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Transcript of Academic Senate Sustainability Work Group (SWG)
A Case Study from the University of California, Santa Barbara
A Commitment to Sustainability Signatory of the Talloires Declaration (1990s)
10 point action plan for incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching research operations environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities
d l ( )UCSB Strategic Academic Plan (2007‐2025)3 of the 4 Interdisciplinary themes identified focus on sustainability: Environment, Global and International y ,Issues, and The Academy and Society
R i t d ith AASHE’ STARS PRegistered with AASHE’s STARS Program
Administrative SupportAllocated funds in 2009‐2010 and 2010‐2011 for our Sustainability Champion ProgramN i hi d i d “Ch ll ’ New internship program designated as “Chancellor’s Sustainability Interns (CSIs)”Established Chancellor’s Campus Sustainability Established Chancellor s Campus Sustainability Committee with greater faculty involvement than prior committeesStrong LEED effort
The Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee
The Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee (CSC) is charged to
“advise our campus administrators and the Chancellor on matters of campus sustainability, make recommendations on sustainability initiatives, help prioritize and monitor the execution and progress of the campus sustainability plan toward our goals, make the campus sustainability plan toward our goals, make recommendations on allocations of available funding resources, and provide guidance in the creation and fostering of alliances ” fostering of alliances.
Structure of Sustainability Chancellor
Chancellor’s Academic Senate
Academic Senate Sustainability Work Group
Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Work Group
Change Agent Groups
Food Built EnvironmentTransportation WaterEnergy Communication LandscapeWaste
A Commitment to Sustainability Research
Dr. Nakamura (Materials)I t d th Bl LEDInvented the Blue LED
Dr. Mezic (Mech. Engineering), Dr. Valentine (Earth Science) and Dr. Leifer (Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology )
Deepwater HorizonDeepwater HorizonDr. Kolstad (Economics)
Lead Author for the IPCCMany others
A Commitment to Sustainability 18 Departments offer at least one course (136 total). E.g.:
Politics of the Environment (P liti l S i )
One working definition of a Sustainability Course:(Political Science)
Global Warming – Science and Society (Earth Science)A i E i t l
Sustainability Course:
A course that has a substantial component American Environmental
History (History)Third World Environments: Conservation and
substantial component which addresses the relationship between Conservation and
Sustainable Development (Anthropology)Climate Change
relationship between humans and the
environment.Climate Change (Economics)
Student CommitmentAssociated Students Legislative Council passed policy statements urging UCSB to ensure that all g gstudents who graduate are environmentally literate
AS Environmental Affairs Board also launched a campaign in support of an environmental GEenvironmental GE
Environmental Education for the Next Generation (EENG) launched by UCSB Undergraduates
Academic Senate Work GroupThe SWG identified an interlinked set of proposals that form the core of UCSB’s academic program in sustainability The proposals coordinate new initiatives sustainability. The proposals coordinate new initiatives designed to foster and reward faculty research, enhance undergraduate education, and create g ,innovative programs in graduate training
Reports to the Academic Senate and regularly collaborates with the Chancellor’s Campus Sustainability CommitteeSustainability Committee
SWG MembershipBren School of Environmental Science and Management (1 faculty)College of Creative Studies (1 Dean)
Dean (1)Chairs (2)Professors (4)
College of Creative Studies (1 Dean)Geography (4 faculty)Earth Science (1 faculty)EEMB (2 faculty)
Associate Professors (3)Assistant Professors (3)Lecturers (2) EEMB (2 faculty)
Engineering (4 faculty)English (2 faculty)Environmental Studies (2 faculty)
Staff supporting the committee
Instructional D l ( )
yFilm Studies (1 faculty)History (1 faculty)Political Science (2 faculty)
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Development (1)Academic Senate (1)Sustainability Program (2)Writing Program (1 faculty) (2)
General Education RequirementFoster Environmental Literacy for All
This is the 4th action item of the TalloiresDeclaration signed by UCSB in the 1990sDeclaration signed by UCSB in the 1990sOnly a GE requirement can ensure that this action item is fulfilled
The StructureSpecial Subject RequirementSpecial Subject Requirement
Can overlap with otherrequirementsrequirements
PhD Emphasis and ProgramThe key to solving environmental problems begins with training the next generation of researchers to engage in interdisciplinary collaborationsengage in interdisciplinary collaborations
StructureSet of core courses that focus on interdisciplinary problem solving, communicating research to the public, and ethicsand ethicsInterdisciplinary advisors on PhD committeeDeveloping an IGERT proposal to fund early stage of the
h iemphasis
Chancellor’s Internship ProgramCapstone programs available to undergraduate students with prior internship experience who seek to ad ance sustainabilit seek to advance sustainability goals on campus or in the local community
Goals:1) Encourage undergraduate initiatives for campus and
community‐level sustainability projectscommunity level sustainability projects2) Offer students in all academic disciplines an opportunity to
actuate and apply their education in sustainability and gain practical experiencep p
3) Facilitate partnerships between faculty, staff, students, and the community
Sustainability ChampionThe Sustainability Champion
Promotes the discussion, measurement and i l t ti f t i bilit th h th implementation of sustainability through the appointee’s own research, including significant mentoring of undergraduate student researchers in areas that have near‐term potential resultsEducates the campus and community of the significance of that workof that workExplores its application to advancing sustainability at levels spanning from the campus to the planetp g p p
David ClevelandResearch on Transgenic crops and Sustainable Development in China and Mexico
d d fSurveyed 800+ residents of SB County on Public Opinion on Tradeoffs between Agriculture, Open Space and UrbanizationOpen Space, and Urbanization
Six Public Presentations including culminating presentation to an audience of 200 plus community presentation to an audience of 200 plus community members and studentsCollaboration with 14 undergraduates ranging from freshmen to seniors, with majors in a range of disciplines . , j g pStudents carried out the full range of research activities under Cleveland’s mentoring
Eric MatthysDeveloping Bioengineering solutions t bl th h th f to energy problems through the use of bioproducts such as biofuels from algae.Development and testing of new solar energy technologies.Research on fluid additives aimed at reducing the energy spent during fluid transport in pipelines.
Student Champion (Internship)Partnership with the Green Campus ProgramFreshman SeminarEnergy Internships