Mobilizing the Mission: Sustainability on Faith-Based Campuses A Dialogue & Discussion facilitated by Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner, Santa Clara University & Rachel Novick, University of Notre Dame

Is sustainability in our mission? Yes! Do our students know? Do our operations reflect it? Do we teach it in the classroom? Do campus faith centers engage it? Do service opportunities incorporate it?

National Initiatives

Mobilizing the Mission: getting started at Notre Dame Rachel Novick, Ph.D. Education & Outreach Program Manager Office of Sustainability green.nd.edu

Ancilla College Aquinas College Assumption College Barry University Boston College Cabrini College Calumet College of St. Joseph Catholic Theological Union Catholic University of America Clarke College College of Mount St. Joseph College of Saint Mary Creighton University Duquesne University DePaul University Georgetown University Gonzaga University Holy Cross College Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Maryland Madonna University Madonna Court University Manchester College Marygrove College Miami University Our Lady of Holy Cross College Regis University Seton Hall University St. Ambrose University St. Catherine University St. Edward’s University St. Francis University St. John’s University St. Leo University St. Louis University St. Mary’s College St. Mary’s University of Minnesota St. Michael’s College Santa Clara University Seton Hall University Stonehill College Thomas More College University of Portland Ursuline College Wheaton College Xavier University Participating Universities

Colloquium on Sustainability through Catholic Social Teaching Local Food City Environmental Governance Campus Power Production Climate Change & Global Health Climate Change & Poverty Campus Sustainability Efforts

“Be who you are, and be that well.” - St. Francis de Sales

Mobilizing the Mission: getting started at SCU Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner Director, Office of Sustainability October 12, 2010

 (re)- Defining Sustainability –(beyond green)  Telling Stories to build community

What is Sustainability? “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” World Commission on Env. and Development. (1987). Our Common Future. England: Oxford University Press.

Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability Planet People Profit Environment Social Equity Economics Beyond Green

Fair Trade  Coffee unites different issues –Human labor/quality of life –Conservation/biodiversity –Economic trade/supply & demand  Student-led initiative –Educated peers –Researched options for Dining Services

Community Partnerships  Experiential Learning for Social Justice –Community gardens  Diocese of San Jose –Internship –Class projects  Global Social Benefit Incubator  Immersion Trips  Engineering with a mission

Contemplative Leadership and Sustainability Program (CLASP)  Co-curricular program –Business undergraduates –Hike, service projects  Ignatian contemplation  Leadership Development  Sustainability –Sense of place

Thank you! Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner Sustainability at SCU Facebook: Sustainability at SCU

Please break into groups of 5-8 people If more than 1 person from an institution is present, please split up into different groups. Need 1 scribe for each group Discussion: 30 minutes

What idea could you take back to your campus and begin to implement… TOMORROW? All-Group Discussion

Discussion Prompts How is sustainability currently being integrated into the mission of your institution? Who is involved in these programs? How did the programs come about? How can you make the link between faith mission and sustainability grow?