With little or no funding! Michael A Kane Associate Dean of Sciences & Mathematics, Sierra College Director, Sierra College Energy Technology Program President, Community College Sustainability Collaborative This Way to Sustainability CSU at Chico March 7, 2013
Awareness Education Action
Develop your Change Agent skills Institutional Understanding Personal vs. Positional Power Multi-level Planning Allies and Partnerships
Permission or Forgiveness Support Resources
A LOT!!!
We don’t do that hippy crap here!
Energy Efficiency (pool, boilers, lighting, utility programs, LEED Bldg strd, controlers, etc…) Core Value #8 Environmental Studies & Sustainability Program PPA Covered Solar Arrays Sierra College Sustainability Forum Sustainable Action Planning Process Sustainable Living Series Planning for 10 Year Energy neutrality Sustainability Fund
Seventh Generation Group - $0 Student Clubs - $0 Governance Presentations - $0 Campus garden – low cost Web Page, name, logo – staff time
Flex Activities – 0$ Speakers - $0 to low cost Sustainability Forum - $0 to low cost Discussion Group/Book Club - $0 Community Education or Free Classes - time Web Page – staff time Green Schools List-serve
Partnerships with facilities, community groups Incorporating sustainability into the curriculum Recycling programs Earth Day Events
Don’t forget to market your work both internally and externally & leverage it to the next level
All of the resources discussed in this talk today and more are available online at the Community College Sustainability Collaborative website Look for the piece entitled: Chico Sustainability Conference
Michael A Kane Associate Dean of Sciences & Mathematics Director, Energy Technology Program Sierra College (916) President Community College Sustainability Collaborative Twitter