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2021StrategicPlanoftheCenterforSustainabilityEducation

May12,2016Preface......................................................................................................................................................................................1Dickinson’sStrategicDirection......................................................................................................................................2VisionandMission..............................................................................................................................................................3CSEVision...........................................................................................................................................................................3CSEMission.......................................................................................................................................................................3

SustainabilityLearningOutcomes...............................................................................................................................4Goals,ObjectivesandMeasurableOutcomes..........................................................................................................4Goal1:Enableandenhanceacurriculumrichinopportunitiesforexploringsustainability.......4Goal2:Supportandimprovelivinglaboratoryandotherco-curricularopportunitiesforpracticingsustainability..............................................................................................................................................6Goal3:AdvanceDickinsonasaleaderintransformingliberaleducationforaninclusive,justandsustainableworld...................................................................................................................................................8Goal4:Nurtureandstrengthenmutuallybeneficialcollege-communitypartnershipsforsustainability....................................................................................................................................................................9Goal5:EnableCSEstaffmemberstoadvancetheirprofessionalknowledgeandskills...............10

MonitoringPerformance................................................................................................................................................10Resources..............................................................................................................................................................................11HumanResources.........................................................................................................................................................11FinancialResources.....................................................................................................................................................11

AppendixI:CSEStrategicPlanningProcess..........................................................................................................12AppendixII:Accomplishments,2008-2016........................................................................................................14AppendixIII:Definitions................................................................................................................................................20

PrefaceDickinsonCollege’sCenterforSustainabilityEducation(CSE)wasfoundedin2008withfundingfromtheAndrewW.MellonFoundationandmatchingcontributionsfromthecollege.ThefoundingofCSEwascoincidentwiththelaunchofDickinson’scomprehensive,institution-widesustainabilityinitiative,withtheintentthattheCenterleadandenabledevelopmentofsustainabilityasadefiningcharacteristicofaDickinsoneducation.Theeight-yearoldcollege-widesustainabilityinitiativeencompassestheeducationalprogramsofthecollege,collegegovernance,campusoperations,campusculture,studentlifeandcommunityengagement.Itbuildsonaneducationalmissionthatemphasizespreparationofyoungpeopleforengagedlivesofcitizenshipandleadershipinserviceofsociety,ahistoryofstrongenvironmentalandglobaleducationprograms,campusoperationsthathavelongembracedandpracticedenvironmentalstewardship,andengagementofstudentsandthecollegewithCarlisleandothercommunities.AllmembersoftheDickinsoncommunityshareresponsibilityforthesustainabilityinitiative,anditscomponentelementsareguided,supportedandimplementedbymultipleofficesandprograms.CSE’sroleintheinitiativefocusesonstudentlearning,integratingsustainabilityacrossthecurriculumandsupportingco-curricularprogramsthatengagestudentsinadvancingsustainabilitygoals.CSEalsofunctionsasahubforthecollege-wideinitiative,connecting,supportingandchampioningotherelementsofDickinson’ssustainabilityefforts.

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TheworkofCSEtodatehasbeenguidedbygoalssetoutinDickinson’ssuccessful2007grantapplicationtotheMellonFoundation,aswellasgoalsthatemergedfromthe2010summitChartingthePathforaSustainableDickinson.CSEaccomplishmentsduringthe2008–2016periodhelpedearnDickinsonnationalrecognitions,includingGoldSTARSratingsfromtheAssociationforAdvancementofSustainabilityinHigherEducation(AASHE),rankingamongSierraMagazine’stopCoolSchools,makingthePrincetonReview’sGreenHonorRoll,earningstraightA’sontheSustainableEndowmentInstitute’sSustainabilityReportCard,receivingaClimateLeadershipawardfromSecondNatureandachievingaSilverratingasaBicycleFriendlyUniversity.Lookingtothefuture,aprocesswasbeguninfall2015tocreateastrategicplantoguidetheworkoftheCenterforthecomingfiveyears.Theprocessresultedindevelopmentandadoptionoftheplanpresentedinthisdocument.TheCSEstrategicplanstatesanaspirationalvision,presentsachallengingmissionandestablishesgoals,objectivesandmeasurableoutcomes.Theplanwillbeusedtofocusnewandcontinuingefforts,allocateresources,providemetricsformeasuringperformanceandholdtheCenteraccountable.Itisintendedtobeflexibleandadaptable,allowingtheCentertorespondtoopportunitiesandchangingconditions.Itisexpectedthatsomeobjectivesandoutcomesmaynotbeachieved,ornotfullyachieved.Thismayresultfromdeliberatechangesinprioritiesanddecisionstomoveinotherdirections.Itmayresultbecauseexternalconstraintspreventtheirachievement.Oritmayresultbecauseofafailinginourimplementation.Whateverthecase,wewillassessthereasonsandmakeadjustmentsinourworkifandasneeded.ThestrategicplanningprocessisdescribedinAppendixI.PastaccomplishmentsofCSEaresummarizedinAppendixII.DefinitionsofsustainabilityandrelatedtermsareprovidedinAppendixIII.

Dickinson’sStrategicDirectionConcurrentwithCSE’sstrategicplanningeffort,Dickinsonembarkedonaprocesstodevelopanewstrategicplanforthecollegeasawhole.ThatprocessproducedtheReportonStrategicDirectiontoguidethecollegeduringaperiodofleadershiptransition.TheCSEstrategicplanhasbeeninformedby,andisconsistentwith,Dickinson’sReportonStrategicDirection.TheReportonStrategicDirectionreaffirmsDickinson’smissionofprovidingausefuleducationintheliberalartsandsciencesthatpreparesstudentsforlivesofengagedcitizenshipandservice.ItidentifiesthreethemesthataretoinformDickinson’smission:inquiry,inclusionandengagement.SustainabilityprovidesaframeworktointerpretandrealizeDickinson’smission,powerfully,byengagingourstudentsthroughactiveandeffectivepedagogiesininquiry,innovation,collaboration,serviceandactiontoaddressmanyofthecriticalchallengesofourtimes.Thereportalsostatesarelativelysmallnumberofgoalsformovingthecollegeforwardduringthistimeoftransition.SeveralofthegoalsareparticularlyrelevanttotheworkofCSE.Theseinclude:

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• Increasingthekindsandtotalsupportforfacultyresearch,creativeperformanceanddevelopment;

• Deepeningsupportforinnovativeandeffectivepedagogy;• Completingnewstrategicplansforglobaleducationandsustainabilitythatgivepriority

toconnectionsbetweenthemaswellasconnectionswithotherdistinctiveelementsofDickinson’sacademicprogram;

• Increasingsupporttotheartsandhumanitiestoenhancetheirprogramsandbringthemgreatervisibility;

• Enhancingcivicengagementandintegratingcivicengagementintotheeducationalexperience;

• Identifyingandworkingtoremedyexistinginequitiesoncampusthatinhibitlearning,marginalizegroupsorindividualsorpreventfullparticipationincampusculture;

• Strengtheningthesupportivestructureforfaculty,staffandstudentstocreateamoreinclusivecommunity;and

• ConfirmingeffortstobecomeasustainablecampusincludingachievementofgoalsunderthePresident’sClimateCommitment.

TheCSEstrategicplanembracesandaddresseseachoftheabovecollege-levelgoals.

VisionandMission

CSEVision

EveryDickinsonianwilldeveloptheknowledge,skillsandpassionsforhelpingcreateaninclusiveandjustworldthatissocially,economicallyandecologicallysustainable.

CSEMission

EngageDickinsoniansinlearningabout,innovatingforandpracticingsustainabilityintheclassroom,onthecampusandincommunitiesnearandfar.

SustainabilityatDickinsoninquiresintoafundamentalquestion:Howdoweimprovethehumanconditionequitablyinthisandfuturegenerationswhileconservingenvironmentalsystemsnecessarytosupporthealthyandvibrantsocieties?Answersarecomplicatedbyglobalizingsocialandeconomicinstitutions,transformingtechnologiesandagrowinghumanfootprintthatisdepletingresourcesandrapidlychangingtheEarth’satmosphere,climate,oceansandecologicalsystems.Thesedynamicforcesinteractincomplexwayswithcontinuingchallengesofhumanandeconomicdevelopment,foodandenergysecurity,health,injustice,poverty,accesstocleanairandcleanwater,environmentaldegradationandspeciesextinction.Respondingtothesechallenges,Dickinsonhaschosentomakesustainabilityapartofeverystudent’seducation.CSEsupportsthiseducationalmissionbyhelpingcreate,enhanceandconnectopportunitiesforlearningabout,innovatingforandpracticingsustainabilityinandoutoftheclassroom.TheCenterworkswithfacultymembersinallacademicdepartmentsandprovidesresourcestoassisttheminintegratingsustainabilityquestions,principlesandapproachesintheirteaching,scholarshipandresearchwithstudents.Collaboratingwithavarietyofpartners,CSEsupportsco-curricularactivitiesthatusethecampusandcommunityas

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livinglaboratoriesforsustainability,bringsspeakersandeventstocampus,servesasaninformationhubforallfacetsofDickinson’ssustainabilityeffortsandmentorsstudentinterns,researchersandvolunteerstoassistwiththeseandotherefforts.

SustainabilityLearningOutcomesFourstudentlearningoutcomesforsustainability,developedbyCSEanditsSteeringCommittee,andapprovedbytheAcademicProgramandStandardsCommittee,givefocustotheeducationalmissionoftheCenter.Thelearningoutcomescallonstudentstodevelopcompetenciesanddispositionsofsustainabilitychangeagents,ableto:

• Thinkcriticallyaboutproblemsofimprovingthehumanconditionequitablyinthisandfuturegenerationswhileconservingenvironmentalsystemsnecessarytosupporthealthyandvibrantsocieties;

• Solveproblemsbyapplyingsustainabilityconceptsandprinciples;• Communicateeffectivelytoraiseawareness,increaseunderstandingandmotivateaction

forsustainability;• Collaboratewithothers,workingwithandleadinggroupstoadvanceshared

sustainabilitygoals.

Goals,ObjectivesandMeasurableOutcomesTheCenterforSustainabilityEducationwillpursuefivebroadgoalsovertheperiod2017through2021:

1. EnableandenhanceacurriculumatDickinsonCollegethatisrichinopportunitiesforexploringsustainability.

2. Supportandimprovelivinglaboratoryandotherco-curricularopportunitiesforpracticingsustainability.

3. AdvanceDickinsonasaleaderintransformingliberaleducationforaninclusive,justandsustainableworld.

4. Nurtureandstrengthenmutuallybeneficialcollege-communitypartnershipsforsustainability.

5. EnableCSEstaffmemberstoadvancetheirprofessionalknowledgeandskills.Multipleobjectivesareidentifiedforeachofthefivegoalstogivegreaterspecificityfortheworktobedone.Oneormoremeasurableoutcomesarenotedundereachobjective,whicharetobeusedasperformancemetrics.

Goal1:Enableandenhanceacurriculumrichinopportunitiesforexploringsustainability

CSEwillenable,supportandincentivizethefacultyinofferingimpactfulcourses,programsofstudyandresearchopportunitiesthroughwhichDickinsonstudentsexploresocial,cultural,economicandenvironmentaldimensionsofsustainabilityusingapproachesfromtheartsandhumanities,socialsciencesandphysicalsciences.

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Objective1.1:Offermultiple,varied,highqualityandwellattendedfacultydevelopmentopportunitieseachacademicyear.Measurableoutcomes:

• Engagetwo-dozenormorefacultymemberseachyearinfacultydevelopmentprograms(e.g.studygroups,workshops,dialogswithvisitingscholarsandpractitioners,ExploringYourPlacefieldtripsandSEFgrants).

• EngageatleasttwofacultymemberseachyearwhohavenotreceivedsupportfromCSEinthepast.

Objective1.2:Connectsustainabilitylearningwithglobaleducationandciviclearninginwaysthataremutuallysupportive.

Measurableoutcomes:

• Identify,raisestudentawarenessof,andincreasestudentparticipationinopportunitiesforplace-basedstudyofsustainabilitythroughstudyabroadandotheroff-campusstudy.

• SupportfacultyinofferingtwoormorecourseseachsemesterthatcombineglobalperspectivesorperspectivesofpeopleoutsidetheUnitedStateswithsustainabilitylearninggoals.

• CollaboratewiththeCenterforGlobalStudyandEngagementtoexploreandidentifyby2018opportunitiestocreatesignaturesustainabilityprogramelementswithinDickinson’sownstudyabroadprograms.

• PromoteinclusionofsustainabilityconcernsandvaluesasimportantelementsinanemergingvisionofciviclearningandcivicengagementatDickinsonbyworkingwithrelevantfacultyandadministrators.

• Supportfacultyinofferingtwoormorecourseseachsemesterthatcombineciviclearningwithsustainabilitylearninggoals.

Objective1.3:Increasetheengagementofartsandhumanitiesfacultymembersinsustainabilityteachingandscholarship.

Measureableoutcomes:

• SupportandenableartsandhumanitiesfacultyinofferingfourormoreSustainabilityConnectionsorInvestigationscourseseachacademicyear.

• SolicitandfundatleastoneSustainabilityEducationFundproposalfromartsandhumanitiesfacultymemberseachacademicyear.

• Co-sponsoroneormoreeventseachyearthatconnecttheartsandhumanitieswithsustainability.

Objective1.4:CSEstaffwillcontributetosustainabilitylearningbyteachingandco-teachingcourses,assistingwithcourseprojects,visitingclassrooms,directingindependentstudentresearchandadvisingstudentsabouteducationalopportunities,careeropportunitiesandgraduateschool.

Measureableoutcomes:

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• TheCSEAssistantDirectorwillcreateanewsustainabilitycourseby2018andteachorco-teachthecourseeveryotheryear.

• TheCSEDirectorwillteachoneormorecourseseachacademicyear.• CSEstaffwillvisittwoormoreclassroomseachsemestertosupportfaculty

instruction.Objective1.5:Promotestudentawarenessofandenrollmentinsustainabilitycoursesandsustainability-relatedcertificateprograms.

Measurableoutcomes:

• CSEwillproduceandcirculateanadvisingguideforthesustainabilitygraduationrequirementin2016/2017.

• CSEwillsupportdirectorsoftheFoodStudiesandSocialInnovationandEntrepreneurship(SINE)certificatesinproducingandcirculatingadvisingguidesfortheirprogramsin2016/2017.

• Morethan60percentoftheclassof2020willcompletefourormoreSustainabilityConnectionsorInvestigationscoursesbeforegraduation.

• Tenormoremembersoftheclassof2020willcompletetheFoodStudiescertificate.

• TenormorewillcompletetheSINEcertificate.Objective1.6:Leadassessmentofstudentlearningoutcomesforthesustainabilitygraduationrequirementandassistfacultymembersinapplyingtheassessmentresultstoimprovelearningoutcomes.

Measurableoutcomes:

• Engagefacultyteachingsustainabilitycoursesincollectingdataforassessmentofstudentlearningoutcomesin2016/2017.

• Assessstudentlearningfromthecollecteddataandcompileresultsbysummer2017.

• Convenefacultymemberstoreviewandanalyzethecompiledassessmentresultsandsupportfacultyinidentifyingactionstoimprovestudentlearningin2017/2018.

Goal2:Supportandimprovelivinglaboratoryandotherco-curricularopportunitiesforpracticingsustainability

CSEwilloffer,andwillsupportandcollaboratewithmultiplecampuspartnersinoffering,impactfullivinglaboratoryandotherco-curricularopportunitiesforlearningabout,innovatingforandpracticingsustainability.Opportunitieswillbevariedinthedepth,lengthandnatureofengagement.Opportunitiescanrangefromdesigningandimplementingayear-longlivinglaboratoryproject,toresearchingcampussustainabilityoptions,toperformingcommunityserviceoverasemester,toparticipatinginafieldtriporworkshop,toabsorbingandreflectingonknowledgeaboutsustainablepracticesthroughlivingoncampuswitheyesandmindwideopen.

Objective2.1:Introducenewstudentstothecollege’ssustainabilityeffortsthroughorientationandpre-orientationprograms.

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Measurableoutcomes:

• Allnewstudentswillparticipateinasustainabilityprogramduringnewstudentorientationeachyear.

Objective2.2:Raiseawarenessandunderstandingofsustainabilityvalues,principlesandpracticesofDickinsonstudents,facultyandstaffbyengagingthemintheworkofadvancingcampusandcommunitysustainability.Measurableoutcomes:

• IncreaseparticipationinCSEactivitiessuchasGreenDevilCertification,GraduationPledge,bikingevents,SustainITworkshops,ExploringOurPlacetripsandEnergyChallenge.

• EngagearobustandgrowingnumberofvolunteersinlivinglaboratoryprogramssuchasEco-RepsandtheHandlebar.

• SupporttheDickinsonFarm,ALLARMandothergroupsinofferinglivinglaboratoryprograms.

• Employandmentor10studentsasCSEinternseachyear,helpingthemtodevelopknowledge,skillsanddispositionsofsustainabilitychangeagents.

• By2020,morethan75percentofstudentswillreporthavingparticipatedinacampusorcommunitysustainabilityprojectinthecurrentyearinasurveyofstudentengagement.

• By2020,100percentofstudentswillreporthavingalteredbehaviorinthecurrentyeartobemoresustainable.

Objective2.3:Sponsorandco-sponsormultipleeventseachyearthatbringsustainabilityscholars,practitionersandactiviststocampustoshareideasandexperiencesfromavarietyofperspectives.

Measurableoutcomes:• Sponsororco-sponsorfourormoreeventseachyearthatattract50ormore

participantseach.

Objective2.4:Increasethediversityofstudentswhoparticipateinco-curricularsustainabilityactivitiesbydevelopingprogramsthatareinclusiveofandresponsivetoconcernsofthefullspectrumoftheDickinsoncommunity.

Measurableoutcomes:• IncreasestudentdiversityinCSEinternandvolunteerprograms.• Sponsororco-sponsoroneormoreeventseachyearthathavehighsalience

amongstudentsofcolor,internationalstudentsand/orstudentswhoidentifyorallywiththeLGBTQcommunity.

• CSEstaffmemberswillparticipateindiversitytrainingprogramsthatarerelevanttobeingsupportiveandcaringmembersoftheDickinsoncommunity.

Objective2.5:Assessstudentlearningoutcomesforco-curricularsustainabilityprograms.

Measurableoutcomes:

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• Developstudentlearningoutcomesforco-curricularprogramsin2016/2017.• Developaroadmapforassessmentofstudentlearningoutcomesforco-curricular

programsin2016/2017• Collectassessmentdatain2017/2018.• Synthesizeassessmentdata,reflectandidentifyactionstoimprovestudent

learningfromco-curricularprogramsin2018/2019.

Goal3:AdvanceDickinsonasaleaderintransformingliberaleducationforaninclusive,justandsustainableworld.

CSEwillworkwithmultiplepartnerstoconnect,catalyzeandchampioneffortstodeepenDickinson’scomprehensive,college-widesustainabilityinitiative,whichencompassestheeducationalmissionofthecollege,collegegovernance,campusoperations,campusculture,studentlifeandcommunityengagement.Objective3.1:Conveneandcollaboratewithmultiplepartnerstoidentify,evaluateandchampioninnovativeactions,programsandpartnershipsthatdeepenDickinson’scommitmenttosustainability,improvethecollege’ssustainabilityperformanceandadvanceDickinsonasasustainabilityleader.Measurableoutcomes:

• Sustainabilityperformancegoalsareadoptedbyrelevantdivisionsofthecollege,trackedandmet.

• Dickinsonachievesandsurpassesits2020climateneutralitytarget.• DickinsonearnsaPlatinumSTARSratingfromtheAssociationforAdvancementof

SustainabilityinHigherEducation(AASHE)by2020.Objective3.2:Serveasaninformationhub,collecting,disseminating,reportingandpromotinginformationtoon-andoff-campusaudiencesaboutallaspectsofDickinson’ssustainabilityinitiative.

Measurableoutcomes:

• ReportstoAASHE,SierraMagazineandPrincetonReviewareaccurate,includeallrelevantinformation,andaresubmittedontimeeachyear.

• Thesustainabilitywebpagesarekeptuptodatewithcurrentandcomprehensiveinformation.

• ASustainabilityDashboardtodisplaysustainabilityperformancemetricsispubliclylaunchedinsummer2016andisupdatedannually.

• Acomprehensiveannualsustainabilityreportispublishedeveryfall.• Anelectronicsustainabilitynewsletterwillbepublishedbi-weekly,willmaintain

an“openrate”ofgreaterthan45percent,andwillhaveanincreasednumberofsubscribers.

Objective3.3:WorkincollaborationwiththeAdmissionsOfficeandtheOfficeofCollegeAdvancementtoconnectprospectivestudents,alumniandparentstoDickinson’ssustainabilityinitiative.

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Measurableoutcomes:• Sponsor,cosponsororparticipateintwoormoreeventseachyearthatincludes

prospectivestudents,alumniand/orparents.• IncreasealumniandparentsubscriptionstoDickinson’selectronicsustainability

newsletter.• Dickinsonalumniwithsustainabilityinterestshaveanactivesocialmedianetwork

by2020.• Over75percentofincomingstudentsidentifysustainabilityasafactorthat

influencedtheirdecisiontocometoDickinson.Objective3.4:RaiseDickinson’sprofileasasustainabilityleaderinthehighereducationcommunitythroughcollaborationswithothercolleges,universitiesandassociations(e.g.AASHE,NCSEandPERC).Measurableoutcomes:

• CSEco-organizesoneormoreeventseveryotheryearthatengagestudents,facultyand/orstafffrommultiplecollegesanduniversities.

• ACSEstaffmemberisinvitedtogiveoneormorepresentationseachyearatAASHE,NCSE,AESS,PERCorotherprofessionalconference.

• ACSEstaffmemberisinvitedtogiveatalk,facilitateaworkshoporparticipateinanexternalprogramreviewatanothercollegeoruniversityonceormoreperyear.

• FourormorearticlesaboutDickinsonsustainabilityeffortsandachievementsarepublishedintheAASHEBulletineachyear.

Goal4:Nurtureandstrengthenmutuallybeneficialcollege-communitypartnershipsforsustainability.

CSEwillworkwithmultiplepartnerstostrengthenopportunitiesforDickinsonstudents,facultyandstafftoengagewithorganizationsintheGreaterCarlisleareaincreatingpositivechanges,advancingsustainabilitygoalsandenrichingstudentlearning.Objective4.1:Participateinandcontributeeffortstocreateacollege-widestrategyandframeworkforsupportingcollege-communitypartnerships.Measurableoutcomes:

• CSEparticipatesineffortsconvenedandledbyotherstocreateacollege-widestrategyandframeworkforsupportingcollege-communitypartnerships.

• Astrategyandframeworkiscreatedby2018thatencompassessustainabilityvaluesandgoals.

Objective4.2:EngagestudentswithworkoftheGreaterCarlisleProjectanditsmemberorganizationsinwaysthatbenefitthecommunitywhiledevelopingstudents’knowledge,competenciesanddispositionsassustainabilitychangeagents.Measurableoutcomes:

• Dickinsonstudentsparticipateintheactivities,eventsandmeetingsoftheGreaterCarlisleProjectanditsmemberorganizations.

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• OneormorecoursesareofferedeveryotheryearthatengagestudentswithlocalorganizationsinwaysthatsupportthegoalsoftheGreaterCarlisleProject.

• OneCSEinternprovidessupportforactivitiesoftheGreaterCarlisleProjecteachyear,learningaboutitsmissionandworkintheprocess.

Objective4.3:SupportandbuildtheGreaterCarlisleProjectwhileassistingthenetworktobecomeself-sustainingandlessreliantonDickinsonleadership.Measurableoutcomes:

• TheGreaterCarlisleProjectisathrivingeffectivenetworkwithrobustcommunityparticipationandleadershipby2020.

Goal5:EnableCSEstaffmemberstoadvancetheirprofessionalknowledgeandskills.

CSEwillsupportandprovideresourcesforstaffmemberstobuildknowledgeandskillsthatbothbenefitCSEandhelpstaffmemberstoadvancetheircareersinsustainability-relatedworkand/orhighereducation.Objective5.1:CSEstaffmembersparticipateinon-campusandoff-campusprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesappropriatetotheirresponsibilitiesandcareerpathways.Measureableoutcomes:

• Eachstaffmemberparticipatesinoneormoreon-campusprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityeachyear.

• Eachstaffmemberparticipatesinoneormoreoff-campusprofessionaldevelopmentopportunityonceeverytwoyears.

Objective5.2:CSEstaffmembersareprovidedopportunitiesandsupporttoevolvetheirworktotakeonnewtasks,initiatenewprograms,andtakeonhigherlevelsofresponsibility.Measureableoutcomes:

• Eachstaffmemberwillhave,bytheendoftheirfirstyear,oneormoreareasofresponsibilityinwhichtheyworkwithminimalsupervisionandhaveresponsibilityformakingdecisionsaboutallocationofhumanand/orfinancialresources.

• Eachstaffmemberwilladdanotherareaofresponsibilityeverythirdyearinwhichtheyworkwithminimalsupervisionandhaveresponsibilityformakingdecisionsaboutallocationofhumanand/orfinancialresources.

MonitoringPerformanceAttheendofeachacademicyear,CSEstaffwillproduceaprogressreporttodocumentoutcomesforeachgoalandobjectiveofthestrategicplanandaworkplanforthecomingyear.TheannualprogressreportandworkplanwillbesharedanddiscussedwiththeCSESteeringCommittee

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andstrategicplanningtaskgroupatthestartofeachfallsemester.ThesegroupswilladviseCSEstaffoncorrectiveactionsoradjustmentstothestrategicplan.CSEisscheduledforanexternalreviewin2017-2018,whichwillincludeaself-studyinfall2017andreviewbyanexternalteaminspring2018.Thesewilldrawheavilyontheannualperformancereviews.

ResourcesExecutionoftheStrategicPlanandachievementofthegoals,objectivesandmeasurableoutcomesarepredicatedonhumanandfinancialresourcesprovidedbythecollegetotheCenterforSustainabilityEducation.Currentstaffingandbudget,summarizedbelow,areadequateforexecutionoftheplan.

HumanResourcesCurrentCSEstaffingforAY2016-2017:

• Director• AssistantDirector• ProjectsCoordinator• AdministrativeAssistant

Notethattheadministrativeassistantisfundedonlyasahalf-timepositionbythecollegeoperatingbudget.AdditionalfundingprovidedthroughtheLuceInitiativeonAsiaandtheEnvironmentgrantandatemporarysupplementfromtheProvosthasenabledtheadministrativeassistantpositiontobefull-timeforthepastthreeyears.AnincreasetoCSE’soperatingbudgetforstaffwillbeneededfortheadministrativeassistantpositiontocontinuetobefull-time,whichiscriticaltotheefficientfunctioningoftheCenter.

FinancialResourcesThecurrentannualoperatingbudgetforCSEincludes:

• $88,520forprogramsandoperatingexpenses• $45,000fortheSustainabilityEducationFund• $30,500forstudentemployment

Thestudentemploymentbudgetsupportstenpart-timeinternsinfallandspringsemesters,andtwofull-timeinternsinsummer.

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AppendixI:CSEStrategicPlanningProcessSteveRiccio,lecturerinInternationalBusinessandManagement,advisedandfacilitatedtheCSEstrategicplanningprocess.WithSteve’sguidance,andthesupportofstudentsNyreeAddison‘17,SarahTyberg‘16andCaitlinDoak‘16,fivefocusgroupconversationswereconvenedinfall2015.Twenty-ninepeople,includingstudents,facultyandstaff,participatedintheconversations,sharingperspectivesonquestionsaboutCSE’sprograms,successes,opportunities,challengesandpartnerships.Theconversationsweretranscribed,recurringandkeythemesidentifiedandtheresultssummarized.Ataskforcewasthenformedinspring2016toassistCSEstaffindevelopingthestrategicplan.Thetaskforcemetfivetimesoverthesemester,reviewingtheresultsofthefocusgroupdiscussions,gaininganunderstandingofthescopeofCSE’sactivities,analyzingtheCenter’sstrengths,weaknesses,opportunitiesandthreats,brainstormingideasforthevisionandmissionstatements,andgivingfeedbackondraftsofthegoals,objectivesandmeasurableoutcomes.DraftswerealsosharedwithCSESteeringCommitteemembersandselectedstakeholdersfortheirinput.Membersofthetaskforceinclude:

AsuncionArnedo,InstructorSpanishandPortugueseHeatherBedi,AssistantProfessor,EnvironmentalStudiesScottBoback,AssociateProfessor,BiologyDonnaHughes,Director,CommunityServiceandReligiousLifeWilliamKochtitzky,Student'17NeilLeary,Director,CenterforSustainabilityEducationLindseyLyons,AssistantDirector,CenterforSustainabilityEducationKatieMattern,Student'16SherwoodMcGinnis,Adjunctfaculty,RussianMichaelMonahan,ExecutiveDirector,CenterforGlobalEducationAntjePfannkuchen,AssistantProfessor,GermanBeccaRaley,ExecutiveDirector,PartnershipforBetterHealthSteveRiccio,Lecturer,INBM/DirectorofSpecialProjectsKenShultes,AssociateVicePresident,SustainabilityandFacilityPlanningJulieVastine,Director,AllianceforAquaticResourceMonitoringMarcusWelker,ProjectsCoordinator,CenterforSustainabilityEducation

TranscribersforFocusGroupDiscussions:

NyreeAddison,Student’17CaitlinDoakStudent’16;SaraTyberg,Student‘16

ParticipantsintheFocusGroups:

HeatherBedi,AssistantProfessor,EnvironmentalStudiesMadisonBeehler,Education/OutreachCoordinator,CollegeFarmJenniferBlyth,Professor,MusicScottBoback,AssociateProfessor,BiologySamanthaBrandauer,DirectorEducationAbroad,CenterforGlobalStudy&Engagement

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NatalieCassidy,Student‘18CarolinaCastellanos,AssistantProfessorSpanish&PortugueseJeanetteDiamond,Health&WellnessCoordinator,HumanResourceServicesCaitlinDoak,Student‘16LucileDuperron,AssociateProfessor,FrenchAmyFarrell,ProfessorAmericanStudies,ExecutiveDirectorClarkeForumAmityFox,AssociateDeanAdvising/DirInternBrentHair,CustomerServiceCoordinator,FacilitiesManagementJenniferHalpin,Director,CollegeFarmAnnHill,Professor,AnthropologyWillKochtitzky,Student‘16KristenKostecky,AssociateVicePresident,FacilitiesCherylKremer,DirectorAcademic/FoundationsrelationsBrendaLandis,MultimediaSpecialistWesleyLickus,Student‘17AnnaMcGinn,InterimCoordinatorCampusRecreationProgramsConnieMcNamara,ExecutiveDirector,Marketing&CommunicationsTonyMoore,Writer/Editor,MarketingandCommunicationsMarinaMorton,Student‘18JoeO’Neill,Director,VisualMedia,MarketingandCommunicationsAshleyPerzyna,AssistantChiefofStaffAntjePfannkuchen,AssistantProfessor,GermanElizabethPlascencia,Student‘16BeccaRaley,ExecutiveDirector,CarlisleAreaHealthandWellnessFoundationMichaelaShaw,Student‘16KennethShultes,AssociateVicePresidentSustainability/FacilitiesPlanningEmilySmith,Student‘16ShalomStaub,AssociateProvostAcademicAffairs/CivicEngagementKristinStrock,AssistantProfessor,EnvironmentalStudiesAleciaSundsmo,executiveDirector,WellnessCenterElizabethToth,Director,AlumniRelationsNicolaTynan,AssociateProfessor,EconomicsAnthonyUnderwood,AssistantProfessorEconomicsPatriciavanLeeuwaardeMoonsammy,AssistantProfessor,AfricanaStudiesChrisVarner,Manager,CarlisleElmStreetProgramJulieVastine,Director,ALLARMEricVorodi,Director,GroundsandLandscapingNeilWeissman,ProvostandDeanoftheCollegeSeanWitte,AssociateVicePresidentFinancialOperationsandControllerArtemisYang,Student‘17LucyZander,ExecutiveDirector,UnitedWayofCarlisle&CumberlandCounty

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AppendixII:Accomplishments,2008-2016Summarizedhereareaccomplishmentsovertheperiod2008through2016thatareeitheradirectresultoftheworkperformedbyCSE,ortheresultofcollaborativeeffortstowhichCSEmadeimportantcontributions.Accomplishmentsareorganizedaroundthefivestrategicgoalspresentedinthisplan.Goal1:Enableandenhanceacurriculumrichinopportunitiesforexploringsustainability

SustainabilityCourses&Curriculum

• Developedcriteria,learningoutcomesandprocessfordesignatingcoursesasSustainabilityConnections(SCON)orSustainabilityInvestigations(SINV),whichwereapprovedbyAPSCin2012.

• 114ormoresectionsofSCONandSINVcourseshavebeenofferedeachacademicyear2012through2016,representing11.8to14.3percentoftotalcoursesections.

• 31academicprogramshaveofferedsustainabilitycourses.• BairdSustainabilityFellowsprogramapprovedbyfacultyin2012andofferedin2013,

2014,2015and2016.• SocialInnovationandEntrepreneurshipcertificateapprovedin2015• FoodStudiescertificateapprovedin2016• Newsustainabilitygraduationrequirementapprovedbyfacultyinspring2015,taking

effectfortheclassof2019.FacultyDevelopment• Facultystudygroups

o Valley&Ridge,74facultymembershaveparticipated2008-2016o LivinginaWorldofLimits,2013,15facultyandstaffmemberso FoodStudies,2014-2015,16facultyandstaffmemberso SocialInnovation&Entrepreneurship,2014,8facultyandstaffmemberso Water,Spring2014,facultystudygroupco-sponsoredwithClarkForum,9faculty

andstaffmembers.o ThoughtforFood,2010-11seriescoordinatedby9facultyandstaffmemberso CoolingtheLiberalArts,climatechangeworkshopsandstudygroup,2010,2011,

20Dickinsonfacultymembersparticipatedinoneormoreevents• SustainabilityEducationFund(SEF)grants

o 206SEFgrantsawardedtotaling$476,000from2008through2016§ 43awardstoarts&humanitiesfacultymembers§ 24awardstosocialsciencefacultymembers§ 55awardstonaturalsciencefacultymembers§ 64awardstofacultymembersininterdisciplinaryprograms§ 21awardstoco-curricularstaffmembers

o 154oftheawardswereforcurriculumorprofessionaldevelopment,including74forparticipationinValley&Ridge

o 52oftheawardswereforstudent-facultyresearchprojectsorforresearchassistants.

• ExploringYourPlace–newfieldtripprogramcreatedinsummer2015forfacultyandothermembersoftheDickinsoncommunity

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ConnectGlobalEducationandoff-campusstudywithSustainability• Valley&RidgeGoestoChina,2014,co-sponsoredwithLIASE• LucileDuperon,SEFgranttocreateimmersivesustainabilitycourseinToulouse• SarahMcGaughey,SEFgrants(2)tocreateGermanandSustainabilityCourse• Co-fundedAsianGardenwithLIASEandProvost’sofficefor$10,000• ShawnBender,SEFgrants(2)tosupportBonsai:JapaneseNatureandCulture• MarcusKey&AlexBates,SEFgranttosupportMeltdowns&Waves• AnnHill,SEFgranttosupportMaoniupingRevisited:Migration,LocalSubsistence,and

theEnvironment• HelenTakacs,SEFgranttosupporttheEco-Emosaic• TomArnold,SEFgranttosupportstudentfacultyresearchforGlobalSchloarsin

Australia.• HostedKarolBoudreaux:EntrepreneurialApproachestoAddressingDevelopment

ChallengesinAfrica• GlobalClimateChangeMosaicdevelopedandofferedin2009,2011,2015• JoinedtheEcoLeaguein2014• RanassessiononsustainabilityatameetingofdirectorsofDickinsonstudyabroad

programsinMalaga,2011• CSEDirectorparticipatesasamemberoftheGlobalEducationAdvisoryCommittee.Connectciviclearningwithsustainability

• Servicelearningandcommunity-basedresearchpedagogyincludedinValley&Ridgestudygroup

• DevelopedandtaughtSUST301BuildingSustainableCommunitiesfall2014• GreaterCarlisleProject(GCP)

o Co-foundedGCPin2013o Co-chairandprovideadministrativesupporttoGCPo EngagedstudentsfromSUST301andBairdColloquiuminGCPatkeypointso SuccessfulgrantapplicationstoPennsylvaniaHumanitiesCouncilandSouth

MountainPartnershipfortheGreaterCarlisleHeart&Soulproject

Engageartsandhumanitiesfaculty• CSESteeringCommitteeincludestwoarts&humanitiesfacultymembers• 43SEFgrantawardsmadetoarts&humanitiesfacultymemberssince2008• Engagedarts&humanitiesfacultyinValley&Ridgesince2008

o CarolAnnJohnston,English,CreativeWritingAdvancedCreativeWriting:Poetryo AdelineSoldin,FrenchandFrancophoneStudies,Food,France,andCultural

Identityo LucaTrazzi,Italian,SustainabilityinItaly:Environment,Culture,andFoodo SusanFeldman,Philosophy,EnvironmentalPhilosophy:TheChineseContexto BlakeWilson,Music,GreenMusic:Regarding"Nature"&"Wilderness"Through

theLensofMusico SiobhanPhillips,English,FoodCultureinLiteratureandFilmo AsunsionArnendo,Spanish,SustainabilityintheHispanicWorldo AlyssaDeblasio,Russian,RussianandEcocriticismo TedMerwin,Religion,JewsandFoodo LucileDupperon,French,Toulouse&theMid-PyreneesRegiono MaraDonaldson,Religion,ReligionandModernCulture

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o Reedy,Classics,RomanHistory• Co-sponsoredWilliamGleason,TheFutureoftheEnvironmentalHumanities,withthe

EnglishDepartment• Co-sponsoredTibetanMonkResidency,EnlightenedActivity:TheGreenTaraInitiative

withDanielCozortandmanycampuspartners.• Co-sponsoredfilmTrashDance,withTheatreandDanceandClarkeForum• Co-sponsoredChristopherCozier,ActionsBetweenTerritories,withAfricanaStudies

CSEstaffteaching

• CoursestaughtbyCSEdirector:o ENST311ClimateChangeCauses,Consequences&Responses(spring2009)o ENST401SeniorSeminar(spring2010)o INST392FromKyototoCopenhagen(fall2009)o SUST301ReducingDickinson’sCarbonFootprint(spring2011,fall2012)o SUST301BuildingSustainableCommunities(fall2013)o SUST330GlobalEnvironmentalChallenges&Governance(fall2011,fall2014)o SUST500FieldResearchonInternationalClimateChangeNegotiations(spring

2012,spring2015)o SUST490BairdHonorsColloquium(spring2013,2014,2015,2016)

Promotestudentawarenessofandenrollmentinsustainabilitycourses

• ListsofSCONandSINVcoursescompiledandpublishedeachsemesteronthesustainabilitywebsite

• SustainabilityConnectionsandSustainabilityInvestigationsaddedasattributesforonlinecoursesearchesinBanner

• CreatedonlinedatabaseofpastandpresentSCONandSINVcoursesthatcanbesearchedbyacademicdepartmentandkeywords.

• Totalenrollmentinsustainabilitycoursesexceeded2200studentseachyear.• Morethan1300studentstookatleastonesustainabilitycourseeachyear.• 89.5percentoftheclassof2016tookatleastonesustainabilitycourseduringtheir

four-years;41.7percenttookfourormore.Assessstudentlearning

• Anassessment“roadmap”forthesustainabilitygraduationrequirementwasdevelopedandsubmittedtoAPSCinspring2016.

• AbilityofstudentsintheBairdHonorsColloquiumtowritegrantapplicationswasassessedinspring2015.

Goals2:Supportandimprovelivinglaboratoryandotherco-curricularopportunities

Introducenewstudentstosustainabilityinorientationandpre-orientation

• Sustainabilityprogramshavebeenincludedinnewstudentorientationsince2010.• GreenMove-Ineachfallsince2013.• Ledsustainabilitythemedpre-orientationprograminfall2014and2015.

Engagestudents,facultyandstaffinworkofcampus&communitysustainability

• Establishedaninternprogramin2009.Employandmentoranaverageof10studentinternseachsemesterand2to4internseachsummer.

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• EstablishedtheEco-Repspeer-to-peereducationprogramin2009.Coordinateandmentoranaverageof24studentEco-Repvolunteerseachyear.

• ExpandedtheEco-Repsprograminfall2015toincludestaffandfaculty.• IntroducednewSustainITworkshopseriesforEco-Repsandothermembersof

campusinfall2015.• LaunchedtheHandlebarBicycleCo-opandGreenBikesprogramin2011with

assistanceofstudents,staffandfaculty.• ManagedtheBiodieselShop2009throughspring2015(transferredtoDickinson

Farminsummer2015).• OrganizedEnergyChallenge,anenergyconservationcompetition,eachyearsince

spring2012.• Co-chairedClimateActionTaskForcein2013,whichengagedstudents,facultyand

staffinanalyzingoptionsforreducingGHGemissionsandmakingrecommendations.Sponsor/co-sponsorsustainabilityspeakersandevents

• CoordinatedtheresidenciesofRose-WaltersprizewinnersBillMcKibben,LisaJackson,JamesBalogandMarkRuffalo

• Broughtmultiplespeakerstocampuseverysemester

Diversityofstudentparticipants• DatahavenotbeencollectedtomeasurethediversityofstudentparticipantsinCSE

andothersustainabilityprograms.Ingeneral,participantsseemtobedisproportionatelywhiteandfemalerelativetotheDickinsonstudentpopulation.

• CSEstaffparticipatedintheRace&EthnicityandPower,Privilege&JusticeWorkshopsinFebruary2016.

• CSEhassponsored/co-sponsoredmanyeventsthataddressissuesofparticularinteresttostudentsofcolor,internationalstudents,LGBTQstudents

o ChaseCatalanoandBarbaraLove,Power,PrivilegeandSocialJusticeFacultyandStaffDevelopmentWorkshops

o PetersonToscanoo Film,OutHere,onLGBTQfarmerso AliciaGarza,EnvisioningBlackDigitalSpaceso ChristopherCozier,ActionsBetweenTerritorieso NirAvieli:FoodandCommunityinaVietnameseTown

Goal3:AdvanceDickinsonasaleaderintransformingliberaleducationforajustandsustainableworld

Collaboratetodeepencommitmenttosustainability,improveperformanceandadvanceDickinsonasasustainabilityleader

• ChairandprovideadministrativesupporttothePresident’sCommissiononEnvironmentalSustainability(PCES)

• ChairandprovideadministrativesupporttotheDickinsonSustainableInvestmentGroup

• ProvideadministrativesupporttotheLuceInitiativeonAsiaandtheEnvironment• Participateinadvisorycommitteesforglobaleducation,CommunityStudiesCenter,

CivicEngagementWorkingGroup,DickinsonFarm,wasteminimizationandrecycling

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group,bicycleadvisorycommittee,FacilitiesPlanningCommitteeoftheBoardofTrustees,Rose-Waltersprizecommittee

Serveasaninformationhub

• DesignedandcreatedcomprehensivecontentfortheSustainability‘micro-site’ontheDickinsonwebsite.

• Publishabi-weeklyelectronicsustainabilitynewsletterthathasover1400subscribers.

• Ledpublicationofthe2014SustainabilityReport• DesignedanddevelopedtheSustainabilityDashboard(tobelaunchedpublicly

summer2016)• PreparedandsubmittedAASHESTARSreportin2011and2015,whichearned

DickinsonGoldSTARSrating.• UpdatedSTARSreporteveryyearforSierraMagazineandPrincetonReview,which

earnedDickinsonrankingamongSierra’stop“CoolSchools”andonthePrincetonReview’sGreenHonorRoll.

• UpdatedtheGHGemissionsinventoryeveryyear.Collaboratewithothercolleges,universitiesandassociations

• OrganizedandchairedthePAPowerDialoginspring2016,aconferenceattendedby220studentsandfacultyfrom15Pennsylvaniacollegesanduniversities.

• Organizedandmoderated“ClimateAction–EngagingtheNextGeneration”attendedbystudentsandfacultyfromseveraluniversitiesatCOP21,Paris,France.

• Organizedandhostedworkshopsandotherprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesonteachingclimatechangeacrosstheliberalartsinwhich178educatorsfrom60collegesanduniversitiesparticipatedfrom2010through2014.

• WorkedwiththeDickinsonFarmtoorganizeandhost“SeedingtheFuture”infall2011,aconferencethatwasattendedbyover200facultymembers,studentsandfarmstafffrom60collegesanduniversities.

• Organized,chairedandpresentedinsessionsatthe2010,2011,2013and2015annualAASHEconferencesonavarietyoftopics.

• OrganizedandledworkshopsonsustainabilityeducationatAASHE2013conference,Smart&SustainableCampuses2015conference,UniversityofRichmondandBucknellUniversity.

• OrganizedandhostedthefirstPERCStudentSustainabilitySummitin2014,attendedby125studentsfromadozenormorePAcollegesanduniversities

• HelpedorganizeandfacilitateeveryPERCannualconferencesince2009.• GaveinvitedtalksatSwarthmore,RochesterInstituteofTechnology,WestChester

University,WidenerUniversity,WilsonCollege,MontgomeryCollege,USArmyWarCollege,CitizensClimateLobby,USArmyHeritageEducationCenter,AssociationforEnvironmentalStudiesandSciences,AASHE,AICUP,PERC

Goal4:Nurtureandstrengthenmutuallybeneficialcollege-communitypartnershipsforsustainability

Contributetocollegeeffortstocreatecollege-widestrategyforcollege-communitypartnerships

• ParticipatedinCivicEngagementWorkingGroupin2015/2016

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• ProvidedinputtoMellongrantproposalonciviclearningandengagement• Co-foundedtheGreaterCarlisleProject(GCP)in2013,co-chairedGCPsteering

committeesince2013,organized/convenedmultiplecommunityeventsandledsuccessfulgrantapplicationeffortthatreceived$60,000infundingfromthePAHumanitiesCouncilandSouthMountainPartnershipin2015.

EngagestudentsinworkoftheGreaterCarlisleProject

• Studentsinthefall2013SUST301BuildingSustainableCommunitiescourseconductedcommunity-basedresearchprojectswithGCPmemberorganizations

o OnestudentteamresearchedoptionsfororganizationalstructureforGCP,presentedtheirworkatacommunitymeeting,andhadseveraloftheirideasadoptedbyGCP

• Studentsinthespring2014BairdHonorsColloquiumworkedwithGCPmemberstocreateaninteractivemapfortheGCP

• Studentsinthespring2016BairdHonorsColloquiumworkedwithGCPmemberorganizationstodraftgrantapplicationstobenefittheorganizations.

• RepresentativesofGCPmemberorganizationshavebeenguestspeakersintheBairdHonorsColloquiuminspring2014,2015andspring2016

Goal5:EnableCSEstaffmemberstoadvancetheirprofessionalknowledgeandskills.

Participationinon-andoff-campusprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities• StaffparticipationinAASHEannualconferencesandworkshops• StaffparticipationinPERCannualconferences• StaffparticipationinPrideTrainingoncampus

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AppendixIII:DefinitionsSustainabilityandtherelatedconceptofsustainabledevelopmentarecontestedtermswithmultipledefinitions.Thevarieddefinitionsreflectdifferencesinwhatpeopleseektosustain,whattheywoulddevelop,andthetimehorizonoverwhichtheyplanandact.1Thedifferencesgiverisetodifferentpriorities,prognoses,andprescriptionsforaction.Butmostdefinitionssharecommonconcernsforthefutureoftheplanet,itspeopleanditslivingsystems,whicharethreatenedbyagrowinghumanfootprintthatisconsuming,depletinganddegradingvaluedresources.Thefollowingdefinitions,whichareconsistentwiththeconcernsandgoalsinherentinwidelyuseddefinitions,areadoptedbytheCenterforSustainabilityEducationtoanchorsustainabilitylearningandinquiryatDickinson.SomemembersoftheDickinsoncommunitymay,andarewelcometo,contestthedefinitionsandchoosetoembraceotherdefinitions.Sustainabilityisthecapacitytoimprovethehumanconditionequitablyinthisandfuturegenerationswhileconservingenvironmentalsystemsnecessarytosupporthealthyandvibrantsocieties.Sustainabledevelopmentis“developmentthatmeetstheneedsofthepresentwithoutcompromisingtheabilityoffuturegenerationstomeettheirownneeds.Itcontainswithinittwokeyconcepts:theconceptof'needs',inparticulartheessentialneedsoftheworld'spoor,towhichoverridingpriorityshouldbegiven;andtheideaoflimitationsimposedbythestateoftechnologyandsocialorganizationontheenvironment'sabilitytomeetpresentandfutureneeds.”2Asustainablesystem(e.g.abioregion,foodsystem,city,community,business,farm,buildingorwetland)iscapableofcontinuingtofunctionandmeettheneedsofitslivingmembersoveralongtimehorizon.Asustainablesystemisnotstaticandunchanging.Itisdynamic,adaptableandresilient,changingthroughtime,absorbingstresses,adaptingtointernalandexternalforcesandrespondingto,reboundingfromandreorganizingaftershocks,allwhilecontinuingtoprovideessentialservicestolivingmembersofthesystem.Humanmembersofasustainablesystemsucceedinconductingtheiractivitiesinwaysthatmeetneedsforhumanrights,socialjustice,rewardinglivelihoods,ecologicalservices,materialgoodsandhappinesswithoutdegradingthecapitalassetsofthesysteminwhichtheyareembedded.Thesecapitalassetsincludehuman,social,cultural,financial,manufacturedandnaturalcapital.Sustainabilitychangeagentstakeactionsthatcontributetocreatingasocietythatissustainable–socially,economicallyandenvironmentally.

1RobertKatesandhiscoauthorsusethesethreeattributestodifferentiatedefinitionsofsustainabledevelopment(Katesetal2005,11).2ThisdefinitionisfromtheWorldCommissiononEnvironmentandDevelopment(WCED1987,43).Thefirstsentenceisthemostfrequentlyquoteddefinitionofsustainabledevelopment.Thesecondsentence,whichisnotcommonlyincludedaspartofthedefinition,isquotedheretohighlightconsiderationsthatarecriticaltosustainabledevelopment.

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