Green Campus Task Force

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Green Campus Task Force

• Meeting
• October 25, 2008

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Meeting Agenda

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• Welcome from Task Force Co-chairs Stephen Sarikas
  and Linda Bruenjes
• Michael Alexander, President of Lasell College,
  will formally charge the committee with its
  mission.
• Introductions
• Presentation of examples of Green Campus
  Initiatives
• Committee Assignments
• Timelines
• Electronic Resources
• Individual Committee Meetings
• Choose Committee Chairs
• Plan for additional meetings
• Questions
• Adjournment at 1245 PM

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Committee Charge

• Assess evaluate current endeavors
• Identify areas of improvement
• Identify resources for assistance
• Develop a plan
• Recommend commitment to ACUPCC

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Task Force Purpose

• To assess the feasibility of
• To recommend concrete actions regarding a
  comprehensive Green Campus Campaign at Lasell.

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Task Force Members

• Academic Affairs
• Physical Plant Public Safety
• Sodexho Food Service
• Students
• Lasell Village
• Student Activities

• Residence Life
• Presidents Office
• SGA
• Faculty
• Sodexho Environmental Services
• Steffian Bradley

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College/University Green Initiatives

• Middlebury College
• Commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2016
• 2008 completion of a biomass plant powered by
  wood chips
• Operational adjustments such as energy efficient
  lighting and facility upgrades
• Purchase of carbon offsets

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College/University Green Initiatives (cont.)

• U Maine at Presque Isle
• Plans to complete a 1.5 million campus wind
  turbine project
• Installation of one 500 kilowatt turbine
• Electricity for quarter of campus needs
• Expect savings of 100,000 a year.
• Seeking federal and state funding resources

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College/University Green Initiatives (cont.)

• Oberlin College
• Plans to hold a green commencement
• Replace all plastic ware with bio-ware.
• 20 to 35 of the food purchased from local
  farmers and producers.
• Guests may purchase travel carbon emissions
  offset
• Graduating students to sign a sustainability
  pledge

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College/University Green Initiatives (cont.)

• University of New Hampshire
• Five buildings received the ENERGY STAR
• 4 residence halls and 1 administrative office
• UMASS Amherst
• Cut Water Consumption 38 Over Three Years
• Harvard University
• Wins National Recycling Award
• Suffolk University
• Recycling Program
• Tufts University

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Committee Assignments

• Lasell Village
• Tom Travers
• Ben Bailey
• Lis Drake
• Donna McIntyre

• Food Services
• Linda Davey
• Laura Notarangelo
• Michael Daley

• Student Life
• Chad Argotsinger
• Scott Lamphere
• Erica Desautels

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Committee Assignments (cont.)

• Physical Plant
• Tom Koerber
• Mary Barbara Alexander
• Janice Silsby
• Kayla McKenna

• Academics
• Dorothy Halsey
• Richard Dodds
• Seth Mantie

• Environmental Services
• Salvatore Natale
• Tulin Johansson
• Andrew Deitch

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Timeline

• January 24, 2008
• Task Force Meeting
• April 1, 2008
• Task Force Meeting
• April 30, 2008
• Submit plan outlining goals for Green Campus

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Electronic Resources

• Green Campus Web Site
• Shared folder S\Green Campus Task Force

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Committee Meeting Breakout

• Choose Committee Chairs
• Plan for additional meetings
• Submit Plans to be placed in folders

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Questions
?
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Adjournment

• Thank you!