Rebecca Harhai | April 30, 2021
Several students from Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs won awards for their work at the 2021 Virtual Student Expo.
Olivia Wolff, Master of Science in Environmental Studies candidate, won first prize for the Sustainability Award and the Community Engagement Award for her presentation “Diverting Ohio University’s Construction and Demolition Debris from Landfills.” Her presentation focused on diverting Ohio University construction and demolition debris from Ohio landfills through material donations to ReStore. ReStore, part of Habitat for Humanity, is a second-hand home improvement store that accepts material donations and sells them at a lower cost. The goal of Wolff’s project is to raise awareness of ReStore, explore incentives to promote donations from project and contract managers at Ohio University and create a pilot program to organize regular donations a