Sustainability+at+Skyline+CollegeSkyline(College(values(an(institutional(culture(that(is(committed(to(environmental(sustainability(and(justice.(Skyline(College(and(San(Mateo(County(Community(College(District((SMCCCD)(are(recognized(statewide(for(their(innovation(and(award@winning(sustainability(efforts.

Energize+Colleges+InternshipsThe(internship(program(allows(Skyline(College(students(to(gain(real@world(work(experience(while(contributing(to(meaningful(campus(and(community(projects(tied(to(real(sustainability(savings.(The(projects(were(completed(in(collaboration(with(Rollingwood(Elementary(School,(San(Mateo(County(Community(College(District(and(the(Skyline(College(campus(community.

Student+Engagement• The(24(Hours(of(Reality(event(created(aspace(for(participants(to(discuss(the(ClimateCrisis.• Sustainability(Ambassadors(Network((SAN)(connected(all(facets(ofthe(Skyline(College(community.• Participation(in(the(Sustainability(Blitz(allowed(integration(ofsustainability(curriculum(in(classes(that(wouldn’t(otherwise(include(it.• On@campus(waste(audits(collaborated(with(facilities,(students,(andFaculty.

Successful+Strategies• Maintaining(open(and(constant(communication(was(vital(to(keep(up(with(project(

progress• Keeping(schedules(and(outside(commitments(in(mind;(making(sure(to(be(as(flexible(as(

possible

Recommendations+for+Improvement/Program+Expansion• Attend(club(and(division(meetings(early(in(the(semester(to(build(relationships(and(

recruit(for(internship(positions• Establish(a(permanent(Sustainability(Coordinator(position(to(create(continuity• Increase(collaboration(with(outside(organizations(and(SMCCCD

Kayla+Belich,(2019@2020(Climate(Corps(FellowKayla(is(a(graduate(of(CSU(Chico(with(a(BS(in(Sustainable(Manufacturing,(a(minor(in(Management(for(Sustainability(and(has(a(strong(passion(for(energy(

systems(and(environmental(education.(She(has(had(the(opportunity(to(both(deepen(and(diversify(her(knowledge(and(skill(base(during(her(time(at(Skyline(College(and(was(also(able(to(attain(her(LEED(Green(Associate(Certificate.(

AcknowledgementsSincere(thanks(to(Carina(Anttila@Suarez,(Alyssa(Hagerbrant, Carla(Grandy,(Ray(Hernandez,(Strategic(Energy(Innovations,(the(Sustainability(team(at(the(

SMCCCD(District(Office,(the(Climate(Corps(fellow(cohort(and(the(Skyline(College(campus(community(for(their(unending(support.(

Fellow(Poto

Incorporating+Sustainability+in+Higher+EducationSkyline(College

Energize+Colleges+– 4th Year+Implementation Achievements+/+Results/+Outcomes

Lessons+Learned+/+Next+StepsGreen(Office(Program

Energy(Analyst

Zero(Waste Waste(Education

Growsphere Food(Insecurity

Solar(Panel(Reuse

Conservation(Education

Student+Project+HighlightsGrowsphereThese(interns(worked(on(the(Growsphere(project(started(by(previous(Climate(Corps(Fellow,(Josh(Bonneson.(The(students(emphasized(the(use(of(solar(energy(for(irrigation(and(power(and(optimized(plants.(

Zero+WasteWith(the(assistance(of(SMCCCD,(this(intern(was(able(to(host(waste(audits(on(the(Skyline(College(campus(and(divert(waste(from(the(landfill.((