The President’s Committee for Sustainability (PCS) was convened in March 2011 to:
- Implement the Seattle University Climate Action Plan
- Provide a means of integrating sustainability initiatives across the Seattle University community
The 25-member committee includes faculty, staff and students from all areas of campus. Contact Karen Price if you would like to be on the committee.
Subcommittee 2012-2013 Objectives
Four sub-committees are making progress toward achieving our Climate Action Plan goals:
Academics
Goal - Educate all students about climate change and sustainability in the classroom
- Complete the list of sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses.
- Complete the list of scholars doing sustainability research.
- Complete Seattle U’s sustainability definition.
- Complete the Sustainability Literacy scale and administer it to all students.
- Establish relationship with Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability.
Co-Curricular Programs
Goal - Educate all students about climate change and sustainability in co-curricular programs
Co-curricular programs include student activities, housing and residence life, commuter and transfer student services, leadership development and many more.
- Develop competencies, developmental experiences and assessment strategies associated with sustainability learning outcomes
- Develop programs associated with student sustainability to include eco-challenges.
- Develop an outreach and education campaign for students
- Send a message to students at the start of the academic year regarding sustainability at SU
- Regularly update http://www.seattleu.edu/sustainability with opportunities available to students
- Establish leadership opportunities in each residence hall and collegia associated with sustainability
Operations
Goal- Eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from operations and transportation
- Support incentive programs to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips to campus.
- Promote OIT supported video and web conferencing services to the SU community
- Identify and implement paper waste prevention strategies
- Get a recycled-content paper purchasing policy approved and implemented
- Pilot a program to remove trash bins from offices and put one trash bin next to the compost bin in office kitchens.
Marketing & Communications
Goal - Share our sustainability knowledge and expertise
- Offer the Northwest Earth Institute Sustainability discussion group to employees all 4 quarters
- Redesign and rewrite content on www.seattleu.edu/sustainability
- Pilot a Green Office program
Progress
2011-2012 Accomplishments
Meeting Minutes