AASHE 2013 Matt Mayberry & Jensen Morgan Green Mountain College A holistic approach to culture change on campus: a new model of liberal arts education

Green Mountain College Poultney, VT

Big Hairy Audacious Goal

Transformation to a New Model Sustainability 2020 Transformation Uncertain transformation period Old culture Performance Time New culture Metrics are our navigation system FROM TO ?

Authentic Sustainability Resilience Narrative Credibility Incorporates Social Justice Transparency Guiding Principles Ongoing Reassessment and Improvement Engaged Community

Human Capital Health and well-being Personal development – Problem solving/creativity – Systems thinking/sustainability – Entrepreneurial skills – Breadth of knowledge – Depth of knowledge in areas of primary expertise Grit Social Capital Trust Associations Diversity and inclusion Effectiveness of telling the story Natural Capital CO2-e emissions Fossil fuel usage Campus/regional biodiversity and ecosystem health index Diversion rate Solid waste volume Impact-weighted campus purchases Embodied energy in campus food purchases Scope 3 carbon emissions associated with campus purchases Alumni impact assessment Financial Capital Enrollment-related metrics Revenue/expense metrics Financial resilience metrics Affordability metrics Compensation and equity metrics Economic impact metrics Built environment metrics Sustainability 2020 Metrics See Aaron Witham’s talk: “Shooting for the STARS and beyond” Tuesday, 2:00 – 2:30pm, Music City Center, 101D

Developing and analyzing metrics in the classroom MetricCourse Grit Psychology Embodied energy in campus food purchases Quantitative Environmental Analysis Impact weighted campus purchases; Scope 3 carbon emissions Economics of the environment Alumni impact assessment; impact of alumni on social, human and natural capital Jr. Seminar (Sustainable Business) Social Capital: Trust, Associations (GMC) Organizational Transformation Economic Impact; Social Capital: Trust, Associations (GMC- Poultney) Gallery Curating and Management

Boots on the Ground Sustainability 2020 Metrics

“Culture change, in the sense of changing basic assumptions is... difficult, time consuming, and highly anxiety provoking.” Ed Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership Culture change (Schein) Artifacts Espoused Values Basic Underlying Assumptions Visible organizational structures and processes Strategies, goals, philosophies Unconscious, taken- for-granted beliefs, perceptions, thoughts and feelings.

Initiatives Being rewarded for starting things More activity is better Input metrics FROM: ACTIVITIES TO: OUTCOMES Culture Shift #1 Overarching goal: achieving authentic sustainability Closing the loop Better results are what count Output metrics Sustainability 2020 Metrics

Liberal Arts Curriculum + co-curriculum are separate Education is preparation for work Sustainability is vocational FROM: APPLICATION TO: REFLECTION-IN-ACTION Culture Shift #2 Our case study is us: individual, school, community Meaningful Work begins now Transformative learning requires doing/reflecting

Career Experience PracticalSkills Liberal arts foundation MeaningfulCommunityWork Developing intellectual tools and skills: problem solving, analytical thinking. Developing intellectual tools and skills: problem solving, analytical thinking. Acquiring practical know-how needed to get things done in real communities: producing results. Acquiring practical know-how needed to get things done in real communities: producing results. Examining the nature of the good and human nature, of politics and ideals, of religion and meaning. Examining the nature of the good and human nature, of politics and ideals, of religion and meaning. Providing an intellectual and ethical foundation for sustainability. Providing an intellectual and ethical foundation for sustainability. Engaging in meaningful and innovative sustainability work. Engaging in meaningful and innovative sustainability work. Enhancing the region economically, socially and/or ecologically. Enhancing the region economically, socially and/or ecologically. Discovering exciting career interests and opportunities. Discovering exciting career interests and opportunities. Using achievements at GMC as a springboard for future work. Using achievements at GMC as a springboard for future work. A New Model of Liberal Arts Education See Lucas Brown’s talk: “A design-build block semester,” Tuesday, 3:30 – 3:50pm, Music City Center, 208A

Faculty as experts Static syllabus Students go through transformation FROM: TEACHING TO: CO-LEARNING Culture Shift #3 Faculty as fellow travelers Dynamic syllabus Community goes through transformation

Transformation to a New Model Sustainability 2020 Transformation Old culture Performance Time New culture Metrics are our navigation system FROM:TO: 1.Activities 2.Application 3.Teaching 1.Outcomes 2.Reflection-in-Action 3.Co-learning

Crisis in Higher Education Global Sustainability Crisis Solving Two Problems At Once

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