the Southeast region, which included a $2,000 prize.
The film followed the freshmen as they followed a vegetarian diet, reduced their water and electricity usage, generated less trash, and quit driving their cars over a three-week period.
The Furman project grew out of an Introduction to Environmental Science course taught by Dr. Weston Dripps as part of the Environmental Community of Students (ECOS) Engaged Living Program.
The students involved in “The Lifestyle Project” are Ben Dauten of Northfield, Ill., Grace Tuschak of Pennington, N.J., Courtenay Stroud of The Woodlands, Tex., Corrie Ferguson of Simsbury, Conn., Reece Lyerly of Roswell, Ga., Desmond Lee of Ellenwood, Ga., and Daniel Balo of Lenoir City, Tenn.
You can watch the award-winning film at: “The Lifestyle Project.”
For more information, contact Dr. Weston Dripps at 864-294-3392.
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4-30-08
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