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Mobilizing the Mission: Sustainability on Faith-Based Campuses . A Dialogue & Discussion facilitated by Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner , Santa Clara University & Rachel Novick, University of Notre Dame.
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Mobilizing the Mission: Sustainability on Faith-Based Campuses A Dialogue & Discussion facilitated by Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner, Santa Clara University & Rachel Novick, University of Notre Dame
Is sustainability in our mission?Yes!Do our students know?Do our operations reflect it?Do we teach it in the classroom?Do campus faith centers engage it?Do service opportunities incorporate it?
Mobilizing the Mission: getting started at Notre Dame Rachel Novick, Ph.D. Education & Outreach Program Manager Office of Sustainability green.nd.edu
Participating Universities AncillaCollegeAquinas CollegeAssumption CollegeBarry UniversityBoston CollegeCabrini CollegeCalumet College of St. JosephCatholic Theological UnionCatholic University of AmericaClarke CollegeCollegeof Mount St. JosephCollege of Saint MaryCreighton UniversityDuquesne UniversityDePaul UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGonzaga UniversityHoly Cross CollegeLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola University MarylandMadonna UniversityMadonna Court UniversityManchester CollegeMarygroveCollegeMiami UniversityOur Lady of Holy Cross CollegeRegis UniversitySeton Hall UniversitySt. Ambrose UniversitySt. Catherine UniversitySt. Edward’s UniversitySt. Francis UniversitySt. John’s UniversitySt. Leo UniversitySt. Louis UniversitySt. Mary’s CollegeSt. Mary’s University of MinnesotaSt. Michael’s CollegeSanta Clara UniversitySeton Hall UniversityStonehill CollegeThomas More CollegeUniversity of PortlandUrsuline CollegeWheaton CollegeXavier University
Climate Change & Global Health Colloquium on Sustainability through Catholic Social Teaching City Environmental Governance Local Food Campus Power Production Campus Sustainability Efforts Climate Change & Poverty
“Be who you are, and be that well.” • - St. Francis de Sales
Mobilizing the Mission: getting started at SCU Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner Director, Office of Sustainability October 12, 2010 www.scu.edu
(re)-Defining Sustainability • (beyond green) • Telling Stories to build community
What is Sustainability? “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” World Commission on Env. and Development. (1987). Our Common Future. England: Oxford University Press.
Beyond Green Environment Social Equity Economics Planet People Profit Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability
Fair Trade • Coffee unites different issues • Human labor/quality of life • Conservation/biodiversity • Economic trade/supply & demand • Student-led initiative • Educated peers • Researched options for Dining Services
Community Partnerships • Experiential Learning for Social Justice • Community gardens • Diocese of San Jose • Internship • Class projects • Global Social Benefit Incubator • Immersion Trips • Engineering with a mission
Contemplative Leadership and Sustainability Program (CLASP) • Co-curricular program • Business undergraduates • Hike, service projects • Ignatian contemplation • Leadership Development • Sustainability • Sense of place
Thank you! Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner lcromwell@scu.edu www.scu.edu/sustainability Facebook: Sustainability at SCU
Discussion: 30 minutes Please break into groups of 5-8 people If more than 1 person from an institution is present, please split up into different groups. Need 1 scribe for each group
All-Group Discussion What idea could you take back to your campus and begin to implement… TOMORROW?
Discussion Prompts How is sustainability currently being integrated into the mission of your institution? Who is involved in these programs? How did the programs come about? How can you make the link between faith mission and sustainability grow?