May 4, 2021 President’s Sustainability Advisory Council Meeting Agenda & Meeting Notes

President’s Sustainability Advisory Council Meeting
May 4, 2021 2-3:30 p.m.
Agenda & Meeting Notes

PCLC Deadlines

  • April 5, 2022
    • Zero Carbon Assessment
    • Regional Resilience Action Plan
    • Academic Action Plan

Important Links

  • Sustainable SSU Website
  • PSAC Folder
  • PSAC Charter
  • PSAC Membership
  • PCLC I ntroduction
  • PCLC Time Line
  • Fall 2020 Snapshot

2:00-2:10 Introductions & Announcements

2:10-2:15 Thank you for serving on the PSAC through 7/1/21. Please consider a second appointment! 

  • Abbey Serio, Sustainability Communications Intern
  • Mary Gomes, Academic Senate representative (partial term)
  • Justine Law, Academic Senate representative (2 year term)
  • One year terms - Will you be joining us next year?
    • Madison Hayes - yes
    • Abbey Serio - graduating
    • Molly Clemmons - graduating
    • Claudia Mayo - yes

2:15-2:50 Working Group Highlights

  • Zero-Impact Highlights (Megan, Dana)
    • Spring Goals
      • Complete background and accomplishments sections in Climate Action Plan
      • Complete carbon reduction & resiliency goals in Climate Action Plan
      • Work with carbon neutral vendor to complete assessment by April 2021
    • Highlights
      • STARS report - Submitted!
      • Ecoshift: GHG Inventory (EcoShift) - Submitted!
      • Solar Project
      • Recology contract
      • CSU Sustainability Procurement Policy
  • Regional Resilience Highlights (Claudia)
    • Spring Goals:
      • Resilience Assessment Release and Upload to Second Nature
      • Develop Regional Resilience WG membership
      • Draft Elements of Community Engaged Resilience Action Plan
    • Highlights
    • Fall Goals:
      • Draft Resilience Action Plan
  • Academic & Student Life Highlights (Mark)
    • Sustainability Minor
      • improved SLOs / PLOs
      • Assigned intro class: GEP 206
      • TODO: course matrix / assessment plan
      • TODO: capstone course
      • Coordinator f unding?
    • Listserve: Sign up here
    • Ex-officio participation: sustainability representative from Faculty Senate
  • Strategy, Advancement and Communication Highlights (Kirsten, Julia)
    • Summer-Fall Goals
      • Sustainability Pledge - GEP student working with Chris Halle t o create pledge - Fall launch
      • Developing intentional Marketing/Communications Plan
      • Follow #sustainablessu on Instagram, FB
    • Something to Share? | Sustainable SSU (sonoma.edu)
  • All Working Groups (Claudia)
    • PCLC deadlines all met
    • Input on the Snapshot
      • List everything you know that happened this semester about sustainability and resilience: planning, projects, highlights, quotes, classroom, campus, community
      • Sustainability Snapshot (10 minutes)

2:50-3:10 Dr. Christopher Halle, Project Development Lead, Center for Environmental Inquiry

3:10-3:30 Sustainability Highlight: Dr. Nadiya Parekh, Business Administration

Dr. Parekh’s research interest surround the economics of social venture financing and the mismatch that arises when pursuing mixed-goals (social, economic & environmental sustainability).

Members Present: Barbara Frohlech, Claudia Luke, Megan Varnadore, Cody Smith, Michael Dominguez, Kirsten Tellez, Kindra Kautz , Justine Law, Jenifer Barnett, Mark Perri, Madison Annala, Abbey Serio, Madison Hayes, Claudia Mayo, Nadiya Parekh, Calee Spinney@sonoma.edu>

Not here: Julia Gonzalez, Merith Weisman, Molly Clemons, Nancy Keller, Kandis Gilmore, Kevin Fang

Additional Attendees: Alicia Hodenfield, Jestina Casas, Dana Twedell, Mary Gomes, Kimberly Kaido-Alvarez, Chris Halle