Facts
Formed Fall, 2005
“Don’t Be a Bystander—Take Action”
Oct. 25 – “Campus Sustainability Day”
Nov. 21 – “Saving Energy at Home”
Feb. 21 – “Sustainable Yards”
April 19 – “Sustainable Transportation Fair”
June, 2007 Joined the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
Summer, 2007 - Joined the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) – Expansion of materials recycling program – ongoing
2007-2008 “Forging a Sustainable Future”
Presented multiple-perspective sustainability speaker series (w/ Student Programs)—
September – Dr. Tom Kimmerer, Executive Director of AASHE
October – Dr. Eric Barron, Dean of UT-Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences
Dr. Matthew Sleeth, Christian environmentalist
Participated in CQIN “Vision Implementation Project” (w/ Administration, TOLI)
Joining colleges/universities nationwide in Focus the Nation, a global warming awareness/action event
Offered “sustainable dream” staff development conversation series, using Deep Economy by Bill McKibben
Published climate action series in ThunderBridge (w/ Information Services)
Hosted “Water for People and the Environment” conference
Coming: “Living in the 21st Century,” a four-course, sustainability oriented student learning community, Spring 2008