campus sustainability strategy meeting

September 12, 2007

Outline Overview of Sustainability A Picture of Campus Sustainability What’s Happening at SJSU?

EnergyWaterWasteCurriculumStudent Activities

What’s Next at SJSU? Interactive Discussion

Overview of Sustainability Long term resource

managementAllowing future generations

to prosper

Many aspectsEconomicSocialEnvironmental

A Picture of Campus Sustainability UC/CSU/CCC

Sustainability Conference900 attendees

Entire campus as a place of learning

Collaboration is key

What’s Happening at SJSU? Energy Water Waste Management Spartan Dining Curriculum Student Activities

Energy

18% Green Power PG&E light bulb project 2004

$600,000 Annual savings

MLK LibraryLow E glazing on windowsMore efficient insulation

Water

Recycled Water at South CampusLandscape irrigationAthletic facilities

MLK Library Dual Plumbed

Waste Management 2006 Diversion Rate 59.2% ½ offices on campus have mini

bins Recycle florescent tubes and

batteries MLK restrooms have 100%

recycled paper

Curriculum EnvS Senior Seminar

ClassCampus-based projects

Global Climate ChangeNew 9 unit GE course

Environmental Resource CenterEnvS 181

Student Activities Sustainability Week Student

OrganizationsEnvironmental ClubEngineers Without

BordersSilicon Valley Clean

Tech AllianceVeggielution Student

Garden Co-op

What’s Next at SJSU? Sustainability Action Plan Sustainability Fund

Student Fee Referendum

Sustainability Council

Interactive Discussion

1. What is sustainability?

2. What are our biggest obstacles to campus sustainability and what can we do to overcome them?

3. Looking back at the list of solutions from question #2, choose the 3 that would be most imperative to accomplish first.