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Sustainability Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012–2013
i Sustainability Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012–13
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sustainability Advisory Committee Background 1
Sustainability Mission Statement 2
Summary of 2012–13 Recommended Action Items and Activities 3
Recommended Sustainability Committee Agenda for 2012–13 9
APPENDIX A: Carbon Inventory Summary 12
APPENDIX B: Earth Week 2013 Schedule 16
APPENDIX C: Earth Week Greening the Campus Contest memo 18
APPENDIX D: Suggestion For Environmental Major Or Minor Provided by Will Delavan
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APPENDIX E: Summary of Course Findings Provided by Will Delavan
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APPENDIX F: Report of Trash and Recycling Bins in Campus Residential Halls Produced by Web Communications Intern – Nick Thraikill ’14
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APPENDIX G: Meeting Minutes 34
SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE BACKGROUND
At the start of the 2008–2009 academic year, President Stephen MacDonald authorized the creation of a new Sustainability Task Force (STF) and charged the group with investigating:
the use of energy resources; conservation and environmental initiatives currently being undertaken by students, faculty, and
other campus groups; additional initiatives that we might begin (such as recycling) and determine costs; opportunities for collaboration in environmental projects with other institutions (other colleges
and schools) or other parties in Annville; whether LVC should commit itself to the President’s Climate Commitment.
The Sustainability Task Force continued its work during the course of the next two academic years and completed annual summary reports and recommended action items. In March 2012, to reinforce the College’s long-term responsibility to planning for and the commitment to sustainability, the Sustainability Task Force was transformed into the Sustainability Advisory Committee, a special purpose committee of the College. In July 2012, President MacDonald appointed committee members for the 2012–13 academic year. Committee Members Co-Chairs
Michelle Krall, co-chair, Associate Director of Alumni & Parent Engagement Michael Zeigler, co-chair, Director of Technology and User Support; Adjunct Instructor in
Business Administration Members
William Allman, General Manager of Metz Culinary Management Landis Brown, Retail Manager, Metz Culinary Associates Will Delavan, Assistant Professor of Economics Deborah R. Fullam, Vice President of Finance, ex officio Marcus Bruce Horne, Campus Chemical and Environmental Coordinator Jeffrey J. Ritchie, Chair and Associate Professor of Digital Communications Donald Santostefano, Senior Director of Facilities Management Michael J. Schoch, Residential Life Area Coordinator Victoria L. Trostle, Director of Service Response Operations for Facilities Services Rebecca A. Urban, Assistant Professor of Biology
Student Members Brytani Craigle ’14, Sustainability Data Intern John Englebert ’14, Sustainability Data Intern Savana Kalnoski ’14, Student Government Representative Issac Lu ’15, Student representative Nick Thraikill ’14, Web Communications Intern Ashley Smith ’15, Sustainability Data Intern
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MISSION STATEMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Mission and Planning
The current mission of the Sustainability Advisory Committee (SAC) includes the following points:
To this end, the College, with the direct support of the Sustainability Advisory Committee, will work to:
Establish academic courses and other curricular/cocurricular programs related to
environmental sustainability Implement environmentally sustainable practices in our facilities, operations, and capital
projects Raise the environmental and sustainability awareness of all members of the campus community
through programs and the dissemination of information Foster environmental stewardship and encourage responsible consumption
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SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION ITEMS AND ACTIVITIES
The following is a list of recommendations from the 2011–2012 Sustainability Task Force Annual Report to shape the committee’s 2012–2013 agenda. Following each item is a listing of activities and initiatives that correspond to the recommendation.
RecommendedAgendaItem:CarbonInventoryContinue research and assessment with the Carbon Footprint Calculator.
Outcomes:Carbon Footprint Inventory for 2011–12 Fiscal Year Throughout the year, the College’s Carbon Footprint was completed based on documentation developed the previous summer.
A brief summary of the 2011–2012 Carbon Footprint Inventory is available in Appendix A. Carbon Footprint Inventory for 2008–2009, 2009–2010, and 2010–2011 is available on the Sustainability Advisory Committee website: http://www.lvc.edu/sustainability.
RecommendedAgendaItem:EarthWeekActivitiesEstablish annual Earth Week activities.
Outcomes:Rebecca Urban volunteered to lead an Earth Week subgroup of the SAC. This year’s activities included:
Lectures o Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Dernbach presented “Acting as if Tomorrow Matters:
Accelerating the Transition to Sustainability.” o Dr. Owen Moe: Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases o Dr. Mike Schroeder: Rivers of Garbage
A Film Screening of “Carbon Nation” “Greening the Campus Contest”
o The contest solicited proposals from students and employees on ways LVC can become more sustainable. The student winner of an iPad Mini was Kirstin Lutz’s ’14 proposal to increase course offerings related to sustainability.
For a more complete listing of activities, please see Appendix B: Earth Week 2013 Schedule
RecommendedAgendaItem:SustainabilityInitiativesIntroduce and maintain campus-wide sustainability initiatives.
Outcomes:In addition to continuing several initiatives from last year, several new initiatives were introduced to the campus this year:
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Facilities-related Initiatives The committee worked with various campus constituencies to promote recycling programs and reduce energy usage.
Continued the use of a bin from a non-profit organization for the collection of used clothing and shoes.
This year the College purchased 100 percent “green” energy for all buildings connected to the College’s main electrical service. The College is committed to purchasing electricity produced by wind for three years. (The impact on the College’s Carbon Footprint, resulting from the purchase of green energy, will be reported next year.)
The LEED certification process for the Mund College Center that opened in the winter of 2012 with many energy efficient systems, is nearing completion. The College is seeking LEED Silver certification.
During the summer 2012 renovation of Hammond Residence Hall, the hall was outfitted with high efficiency windows, low flow shower heads, increased roof insulation, LED lighting in hallways, and hand dryers replaced paper towel dispensers.
Recycling
In the fall of 2012, the campus was introduced to the TerraCycle program.
“TerraCycle is a highly-awarded, international upcycling and recycling company that collects difficult-to-recycle packaging and products and repurposes the material into affordable, innovative products. TerraCycle is widely considered the world’s leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable, post-consumer waste.” http://www.terracycle.com.
Throughout the year, collection bins were set up in each residence hall. The following items were collected and “upcycled.” o 149 pairs of flip flops o 176 pairs of shoes o 78 ink cartridges o 389 solo cups
We will seek student input to determine if we continue the program.
In March of 2013 the College installed a cardboard baler at the Mund College Center. Facilities Services staff collects cardboard from across campus and bales it. Metz Dining Services staff and Barnes & Noble staff also deposit all cardboard generated from their operations in the baler for compacting. The College then sells the baled cardboard to a local company for use in manufacturing processes. To date, the sale of the cardboard has more than covered the leasing costs of the baler and additional cost savings have been realized from fewer recycling container pulls and less cardboard in the trash stream.
The student web communications intern worked with Vicki Trostle and Brenda Zeigler to survey all residence hall recycling and trash collection areas. (The report can be found in Appendix F.) Based on the information collected for the report, the following recommendations were developed:
o Differentiate recycling containers from regular trash cans;
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o Improve signage for recycling containers with information about single stream recycling; and
o Educate students as to the different types of collection bins and what can be recycled.
In addition to the items listed above, Vicki Trostle coordinated the purchase of more than 500 recycling bins, one for each residence hall room. These bins are branded with the LVC Sustainability logo and a sticker that explains what items are recyclable via the College’s single stream recycling service.
Solar Pilot Project As part of the College’s 2013–14 budgeting process, the Sustainability Advisory Committee,
in partnership with Facilities Services, requested funds for a small solar installation on campus to test the feasibility of alternative energy systems across campus.
o The project was funded at $25,000 and plans are underway to bring a consultant to campus to discuss various possibilities such as:
flat plat thermal system for water heating
solar-electrical demonstration projects to supplement the College’s electric service, such as one that would be on the roof of Mund College Center that would generate enough electricity to power the Mund Technology Center.
Other Initiatives
Electronics Recycling, coordinated by Information Technology, was completed several times throughout the year. More than 3,700 pounds of equipment was collected and recycled.
Computer giveaway program—in order to give new life to 4+ year-old computers, Information Technology coordinated their annual giveaway of computers to nonprofit organizations and College employees. More than 150 computers were repurposed through this program.
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RecommendedAgendaItem:SustainabilityStrategicPlanning
Discuss and develop recommendations to assess the success of environmental sustainability, using the 2009–2016 Strategic Plan objectives related to sustainability:
To initiate policies and to implement practices that will establish Lebanon Valley College as a community that strives for environmental sustainability.
a. Develop curricular/cocurricular programs that encourage broad campus awareness and commitment to sustainability;
b. Enhance the operation of current facilities and capital projects and introduce environmentally sustainable practices in grounds care, custodial cleaning, dining services, and waste/recycling; and
c. Support existing programs that foster sustainability initiatives on the campus and in the region.
Outcomes:Environmental Major/Minor Research
A subcommittee of the Sustainability Advisory Committee began to investigate the feasibility of introducing an environmental studies and/or environmental science major. After looking at the number of students enrolled in similar programs at other schools, and the demand implied by the number of prospective students voicing an interest in the subject matter, we decided it was worth pursuing. With the help of a data intern, we compared the offerings of our competitive institutions, looked at the courses we already offer, and came up with a list of required and elected courses for both majors. (See Appendix D: Suggestion For Environmental Major Or Minor.) The subcommittee believes that the College would have to hire one or two new faculty members in order to establish a solid environmental studies or environmental science major.
Members of the subcommittee reported their results to the dean.
Facilities Metrics
The College has begun establishing metrics for the College to use in measuring sustainability. The initial metrics are:
1. Electricity usage 2. Natural gas usage 3. BTU/square foot/year
The College regularly participates in the Sightlines Facilities Benchmarking and Analysis Survey. Based on the Sightlines benchmarks of institutions and the College’s history, the College’s benchmark is <90,000 BTU/square foot/year. For the 2011–12 fiscal year, the College used 81,000 BTU/square foot/year.
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Communications Intern Data Interns
Bryttani Craigle ’14 and John Englebert ’14 were our data interns, paid for the entire academic year with Bryttani continuing work in the summer months. They were supervised by Will Delavan, assistant professor of economics. Mike Zeigler, director of client services, also supervised work on the carbon footprint calculator.
Ashley Smith ’15 was hired in late spring to continue work on the carbon footprint calculator as John finished his final year serving as data intern. Bryttani and Ashley documented the carbon inventory procedures.
The data interns also conducted research on environmental-related majors and minors among PERC institutions, assisted with Earth Week planning, researched local community recycling programs to determine if the College could provide additional support, and performed final work on the assessment of information about the College adding environmental courses/minors/majors.
SustainabilityAdvisoryCommitteeActivitiesThe following activities enhanced the recommended action items for 2012–13.
Metz Culinary Management Metz Culinary Services has been instrumental in developing and supporting sustainability
programs throughout the year. Some items of interest: o Metz uses Local Vendors within a 100 mile radius to help reduce carbon foot print,
all PA preferred o Based on availability, purchase locally:
Metz uses Local Produce vendor delivering local and organic produce when available
Local Milk Vendor with local milk, no artificial hormones in milk o Began working on a refillable bottle project for both hot and cold beverages. o Over 80% of our menu items are prepared fresh from scratch by our culinary team o Metz Renew Program-Reusable food trays are used for student takeout lunch program
which has reduced over 400 disposable takeout meals per day o Metz implemented Eco Friendly, Bio-degradable disposables used when washable
flatware, plates and cups are not available. o Metz Restaurant-Inspired food preparation brought from back of the house to right in
front of our guests at all of our food stations. Food prepared as close to order as possible so there is less waste.
o Continued trayless service which significantly reduces waste, water and chemical use o Somat Pulper which reduces trash 6 to 1 and reduces waste in our landfills o Recycle all cardboard, aluminum cans and glass o New trash compactor helps further reduce waste in our landfills o Metz uses all trans-fat free oils that are recycled with a local company o Motion detectors for all lighting in dining area and paper towel dispensers and water
at hand washing stations o Digital signage for all food stations and retail outlets with estimated savings of 20,000
sheets of paper o All equipment is energy star rated.
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o Dishwasher power cleans dishes to save on water and less chemicals into environment by not having to be changed as frequently
o Ecolab Chemicals = less packaging and are non-toxic to the environment o We are working with local community to feed those in need, currently one meal per
week for the Palmyra Circles. We also supported the Lebanon County Christian Ministries last semester.
o Participating in one of 13 inaugural President’s Innovation Fund grants. Dr. Robert Valgenti, associate professor of philosophy, will aim to “make the College’s dining hall central to the College mission.” Valgenti is launching E.A.T. (Engage, Analyze, Transform) to inspire “cultural diplomacy” and to involve students in a diversity of food choices that will help them “eat and study ethically, nutritionally, and locally.”
o Documented and communicated the results of a food waste survey completed in the spring of 2012.
o Metz worked with vendors to provide Earth Day t-shirts. Plans are in place to implement and test the following programs for 2013/2014:
o Provided take out cups to students to use in the dining hall and for take-out meals to eliminate disposable cold and hot beverage cups in dining hall.
o We have implemented a pre-consumer waste program in the kitchen monitoring closely over-production, training, spoilage, trim waste, contamination, adherence to recipes and production sheets and measuring waste to track our efforts.
o We are continuing to outreach and feed local community organizations in need, currently one meal per week for the Palmyra Circles. We are looking to coordinate with student group volunteers to extend the program.
o We have introduced our new TASTE Initiative (Taking Action for a Sustainable Tomorrow Everywhere)- Program to help with Post-Consumer Waste. Program includes: Nutritional Information and portion sizes on all entrées in the dining hall “Take What You Want, Eat What you Take” encouraging to eat the food you
take. “Sustainability Steps”- Features environmental, social and global impact facts
of food waste. Sample It! – Try a little before you take a lot, eliminate food waste! Sustainability Diet- Proper portion meals-Do not waste food, Eat Seasonal
Foods, Reduce Beef and Cheese Intake, No air-freighted foods, no processed, limited packaging
Meatless Monday- Metz has increased Vegetarian offerings and provided education to promote positive environmental effects of eating less meat and more vegetarian protein based foods
“Mom’s Clean Plate Club”-Clean plate incentive program coming soon. “Smart Plate” – Sustainable Meals Aiding Responsible Tastes
o We have implemented a “Green” bag program at the convenience store. Students can purchase a “Green Bag” and receive a 5% discount off of all items they purchase every time they bring the bag with them to the Dutchmen Den. This saves on disposable plastic bags.
o Supporting 3 student research projects in collaboration with the E.A.T. program: Food of the Week program which focuses on a specific natural food item daily in different recipes and with nutritional information for that food item, “Tastes From Home” program which will focus on student recipes, surveys and contests to become
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a part of the Board Program Menu, and Post-Consumer Waste study which will focus on the effect of Food Sustainability education and its effect on Post Consumer waste over the fall semester.
Conferences
Michael Schoch attended the 2012 International Policy Conference, “Stewards of Sustainability.”
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RECOMMENDEDSUSTAINABILITYADVISORYCOMMITTEEAGENDAFOR2013–14
1. Implement test solar project
2. Increase student involvement and education in sustainability
3. Build up Earth Day activities/programs
4. Research peer and aspirational institutions regarding sustainability initiatives and staffing. After completing research on our peer and aspirational institutions, expand the research to other institutions with the region and institutions that are considered leaders in sustainability in higher education.
5. Develop a plan for assessing sustainability activities on campus
6. Develop a form for gathering information about sustainability initiatives across campus.
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APPENDIX A: 2011–2012 CARBON INVENTORY
During the 2012‐2013 school year, a carbon inventory was completed for the 2011‐2012 fiscal year. In the program this is designated as 2011‐2012 Report. The program breaks down emissions into three categories: Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3. Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions that come from sources that are owned and/or controlled by Lebanon Valley College. LVC has complete control over these emissions such as the fossil fuel combustion of campus fleet vehicles. These are the direct responsibility of the college. Scope 1 emissions for LVC result from fossil fuel and fertilizer usage. The campus uses natural gas and distillate oil for heating buildings; most buildings use natural gas. Diesel fuel and unleaded gasoline used for running the college fleet also fall into the scope 1 category. Refrigerants and other chemicals would be another source of scope 1 emissions, but the college ensures that these chemicals are properly cared for and not released as emissions. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from sources that are not owned or operated by Lebanon Valley College. However, these sources are directly linked to the energy used by the campus. While the college is not of direct responsibility of these emissions, it is the fault of the college for the need of these emissions due to demand. For Lebanon Valley College, purchased electricity is the only source of scope 2 emissions. The monthly records for electricity purchases is available from the office of Facility Services and is also among the publicly available spreadsheets provided in the department’s public drive. All other emissions are attributed to the Scope 3 category. These emissions are typically considered as “optional” and are harder to classify. Either these emissions are the result of direct financing or encouragement of the college, but are not from sources owned or operated by LVC. Some great examples of this would be study abroad travel and faculty, staff and student commuting. The responsibility of these emissions is unclear but must be carefully monitored in order to ensure the emissions are not counted twice. After gathering all the necessary data, the Campus Carbon Calculator was used to analyze the emissions produced by Lebanon Valley College
CARBONINVENTORYRESULTSSUMMARY
Before any mitigation strategies, total emissions from all three scopes were 10362.7 MTeCO2, or metric tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalents. Figure 1, below, shows the breakdown of total emissions by scope and Figure 2 provides a more detailed breakdown of emissions by sources. The Scope 2 emissions category accounts for nearly half of total emissions. The final figures display the total amount of MTeCO2 reduced since 2008 as well as some percentage changes from 2008 to 2012.
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Figure1:2011‐2012EmissionsbyScope
Figure2:2011‐2012EmissionsbySource
The most significant Scope 1 emissions, producing 2012.1 MTeCO2, are from Other On‐Campus Stationary, which includes distillate oil and natural gas mainly used for heating campus buildings. Approximately 95% of Scope 1 emissions is attributed to Other On‐Campus Stationary and also makes up 19.4% of total emissions. Overall Scope 1 emissions made up 20.3% of overall emissions and are equivalent to 2104.5 MTeCO2.
Scope 119.4%
Scope 248.9%
Scope 331.6%
2011‐12
Co-gen Electricity0.0%Other On-Campus
Stationary18.6%
Direct Transportation
0.9%
Purchased Electricity
48.9%
Faculty / Staff Commuting
11.1%
Student Commuting
13.1%
Study Abroad Air Travel2.2%
Solid Waste0.0%
Paper0.4%
Scope 2 T&D Losses4.8%
2011‐12
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Scope 2 emissions consist solely of purchased electricity, which makes up 47.4% of total emissions and is equivalent to 4909.8 MTeCO2. The majority of our mitigation strategies aim to decrease our electricity emissions since it is such a significant part of LVC’s carbon footprint.
Scope 3 emissions contribute 32.3% of total emissions or 3348.4 MTeCO2. The main contributor to Scope 3 emissions is student and faculty commuting. Student commuting makes up 39.7% of Scope 3 emissions, with 1330.8 MTeCO2, and 12.8% of total emissions. Figure3:TotalEmissionsReductionsfrom2008‐2012
Figure4:ReductionPercentagesfrom2008‐2012byScope/Source
Figure 4 focuses primarily on the progress of Lebanon Valley College from the beginning of fiscal year 2008‐2009 to the end of fiscal year 2011‐2012. Many of the sources have decreased around six and seven percent. The college has decreased emissions from each source except faculty/staff commuting and paper. The graph below graphically explains this trend with the sudden spike that occurred between fiscal year 2008‐2009 and fiscal year
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SourceFiscal Year
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Scope 1 Other On‐Campus Stationary 2,018.51 2,012.05 ‐0.32%
Direct Transportation 96.42 92.49 ‐4.07%
Scope 2 Purchased Electricity 5,321.17 4,909.80 ‐7.73%
Scope 3 Faculty / Staff Commuting 1,208.80 1,283.26 6.16%
Student Commuting 1,425.65 1,330.77 ‐6.66%
Study Abroad Air Travel 235.46 219.43 ‐6.81%
Paper 44.51 48.20 8.29%
Scope 2 T&D Losses 526.27 485.59 ‐7.73%
Totals Scope 1 2,114.94 2,104.55 ‐0.49%
Scope 2 5,321.17 4,909.80 ‐7.73%
Scope 3 3,440.69 3,348.38 ‐2.68%
All Scopes/Total 10,876.79 10,362.73 ‐4.73%
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2009‐2010. Then there was only a slight increase and now the emissions have leveled out and have even decreased slightly. The 8 percent increase in paper has been addressed this year by implementing an allowance system among the students. Each student is allowed a certain number of pages and once that limit is approached the student will need to pay for additional pages. The college hopes this allowance system offers incentives for students to think twice before printing and lower overall paper usage. Figure5:Faculty/StaffCommutingTrendfrom2008‐2012
APPENDIX B: EARTH WEEK 2013 SCHEDULE
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APPENDIX C: GREENING THE CAMPUS EMAILS
SENT to Staff 3/12/13 Colleagues, LVC’s Sustainability Advisory Committee (http://www.lvc.edu/sustainability) is sponsoring a contest to solicit proposals from employees on ways LVC can become more sustainable. There should be three parts to submitted proposals. Part 1: Define the issue and explain why it is a problem. Part 2: Propose a solution that could correct the problem. Part 3: Consider any ramifications of the solution, such as budget, perception, and implementation. Proposals will be judged based on creativity and project viability. They should be e-mailed to [email protected] with the subject line “Greening the Campus Contest.” The proposals are due by 5:00 pm on April 8, 2013, with the winners announced on Earth Day. Proposals should not exceed 2 printed pages. Your submission has the chance to get your idea implemented on campus. Your submission gives your consent for LVC to use ideas in your proposal. Thank you, The Sustainability Advisory Committee SENT to Students 3/12/13 Win an iPad Mini and make LVC a more sustainable campus! LVC’s Sustainability Advisory Committee (http://www.lvc.edu/sustainability) is sponsoring a contest to solicit proposals from students on ways LVC can become more sustainable. There should be three parts to submitted proposals. Part 1: Define the issue and explain why it is a problem. Part 2: Propose a solution that could correct the problem. Part 3: Consider any ramifications of the solution, such as budget, perception, and implementation. Proposals will be judged based on creativity and project viability. They should be e-mailed to [email protected] with the subject line “Greening the Campus Contest.” The proposals are due by 5:00 pm on April 8, 2013, with the winners announced on Earth Day. Proposals should not exceed 2 printed pages. Your submission has the chance to get your idea implemented on campus, as well as the chance for one student to win an iPad Mini. Your submission gives your consent for LVC to use ideas in your proposal. Thank you, The Sustainability Advisory Committee
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APPENDIX D: SUGGESTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MAJOR OR MINOR
Provided by Will Delavan In 2007 and 2008 Neil Perry met with interested faculty to discuss the creation of environmental/sustainability science/studies minor and major. The work was revived two years ago by the Sustainability Task Force. Deb Fullam suggested that we do a market analysis to determine what other colleges were doing and what the demand was at peer schools. Rebecca Urban, Jeff Richie, Kshama Harpankar and Will Delavan with assistance from the data interns took on the task. Here is how the issue was investigated:
1. Using our affiliation with The Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) we surveyed peer institutions to first see what was being offered at those colleges (appendix F).
2. Second we asked admissions for expressed interest among applicants and new entrants in environmental studies. Currently approximately 60 students express interest per year.
3. Third we constructed schedules for potential majors/minors in two tracks an environmental studies science track (biology focused) and a social science track. (See below)
4. We consulted with other faculty who teach, taught or who had expressed interest in environmental studies/science.
5. Jeff Ritchie and Will Delavan met with Dean Green to talk about the feasibility/desirability/practicality of the program.
The subcommittee sees the promise of environmental science/studies major and a stated interest from students. The majority of our peers and competitors have more course offerings than we do and have dedicated more resources to environmental studies. A major of the quality and scope of our peer schools would require significant resources. A move to a major would require additional faculty (2‐3) and staff to manage and advise the program. A minor would require more resources than are available currently (i.e. advising and staff time). At a minimum, the college should have a course in geographic information systems. At the suggestion of the Dean, funding for these additional resources will be sought from grants with the assistance of our consultants.
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An Environmental Science minor/major. For an environmental science minor/major with a biology focus the courses that are currently offered at LVC that might be relevant include: BIOLOGY BIO 103 Environmental Science (non majors) (Fall semester up to 24 students…I might be able to take up to 32) BIO 111/113 & 112 & 114 General BIO I & II BIO 302 Plant Diversity (Spring Semester) BIO 312 Ecology I (Fall Semester) BIO 409 Ecology II (This would be in the fall semester, I would not be able to teach BIO 103 if I have enough people in Ecology 2) BIO 201 Animal Behavior (Fall Semester) BIO 306 Microbiology (Spring semester) BIO 307 Plant Physiology (alternating Spring Semester) or BIO 324 Invert Physiology (Spring Semester) BIO 402 Evolution (Spring semester) BIO 201 Genetics (Fall Semester) CHEMISTRY & PHYSICS CHM General Chemistry I & II CHM Organic Chemistry I & II (or perhaps just I) CHM 311 Physical Chemistry I CHM 312 Physical Chemistry II CHM 321 Physical Laboratory I CHM 322 Physical Laboratory II CHM 411 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry PHYS General Physics I & II Elementary Statistics Courses that are not offered, but should be: Geosystems, GIS, Environmental Chemistry. (Ideally LVC could hire a Geochemist who could teach Geosystems, GIS, Environmental Chemistry, and Environmental Science. In place of a senior seminar the department could require an internship or independent research.
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Environmental Studies
Social Science or Non‐science Track
Course Credits
ECN 101 MicroEconomics 3
ENVI 103 Introduction to Environmental Science & Lab 4
ECN 102 macroeconomics 3
ENVI 104 Introduction to Environmental Studies/Policies 3
ENVI 135 Geosystems and Lab 4
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology 3
ECN 201 intermediate microeconomics 3
ECN 316 natural resource economics 3
MAS Elementary Statistics 3
ECN 201 Intermediate Macroeconomics 3
PSC 110 American National Government 3
SOC 310 Research Tools for Social Science 3
ecn230 Benefit Cost Analysis 3
ECN317 Environmental Economics 3
ECN 321 Public Finance 3
ecn405 econometrics 3
ENVI 305 GIS 3
ECN 411 Ecological Economics/Sustainability 3
GE or Internship/Idependent Research 3
A major in a social science environmental science track would require additional faculty in Economics
since the opportunity cost of having current faculty Harpankar and Delavan (both
environmental/resource/policy economists) is leaving other required courses. A minor would require at
least a GIS course and faculty to teach one or two upper level classes per year.
A proposed minor in environmental studies and would require 22 credits. One possible selection for the minor would be: BIO 103: Environmental Science 4 credits ECN 101: Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits ECN 102: Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits ECN 316: Environmental Economics 3 credits ECN 317: Natural Resource Economics 3 credits DSP 390: Sustainability 3 credits Take one of: SOC 210: Social Problems 3 credits PSC 250: Public Policy Analysis 3 credits Total: 22 credits Note: The sociology and political science classes require a prerequisite: SOC 210 requires SOC 110 and PSC 250 requires PSC 110. If the respective prerequisite is included, 25 credits would be needed for the minor.
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For a comparison, Dickinson College’s environmental studies minor requires students to take seven courses as follows: ENST 131 (Intro to ES: Natural Ecosystems and Human Disruption) ENST 132 (Foundations of Environmental Science) or ENST 130 (Intro to ES: Energy, Waste, and Human Health) ENST 111 (Environnent, Culture & Values) or ENST 215 (Jewish Environmental Ethics) ECON 100 (Contemporary Economics) or ECON 111 (Introduction to Microeconomics) ENST 222 (Environmental Economics) ENST 330 (Environmental Disruption & Policy Analysis) or ENST 335 (Management and Analysis of the Aquatic Environment) or ENST 340 (Forest Ecology and Applications) ENST 406 (Senior Seminar)
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Appendix E: Summary of Course Findings
Based on the analysis of the 26 schools that information was gathered on for the major report, only a fraction have Geo Info Systems, Environmental Chemistry, or Geo Science. Out of the 26 colleges, 10 have one or more courses involving GIS. These are Delaware Valley, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Gannon, Gettysburg, Harrisburg, King’s, Messiah, Moravian, and Susquehanna. 6 of the institutions have environmental chemistry: Chatham, Franklin and Marshall, Gannon, Harrisburg, Muhlenberg, and Villanova. Two have Geo Science: Dickinson and Villanova.
Using this survey information, it would seem that not many colleges have those specific courses. However, the base information is a little misleading. Saint Francis only offers four environmental courses regarding renewable energy and has no specific major and/or minor. Also, some of the programs analyzed only have minors which limit specific courses it would offer. Also, regarding the three specific courses to be looked into, the colleges that did not offer it many times had overlap. Most colleges had an environmental science course(s) with also labs and also chemistry. Also, many colleges offered an Environmental Geology course which would hamper the offering of a Geo Science course. Furthermore, of the colleges that offer Geo Science or a like course, it seems many times there is a correlation to where it also has a department such as Earth Science. So overall, many programs deem a GIS course as important, as well as course(s) involving chemistry and/or environmental sciences.
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Appendix F: Report on Trash and Recycling Bins in Campus Residential Halls
Produced by Nick Thrailkill ’14, Web Communications Intern for Sustainability Advisory Committee
Purpose
On April 25, 2013, I contacted Brenda Zeigler, Supervisor of Housekeeping and Maintenance of Facilities Services, and toured the College’s residential halls (Vickroy, Mary Green, Keister, Hammond, Funkhouser, Marquette, Dellinger, Silver, Derickson B, and Derickson A, in that order) with her. The purpose of this tour was to see how the trashcans and recycling bins were set up in each residential hall, what models of recycling bins were included in each hall, and what signage was used to indicate the purpose of the trashcans and recycling bins. After taking this tour and gathering the information listed above, I wrote this report to discuss my findings and make recommendations about how to improve the state of the trashcans and recycling bins on campus.
In this report, I will explain why the setup and signage of the trashcans and recycling bins in the residential halls do not adequately inform students of what items they should recycle and what items they should throw away and why new trash and recycling signage are needed in order to better inform students what items should be recycled and what items should be thrown away.
Method
When taking this tour with Brenda Zeigler, I took several pictures of the setup and signage of the trash-cans and recycling bins in each residential hall. I have included these pictures in the Observations sections below as evidence of my observations and conclusions about the setup and signage of trashcans and recycling bins.
In this report, I will first list my observations of the setup and signage of the trashcans and recycling bins in each individual dorm, accompanied by relevant pictures. Then, I will discuss common observations I made about trashcans and recycling bins in the halls. Next, I will discuss potential issues that result from the current setup and signage of trashcans and recycling bins. Finally, I will explain how I propose to address these issues using the trash and recycling signage I am currently designing.
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Observations of Setup and Signage in Each Hall
Vickroy Hall
Setup
The trashcans and recycling bins in Vickroy Hall are located in the basement. There is one black recycling bin in the main lounge. There are four blue recycling bins and two grey trashcans arranged in a row on one wall of a room with a tiled floor.
Signage
The recycling bin in the main lounge has “Lebanon County Recycles” around a white recycling symbol engraved on the bin. Of the bins in the room with
a tiled floor, two have white “LVC Recycles” and “Commingle” signs on them, one has green and blue “LVC Recycles” signs on its back and front, and one has no signage. A green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign hangs on the wall above the four blue recycling bins.
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Mary Green Hall Setup The trashcans and recycling bins in Mary Green Hall are located in the basement. There are three black recycling bins at one end of the dorm rooms in the basement. There are four gray trashcans beneath the stairwell and these trashcans are separated from the recycling bins by double doors. Signage
The recycling bins at the end of the dorm rooms in the basement have “Lebanon County Recycles” around a white recycling symbol engraved on the bins. A green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign hangs on the wall above the trashcans in the stairwell.
Keister Hall
Setup
The trashcans and recycling bins in Keister Hall are located in the basement. There are three gray trash- cans and four short, green recycling bins beneath the stairwell. The three gray trashcans are aligned in a row against the wall opposite the stairs, while the green recycling bins are aligned in a row against the stairs.
Signage
The green recycling bins have recycling signs on them, though they face the trashcans and thus are hard for students to see from most angles. A green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign hangs on the wall above and about a foot left of the trashcans and recycling bins.
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Hammond Hall
Setup
The trashcans and recycling bins in Hammond Hall are located in the basement. There are three gray trashcans and three black recycling bins beneath the stairwell. The three gray trashcans and one black recycling bin are aligned in a row against the wall opposite the stairs, while two black recycling bins are against the wall adjacent to the stairs.
Signage
The recycling bins have “Lebanon County Recycles” around a white recycling symbol engraved on the bins. A green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign hangs on the wall above one of the trashcans in the stairwell.
Funkhouser Hall Setup The trashcans and recycling bins in Funkhouser Hall are located in the lobby of the back entrance in the basement. There are eight trashcans, four on each wall as you come into Funkhouser through the back entrance. There are five blue recycling bins beneath the stairwell near the front main entrance.
Signage
One recycling bin has green and blue “LVC Recycles” signs on its back and front, one bin has a white “LVC Recycles” sign and a green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign, one bin has a white “Commingle” sign and a green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign, one bin has a green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign, and one bin has white “LVC Recycles” and “Commingle” signs. Two green and blue “LVC Recycles” signs hang on opposite walls above the trashcans.
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Marquette Hall
Setup
The trashcans and recycling bins in Marquette Hall are located inside the main entrance to the hall and in the main lobbies of each floor. There are four black recycling bins aligned in a row inside the main entrance. There is a black recycling bin and a short, beige trash can near the elevator in the main lobbies of each floor.
Signage
The black recycling bins inside the main entrance and in the main lobbies of each floor have the green and blue “LVC Recycles” signs on them. A blue and green “LVC Recycles” sign hangs on the wall above the black recycling bins inside the main entrance. No sign hangs above the recycling bin and beige trashcan in the main lobbies of each floor.
Dellinger Hall
Setup
The trashcans and recycling bins in Dellinger Hall are located inside the main entrance to the hall and in the main lobbies of each floor. There are four black recycling bins aligned in a row inside the main entrance. There are two black recycling bins and a short, gray trashcan in the main lobbies of each floor.
The black recycling bins inside the main entrance and in the main lobbies of each floor have the green and blue “LVC Recycles” signs on them. A blue and green “LVC Recycles” sign hangs on the wall above the black recycling bins inside the main entrance. Two lime green paper recycling signs hang on the wall above the trash and recycling bins in the main lobbies of each floor.
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Silver Hall
Setup
The trashcans and recycling bins in Silver Hall are located in the basement. There are three gray trashcans and three blue recycling bins beneath the stairwell. The three blue recycling bins and one gray trashcan are aligned in a row against the wall opposite the stairs, while two gray trashcans are against the wall adjacent to the stairs.
Signage
One recycling bin has a green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign and a white “Recycle LVC” sign, while the other two recycling bins have a green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign. A forest green paper recycling sign hangs on the wall above the recycling bins in the stairwell.
Derickson B Hall
Setup
The recycling bins in Derickson B Hall are located outside each apartment. Outside each apartment is a black recycling bin.
Signage
The recycling bins outside each apartment have “Lebanon County Recycles” around a white recycling symbol en- graved on the bin. There are no other signs on or above the recycling bins.
Derickson A Hall
Setup
The trashcans and recycling bins in Derickson A Hall are located in the lobby in the basement. There are two black recycling bins and one blue recycling bin aligned in a row against one wall of the lobby.
Signage
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The blue recycling bin has a white “LVC Recycles” sign on the bin, while there are no signs on the black recycling bins. A green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign hangs on the wall above the blue recycling bin.
Stanson Hall
Setup
The trashcans and recycling bins in Stanson Hall are located at two intervals in each hall- way on each floor. At each location, there are a black trashcan and two gray recycling bins, which are all contained in a large wooden container. The container has a hole over each bin so that students can place their trash and recyclables in the bin and a door for each bin so that the bins can be placed in and removed from the container easily.
Signage
The trashcans in the containers have white “Trash” signs on the container to mark them off, while the recycling bins in the containers have white “Recyclables” signs with the updated College recycling symbol (Earth surrounded by the recycling symbol) to mark them off. On the wall above each container hangs a green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign.
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Common Observations
Models for Recycling Bins Black Recycling Bins
There are two types of black recycling bins that appear in the residential halls. The first are the round recycling bins with the white “Lebanon County Recycles” sign on them. These bins appear in Vickroy Hall, Mary Green Hall, Hammond Hall, and Derickson B Hall. The second are the black recycling bins that lack this sign on them. These bins appear in Marquette Hall, Dellinger Hall, and Derickson A Hall.
Blue Recycling Bins
Blue recycling bins appear commonly throughout the residential halls. Blue recycling bins appear in Vickroy Hall, Funkhouser Hall, Silver Hall, and Derickson A Hall. Blue recycling bins in the residential halls can have a white “LVC Recycles” sign, a white “Commingle” sign, a green and blue “LVC Recycles” sign, or any combination of these signs on them.
Green Recycling Bins
Green recycling bins only appear in Keister Hall. They are generally short and rectangular, and do not have recycling signs on them.
Gray Recycling Bins
Gray recycling bins only appear in Stanson Hall. They are taller than most recycling bins and rectangular, and do not have recycling signs on them. They are placed in large wooden containers with signs that indicate that they are recycling bins.
Why Are There Several Models of Recycling Bins?
Brenda Zeigler explains that Facilities Services gets all of its recycling bins from Waste Management. If a recycling bin breaks, Waste Management sends another bin. Zeigler says that the design for the Waste Management bins were changed a few years ago, which explains why there are multiple of models of recycling bins in the residential halls.
Signage for Recycling Bins
Green and Blue “LVC Recycles” Signs
The green and blue “LVC Recycles” signs list on a green background all the items that students can recycle and on a blue background all the items students cannot recycle. These are
the most common and informative recycling signs in the residential halls, and are placed on the recycling bins, the wall above the trash and recycling bins, or in both places. These signs appear on the recycling bins in Vickroy Hall, Funkhouser Hall, Marquette Hall, Dellinger Hall, Silver Hall, and Derickson A Hall. These signs appear on the walls above trash and re- cycling bins in Vickroy Hall, Mary Green Hall, Keister Hall, Hammond Hall, Funkhouser Hall, the inside of the main entrances in Marquette Hall and Dellinger Hall, Derickson A Hall, and Stanson Hall.
Paper Recycling Signs
The paper recycling signs only appear in the main lobbies of each floor in Dellinger Hall and in Silver Hall. Brenda Zeigler suggests that these paper recycling signs were made by the Residential Assistants of these halls and then hung up on the wall. While somewhat helpful, these signs do not accurately reflect the College’s current accepted recyclables and methods of recycling. For instance, the recycling sign in Silver Hall states that the College only recycles #1 and #2 plastics, even though the College accepts all plastic containers with
#1-7 on them. Likewise, the recycling signs in Dellinger Hall state that students can recycle “glass, plastic, cans, and paper,” but to “please keep paper separate from other recyclables,” even though the College now practices single-stream recycling, which “allows [students] to utilize one receptacle for all of their recyclables.”
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Issues with Current System of Trash and Recycling
The College’s current setup and signage for and designs of trash and recycling bins present some issues.
First, the trash and recycling bins lack consistent organization and location in each of the residential halls. Some residential halls have trash and recycling bins located underneath the stairwell in the basement. Other residential halls have trash and recycling bins located in lobbies, front or back entrances, hallways, or their own room in the residential hall. One residential hall even has its recycling bins located outside of each apartment, in open air. The inconsistent locations of trash and recycling bins in different residential halls can make it difficult for students to know where to throw an item away or recycle an item if they are in other halls besides their own.
Second, the trash and recycling bins lack consistent signage and design indicating their purpose and function. Some residential halls place the green and blue “LVC Recycles” signs on trashcans, recycling bins, and walls to indicate the purpose and function of the trashcans and recycling bins. Other residential halls use the green and blue “LVC Recycles” signs in conjunction with the white “LVC Recycles” and white “Commingle” signs. Some residential halls even have paper recycling signs placed above the trashcans and recycling bins to indicate their purpose and function. The inconsistent signage, combined with at least four different models of recycling bins be used on campus, makes it more difficult to students to determine what items can and cannot be recycled and where they should place their trash and their recyclables.
Recommendations
In order to solve the problem of inconsistent setup and signage for and designs of the trash and recycling bins on campus, I propose designing signage that explains to students what items they can recycle and what items they should throw away and differentiates between the trashcans and recycling bins in each residential hall.
The signs should be designed so that it can be placed on both the trashcans and recycling bins them- selves and on the wall behind the trashcans and recycling bins. By placing the signs in both of these locations, the Sustainability Advisory Committee can offer students clear and consistent explanations of what items they can recycle and what items they should throw away and where they should place their recyclables and their trash. This would also account for the disparate models of recycling bins that appear in all dorms by informing students that though these bins look different, they all serve the same purpose.
The signage I am currently designing should, when completed and implemented, ensure that students are more well-informed about what is recyclable and what is not and have more success with placing their trash and recyclables in the proper receptacles.
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APPENDIX G: SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Sustainability Advisory Committee Minutes
September 6, 2012 Members in attendance: Michelle Krall, Mike Zeigler, Rebecca Urban, Will Delavan, Savana Kalnoski, Nick Thrailkill, Brittani Craigle, John Englebert, and Mike Schoch 1. Review of May 1, 2012 meeting minutes
2. Committee Membership
a. Changes and Additions: Welcome Mike Schoch, Student Affairs Representative, Savana Kalnoski,
Student Government Representative, and Nick Thrailkill, Communications Intern
b. Roles and Responsibilities: Each member will be given a specific role to create a more collaborative
committee experience.
3. Summer updates
a. Meeting with Deb Fullam: Mike and Michelle met to discuss committee membership and roles for
2012‐12. This included a suggestion to ask faculty members to chair the Earth Week planning sub‐
committee and assign specific roles to members.
b. Meeting with Dean Green: Met to discuss an environmental‐related major/minor and how to move
forward. Dean Green suggested to pull together a committee of all departments involved to build a
proposal. We also discussed how to involve faculty in Earth Week planning. He suggested to find
those interested in helping with the minor/major and approach them for help.
4. Rebecca Urban volunteered to spearhead the Earth Week planning sub‐committee. She will work closely
with Michelle.
a. Look for Inquiry 2012 dates
b. John made the suggestion to hold 3 days, bookend them with speakers and activities in between
them
c. Will and Rebecca to provide a list of interested faculty by next meeting 9/20.
5. Environmental Studies Major Update: Continue work in compiling information and prepare to create
proposal. Rebecca, Will, and Jeff to meet.
6. Annual Report Status: Annual report is almost complete. We are waiting on Carbon Footprint
results/summary and recommendations for 2012‐13. The report will arrive in members’ inboxes next week
for review before our 9/20 meeting.
7. Carbon Footprint Update: A few numbers are needed to complete the report. Once completed, Brittani will
draft a summary to include in our annual report.
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8. Sustainability Advisory Committee Logo: Logo is complete. We will look into making the logo available on
the Mar/Comm downloads webpage.
9. Website update – www.lvc.edu/sustainability
a. We’ve been keeping the website up‐to‐date
b. With the communications intern and Emily Summey, we’ll be adding articles regarding Sustainability
on campus.
10. Ongoing Initiatives
a. Mike Schoch spearheaded a Dueling Dutchmen initiative through TerraCycle where we upcycle
certain products to earn points/money to donate to a charity. We are currently doing the following
“brigades”:
i. Flip flops
ii. Lunchables
iii. Solo cups
iv. Looking into Sneakers during Oktoberfest weekend through SAAC
11. Facilities Services Update: Representative not in attendance.
12. Metz Update: Representative not in attendance.
13. Intern Updates
a. Data Interns report: Working on carbon footprint.
b. Web communications intern report: Nick Thrailkill’s first day was today.
c. Green Man: Nick to consider, looking into other students to hire on an as‐needed basis. Considering
putting Green Man to rest.
14. New Business
a. Paper Usage: Mike reported updates/refreshed our memories from last year’s conversation. Looking
at different ideas to research and for test studies. Will and Jon to look into.
b. Office Supply Web Listing/Trading: Michelle mentioned a need for an intercampus office supply
listing online for offices to share/trade supplies that are no longer needed.
c. Books: Will asked if we could look into opportunities to give away books to libraries/high
schools/etc. This would be especially popular among faculty.
d. Fashion Show: Mike S. mentioned Stevie Falk is organizing a sustainable fashion show (re‐used
clothing) in early February as part of “Body Image Awareness Week”
e. Conferences/Webinars: All members should consider attending these professional development
opportunities and share the announcements with [email protected].
15. Meeting Schedule
a. 9/20
b. 10/4
c. 11/8
d. 12/6
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Sustainability Advisory Committee Minutes
September 20, 2012
1. Review of September 6, 2012 meeting minutes
2. Environmental Studies Major Update: Continuing work compiling information and preparing a proposal.
3. Annual Report:
a. Open Discussion
b. Members should provide feedback by the Monday the 24th.
4. Carbon Footprint Update: Continuing work compiling information.
5. Upcoming meeting: 2012 International Policy Conference, Stewards of Sustainability
a. Mike Schoch will attend.
6. TerraCycle ‐ Mike Schoch
a. Ongoing Activities: upcycling
i. flip flops
ii. lunchables
iii. solo cups
iv. Inkjet cartridges
b. New Initiatives:
i. Education about TerraCycle and upcycling
ii. Signage
7. Facilities Services – Victoria Trostle
a. Cardboard Recycling initiative – long term cost savings and increased cardboard recycling:
i. Cost analysis
1. Cost of baler: $18,755
2. Present cardboard removal :
a. $104 per removal (pull)
b. $1600 per month
3. Current value of recycled cardboard: $70 per ton
4. Payback on baler estimated at three years
ii. Henry Molded Products is one local manufacturer who agreed to accept the cardboard.
Open discussion by group without a final conclusion.
b. Paper Towel Usage:
i. Usage still high
ii. Hammond installation of hand dryers without negative feedback
iii. Transition to hand towels by individuals
8. Interns still compiling information
a. Open discussion about releasing information or keeping some for campus only initiatives.
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b. It will remain an item for further discussion once the collection of information is complete.
9. Web Communication Initiatives – Nick Thrailkill
a. Food Waste
b. Recycling
c. Composting
10. The La Vie:
a. Routine outlet for sustainability information
b. Discussion ‐ That our committee does not mandate La Vie content
c. Still undecided
11. New initiatives:
a. Recycling in areas
b. Campus solar panel initiatives
12. Meeting Schedule:
a. 10/4
b. 11/8
c. 12/6
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Sustainability Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
October 4, 2012
1. Review and approval of September 20, 2012 meeting minutes
2. Environmental Studies: Michelle Krall
a. sustainability minor
b. sustainability general elective course
3. Conference, “Stewarts of Sustainability”: Mike Schoch
a. attended and provided his report
b. proposed initiative for new water fountains
i. new fountains have a display that records water bottles that were filled
ii. goal to promote use of refillable bottles
iii. Arnold Sport Center suggested as a good location
4. Web Communication: Nick Thrailkill
a. Dinning Services food waste
b. increased printing
c. information on recycling and Terracycle for students
5. Dining services: Landis Brown
a. food waste is increasing
i. 20‐30% of food is wasted
ii. increasing dumpster pulls
b. Ecolabs cleaning products, increased use
i. Ecolabs provide environmentally safer cleaning products
c. local produce
i. local apples served
ii. recommendation for signage promoting the local produce
d. refillable bottle initiative
i. reusable bottles for both hot and cold beverages
6. Facilities Services: Victoria Trostle
a. cardboard dumpster
i. looking into new outlets for recycled cardboard
ii. further discussion with dinning services
b. proposed new clean wood dumpster
i. grants are available
ii. removes wood from main stream waste for recycling
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7. Facilities Services: Don Santostefano
a. energy set backs
i. new field lights: 72, 1500 watt lights
ii. new fire pit at Mund College Center
b. Sustainability initiatives at Mund College Center
i. parking reserved for low energy vehicles
ii. new bike racks
c. Sustainability initiative at Hammond Residence Hall
i. high efficiency windows
ii. low flow shower heads
iii. increase roof insulation
iv. led lighting in hallways
v. installed hand dyers
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Sustainability Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
November 8, 2012
Attendance: Mike Zeigler, Michelle Krall, Marcus Horne, John Englebert, Bryttani Craigle, Nick Thraikill, Vicki
Trostle, Don Santostefano, Becky Urban, Landis Brown, Will Delavan
1. Review and approval of October 4, 2012 minutes
2. Environmental Studies: Becky Urban
a. major would require two new faculty members
b. still discussing minor
c. completed package for administration by the end of academic year
d. Fall of 2014 tentative date for activation
3. Earth Week: Becky Urban
a. Earth Week planning to meet on November 13
b. organize responsibilities and establish theme
c. tentative plans:
i. t‐shirts with sustainability logo
ii. Wish Tree
4. Facilities Services: Victoria Trostle
a cardboard baler
i. location behind Mund College Center
ii. bale storage at Mund or at Facilities Services
iii. tentative buyer for the baled cardboard is CSR
b. clean wood dumpster
i. location behind Facilities Services
ii. use for campus and contractors
iii. tentative use by community
iv. grants available for dumpster
v. free pick‐up
5. Cardboard baler additional benefits: Don Santostefano
a. reduced labor
b. the campus is down to one dumpster
c. baler will provide a positive cash flow
d. initial lease and the buy‐out
e. could be used by campus community
6. Data interns: John Englebert
a. community recycling
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i. Annville Township (in town)
a. recycling is available on a volunteer basis
b. residents pay one fee for trash and recycling
c. hauler contracted by township
ii. Cleona Township
a. resident contract their own trash hauler
b. recycling is optional
7. Web Communications: Nick Thrailkill
a. ongoing projects
i. Terracycle
ii. graphic designs
iii. new cardboard baler
iv. designer of new logo
8. Dining Services: Landis Brown
a. trash free lunch challenge
i. save $500 to $1100 a day
ii. initial test day and then try for Earth Day
b. next year freshman reusable cup give away with sustainability logo
9. Water fountain to refill water: Michelle Krall
a. continue with this idea for sport center
b. digital counter for number of bottles refilled would be nice
10. Annual Report finished
a. located in Website folder
b. need to present to President Thayne
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Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes December 6, 2012
Attendance: Mike Zeigler, Marcus Horne, John Englebert, Mike Schoch, Bryttani Craigle, Nick Thraikill, Becky Urban, Landis Brown, Will Delavan 1. Review and approval of November 8, 2012 minutes 2. Environmental Studies: Becky Urban, Will Delavan a. Meet in February b. Tentative course schedule
3. Earth Week: Becky Urban a. Earth Week renamed to Earth Days
b. Three days: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday c. Tentative plans: i. T‐shirts with sustainability logo ii. Recycle Tree – Dueling Dutchman iii. Teach‐in 1. Global Warming
2. Recycling presentation 3. Terra‐cycling
iv. Dining Services 1. Paperless days 2. Measure food waste
4. Facilities Services: cardboard baler proposal has committee support 5. Data interns: John Englebert a. Community Recycling i. North and South Annville no reply ii. Curriculum summary material complete 7. Web Communications: Nick Thrailkill a. Signage on recycling bins 8. Dining Services: Landis Brown a. Coca‐Cola providing new recycling bins b. For next year’s freshman class, reusable cup with sustainability logo 9. Tentative meetings scheduled for Tuesdays in 2013
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Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes January 22, 2013
Attendance: Mike Zeigler, Jeff Richie, Don Santostefano, Victoria Trostle, Savana Kalanski, Marcus Horne, John Englebert, Michelle Krall, Ashley S., Isaac Lu, Nick Thraikill, Becky Urban, Will Delavan 1. Review and approval of December 11, 2012 minutes 2. Environmental Studies: (Becky Urban, Will Delavan) a. Plan meeting with Dean of Faculty b. Will require additional faculty member
c.Earth Week: Schedule in progress (Becky Urban) 4. Facilities Services: (Victoria Trostle)
a. Approval and location for card broad baler b. New Initiative ‐ garbage truck
5. Data interns: John Englebert a. Carbon footprint b. Major’s report for Dean of Faculty 7. Web Communications: Nick Thrailkill a. Paper usage b. Signage c. Sustainability blog 8. New Initiatives: a. Energy system (Mike Ziegler)
a. Solar electric b. Solar thermal c. Estimated cost $20,000‐$40,000
b. Residence halls electric metering (Don Santostefano) c. Covered devices must be recycled (Mike Zeigler)
9. Tentative meetings February 19
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Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes February 19, 2013
Attendance: Mike Zeigler, Michelle Krall, Marcus Horne, Victoria Trostle, John Englebert, Bryttani Craigle, Ashley Smith, Mike Schoch, Nick Thraikill, Becky Urban, Landis Brown, Will Delavan 1. Review and approval of December 6, 2012 minutes 2. Environmental Studies: Becky Urban, Will Delavan a. Require a meeting with the Dean of Faculty b. Future actions will be based on his feedback
3. Earth Days: Becky Urban a. Emails were sent for teaching members
a. Will schedule with Marketing and Communications after Spring Break c. Mike Schoch will show collection numbers
4. Facilities Services: Victoria Trostle a. Web initiatives i. Sustainability fact of the week ii. For example a banner ad b. Dorm recycling container with sustainability logo i. Concerns about the containers being taken or moved from rooms ii. We will be getting samples. iii. Eventually each room will have a bin. iv. University of Vermont has already initiated recycle bin in student rooms c. Coca Cola grant for recycling containers i. Maximum grant $5000 ii. Recycling Containers could have both Coke and LVC logo d. XPEDX‐ Cleaning Products
i. May make a presentation at a Sustainability Meeting ii. The goal will be to determine how they can further help the campus.
e. Composting Initiative i. Facilities Services has a location and would like to improve the composting facility. ii. Discussing the purchase of a grinder for yard waste iii. Discussing the addition of shredded material for composting 5. Web Communications: Nick Thrailkill a. Paper usage article – when finished will be front page on La Vie b. Working on making signage more visible c. Nick would like to incorporate a class blog project for Jeff Ritchie to focus on sustainability. For example, the recycled container usage on campus. 6. Paper usage: Mike Ziegler a. The percentage of paper use in the academic computer rooms continues to increase. 7. Dining Services: Landis Brown a. Good feedback for the “green containers”
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b. Work continues on selecting a reusable cup for hot and cold beverages c. Dining services plans for Earth Days i. Trash free day ii. Monitor food waste iii. Vendors will be present iv. T‐shirts with our sustainability logo 9. Water fountain: Victoria Trostle a. New water cooler has been installed in the Sport Center. b. The new cooler monitors the number of disposable bottles saved. 10. New initiative: Will Delavan a. Stop paper copies of newspapers for campus b. The information is online c. We have no statistics of usage d. Will be followed‐up at the next meeting of Student Government
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Sustainability Advisory Committee Minutes
March 19, 2013
Present: Brown, Delavan, Krall, Urban, Englebert, Santostefano, Smith, Thrailkill, Trostle, Zeigler, 1. Review February 19th meeting minutes (2 minutes) 2. Environmental Science/Studies Minor/Major Updates a. Meeting with the Dean of Faculty (Ritchie, Urban, Delavan) (5 minutes) 3. Earth Days (Urban,Delevan) (10 Minutes)
b. Updates ‐ schedule c. Sunday night – Carbon Nation, 3 pm d. Monday – trivia at lunch; prizes e. Movie for earth week: John Dernbach – 7pm talk f. Tuesday –
a.Global Warming talk Moe b.Schroeder talk and tour
g. Wednesday – food and garbage weigh h. Greening the Campus – 6 proposals received to date i. Meet with marketing on Friday; how do we get attendance up? j. Giveaways
4. Terracycle (Schoch) (5 Minutes) 5. Facilities Services (Trostle, Santostefano) (10 minutes) a. Delivery for new cardboard baler is 4/5/13.
b. Dorm recycling containers c. XPEDX assistance with recycling
d. Composting e. Sight Lines f. Pilot Solar Project‐ potential for a $25,000 project (waiting for confirmation). Could PERC or another grant assist with cost? g. Strategic Planning Benchmarks‐ Energy, tons of recycling, paper? (Don to look into)
6. Data Intern Report (Englebert, Craigle) (5 minutes) 7. Web Communications (Thraikill) (5 minutes) 8. Dining Services (Brown) (5 minutes) 9. Next Meeting 2013 ‐ Tuesdays at 11:00am – April 16
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Sustainability Advisory Committee Minutes
April 16, 2013
Present: Marcus Horne, Michael Krall, Becky Urban, John Englebert, Bryttani Craigle, Ashley Smith, Don Santostefano, Nick Thrailkill, Mike Zeigler, Landis Brown 1. Review March 19th meeting minutes 2. Earth Days Updates (Urban)
k. Schedule on Web l. Give‐away items for events
a. Reusable bags b.Frisbees c.Pens
m. Dining Services (Brown) a.Weighing food waste b.No paper products
d. Posters for the keynote speaker, John Dernbach (Krall)
i.Locations: Lynch and Mund 4. Prize Wheel Discussion (Englebert) a. Sustainability questions needed (Santostefano and Vicky) b. Give‐away items need to be saved as prizes 5. Facility Services (Don Santostefano) a. Cardboard baler is in use b. LEED certification proceeding for the Mund College Center c. Updating campus light fixtures with new LED lighting 6. Data Interns a. Earth Days Planning b. Carbon Footprint i. Data needed from Mike Ziegler ii. Data needed from Don Santostefano 7. Web Communications (Thraikill) a. Updating paper use article b. Planning Earth Days write‐up for La Vie 8. Dorm Room Recycling Containers (Smith) a. Good reaction from Student Government b. Concerns about the container being taken from rooms i. Residential Life should add them to end of year check list ii. Mark container with “Property of LVC” sticker 9. Dining Services (Brown) a. Sustainable cups i. The initial design has been selected. ii. Will have both Sustainability logo and Metz logo
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iii. One cup is planned for each incoming freshman. iv. Will need further discussions about funding for cups.
10. Next Meeting 2013 ‐ Tuesdays at 11:00am – April 30th
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Sustainability Committee Meeting Minutes April 30, 2013
Attendance: Mike Zeigler, Michelle Krall, Marcus Horne, Victoria Trostle, John Englebert, Bryttani Craigle, Nick Thraikill, Becky Urban, Don Santostefano 1. Review and approval of April 16, 2013 minutes 2. Environmental Studies: Becky Urban a. Beginning to focus on a minor rather than a major b. Web page: Course list will be changed to show content on the same page without requiring scrolling for each course.
3. Earth Days: Becky Urban a. Thank you card was received from Kristen Lutz, the iPad gift recipient.
b. Turn‐out for speakers in general was considered good c. The prize wheel on Monday and Tuesday had a good turn‐out
4. Web Communications: Nick Thrailkill a. Working on photos of prize wheel and sustainability display b. For next year ‐ work on improved marketing c. New dates were discussed; looking for less busy time of year for students and faculty d. Working on write‐up and will look into food waste data from Landis 5. Facilities Services: Victoria Trostle/ Don Santostefano a. Cardboard Baler: Victoria Trostle i. The Baler is producing greater returns than expected. ii One bale per week b. Preparing for students moving out i. A clothing bin will be provided. ii. Preparations will be made for furniture c. Mund College Center: LEED Certification: Don Santostefano i. Close to silver certification ii. Waiting on 20 of 32 points toward certification d. Future Initiatives: i. Solar Electric Project ii. Gym Lighting Replacement iii. Metering Building Initiative iv. Heilman Center insulation upgrade 6. Final Report a. Carbon foot print still needs some data and then it is complete. 7. Tentative meeting dates for Fall: once a month, Tuesday at 11:00 AM
