Student Sustainability Advisory Council Recommendations Spring
2014 Slide 2 Agenda Review last semester Community Relations Energy
Food Waste Closing Slide 3 Policy Changes Review Increase payback
time required for large projects Re-route OPP funds from more
financially efficient projects to sustainable projects Upward
flexibility in 2% allocation of 5-Year Plan energy savings projects
o Extra consideration to sustainable projects Slide 4 Community
Relations Review Council of Sustainable Leaders Annual
Sustainability Summit Slide 5 Energy Review Convert outdoor
lighting to LED o As-needed, rolling basis On-Campus solar array o
Educational and research purposes Slide 6 Food Review Trayless
dining in Findlay Johnson Commons Modified serving style
Informational tabletops Build in local food and agriculture o 1
local meal per week Slide 7 Waste Review Sustainability learning
component of NSO Increase RA awareness Slide 8 Community Relations
Penn State Homepage o Add tab related to sustainability o Connects
directly to sustainability.psu.edu Slide 9 Community Relations Penn
State Involvement Fair Row of sustainable clubs during Involvement
Days Slide 10 Community Relations Council of Sustainable Leaders o
Test Meeting (3-6-14) o Affiliated under Sustainability Institute o
Feedback: Meet once per month Provide opportunities for
collaboration Promotion of events/projects Slide 11 Community
Relations Council of Sustainable Leaders o Affiliated with the
Sustainability Institute o Elections in the Fall student
leaders/directors o First Meeting Discuss plans and collaborative
events for the upcoming year Slide 12 Community Relations Council
of Sustainable Leaders o Possible Projects 1. Earth Week 2.
Sustainability Summit 3. Green Career Fair Slide 13 Community
Relations Contacts Rob Andrejewski, Sustainability Institute Kyle
Johnson, president Environmental Brigades Emily Stein, president
SEED Jason Lilly, president PSU Community Garden Nichole Heil,
president ESW Amanda Murphy, president Society of Environmental
Systems Engineers Slide 14 Community Relations - Summary Add
Sustainability link to Penn State Website Sustainable Involvement
Fair Council of Sustainable Leaders Slide 15 Energy - Fall 2013
Follow-up Policy Updates on payback period o Help with Fall 2013
recommendations LED Outdoor Lights Solar Energy Array o Solar-EV
Station near OPP Building Slide 16 Energy - Spring 2014 Electric
Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations Many Penn State entities want
stations o Student use, faculty use, University vehicle use, etc.
Dependent on location and what specific groups want to do with it
Minor limitations Different entities require overarching guidelines
Slide 17 Energy - Spring 2014 EV Charging Stations Future Requires
rollout plan that continuously matches demand o Will unite PSU
groups looking to implement stations Collaboration required between
entities, needs structure for success Slide 18 Recommendation EV
Station Implementation Task Force o Representatives of PSU
departments that want EV Stations o Representatives of departments
that can get it done sustainably o Decide when/where/what type of
stations implemented for now and for the future Energy - Spring
2014 Slide 19 Energy - Key Contacts: Steve Maruszewski, Assistant
VP for Physical Plant Ryan Givens, Assistant Director of
Transportation David Dorman, Parking Allocations Manager Steve
Oskin, Energy and Eng. Continuous Commissioning Engineer Slide 20
Energy - Summary Past Recommendations LED Outdoor Lighting Solar
Energy Arrays Current Recommendations EV Station Task Force Slide
21 Food - Introduction Fall 2013: Findlay Commons renovations: o
Trayless dining o Educational table tops o Serving style research
Spring 2014: Follow-up on Fall recommendations Student Farm Slide
22 Food - Fall 2013 Follow-up Trayless Educational table tops
Serving style research Student run survey by S.T.A.T.E.R.S. and Eco
Action Slide 23 Food - Spring 2014 Student Farm - Currently Demand
for Student Farm from University students Sustainability Institute
initiative o Funded through the Reinvention Fund o Appointed
position to design farm and investigate current policies Farmland
owned by PSU not fully utilized o History of summer course offered
at farmland Slide 24 Food - Spring 2014 Student Farm - Future
Michigan State University Student Organic Farm o Student initiated
in 1999 Year round production 15 acres of farmland and 20,000 sq ft
of passive solar greenhouses and hoop houses Certified Organic
Slide 25 Food - Spring 2014 Michigan State University Organic
Student Farm o Four components: Community Supported Agriculture
Program 65 weekly shares year round, over 100 in the summer Student
Farm Education Organic Farmer Training Program Courses Farm Crew
Research Partners On-campus distribution Sells produce to on-campus
dining halls Slide 26 Recommendations: Trayless Dining Educational
Tabletops Serving Style Research Student Farm o Support
Sustainability Institute in planning o Reutilize farmland Food -
Spring 2014 Slide 27 Food - Key Contacts: Bill Lamont, Department
of Plant Science Carol Hoelscher, President of S.T.A.T.E.R.S.
Jeremy Bean, Sustainability Institute Elyzabeth Engle,
Sustainability Institute Christi Daniels, Architecture Department
Program Assistant Jason Lilley, Graduate Student in Horticulture
Slide 28 Waste - Introduction Last semester New Student Orientation
Tours RA Training Sustainability Showcase This semester
Sustainability Showcase RA training recommendations Slide 29 Waste
- Sustainability Showcase Recommendations Uniform recycling
containers indoors and outdoors Use signs to emphasize sustainable
aspects of the Creamery: o Local Food o Recycling o Dart
Polystyrene o Natural Lighting Revamp the Food Science Green Team:
rejuvenate, and update goals to include creamery employees- model
after UHS Slide 30 Waste - Sustainability Showcase Timeline for
Sustainability Showcase Enact changes during Mobius rollout to the
Food Science Building Perform a waste audit and a public survey
before rollout to determine baseline If possible complete all
changes while students are away (weekend, winter break,
thanksgiving break) Afterwards perform another waste audit and
public survey to track changes and success What can the
Administration do to help? Create deadline Administrative support
Financial Support Slide 31 Waste - Sustainability RA Training
University of Iowa Sustainability toolkit given to RAs during
summer training session with program ideas, talking points,
recycling guide Delhi State University of New York and Illinois
Wesleyan University Sustainability Educator, Student Staff-
Facilitates and encourages students to engage in making their
carbon footprint as small as possible in the resident halls Slide
32 Waste - Sustainability RA Training Recommendations Require RAs
to teach students about recycling and sustainability in their
Residence Hall and at Penn State Update outdated RA curriculum at
Penn State to include sustainability Slide 33 Waste - Key Contacts
Ryan Steinberg - Assistant Director at East Halls --
[email protected]@psu.edu Jim Brown Berkey - Creamery Assistant
Manager -- [email protected] Al Matyasovsky - Supervisor Office of
Physical Plant -- [email protected] Slide 34 Waste - Summary
Sustainability Showcase Uniform signage Add compost and more
outdoor recycling RA Training Provide sustainability toolkits to
RAs Require updated RA curriculum Slide 35 Closing Questions?
Electronic copies will be distributed
