Portland Community College Commitment to: Quality Educational Programs and Sustainability

1. Portland Community CollegeCommitment to: Quality Educational Programs and Sustainability Margie S. Fyfield, PhD, Dean Science and Tech. Rock Creek Campus Kate Dins, PhD, Dean of Arts and Professions Cascade Campus

2. Portland Oregon: Home of Sustainable Practices

3. Columbia Gorge Wind Farms

4. Portland Gets it right! 9/23/2009 census finds 21,921 people in the Metro area rode their bikes to work

5. The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), PCCStudent Commitment and Engagement • Administered through a student majority governance board. • Provides funding for projects which “Green” our campuses and help to reduce PCC’s environment footprint. Created under the leadership Of Mandy Ellertson, Rock Creek Student Leadership Coordinator

6. Portland Community College: Commitment TGIF Contributed Over $80,000 Last year! It doesn’t fly… It does, however, turn disposable tableware and half-eaten tacos into crumbly, fertile soil in two weeks -- rocket speed compared to the campus's composting worms, which take three months to do the job. The 8-foot-long metal composting chamber, which resembles a hybrid between a missile and a trash can, is the pride of the campus's already ambitious sustainability initiative.

7. PCC, Leading On The Path To A Sustainable Future in Education and Community • Establishment of Board Policy: Sustainable Use of Resources Policy B-707 Adopted by the Board on December 7, 2006 • Becoming a signatory of the American Colleges and Universities Presidents Climate Commitment: Signed September 15, 2007 • District President, Preston Pulliams, submits PCC’s Climate Action Plan to the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment: September 15, 2009.

8. PCC’s Commitment: B-707 Portland Community College is committed to becoming a leader in academic programs and operational practices that model the sustainable use of resources, so that the needs of current generations are met without impairing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

9. Establishment of the Climate Energy Leadership Taskforce (CELT) Dr. Pulliams convened the CELT shortly after he signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment in 2007. The goals for CELT were: • Meet regularly to educate members about global warming issues and the approaches that different organizations and businesses have taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.   • Establish a date by which the college will be climate neutral and develop strategies and a timeline to reach this goal.   • Meet the goal of submitting the Climate Commitment plan by September 2009.

10. Leading On The Path To A Sustainable Future in Education and Community Creation of PCC’s Climate Action Plan: www.pcc.edu/sustain Report divided into 7 sections: • Buildings and Energy, • Transportation, Consumption and Solid Waste, • Food and Agriculture, • Sustainability in Education and Community Outreach • Tracking Progress and Financing

11. Establishment of A District Sustainability Manager 2010: Alexander de Roode Under the direction of Facilities Management Services Day-to-day Operations of PCC’s sustainability programs Develops: Procedures and processes in support of academic programs and college operational sustainability efforts Implement PCC’s Climate Action Plan Collaboration and coordination with academic, business and operations support of PCC’s campuses Work to align the college with the goals of the President’s Climate Commitment, the vision of the Climate Leadership Energy Taskforce (CELT)

12. Academics: Sustainable Practices for Academics and Resources Council (SPARC) • Encourage the active sharing of information for all curriculum related initiatives • Coordinate potential grant efforts • Coordinate the design and development of curricula • Maintain a historical record of PCC’s efforts in green technologies Climate Action Plan: Sustainability in Education

13. SPARCSustainable Practices for Academics and Resources Council • Committee of faculty across all programs and disciplines • Serves as an advisory board to faculty for sustainability-related academic curricular and program development • Provides periodic updates to the President’s Cabinet • Funded through the office of the VP of Academic and Student Affairs (OASA), Christine Chairsell, as well as existing funding for curriculum and program development.

14. Sustainability in Education and Community Outreach: Sampling • Architecture • Automotive – Alternative Fuels • Building Construction – Residential, Design/Build Remodel, Construction Management • Facilities Maintenance • Community Education • Interior Design • Civil/Mechanical Engineering Technology • Electronic Engineering Technology – Renewable Energy systems • Engineering • Chemistry SPARC

15. Objectives for SPARC by 2012Funded by curriculum and campus-based funds: • SPARC, Sustainable Practices for Academics and Resources Council, will convene for the first time Fall 2009 • Explore the development of a graduation requirement or outcome in sustainability • Offer Environmental Studies Sustainability course by Spring 2010

16. Objectives for SPARC by 2012continued: Implement the following degree options: • Green Roof/Wall Construction and Maintenance (Building Construction Technology and Landscape Technology) • Building Commissioner Training (Facilities Maintenance Technology) • Green Inspection (Building Inspection Technology) • Civil and Mechanical Sustainable Engineering (Electronic Engineering Technology) • Sustainable Management (Business Management)

17. SPARC will Explore the following by 2012 • Development of an Energy Efficiency Technician degree/certificate • LEED certification education and accreditation course • Infusing sustainability throughout the curricula • Revising the college’s strategic plan, review measurable outcomes that comply with Board Policy B707

18. Short-term and Long-term goals identified by SPARC in Academic Year 2009-2010 • Short-term Goals: • Educate the PCC community about SPARC and the goals of SPARC. • Become visible, recognized • Clarify the role of SPARC in the Climate Action Plan • Provide support to the college in achieving Climate Action Plan • Share Goals of SPARC • Establish guidelines for topics brought to regular meetings • Identify appropriate pathway for topics directed to the committee. • Establish working subgroups for topics brought to the committee • Identify regular guest speakers for the committee • Support creative thinking in achieving long and short term goals.

19. Long-term Goals: • Certify individual courses across the curriculum • Obtain Educational Advisory Council (EAC) blessing • Identify “mechanics” associated with identifying individual courses • with “Green Leaf” signature in printed and online course schedule and • the college catalogue. • Meet with Administrative stakeholders responsible for printed materials • Meet with EAC Leaders to establish a process within the current system for • endorsing and supporting Green Leaf Certification in the college • curriculum process.

20. SPARC Committee members agreed that meetings around • Short-term and Long-term Goals will include the following: • Action Items • Timelines • Benchmarks • Assignments/Responsibilities • SPARC will report out regularly to the VP for Academic Services • and the District President’s Cabinet

21. Origins of Sustainability at the Rock Creek Campus Portland Community College Portland Oregon

22. The Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center (RCESC) is a natural area within Portland Community College's Rock Creek Campus that is considered to be an important natural history area by both the Portland Audubon Society and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The natural area, which comprises the RCESC, includes about 44 acres of woodland, 11 acres of wetland and 44 acres of grasslands. Several smaller unique ecosystems are also present in this site, including several springs and a small pond ecosystem.

23. Photo Points We wanted to create a pictorial record of both seasonal and yearly transitions that occur at the Rock Creek Environmental Studies Center. This is being accomplished with seasonal photos taken at nineteen photo points located throughout the site.

24. NSF ATE Framing Student Success 2004 Alternative Building Design and Construction, gave students a chance to design a weather station for the Environmental Studies program at PCC.

25. Sustainability is infused in the curriculum… • PCC – LAT Sustainability Matrix (May 2008) Sustainable Landscaping – LAT 272, 3 credits Storm Water Quality & Management class, 3 credits Landscape Technology

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