AASHE Greening of the Campus Conference

Hey everyone,
Gretchen and I are at the Greening of the Campus conference in Indianapolis, IN. It is a great conference and we are learning tons. We look forward to reporting back to CSAC.
Ciao,
Blake

ASMSU Sustainability is Hiring!

ASMSU Sustainability is growing! This fall, in addition to hiring 1-2 recycling workers, we will be hiring students to work on program development, events, and other activities. Please share this information with any qualified individuals!

Recycling Associate -- This position is responsible for collecting recyclable material from our sites around campus using our solar-electric truck, and helping to develop more efficient systems to get the job done.

Sustainability Program Associate -- This position is responsible for programs and events, publicity, and other operations of the ASMSU Sustainability Center.

Job Application - Click the link to download, and return complete applications to ASMSU at SUB Rm 221 (next to Ask Us).

Catapalooza Signups

Following up on the last meeting, I put together a signup sheet for sustainability-related organizations at Catapalooza. Please check it out and post edits/comments/etc here on the blog. You can also check out the results page, which is what we'll be using to schedule folks.
Thanks.
Pat

Summer Sustainability Series

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Hi all, wanted to point out this new sustainability series that is being sponsored by MSU Extension. It looks like it could be very interesting. The first was last night but the event will continue each Wednesday through August.

Thanks everyone,
jd

Don't be like me and forget the meeting Thursday, NOON in the SUB!

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Hi all, Just a reminder that our next meeting of the subcommittee for communications of sustainability issues is scheduled for Thursday, June 25 at noon in the SUB Loft (rm 380). Go to the Procrastinator and take the small staircase at the back up to the LOFT. Bring your lunch.

We'll look at web site updates and discuss/plan the September Challenge.

Other agenda items???Bring em with you or send to Dave or I or Heck, better yet...post them right here!
jd

Oops

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Just want to apologize to all of you for missing the CSAC meeting last Friday....my bad. Can someone fill me in on the details?

Monthly Challenges/Awareness Campaigns

In the June 4 minutes, we discussed a method for regularly bringing the campus’s attention to sustainability related issues. We will do monthly challenges/awareness campaigns complete with resources, calls to action, in some cases events, etc. We will connect Sustainability Luncheons with the theme of the month. We tentatively selected the following:

September – Turn out the Lights Month – give away CFL’s, challenge buildings to use less electricity than September 2008, educate about turning off dorm lights, unplugging charges, turning off monitors, etc.

October – Local Foods month – spotlight community gardens, harvest, student activities, curriculum – Lyra will be in charge of this one!

November – Weatherization – partner with Northwester, resources and information for dorms, rentals, homes and offices

December – Conscious –consumerism month – waste-free gifts (local food bizarre is this month too), buy local

January – Faculty/staff education month – discuss optional payroll deduction with funds going to sustainability, how employees can get involved in changing campus culture and WHY they should!

February – Water month – Trayless in the cafeteria (may be doing this already!), shorter showers, water bottles

March – Recycling month

April – Gallatin Earth Celebration – campus clean-up, Don’t be a BUTThead!

May – Re-use month – Don’t Dump it Garage Sale

Jodie agreed to work with design staff to come up with a slogan or image to identify the monthly sustainability theme. It could even be a button on the home page that always looks the same that gets people to go to the sustainability page for new and updated information. We agreed to take these ideas to CSAC to see if they wanted changes, additions, etc. We will try to get different groups to take ownership of each month to limit the work of any one area. To begin the year we will have a news story detailing the commitment of the university to meet the President’s Climate Change agreement and all the things we’ll be doing. Once a month we’ll seek a place on the home page for a major feature.

What are your thoughts?