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Environmental Initiatives at Shippensburg University

Environmental Initiatives at Shippensburg University. Tim Hawkins and Claire Jantz Department of Geography and Earth Science. Environmental Steering Committee. Students, faculty, and staff Develop initiatives and give guidance Coordinate across campus www.ship.edu/esc. SU Recycles.

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Environmental Initiatives at Shippensburg University

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  1. Environmental Initiatives at Shippensburg University Tim Hawkins and Claire Jantz Department of Geography and Earth Science

  2. Environmental Steering Committee • Students, faculty, and staff • Develop initiatives and give guidance • Coordinate across campus • www.ship.edu/esc

  3. SU Recycles • What do we recycle? • Glass, metal cans, 1 and 2 plastic • Mixed paper and newspaper • Corrugated cardboard • Batteries • Printer cartridges

  4. How do I recycle?

  5. 30% Post-Consumer Recycled Paper

  6. Reisner Dining Hall Low VOC furnishings Natural lighting High performance windows and shaded southern exposures Energy recovering air handlers Motion sensors Automatic flush

  7. Solar Hot Water at Riesner

  8. Dining on Campus • Waste reduction • Trayless dining • Project Clean Plate • Recycling and composting • Local and organic food 25 – 55% reduction in food waste

  9. Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School Natural lighting Rain water collection Garden and composting Efficient HVAC

  10. Ceddia Union Building and Huber Arts Center

  11. Coal-Fired Steam Plant • To be replaced with gas-fired steam and chilled water plant • 872 tons (12% of burn) of coal ash recycled

  12. Electricity • Energy management system (EMS) • Reduced consumption 10% between 2004-2009 • Building space has grown 9% • ~10% of electricity from wind and hydro

  13. Proposed Solar Field

  14. Biodiesel • All waste vegetable oil on campus is recycled and converted into biodiesel, which is used to fire special ceramic kilns. Since 2006, Professor Ben Culbertson (Art Department) has been collecting all of the waste vegetable oil on campus and making biodiesel.

  15. Raider Regional Transit Bus Service • FREE • Service around campus and community • Frequent rider benefits

  16. Police Vehicles

  17. Energy Star Lenovo Computers

  18. Conversion of Computer Servers to Virtual Servers • 10 to 1 conversion rate • Each converted server reduces 4 tons of CO2 • Saves space and electricity

  19. Unplug it! • New campaign to unplug everything in residence halls during breaks

  20. Green House Gas Inventory

  21. Student Environmental Action Coalition • SU chapter of national organization www.seac.org • Current president: Amanda Locke • Faculty advisor: Dr. Claire Jantz cajant@ship.edu • Environmental awareness and service

  22. Ship Shape Day • Annual community clean up in April

  23. Environmental/Sustainability Courses • Over 30 courses in • Biology • Geography and Earth Science • Chemistry • Business • Sociology • Teacher Education

  24. Burd Run Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory

  25. How can you get involved? • Leadership with SEAC or other student groups • Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) • Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) • Be an ESC member • Get educated • Take personal action

  26. Questions? • Tim Hawkins (twhawk@ship.edu) • Claire Jantz (cajant@ship.edu)

  27. Extra Slides Follow…

  28. Environmental/Sustainability courses • In Biology • BIO100 Basic Biology (3 crs.) • BIO142 Introduction to Ecology (3 crs.) • BIO145 Problems of the Environment (3 crs.) • BIO205 Marine Biology (3 crs.) • BIO245 Marine Ecology (3 crs.) • BIO242 Ecology (3 crs.) • BIO442 Aquatic Ecology (3 crs.) • BIO444 Conservation Biology (3 crs.) • BIO541 Ecosystems (3 crs.) • BIO547 Wetland Ecology (3 crs.)

  29. Environmental/Sustainability courses • In Chemistry • CHM103 A Cultural Approach (3 crs.) • In Economics • ECO355 Environmental Economics (3 crs.) • In Education • EDU410 Environmental Education Practicum (3 crs.)

  30. Environmental/Sustainability courses • In Geography-Earth Science • ESS108 Conservation of Natural Resources (3 crs.) • ESS111 Introduction to the Atmosphere (3 crs.) • ESS207 Atmospheric Studies (3 crs.) • ESS404 Applied Meteorology and Climatology (3 crs.) • ESS442 Environmental Geology (3 crs.) • GEO203 Climatology (3 crs.) • GEO226 Hydrology (3 crs.) • GEO301 Introduction to Biogeography (3 crs.) • Geo 405 Environmental Conservation and Management in Pennsylvania (3 crs) • GEO444 Environmental Land-Use Planning (3 crs.) • GEO446 Water Resources Management (3 crs.) • GEO522 Geoenvironmental Hydrology (3 crs.) • Geo 533 Science of Land Use Change (3 crs.) • GEO536 Problems of the Atmospheric Environment (3 crs.)

  31. Environmental/Sustainability courses • In Management • MGT447 Business and Society (3 crs.) • In Marketing • MKT340 Marketing and Events Planning (3 cr.) • In Sociology • SOC241 Contemporary Social Problems (3 crs.) • SOC363 Population Problems (3 crs.) • In Teacher Education • TCH346 Science in the Elementary School (3 crs.) • TCH347 Social Studies in the Elementary School (3 crs.)

  32. Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) • Ship is one of over 60 members • Environmental initiatives across state

  33. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) • Ship member of green parks consortium • Increase sustainability at state parks

  34. Battery Powered Vans • Get info and pics

  35. Community Garden

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