Portland Community CollegeCommitment to:

Quality Educational Programs and Sustainability

Margie S. Fyfield, PhD, Dean Science and Tech.Rock Creek Campus

Kate Dins, PhD, Dean of Arts and ProfessionsCascade Campus

Portland Oregon: Home of Sustainable Practices

Columbia Gorge Wind Farms

9/23/2009 census finds21,921 people in theMetro area rode their bikes to work

Portland Gets it right!

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), PCCStudent Commitment and EngagementAdministered through a student majority governance board.Provides funding for projects which “Green” our campuses

and help to reduce PCC’s environment footprint.

Created under the leadership Of Mandy Ellertson,Rock Creek Student Leadership Coordinator

It does, however, turn disposable tableware and half-eaten tacos into crumbly, fertile soil in two weeks -- rocket speed compared to the campus's composting worms, which take three months to do the job.

The 8-foot-long metal composting chamber, which resembles a hybrid between a missile and a trash can, is the pride of the campus's already ambitious sustainability initiative.

Portland Community College: Commitment

It doesn’t fly…

TGIF ContributedOver $80,000Last year!

PCC, Leading On The Path To A Sustainable Future in Education and Community

Establishment of Board Policy: Sustainable Use of Resources Policy B-707 Adopted by the Board on December 7, 2006

Becoming a signatory of the American Colleges and Universities Presidents Climate Commitment: Signed September 15, 2007

District President, Preston Pulliams, submits PCC’s Climate Action Plan to the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment: September 15, 2009.

PCC’s Commitment: B-707Portland Community College is committed to becoming a leader in academic programs and

operational practices that model the sustainable use of resources, so that the needs

of current generations are met without impairing the ability of future generations to

meet their own needs.

Establishment of the Climate Energy Leadership Taskforce (CELT)

Dr. Pulliams convened the CELT shortly after he signed the American College and University Presidents Climate

Commitment in 2007. The goals for CELT were:

Meet regularly to educate members about global warming issues and the approaches that different organizations and businesses have taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Establish a date by which the college will be climate neutral and develop strategies and a timeline to reach this goal.

Meet the goal of submitting the Climate Commitment plan by September 2009.    

Leading On The Path To A Sustainable Future in Education and Community

Creation of PCC’s Climate Action Plan:www.pcc.edu/sustainReport divided into 7 sections: 1. Buildings and Energy, 2. Transportation, Consumption and Solid Waste, 3. Food and Agriculture, 4. Sustainability in Education and Community Outreach 5. Tracking Progress and Financing

Establishment of A District Sustainability Manager 2010: Alexander de Roode

Under the direction of Facilities Management ServicesDay-to-day Operations of PCC’s sustainability programsDevelops: Procedures and processes in support of academic

programs and college operational sustainability effortsImplement PCC’s Climate Action Plan

Collaboration and coordination with academic, business and operations support of PCC’s campuses

Work to align the college with the goals of the President’s Climate Commitment, the vision of the Climate Leadership Energy Taskforce (CELT)

Academics: Sustainable Practices for Academics and Resources

Council (SPARC)Encourage the active sharing of information for all

curriculum related initiativesCoordinate potential grant effortsCoordinate the design and development of curriculaMaintain a historical record of PCC’s efforts in green

technologies

Climate Action Plan:Sustainability in Education

SPARCSustainable Practices for Academics and Resources

Council

Committee of faculty across all programs and disciplinesServes as an advisory board to faculty for sustainability-

related academic curricular and program developmentProvides periodic updates to the President’s CabinetFunded through the office of the VP of Academic and

Student Affairs (OASA), Christine Chairsell, as well as existing funding for curriculum and program development.

Sustainability in Education and Community Outreach: Sampling

Architecture Automotive – Alternative FuelsBuilding Construction – Residential, Design/Build Remodel,

Construction ManagementFacilities MaintenanceCommunity EducationInterior DesignCivil/Mechanical Engineering TechnologyElectronic Engineering Technology – Renewable Energy systemsEngineeringChemistry

SPARC

Objectives for SPARC by 2012Funded by curriculum and campus-based funds:

SPARC, Sustainable Practices for Academics and Resources Council, will convene for the first time Fall 2009

Explore the development of a graduation requirement or outcome in sustainability

Offer Environmental Studies Sustainability course by Spring 2010

Implement the following degree options:

Green Roof/Wall Construction and Maintenance (Building Construction Technology and Landscape Technology)

Building Commissioner Training (Facilities Maintenance Technology)

Green Inspection (Building Inspection Technology)Civil and Mechanical Sustainable Engineering (Electronic

Engineering Technology)Sustainable Management (Business Management)

Objectives for SPARC by 2012continued:

SPARC will Explore the following by 2012Development of an Energy Efficiency Technician

degree/certificate

LEED certification education and accreditation course

Infusing sustainability throughout the curricula

Revising the college’s strategic plan, review measurable outcomes that comply with Board Policy B707

Short-term and Long-term goals identified by SPARC in Academic Year 2009-2010

Short-term Goals:

1. Educate the PCC community about SPARC and the goals of SPARC. 1. Become visible, recognized2. Clarify the role of SPARC in the Climate Action Plan3. Provide support to the college in achieving Climate Action Plan

2. Share Goals of SPARC3. Establish guidelines for topics brought to regular meetings

1. Identify appropriate pathway for topics directed to the committee.4. Establish working subgroups for topics brought to the committee5. Identify regular guest speakers for the committee

1. Support creative thinking in achieving long and short term goals.

Long-term Goals:

1. Certify individual courses across the curriculum

• Obtain Educational Advisory Council (EAC) blessing

• Identify “mechanics” associated with identifying individual courseswith “Green Leaf” signature in printed and online course schedule andthe college catalogue.

• Meet with Administrative stakeholders responsible for printed materials

• Meet with EAC Leaders to establish a process within the current system forendorsing and supporting Green Leaf Certification in the college curriculum process.

SPARC Committee members agreed that meetings aroundShort-term and Long-term Goals will include the following:

•Action Items•Timelines•Benchmarks•Assignments/Responsibilities

SPARC will report out regularly to the VP for Academic Servicesand the District President’s Cabinet

Origins of Sustainability at theRock Creek Campus

Portland Community CollegePortland Oregon

The Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center (RCESC) is a natural area within Portland Community College's Rock Creek Campus that is considered to be an important natural history area by both the Portland Audubon Society and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The natural area, which comprises the RCESC, includes about 44 acres of woodland, 11 acres of wetland and 44 acres of grasslands. Several smaller unique ecosystems are also present in this site, including several springs and a small pond ecosystem.

Photo PointsWe wanted to create a pictorial record of both seasonal and yearly transitions that occur at the Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center. This is being accomplished with seasonal photos taken at nineteen photo points located throughout the site.

Alternative Building Design and Construction, gave students a chance to design a weather station for the Environmental Studies program at PCC.

NSF ATEFraming Student Success

2004

Sustainability is infused in the curriculum…PCC – LAT Sustainability Matrix (May 2008)

Sustainable Landscaping – LAT 272, 3 credits

Storm Water Quality & Management class, 3 credits

LandscapeTechnology

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