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Building a Sustainability Culture at SMC… and How You Can Help?

Building a Sustainability Culture at SMC… and How You Can Help?. Riley Smith, Sustainability Coordinator Staff Council 10/13/15. Today’s Flow . 1. Wait, what does Riley do again? 2. What is the college doing? 3. What can Staff Council & Staff do?. What is sustainability?.

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Building a Sustainability Culture at SMC… and How You Can Help?

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  1. Building a Sustainability Culture at SMC… and How You Can Help? Riley Smith, Sustainability Coordinator Staff Council 10/13/15

  2. Today’s Flow • 1. Wait, what does Riley do again? • 2. What is the college doing? • 3. What can Staff Council & Staff do?

  3. What is sustainability? Saint Mary’s defines the term as “commitments and behaviors that are ecologically viable, socially just, and economically sound, and will continue to be so for future generations.” Community Campus Curriculum

  4. Saint mary’s College and Sustainability

  5. History of Sustainability at SMC 2006 2011 2014 Sustainability Committee formed Mission & Vision adopted

  6. Sustainability Distinctions at SMC

  7. Sustainability Highlights – This semester • Waste Diversion (move-in, Oliver Hall, Residence Halls) • Spring 2015 – ~25-35% diversion rate • Fall 2015-Spring 2016 – Goal of 50% diversion rate • Student Life: Green Gaels & Waste Defense Team (2015) • Newly hired staff: sustainability orientation • Initiated our 1st Sustainability Assessment to Freshman (2015) • New programs: Farmigo, Carpool program, lighting audit, & more.

  8. Laudato Si’ and Saint Mary’s College

  9. 2015-2016 Goals • 1. Build the student voice on campus • 2. Create a sustainability experience for each student & staff • 3. Streamline our waste stream experience at Oliver Hall & the Residence Halls. • 4. Continue to build sustainability as a brand and unique element at SMC. • a. Events (ex. Encyclical; climate change) • b. Tangible projects (ex. Light and water audits) • c. Programming (ex. Gonzaga energy/waste competition) • d. Staff coalitions (ex. Ambassador program)

  10. What can you do?

  11. Personal Commitments • Make a commitment to have a personal affect and share your story: • - Water: navy shower? graywater? irrigation? • - Food: local? seasonal? meatless? • - Waste: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle, Rot • - Energy: heating/cooling? hang drying? outlets? • - Transportation: bike? bus? carpool? • - Purchasing: is price the only factor?

  12. Green Gael Living, #greengaels Need a guide? goo.gl/HVMD31

  13. What can you do in my SMC community?

  14. Host Green Meetings/Events

  15. Sustainability Ambassadors • Purpose: to serve as a liaison • Commitment: 2 hours/mo. • Duties: • Learn about different facets of sustainability (ex. brown bag lunch) • Apply simple tactics at workspace • Communicate efforts to peers/ colleagues • What I need: • Identification of staff • Promotion/marketing • Other support as needed

  16. Office Certification

  17. Contact info • Have a question? • Email: smcsustainability@stmarys-ca.edu • Tweet: @SMCsustain • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smcsustainability • Instagram: smcsustainability

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