CSE 2021 Strategic Plan - Dickinson College...Objective 1.2: Connect sustainability learning with...
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1 2021 Strategic Plan of the Center for Sustainability Education May 12, 2016 Preface ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Dickinson’s Strategic Direction...................................................................................................................................... 2 Vision and Mission .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 CSE Vision........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 CSE Mission ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Sustainability Learning Outcomes ............................................................................................................................... 4 Goals, Objectives and Measurable Outcomes .......................................................................................................... 4 Goal 1: Enable and enhance a curriculum rich in opportunities for exploring sustainability....... 4 Goal 2: Support and improve living laboratory and other co-curricular opportunities for practicing sustainability .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Goal 3: Advance Dickinson as a leader in transforming liberal education for an inclusive, just and sustainable world................................................................................................................................................... 8 Goal 4: Nurture and strengthen mutually beneficial college-community partnerships for sustainability. ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Goal 5: Enable CSE staff members to advance their professional knowledge and skills............... 10 Monitoring Performance ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Resources .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Human Resources ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Financial Resources ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Appendix I: CSE Strategic Planning Process .......................................................................................................... 12 Appendix II: Accomplishments, 2008 - 2016 ........................................................................................................ 14 Appendix III: Definitions ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Preface Dickinson College’s Center for Sustainability Education (CSE) was founded in 2008 with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and matching contributions from the college. The founding of CSE was coincident with the launch of Dickinson’s comprehensive, institution-wide sustainability initiative, with the intent that the Center lead and enable development of sustainability as a defining characteristic of a Dickinson education. The eight-year old college- wide sustainability initiative encompasses the educational programs of the college, college governance, campus operations, campus culture, student life and community engagement. It builds on an educational mission that emphasizes preparation of young people for engaged lives of citizenship and leadership in service of society, a history of strong environmental and global education programs, campus operations that have long embraced and practiced environmental stewardship, and engagement of students and the college with Carlisle and other communities. All members of the Dickinson community share responsibility for the sustainability initiative, and its component elements are guided, supported and implemented by multiple offices and programs. CSE’s role in the initiative focuses on student learning, integrating sustainability across the curriculum and supporting co-curricular programs that engage students in advancing sustainability goals. CSE also functions as a hub for the college-wide initiative, connecting, supporting and championing other elements of Dickinson’s sustainability efforts.
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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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