1. Sustainability Faculty Forum
April 4th, 2013

2. Current Academic Endeavors
Annual forum
Created a course database and working definition of sustainability
Created list serv on academic endeavors (THINKGREEN)
Serving as an Institutional member of AASHE,
Served as founding member of the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities,
Several sustainability related FYE courses
Established a Living, Learning Community on Environmental Sustainability
Multi-disciplinary working group both with and outside of UAlbany
Initiated Sustainability Roundtable series
Sustainability minor in motion
Hosted interdisciplinary speakers: Richard Heinberg, Jorgen Randers

3. Freshman Year Experience (FYE)
Seven freshman year experience (one credit) courses with a sustainability theme will be offered this fall
Gary Kleppel – The Sustainable Food System
Mary Ellen Mallia – Choices for a Healthy Planet
Bob Keesee – Globalization and the Environment
Daniel Goodwin – Studio Visit: Developing a Sustainable Artistic Practice
Irina Holden – Science Literacy through Sustainability
Susan Harris – Public Health Ethics
Bruce Coles – The World Ain’t Feeling Too Good: Politics, Power and Health

4. LLC (Living Learning Community)
World of Environmental Sustainability
Focus on Sustainable Food Production
Located in Tuscarora Hall on Indian Quad
Lead Faculty – Gary Kleppel
Supporting Faculty – John Delano and Rocky Ferraro
Students take classes together
Weekly lunches
CA assigned to hall to coordinate activities
Students have pushed forward the local food agenda, labeling in the dining halls, initiating a composting pilot and developing a farm to table dinner

5. Related activities UAlbany: Campus sustainability assessment (STARS)
SUNY Sustainability initiatives
NYS Academic Working Group on Sustainability in HE
Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities is developing a research collaborative
AASHE has created an academic commons

6. Getting involved Join THINKGREEN list serv
If interested in LLC or FYE, contact Linda Krzykowski
If interested in the UAlbany multidisciplinary working group, contact Gary Kleppel
If interested in the regional academic working group, contact Mary Ellen
Check out the academic commons at AASHE:
Keep track of sustainability programming at website ( Facebook (UAlbany Green Scene), read sustainability bulletin, come to the spring roundtables and attend events!

7. Questions for us? Questions for you:
Discussion question: How can we best integrate our operational sustainability initiatives into curriculum and research? Does the idea of establishing campus based learning projects appeal to you? Survey time!

8. Discussion
Contact info:
Dr. Mary Ellen Mallia, Director
Mary Alexis Leciejewski
Office of Environmental Sustainability
University Hall 212
Facebook: Ualbany Green Scene
Twitter: UAGreenScene