Minutes March 26, 2008

Sustainability Committee
Meeting Minutes - 3/26/08

1. Marissa

            -Earth Day display for Library approved by all

2. Cmt tagline and logo suggestions?

            -send to Julie

            -club/student competition to design it?

3. Miriam

            -gathering info for benchmark document

4. Jim Biesecker

            -Climate Commitment updates: 1year for carbon footprint plan; 9/08 need 1 Year Report and is being done through Stonehouse

5. Climate Neutrality Requirements

            -tangible actions to improve?

                        -review list, including:

                                    Recycling Audit, brighter recycling bins, limit publications, etc.

            -incentives to use shuttle services with more students per trip

            -Stonehouse largely taking care of components

6. Julie

            -Committee philosophy?

                        -individual behavior or departmental or institutional?

                        -need to support grassroots

7. How will Committee be organized?

            -where people have energy or multiple sub-committees?

            -discussion

            -potential groups:

                        Climate Commitment

                        Education, both students and institutional

                        Policy Advisory

                        Program Coordination and Technology/Communication

              -delegation to Rhonda

8. website meeting in coming week - see Randy