1. S T. L OUIS R EGIONAL H IGHER E DUCATION S USTAINABILITY C ONSORTIUM March, 2011

2. MISSION The mission of the St. Louis Regional Higher Education Sustainability Consortium is to connect the strengths, resources, and knowledge of St. Louis area universities and colleges, to advance collective sustainable initiatives that cultivate innovation, to eliminate non-productive competition, and to create a network that is more than the sum of its parts.

4. MEMBERS Fontbonne University Harris-Stowe State University Jefferson College Lewis & Clark Community College Lincoln University Lindenwood University Maryville University McKendree College Missouri University of Science & Technology Principia College Ranken Technical College Sanford-Brown College St. Charles Community College St. Louis Community College District Saint Louis University Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Southwestern Illinois College Truman University University of Missouri, Columbia University of Missouri, St. Louis Washington University Webster University

5. CURRENT INITIATIVES Inventory Learning outcomes Website – stlouisgreen.com Missouri Student Environmental Coalition Tiered “membership” institutions

6. NEWSLETTERS With support from the Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center, the St. Louis Regional Higher Education Sustainability Consortium attempts to produce quarterly newsletters for colleagues interested in sustainability initiatives happening in the region. Download pdfs of previous STL-HESC newsletters: Winter 2010 Early Fall 2010 Spring / Summer 2010 Fall 2009 Spring 2009

7. RESOURCES Please first refer to the comprehensive list of resources compiled by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Other resources that may be helpful to environmental advocates working on college campuses in the St. Louis region include: Missouri Student Environmental Coalition U.S. Green Building Council – St. Louis Chapter Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri Recycling Association llinois Recycling Association EcoLifeSTL STLGreen.com St. Louis Green Drinks Missouri Coalition for the Environment EarthShare of Missouri

8. http://www.earthwayscenter.org/stl_hesc.html