creating a sustainable campus
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Creating a Sustainable Campus. This Way to Sustainability CSU at Chico March 7, 2013. With little or no funding!. Michael A Kane Associate Dean of Sciences & Mathematics, Sierra College Director, Sierra College Energy Technology Program - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CREATING A SUSTAINABLE CAMPUSWith little or no funding!
Michael A KaneAssociate Dean of Sciences & Mathematics, Sierra CollegeDirector, Sierra College Energy Technology ProgramPresident, Community College Sustainability Collaborative
This Way to SustainabilityCSU at Chico
March 7, 2013
Where you are starting from and where are you going?
What do you need to do?
Awareness
Education
Action
People do NOT like change
How do you get started?
Develop your Change Agent skills
Institutional Understanding Personal vs. Positional Power Multi-level Planning Allies and Partnerships
Navigating your organization
Permission or Forgiveness
Support
Resources
What can you do with limited or no resources or support?
A LOT!!!
The Sierra College Story
We don’t do that hippy crap here!
Sierra College Accomplishments Energy Efficiency (pool, boilers, lighting,
utility programs, LEED Bldg strd, controlers, etc…)
Core Value #8 Environmental Studies & Sustainability
Program PPA Covered Solar Arrays Sierra College Sustainability Forum Sustainable Action Planning Process Sustainable Living Series Planning for 10 Year Energy neutrality Sustainability Fund
Awareness Seventh Generation Group - $0
Student Clubs - $0
Governance Presentations - $0
Campus garden – low cost
Web Page, name, logo – staff time
Education Flex Activities – 0$
Speakers - $0 to low cost
Sustainability Forum - $0 to low cost
Discussion Group/Book Club - $0
Community Education or Free Classes - time
Web Page – staff time
Green Schools List-serve
Action
Partnerships with facilities, community groups
Incorporating sustainability into the curriculum
Recycling programs
Earth Day Events
Marketing/Leverage
Don’t forget to market your work both internally and externally &
leverage it to the next level
ResourcesAll of the resources discussed in this talk today and more are available online at the Community
College Sustainability Collaborative website
http://ccsustain.wordpress.com
Look for the piece entitled: Chico Sustainability Conference
Michael A KaneAssociate Dean of Sciences & MathematicsDirector, Energy Technology ProgramSierra [email protected](916) 660-7902
PresidentCommunity College Sustainability Collaborativehttp://ccsustain.wordpress.com/[email protected] - @ccsustain