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Small is Beautiful: Climate Action Planning at a Small Liberal Arts College

Small is Beautiful: Climate Action Planning at a Small Liberal Arts College Ludovic Lemaitre ‘11 and Dr. Karin Warren Environmental Studies & Science, Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA www.randolphcollege.edu. Randolph College A little green college in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Small is Beautiful: Climate Action Planning at a Small Liberal Arts College

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  1. Small is Beautiful: Climate Action Planning at a Small Liberal Arts College Ludovic Lemaitre ‘11 and Dr. Karin Warren Environmental Studies & Science, Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA www.randolphcollege.edu

  2. Randolph CollegeA little green college in the Blue Ridge Mountains • Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 1891; co-ed since 2007 • Charter Signatory of the ACUPCC • Enrollment 600 students; anticipated growth to 1000 students • Beautiful old buildings • 100-acre campus plus off-campus riding center and biological preserves • Nestled in the midst of agricultural counties

  3. Our Climate Action Plan (CAP) • Greenhouse gas inventories (GHGI) and CAP developed by faculty-student team • Two GHGIs conducted so far (2008, 2010) • CAP to be reviewed this fall by our Environmental Council • CAP will then be reviewed by senior administration and the Board of Trustees

  4. Big can be better…in some ways • More land • More building • More students • More resources • More financing • Climate action planning tools are in some ways geared towards large research universities

  5. Small can be beautiful… • Everybody knows your name • Less moneyincentive for ingenuity • Fewer studentsall highly valuedempowered leaders on campus • Faster evolution: The “try and fail” strategy can work more quickly • Cultural transition facilitated

  6. Finding the beauty of small in larger institutions • Streamline the decision-making process by any legitimate means • Forge personal connections (students & faculty) with stakeholders and decision-makers. • Encourage student involvement and volunteerism for the overall benefit of the campusgarners administrative trust and goodwill

  7. Acknowledgements Bobby Bennett Victor Gosnell Chris Burnley Joan Smith Dennis Stevens Mark Gilbert J.T. Tallon Karl Sakas Tina Johnson Ed Spearly Dixie Sakolosky Léon Cardin (Guan Wang) Rick Barnes Louise Searle Members of the RC Environmental Council

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