South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium Regionally Organizing for Sustainability GREEN...

South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium

Regionally Organizing

for Sustainabi

lityGREEN UNIVERSITIES

AND COLLEGES SUBCOMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Regionally Organizing for Sustainability

Origin of SMHEC Sustainability Task Force

Conference Planning Conference Outcomes


South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium (SMHEC)

DeVry University Moraine Valley C CollegeGovernors State University Northwestern CollegeIll. Institute of Technology Prairie State CollegeJoliet Junior College South Suburban CollegeKankakee Com College Saint Xavier UniversityLewis University University of St. Francis

Mission

To network our institutions in order to strengthen our capacity to leverage resources and information particular to sustainability and the application of renewable practices.


Conference Planning

“Sustainability efforts at all institutions are weak in some areas and strong in others.We will be able to do more collectively than as an individual institution.”

President Michael VinciguerraUniversity of St. Francis


Planning Elements Top down approach Invitees Program Green logistics Funding Metrics Illinois Campus Sustainability

Compact


Planned Objectives

Collecting baseline data Develop individualized plans for

each institution Building a community of peers


Meeting our Objectives


SMHEC Sustainability Workshop September 14-15, 2010

Program

Day 1 5:00 pm Reception with sponsor displays – The Plaza

5:30 pm Dinner – Moraine Rooms 2-3

6:40 pm Dessert and Opening Remarks Joseph Clair, Director of Campus Energy and Sustainability, Illinois Institute of Technology and SMHEC Sustainability Task Force Co-Facilitator

6:50 pm Keynote Mary Spilde, President, Lane Community College, Eugene Oregon

7:50 pm Closing comments Andy Duren, Executive Vice President of Administrative Services, Moraine Valley Community College and SMHEC Sustainability Task Force Co-Facilitator

Day 2

8:00 am Continental Breakfast with sponsor displays – The Plaza

8:30 am Keynote presentation - Moraine Rooms 2-3 Ray Rieck, Vice President for Business Services, Lake Land College

Successfully motivating teams at Lake Land led to expansive energy and cost savings. How was this accomplished and what can be applied today?

9:15 am Overview of today’s agenda - Moraine Rooms 2-3 Bert Jacobson, Dean of Sustainability and Planning at Kankakee Community College and SMHEC Sustainability Task Force Co-Facilitator

9:45 am Breakout I- community of peers 1. Academics – Room M201 2. Operations – Room M202 3. Procurement and Finance – Room M204 4. Student Engagement – Room M210

11:45 am Working Lunch with institutional teams - Moraine Rooms 2-3

1:15 pm Breakout II- community of peers 1. Academics – Room M201 2. Operations – Room M202 3. Procurement and Finance – Room M204 4. Student Engagement – Room M210

3:15 Regroup with institutional teams - Moraine Rooms 2-3 4:30 Wrap-up and Closing remarks Moraine Rooms 2-3 Genevieve Boesen, Executive Director, South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium


Template Example

Student Engagement Sustainability in New Student

Orientation Student Sustainability Outreach

Campaigns Sustainability Outreach and

Publications Other Student Engagement

Opportunities


Academics

Sustainability Course Identification Sustainability Learning Outcomes Sustainability Literacy Assessment Sustainability Faculty Incentives


Building Operations Reducing energy consumption Increasing use of clean and

renewable energy Reducing waste and diversion to

landfill Reducing water consumption Increasing sustainable Grounds and

storm water management


Procurement Computer, Electronic & Appliances Cleaning Products Purchasing Office Paper/Supplies/other Vendor

operations Campus Fleet Investments


Sustainability Strategic Plan Physical Campus Plan Sustainability Plan Climate Action Plan Coordination/Declarations


Conference Outcomes


Attendees


By the end of the workshop each

institution developed its own plan for

participating in the Illinois Campus

Sustainability Compact


Joint Presidential Signing of the Illinois Campus

Sustainability Compact

Participant Feedback Valuable sessions Worthwhile to include administration Future group meetings are

imperative Create workforce development peer

group


Planning Committee Feedback

Developing a community of peers is powerful

Peer pressure pushed institutions beyond what they would have done on their own

Student voices make a difference Sponsorships are viable but come

with challenges


Post-Conference Activities Generally – Development of institutional teams Academics – “Infusing Sustainability into your

Curriculum” summer workshop Students – Formed official student organization Operations – Investigating joint electricity

purchase Procurement – Helped CFOs understand their

role in sustainability Sustainability – Adopted concept at

administrative level


Contact Information

Genevieve BoesenExecutive DirectorSouth Metropolitan Higher Education [email protected]

Stephenie PressellerSustainability Coordinator Moraine Valley Community [email protected]

Susan RakstangAssociate Vice President, Facilities and DevelopmentGovernors State [email protected]

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