Campus Sustainability Strategy Meeting
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Transcript of Campus Sustainability Strategy Meeting
September 12, 2007
Outline Overview of Sustainability A Picture of Campus Sustainability What’s Happening at SJSU?
EnergyWaterWasteCurriculumStudent Activities
What’s Next at SJSU? Interactive Discussion
Overview of Sustainability Long term resource
managementAllowing future generations
to prosper
Many aspectsEconomicSocialEnvironmental
A Picture of Campus Sustainability UC/CSU/CCC
Sustainability Conference900 attendees
Entire campus as a place of learning
Collaboration is key
What’s Happening at SJSU? Energy Water Waste Management Spartan Dining Curriculum Student Activities
Energy
18% Green Power PG&E light bulb project 2004
$600,000 Annual savings
MLK LibraryLow E glazing on windowsMore efficient insulation
Water
Recycled Water at South CampusLandscape irrigationAthletic facilities
MLK Library Dual Plumbed
Waste Management 2006 Diversion Rate 59.2% ½ offices on campus have mini
bins Recycle florescent tubes and
batteries MLK restrooms have 100%
recycled paper
Curriculum EnvS Senior Seminar
ClassCampus-based projects
Global Climate ChangeNew 9 unit GE course
Environmental Resource CenterEnvS 181
Student Activities Sustainability Week Student
OrganizationsEnvironmental ClubEngineers Without
BordersSilicon Valley Clean
Tech AllianceVeggielution Student
Garden Co-op
What’s Next at SJSU? Sustainability Action Plan Sustainability Fund
Student Fee Referendum
Sustainability Council
Interactive Discussion
1. What is sustainability?
2. What are our biggest obstacles to campus sustainability and what can we do to overcome them?
3. Looking back at the list of solutions from question #2, choose the 3 that would be most imperative to accomplish first.