Katie Maynard
AdvisorUCSB Academic Senate Sustainability Work Group
Event ManagerCA Higher Education Sustainability Conference g y
ScopeRecognition and Inclusion of FacultyC i l Curriculum C0‐Curricular ActivitiesD PDegree ProgramsResearchC L l C it t Campus‐Level Commitment
Recognition of FacultyHonoring the expertise of faculty
Develop a faculty speaker’s bureau before looking to outside speakers outside speakers
Awards Sustainability Champion Program at UCSB
C l b ti f lt li h t Celebrating faculty accomplishments Berkeley’s Institute of the Environment – highlights courses, degree programs, and research focused on sustainability
Inclusion of Faculty Inclusion on Campus‐Wide Sustainability Committees (which do not report to Academic Senate)
Most Campuses in the UC and CSU that have a CSCAcademic Senate (All of the following report directly to Senate)
CSU Long Beach (Campus‐wide committee with faculty and staff representation)Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (committee)CSU Fullerton (task force)San Diego State University (committee)g yUC San Francisco (task force)UC Santa Barbara (work group)
Sustainability Faculty Learning Community (CSU Chico)y y g y ( )20 academic departments represented
CurriculumEnvironmental Literacy
CSU Chico received approval to form a GE pathway to sustainability (Fall 2011)sustainability (Fall 2011)SFSU Announced General Education Requirement!Environmental Awareness Requirement, UC Santa Cruz UCLA developed a sustainability course designed for incoming freshman through their Summer Start Program. Counts as a GE requirement. g q
Promoting existing courses CSU Chico CSU Chico
CurriculumModifying existing courses
Course Modules: Hydrogen i i i d i Energy in Engineering Education,
Humboldt State University
Incentives and collaborations: Piedmont/Ponderosa Project Model, Dr. Geoff Chase, SDSU
New CoursesStudent‐led Curriculum: De‐Cal at Berkeley and Student‐led Curriculum: De‐Cal at Berkeley and Education for Sustainable Living Program
G W kf D l tGreen Workforce Development and Extension Programsand Extension Programs
Extension CurriculumCSU Fullerton
Applied Sustainability: Gateway to Economic Growth; Commercial Building Energy Auditing; Green Building; Green Data Center Management, Cloud Computing and Emerging Data Center Management, Cloud Computing and Emerging Technologies and Green HVAC Design.
UC BerkeleyS i bl S di I i i i Sustainable Studies Initiatives Professional Programs in Solar Energy and Green Building and Leadership in Sustainability and Environmental Management
Co‐Curricular ActivitiesLyle Center at Cal Poly Pomona
For‐credit projects with faculty guidance Cal Poly San Luis Obispo sustainable start‐ups
Fair Trade Chocolate SellersO i l S i Th i Optional Senior Thesis
Environmental Studies, UCSBUCSC IDEAS Chancellor’s UCSC IDEAS ‐ Chancellor s
Internship ProgramStudy abroad programsStudy abroad programs
Degree ProgramsUndergraduate Programs
SDSU Sustainable Recreation and Tourism Management Program and Sustainability and Environmental Studies MajorProgram and Sustainability and Environmental Studies MajorMinor in Global Sustainability, Interdisciplinary Studies, UCIMinor in Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona
Emphases and SpecializationsUC B k l ’ C ll f Ch i i bli hi UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry is establishing an undergraduate minor and a designated emphasis for graduate students.Literature and the Environment Specialization, UCSB
Degree ProgramsMasters Programs
UC Berkeley welcomes the first class to their new cross‐disciplinary Master’s Program in Sustainable disciplinary Master s Program in Sustainable Development Fall 2011 (College of Natural Resources)
hPhD ProgramsAgroecology and Sustainable Agriculture (UCSC)
SchoolsBren School of Environmental Science & Management (UCSB)
ResearchCommunity Partnerships for Applied Research
Air Quality Research at The Palm Springs Institute for Environmental Sustainability at CSU San Bernadino’s Palm Environmental Sustainability at CSU San Bernadinos Palm Desert CampusCSU Chico’s Community University Sustainability P hi b d U O ’ S i bl Ci i I i i iPartnership based on U. Oregon’s Sustainable Cities Initiative
Collaboration amongst institutions San Diego Center for Algae BiotechnologySan Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology
Collaborations throughout a higher education systemCenter for Global Environmental Change Research (UCI)
ResearchUniversity as a living laboratory
San Diego State University’s Solar Array Observatory at M i C t d b th Fi ld St ti P Main Campus operated by the Field Stations Program
Fellowships Fellowships Schatz Energy Fellowship for graduate studies at Humboldt State University Institute for Energy Efficiency graduate student fellowships and Peter J. Frenkel fellowships (UCSB)
Campus‐Level CommitmentTalloires Declaration
Cal Poly SLO, CSUC, CSUCI, and UCSB
ACUPCCD l li t l ith ti t k li t Develop a climate plan with actions to make climate neutrality and sustainability a part of the curriculum and other educational experience for all students.CSULB, Cal Poly Pomona, CSUB, CSUC, CSUMB & All UCs
Campus‐Level CommitmentStrategic Plans
CSU Chico’s Strategic Plan for the futureValue #6: Believing that each generation owes something to those which follow, we will create environmentally literate citizens who embrace environmentally literate citizens, who embrace sustainability
UC Merced 2009 Strategic Academic VisionIntegrated into Mission and identified as a Research Theme.