sustainability initiatives at malaspina university-college

SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES

AT MALASPINA UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE

Presentation co-created by Sandra Christensen and

Angelique Nash-Thurmeier

Contents

Facilities

Faculty and Curriculum

Student Led Initiatives

Residence Programs

Administration

Contact Information

FACILITIES SERVICES FACILITIES SERVICES AND AND

CAMPUS DEVELOPMENTCAMPUS DEVELOPMENT

Retrofitting – BC Hydro Power SmartRetrofitting – BC Hydro Power Smart Natural Resources Canada – EECS 2000Natural Resources Canada – EECS 2000 Geothermal EnergyGeothermal Energy DDC – programmed temperature controlDDC – programmed temperature control LEED LEED RecyclingRecycling Energy Management Plan Energy Management Plan Master PlanningMaster Planning Local energy & design consultantsLocal energy & design consultants

FACULTY FACULTY AND AND

CURRICULUM CURRICULUM INTEGRATIONINTEGRATION

Science Programming – Deep Bay Shellfish FarmingScience Programming – Deep Bay Shellfish Farming

Applied Trades and Technology – New Energy BuildingApplied Trades and Technology – New Energy Building

Geography – Campus Sustainability AssessmentGeography – Campus Sustainability Assessment

Geology – Lifestyles ProjectGeology – Lifestyles Project

Anthropology – Sustainability Report for City of NanaimoAnthropology – Sustainability Report for City of Nanaimo

Horticulture – Organic fertilizers, Appropriate practicesHorticulture – Organic fertilizers, Appropriate practices

Culinary Arts – Composting, Food managed by MalaspinaCulinary Arts – Composting, Food managed by Malaspina

Management: Recreation and Tourism – Heart of Gold projectManagement: Recreation and Tourism – Heart of Gold project

Seawater PipelinesSeawater PipelinesDeep Bay Field StationDeep Bay Field Station

Shellfish Farming: Securing Shellfish Farming: Securing Sustainable Coastal Sustainable Coastal

CommunitiesCommunities

Heart of Gold direct trade coffee project

Student Led Initiatives:Student Led Initiatives:

Student Union Activities Student Union Activities

Solutions Sustainability NetworkSolutions Sustainability Network

Student Union ActivitiesStudent Union Activities

Consumer Products and RecyclingConsumer Products and Recycling

Campus Community SwapsCampus Community Swaps

Technology - sensorsTechnology - sensors

Awareness Events and FundraisersAwareness Events and Fundraisers

Solutions Sustainability NetworkSolutions Sustainability Network

“To cultivate a campus community that practices and celebrates sustainable

ways of living in collaboration with the wider community.”

Solutions EventsSolutions Events Climate Change Fair, Sustainability Fair

World Water Day, Earth Day

Recycled Craft and Seed Ball Workshops

Showing of An Inconvenient Truth & King Korn

Food-Film-Forums - ongoing and growing – World Bridger Connection

Critical Mass Bike Rallies

Community Gardens Building – demonstration site (North end library)

Work Opportunities – 5 Coordinator Positions to Date

“Hi Angelique,

I spoke to our dean and he is completely supportive .... I know there will be some of our students who are interested in helping with the Solutions for Sustainability which will get us all some very important press on this. I would also like to link it to our webpage as I think as a campus and a program we should look at how they are inter-related. Incidentally, our Center for Shellfish Research field station at Deep Bay is focused on sustainable shellfish aquaculture which depends on clean waterways, as well as our Dean is working on a bio-diesel project for the future. There are a lot of initiatives on campus and we can drive this forward this fall when our students begin.

Keep in touch,Debbie”

Critical Mass Bike RalliesCritical Mass Bike Rallies

Residences & Ongoing ProgramsResidences & Ongoing Programs

Good Food Box (2004-present)Good Food Box (2004-present)Weekly grocery store shuttle (2005-)Weekly grocery store shuttle (2005-)Recycling in Residence (2005-)Recycling in Residence (2005-)Composting in residence & on campus Composting in residence & on campus

(2006-)(2006-)Housing conference presentation: Housing conference presentation:

Seeds of Sustainability (2007)Seeds of Sustainability (2007)Campus Gardens Project (2007-)Campus Gardens Project (2007-)

Campus Community Gardens Campus Community Gardens ProjectProject

Administration: TASMIAdministration: TASMI Reformed as “Campus Sustainability Committee”Reformed as “Campus Sustainability Committee”

Members from Malaspina’s board of directors, faculty, staff and Members from Malaspina’s board of directors, faculty, staff and student representativesstudent representatives

Parking proceeds + external funding = $60,000 reinvestment fund… Parking proceeds + external funding = $60,000 reinvestment fund… “will be used to engage in projects designed to reduce Malaspina “will be used to engage in projects designed to reduce Malaspina University-College’s ecological footprint. Priorities will include: waste University-College’s ecological footprint. Priorities will include: waste reduction, energy efficiency, alternate transport, and sustainable reduction, energy efficiency, alternate transport, and sustainable development. The Committee will work with all areas of Malaspina development. The Committee will work with all areas of Malaspina to promote sustainability both on campus and in the community.”to promote sustainability both on campus and in the community.”

Explore opportunities for greater collaboration with students, faculty, Explore opportunities for greater collaboration with students, faculty, staff, and communitystaff, and community

We are learning: “Many hands make quick work.”We are learning: “Many hands make quick work.”~ Building community means working together, from planning to ~ Building community means working together, from planning to

implementation … it means recognizing each others’ strengths and implementation … it means recognizing each others’ strengths and potentialities and helping to develop thesepotentialities and helping to develop these

~ Networking and forming a group is important for idea development and ~ Networking and forming a group is important for idea development and project successproject success

~ Creating a shared vision brings people together, encourages and ~ Creating a shared vision brings people together, encourages and brings focus to community planning and implementationbrings focus to community planning and implementation

~ Sharing plans & connecting with community is instrumental to success ~ Sharing plans & connecting with community is instrumental to success (e.g. Attending, promoting and hosting events, ongoing dialogue)(e.g. Attending, promoting and hosting events, ongoing dialogue)

~ Know institutional processes and protocol (e.g. Proposals and specific ~ Know institutional processes and protocol (e.g. Proposals and specific plans, who to get in touch with) plans, who to get in touch with)

~ Gather resources & support ~ Gather resources & support ~ Cross-curricular connections - involve students, faculty, staff and ~ Cross-curricular connections - involve students, faculty, staff and

members of the local (residences) and broader communities to members of the local (residences) and broader communities to further collaborate, build and work together to create possibilities for further collaborate, build and work together to create possibilities for relevant and necessary future projectsrelevant and necessary future projects

ContactContact

Angelique Nash-Thurmeier:Angelique Nash-Thurmeier:angeliquetnt@gmail.comangeliquetnt@gmail.com

Sandra Christensen:Sandra Christensen:reslife@malaspinaresidences.careslife@malaspinaresidences.ca

Solutions Sustainability Network:Solutions Sustainability Network:Solution4sustainability@yahoo.caSolution4sustainability@yahoo.ca

Thank You!!!Thank You!!!