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Campus Sustainability Task Force Meeting

December 16th, 2015, 2:30pm – 4:30pm Barrett Athletic Administration Center Conference Room

Attendees: See attached list.

Welcome remarks by Co-Chairs (Paul Laris, Reza Toossi)

Holli Fajack welcomes STF members

Campus goals discussion (Mishelle Laws)

Mishelle seeking input on goals related to sustainability to be included in CSULB Strategic Goals

& Priorities to make sure they reflect priorities of STF

Proposed goals:

1. Implement bicycle and pedestrian circulation physical improvements based on the

Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Study.

2. Undertake a feasibility study and comprehensive plan for the Campus Recycle Center

that is sensitive to the existing and proposed buildings adjacent to the site.

3. Expand parking on south campus.

4. Pursue alternative transportation options to reduce car traffic and parking on campus.

Malia Kinimaka: Campus goals are initiated by the Provost office and all VP go through the

various campus goals and place them into categories, i.e. “Sustainability” “Facilities”

“Information Technology”

Malia Kinimaka: Procurement ties into Zero Waste and sustainability goals and should be

reflected in the goals. There is no campus policy currently in place where we direct the campus

end user to purchase sustainable products.

Mishelle Laws: Not meant to be a comprehensive list of all sustainability goals but the ones that

rise to the top of the campus goals list for visibility and funding.

Goals should focus on a campus as a whole

STF Recommendations:

o STF Working Groups can make a list of goals to bring forward for visibility.

o Goal #4 to be worked on by Michelle & Ellie to be more specific.

o Combine goals 1, 3, & 4 since they have to do with transportation and get research to

define rubrics to implement in goals 3 and 4.

o Develop a goal that implements climate action plan that accounts everything we said

today. Making goal #4 more specific

Introduction of new member (Paul Wingco) (1 min) 2:52

Introduced Professor Wade Martin, Chair of Economics, representing the University Resources

Council

Membership update (Paul Wingco)

List of proposed additions to STF membership presented to Academic Senate Chair

The only member that was approved for addition was Director of Procurement (currently Malia

Kinimaka)

o Rationale: Number of voting members should be kept to manageable amount

o Academic Senate Chair Soni believe that there are already many opportunities to be

involved through Working Groups

Maintain 6 faculty positions – to be nominated by Academic Senate

Faculty to serve for staggered 2 year terms (except URC representative who serves for 1 year)

Recommendations:

o Ellie Christov: Think of a better way to publicize the STF to get more members for the

Working Groups. ASI can get the message out to students

Sustainability Manager Recruitment Update (David Salazar)

David: Paul from PPFM is moving into the Operations side, will no longer oversee Sustainability

program.

Plans to recruit and hire dedicated Sustainability Manager on hold. Will reevaluate after 6

months

Sustainability program moving under Physical Planning.

Holli and her two paid student assistants will work with Planning Manager, Michael Gardner.

Still want to pursue option of establishing a Sustainability Center at some point in the future.

Climate Action Reporting (Paul Wingco, Holli Fajack)

Updates on reports due to the ACUPCC

Paul: We had a GHG inventory report due but the realignment and rebranding of the Carbon

Commitment and reset all the timelines/deadlines. However, we still got results for GHG

emission with the help of student interns and have completed the latest GHG inventory

General findings:

o Went from 60,000 MT CO2e in previous inventory to 63,500 MT CO2e in current

inventory - 6% increase from our 2010 inventory due to two areas:

1. Change in methodologies of calculating solid waste that goes to the landfill;

emissions factors for landfill emissions have changed based on best available

science. Total tons of solid waste only increased slightly but associated

emissions went up disproportionately due to new methodology.

2. Increase in our purchased electricity due to having more students and buildings

running longer and we have warmer summers so AC equipment has to run

longer & harder.

Ellie Christov: Is there a way that we cap how low we can set the AC for the summer?

Paul Wingo: In parking offices, yes, but the rest of the campus is connected to Energy

management system subject to its own parameters. Official energy policy is 68-78 but some

people can’t function at 78.

We are hopeful that new solar projects will make an impact on the next inventory report

Climate Action Plan progress report due on Jan 15th 2016. Update on the GHG inventory, CAP

timelines, education and curriculum, planning and implementing CAP strategies

Next Steps: We will ask the STF Working Groups to provide updates on each section pertaining

to the progress report

Resilience Commitment (Dean Toji, Paul Wingco)

ACUPCC Climate Commitment is changing and will now encompass two sub-commitments:

o Resilience

o Carbon

President Conoley expressed interested in the Resilience Commitment

Dean Toji: When you are dealing with climate; one side is the causes and the other is the effects

o Carbon is to reduce the causes of global warming. Deal with causes first

o Resilience is how you cope with all the impacts.

Resiliency is adaptation plus bouncing back to come back stronger and cope with the changes.

If we sign onto the Resilience Commitment we are committing to:

o Within two months develop an implementation profile

o Within 1 yearcreate a campus community task force

o Within 2 yearsfinish or deliver a resilience assessment

o Within 3 years create a new climate action plan incorporating resilience

Paul Wingco: should we recommend signing the resilience commitment now? There are some

opportunities as well as constraints.

o Opportunities: We can show leadership and also be a charter signatory, elevate the

resilience conversation and the city partnership.

o Constraints: the workload that comes with this commitment is significant.

Holli Fajack: Have until April (Earth Day) 2016 to decide if you want to be a charter signatory

Dean Toji & Paul Wingco move to create a focus group to look at the details of what this is

committing us to do before making a recommendation to the President.

Community of Place/Sustainability Center Update (Paul Wingco, Wade Martin)

Wade Martin: At April 2014 Workshop (funded by Campus as a Living Lab grant from

Chancellor’s Office to develop a learning community/sustainability community) the need to

establish both a “community of place” & “community of interest” were identified.

With regard to the “community of place”, we were talking about a proposed Sustainability

Center at the renovated USU that would have been funded by the referendum (which failed)

Other possible locations could include PH2 or the Horn center. The hope now is that focus on

sustainability center remains a priority. President and Mary have said they support it, it is just a

matter of location and affordability.

Last semester we did the sustainability aquaculture panel as a kick off for the “Learning

Community Speaker Series”. Very successful event, over 150 attendees.

Thus, the “Community of Interest” is progressing much more actively

Planning another event with Departments of Fashion & Design to coincide with Earth Week

Working Group Updates:

Zero Waste Working Group (Holli Fajack, Lee Johnson)

Holli: ZWWG has been making progress selected a group of consultants to help us develop our

waste hauling RFP and our Zero Waste plan. They came to campus on November 16 for an all-

day kick off meeting.

Deadline for RFP: February 1st

Current waste hauler contract is over Mid-August 2016

Target is to have zero waste plan to be completed by end of academic year

Transportation Emissions Working Group (Ellie Christov)

We have met once and have good representation with ASI, staff, students, and faculty.

Briefed group on current rideshare program

Will focus on ways to accommodate growing student body.

Parking last fall was the worst we’ve seen; going to work on finding solutions to increase

sustainable transportation to alleviate this problem.

Just completed assessment – Average Vehicle Ridership did go up slightly. Was 1.29 last year,

1.32 this year; our goals is 1.5 people per vehicle.

Have our two off campus shuttles. We found out that about 70% of riders would take the bus if

the shuttles did not exist.

Introduced Brigitte Driller, Sustainable Transportation Coordinator

Paul Wingco: Can we explore combining employee and student travel surveys to meet AQMD

and greenhouse gas emissions inventory data needs?

Ellie: Sharon Taylor is open to doing that next year; AQMD wants to be a part of our

process/changes/need to approve; they need a 3 month notice before we start survey.

Water Conservation Working Group (Paul Wingco)

Met twice so far this semester; developed a working plan for the group

Plan will focus on reducing potable water use to comply to the Governor’s latest Executive

Order on water conservation - 25% reduction as soon as possible

Current Water Action Plan was developed rather quickly to comply with the Chancellor’s Office.

Goal to update Water Action Plan by fall 2016

Completed a campus wide water use audit over the summer and hired a company to perform an

infra-red fly over scan of the campus to identify underground leaks. We have that map.

Landscape Conversion Plan Phase 1 - Complete

Landscape Conversion Phase 2 – planning phase and browning of selected lawn areas. Planning

to turn off irrigation to those areas starting 2016. Selective lawn areas that you will see turn

brown over next year. Do not have funding for yet. Problem area is that we cannot turn off

irrigation to the trees because we do not want to kill the trees.

Water Conservation Grants – CSU 5, working with CSUs in the LA basin area, created a

partnership and one focus is to identify water conservation grants

Clean Energy Working Group (Paul Wingco)

Group has met twice this semester. The purpose is to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and

eliminate energy waste, improve efficiency and increase our renewable energy infrastructure

Goals & Time lines: develop a Renewable Energy Plan. Develop a phase implementation plan.

Identify funding mechanisms for projects. Develop a clean energy communication and

marketing plan.

Review & update current Strategic Energy Plan. Review the proposal from our energy and

engineering consultant to help us develop the plan.

Energy projects that have been completed:

o Campus wide lighting upgrade complete, building upgrade is phase 4 and currently

implementing phase 5.

o LED street lighting project (phase 2 complete).

o Implementing central plant energy optimization project

Big renewable project: Lot 14 & Lot 7 Solar PV canopy project to complete in summer 2016. In

procurement stage working with Malia on the RFP. (Funded by vendors)

Incorporate solar panels in lots and 50 EV charging stations in lot 14

Lot 7 25 EV charging stations

Communications & Engagement Working Group (Holli Fajack)

Goal of completed and launched the website has been accomplished

Recruited new members from Marketing and Communications, Sylvia and Aaron from ASI

Communications and Chad from Financial Management and Sustainable Transportation.

Two new marketing interns

Unified and intentional branding for sustainability

Take Away: By February website should be working properly and will continue testing out the

logo presented.

Faculty Research Support Working Group & Curriculum Working Group (Holli Fajack)

Combined both working groups because effort to develop & send out survey to faculty came

from both groups

Find courses that are being taught and the research scholarly and creative activity that faculty

are doing to incorporate/contain sustainability. Wanted to have this data because we needed it

and also for our STARS report

President sent out survey in October and we got over 200 responses altogether.

Courses: 87 faculty reported their courses contain sustainability

Curriculum working group will go through the responses and see if we feel that the courses

submitted as sustainability courses or courses that include sustainability fit the definition

provided and work with the faculty to learn more about the courses and see how they can make

the list.

59 Faculty said they are doing sustainability-related RSCA

41 Tenure/Tenure track, 18 Full or Part-time lecturers

Wesley Woelfel: This is the 2nd survey we have done so we are learning what questions to ask to

get more information each time we do it.

Wesley: Early in the meeting we discussed encouraging or creating a foundation for research for

climate neutrality. This is one of the ways we can find out who is doing what and contact those

people and see how they can be involved.

STARS Update (Holli Fajack)

The Office of Sustainability has 3 new interns

Data requests to stakeholders have been sent out

Survey results will be a huge part of STARS report

This is our first go around with STARS and we want to have realistic expectations. We realize due

to the availability of data or because of how we go about reporting, we will have some gaps.

A good opportunity to increase awareness and participation for next time

Goal: Develop communications plan to highlight accomplishments in some kind of roadshow like

how we did for the Climate Action Plan and go and present the results to different parts of

campus.

Announcements (Holli Fajack)

One goal we had from the last meeting was to launch Green Office Certification in the fall but

we weren’t able to achieve goal due to Powersave Green Campus program being defunded

Our office has worked with them to revamp the checklist to be a little more rigorous so that the

GOC will push offices further; this is a setback for our efforts

Earth Week to include Green Generation Mixer

Call for submission for Green Generation Mixer

Sustainability “Campus as a Living Lab” Lecture series, next topic: Sustainable Fashion

Next STF To be in March 2016

Closing remarks 4pm

ROSTER, CSULB CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE

Name Title Sign in

Brian Nowlin Chief Operating Officer, CSULB Foundation Present

Carol Roberts-Corb Director, Housing and Residential Life Absent

Christine Whitcraft Assistant Professor, Biology Absent

David Salazar Associate Vice President, PPFM Present

Dean Toji Assistant Professor, Asian & Asian American Studies Present

Don Penrod General Manager, 49er Shops Present

Ellie Christov Transportation Services Manager, Parking and Transportation Present

Jeanette Schelin Director, Japanese Gardens Absent

Jeniffer Fuentes-Mishica Administrative Coordinator School of Dance Present

Jose Salazar President, Associated Students Absent

Malia Kinimaka Director of Purchasing Present

Mary Stephens Vice President, Administration and Finance Absent

Paul Laris Director, Geography and Environmental Science and Policy Absent

Paul Wingco Energy and Sustainability Manager Present

Reza Toossi Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Present

Jacqueline Wilvers Grant Development Specialist, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Designee of Simon Kim Absent

Sylvana Cicero Interim Associate Exectuive Director/ Direcot, USU & SRWC Present

Shawna Dark Associate Dean, Library Absent

Wade Martin Faculty, Economics; University Resource Council designee Present

Wesley Woelfel Assistant Professor, Design Present

Additional Meeting Attendees

Name Title Working Group (if applicable)

Ingrid Martin Faculty, Marketing Learning Community

Iraida Venegas Interim Director Commercial Business Operations, ASI NA

Ilan Mitchell-Smith Faculty Transportation

Hung Nguyen Professor/Director Energy

Shailesh Chandra Assistant Professor

Brigitte Driller Sustainable Transportation Coordinator Transportation

Michael Gardner Physical Planning

Holli Fajack Sustainability Coordinator

Zero Waste, Communications, Learning Community, Curriculum, Research, Transportation

Whitney Miller ASI Sustainability Secretary

SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCEBARRETT ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM

DECEMBER 16TH, 2015 – 2:30PM – 4:30PM

AGENDA• Welcome remarks by Co-Chairs (Paul Laris, Reza Toossi) (2 min)• Campus goals discussion (Mishelle Laws) (15 min)• Introduction of new member (Paul Wingco) (1 min)• Membership update (Paul Wingco) (5 min)• Sustainability Manager Recruitment Update (David Salazar) (5 min)• Climate Action Reporting (Paul Wingco) (5 min) • Resilience Commitment (Dean Toji, Paul Wingco) (10 min)• Community of Place Update (Wade Martin, Paul Wingco) (5 min)• Working Group Updates (30 min)

• Zero Waste Working Group (Holli Fajack, Lee Johnson) (10 min)• Transportation Working Group (Ellie Christov) (5 min)• Energy Working Group & Water Conservation Working Group (Paul Wingco) (5 min)• Communications & Engagement Working Group (Holli Fajack)• Faculty Research Support Working Group & Curriculum Working Group (Holli Fajack) (5 min)

• STARS Update (Holli Fajack)(5 min)• Announcements (Holli Fajack) (5 min) • Closing remarks

WELCOME REMARKS (2 MIN)CO-CHAIRS: PAUL LARIS, REZA TOOSSI, MARY STEPHENS

CAMPUS GOALS DISCUSSION (15 MIN)MISHELLE LAWS

PROPOSED THREE-YEAR GOALS

1. Implement bicycle and pedestrian circulation physical improvements based on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Study.

2. Undertake a feasibility study and comprehensive plan for the Campus Recycle Center that is sensitive to the existing and proposed buildings adjacent to the site.

3. Expand parking on south campus.

4. Pursue alternative transportation options to reduce car traffic and parking on campus.

PROPOSED LONGER TERM GOALS

1. Continue to develop and implement renewable energy projects that meet the objectives of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment and AB 32 goals.

2. To attain climate neutral operations, develop plans to incorporate design elements of Zero Net Energy Buildings in all future campus buildings where feasible.

3. Develop and implement renewable energy projects that will increase campus solar arrays and decrease reliance on fossil-based fuels, including the installation of photovoltaic panels where feasible in new building construction and renovation projects.

NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTION (1 MIN)PAUL WINGCO

DR. WADE MARTIN

• Professor & Chair, Economics Department• Academic Senate Designee from University Resource Council• Co-Author of Climate Action Plan• Faculty Lead for Sustainability Learning Community

WELCOME, WADE!

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE (5 MIN)PAUL WINGCO

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

STF previously voted to expand membership to include:

Director of Purchasing (Malia Kinimaka)

Sustainability Coordinator (Holli Fajack)

Faculty Representatives from ALL Colleges, specifically CBA and CHHS (Ingrid Martin and Veronica Acosta-Deprez)

ASI Recycling Coordinator (Lee Johnson)

ASI Sustainability Secretary (Whitney Miller)

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

Academic Senate decided official membership should only be expanded to include:

Director of Purchasing (Malia Kinimaka)

Sustainability Coordinator (Holli Fajack)

Faculty Representatives from ALL Colleges, specifically CBA and CHHS (Ingrid Martin and Veronica Acosta-Deprez)

ASI Recycling Coordinator (Lee Johnson)

ASI Sustainability Secretary (Whitney Miller)

Maintain 6 faculty positions – to be nominated by Academic Senate

Faculty to serve for staggered 2 year terms (except URC representative who serves for 1 year)

SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT (5 MIN)DAVID SALAZAR

CLIMATE ACTION REPORTING (5 MIN)PAUL WINGCO

CLIMATE ACTION REPORTING

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update

Completed Inventory Update Summer 2015

General Findings – slight increase ~ 6%

Due to the following

Methodology in calculating GHG from Solid Waste

Increase in Purchased Electricity

60,000 MT CO2e >>>> 63,500 MT CO2e

CLIMATE ACTION REPORTING

ACUPCC Progress Report Due 1/15/16

Updated GHG Inventory and CAP Timelines

Education

Climate Neutrality and Sustainability in the Curriculum

Research

Efforts to expand research in climate neutrality

Community Engagement

Community outreach around climate neutrality

Energy Efficiency Projects Catalog

RESILIENCE COMMITMENT (10 MIN)PAUL WINGCO, DEAN TOJI

• President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) is rebranded as the Carbon Commitment

• Newly introduced Resilience Commitment

• Together they make up the Climate Commitment

What is Resilience?

“Increasing the ability to survive disruption and to anticipate, adapt, and flourish in the face of change”

These five categories capture key elements of adaptive capacity and form an important basis for building integrated resilience.

CORE COMPONENTS OF A RESILIENCE CAMPUS

OUR CURRENT COMMITMENT DELIVERABLES

• Complete annual greenhouse gas inventories

• Complete annual Climate Action Plan progress reports

• Achieve climate neutrality by 2030 (14 years from now!)

RESILIENCE COMMITMENT DELIVERABLES

• Create internal institutional structure to guide development of a Plan to increase resilience

• Create or support joint campus-community Task Force to ensure alignment of resilience goals & facilitate joint action

• Complete a campus-community resilience assessment including indicators & current vulnerabilities

• Complete the Plan (including defined thresholds for resilience, target dates, strategies, and tracking mechanisms)

• Complete annual progress reports

RESILIENCE COMMITMENT TIMELINE

SHOULD WE RECOMMEND SIGNING RESILIENCE COMMITMENT NOW?

OPPORTUNITIES

Show leadership

Be a charter signatory

Elevate resilience conversation

Deepen community and city partnerships

CONSTRAINTS

Workload is significant

Staff resources are limited

Support tools and resources are still being developed and refined

COMMUNITY OF PLACE UPDATE (10 MIN)WADE MARTIN, PAUL WINGCO

BACKGROUND

April 2014 – Living Lab Workshop participants identify the need for a “Community of Place” to anchor and support sustainability at CSULB

AY 2014-15 – Proposed USU Renovations offer possibility of creating a Sustainability Center –Referendum fails

Currently – Consideration of other possible spaces including PH2, Horn Center, other areas

WISH LIST / IDENTIFIED NEEDS

Office space for: Faculty in residence

Sustainability Staff

Flexible work stations for: Student Assistants & Interns


Modular Conference Room and flexible meeting spaces for: STF and Working Group meetings

Presentations, lectures, film screenings, workshops, etc.

Student sustainability club meetings

Student sustainability project meetings


Resource library Sustainability focused books, films, journals

Integrated educational components: Interactive displays / dashboards

Signage / maps

Green building materials showcased in the space

WORKING GROUP UPDATES

ZERO WASTE WORKING GROUP

Selected consultants to help develop waste hauling RFP and Zero Waste Plan

Zero Waste Associates visited campus Nov 16th – Kick-off meeting

Zero Waste Associates are identifying opportunities and have made initial recommendations

Tight timeline for RFP – Deadline: February 1st

Current waste hauling contract ends mid-August

Target: Draft Zero Waste Plan complete by end of AY 2015-16

Co-Chairs: Holli Fajack & Lee Johnson

TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP Chair: Ellie Christov

WATER CONSERVATION WORKING GROUP

Purpose

Reduce potable water use

Comply with Governor’s EO B29-15 and meet 25% reduction goal as soon as possible

Specific Goals and Timelines

Develop a new Water Action Plan – 9/1/2016

Identify and implement low cost water conservation measures right away

Develop a water communication and marketing plan to educate the campus community and encourage efficient water use

Specific Actions Steps

Review the current Water Action Plan

Identify gaps, new goals and content for the plan

Water Projects Completed/Underway/Planned

Water use audit and Infra Red fly over scan -complete

Landscape Conversion Plan Phase 1 - complete

Landscape Conversion Phase 2 – planning phase and browning of selected lawn areas

Water Conservation Grants – CSU 5

WATER CONSERVATION WORKING GROUP

CLEAN ENERGY WORKING GROUP

Purpose

Reduce reliance on fossil fuels

Eliminate energy waste, improve efficiency, and increase our renewable energy infrastructure

Specific Goals and Timelines

Develop a Clean Energy Plan – Dec. 2016

Develop a phased implementation timeline

Identify funding mechanisms

Develop a Clean Energy communication and marketing plan

Specific Actions Steps

Review/Update the Strategic Energy Plan

Review the proposal from Energy and Engineering consultant

Energy Projects Completed/Underway/Planned

Campus wide Lighting Upgrade Phase 4 - complete

LED Streetlight Phase 2 - complete

Central Plant Energy Optimization - underway

Lot 14 and Lot 7 Solar Projects – planned for 2016 in procurement stage

Battery Energy Storage – planning phase


A Clean Energy Plan to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels

Eliminate Energy Waste and Improve Efficiency Renewable Energy Build Net Zero Energy Buildings Clean Energy Powered Fleet Expand Energy Storage Capabilities Create a Smart Micro Grid Develop Funding Mechanisms Incorporate as a Campus Living Lab Model

COMMUNICATION & ENGAGEMENT WORKING GROUP

Co-Chairs: Holli Fajack & Christine Whitcraft

New members from Marketing & Communications, ASI Comms, Financial Management/Sustainable Transportation

Two new marketing & design interns!

Working on creating uniform branding for sustainability – logo, style sheet, etc.

Upcoming opportunities to “test drive” branding: Earth Week, Green Gen Mixer.

Website upgrades – anticipated by February

Proposed logo for CSULB sustainability (current prototype)

RESEARCH SUPPORT WORKING GROUPCURRICULUM WORKING GROUP Sustainability Curriculum & RSCA Survey – distributed in October

Definitions were intentionally broad as to be inclusive of social, cultural, economic dimensions of sustainability (224 responses total)

Courses: 87 Faculty responded about their courses

Self-identified 28 as “Sustainability Courses”

Self-identified 142 as “Courses that include sustainability”

9 courses described but type not specified

Next Steps: WG and Sustainability Office will review courses to see if they

conform to definitions

Contact faculty for clarity

Compile list of courses for STARS report & website

Co-Chairs: Wesley Woelfel & Veronica Acosta-Deprez

Chair: Vacant

Number of faculty by College who self-identified their courses as “Sustainability Courses” or “Courses that include sustainability”

CHHS, 33

CLA, 17

CBA, 11

CNMS, 8

CED, 8

COE , 5

COTA, 4 OTHER, 1

RESEARCH SUPPORT WORKING GROUPCURRICULUM WORKING GROUP

Research, Scholarly & Creative Activity: 59 Faculty said they are doing sustainability-related

RSCA

41 Tenure/Tenure track, 18 Full or Part-time lecturers

Next Steps: WG and Sustainability Office will contact

respondents for more information/clarity

Compile list for STARS report and website

Co-Chairs: Wesley Woelfel & Veronica Acosta-Deprez

Chair: Vacant

Number of faculty by College who self-identified their Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity as “Sustainability-Related”

CHHS, 18

CLA, 8

CBA, 7

CNMS, 5

CED, 6

COE , 8

COTA, 6

Other, 1

STARS UPDATE (5 MIN)HOLLI FAJACK

STARS UPDATE

3 New STARS Interns Recruited to assist

Majority of data requests have been made

Survey responses need to be reviewed and synthesized

Expectation:

First report will have some gaps

Opportunity to raise awareness and increase participation next round

STARS TIMELINESept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

Develop strategy, tracking tools, intern training materials

Recruit and train interns

Outreach to campus data holders

Send out survey

Chase down data

Input partial data to Reporting Tool (for Princeton Review and Sierra Magazine Submission)

Input full data to Reporting Tool & Submit!

COMMUNICATIONS: LEVERAGING THE STARS REPORT

Goal: Develop Communications Plan to highlight our

accomplishments and areas for improvement including Road show to each college, Academic Senate, ASI Senate,

Chairs meeting, etc.

Develop videos, promotional materials

Website, press release, social media

ANNOUNCEMENTS (5 MIN)HOLLI FAJACK

Relaunching Fall Spring 2015:

Green Office Certification Program!

Green Campus Club

• Initial meetings with ASI Programming Officer have been fruitful

• ASI, Sustain U, Sustainability Office will collaborate again this year

• Green Generation Mixer to cap off week of events

• Building our “Community of Interest”

• First event of Lecture Series was a big success – Sustainable Aquaculture

• Next event will align with Design Department series

• Proposed topic: Sustainability in Fashion

• Video and app project update

NEXT MEETING:MARCH?

CLOSING REMARKS

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