President’s Sustainability Advisory Council
Agenda & Meeting Notes
May 2, 2022 Zoom Meeting 2-3:30 pm
PCLC Deadlines
May 2022 Climate Action Plan
Important Links:
- Sustainable SSU Website
- PSAC Folder
- PSAC Charter
- PSAC Membership
- PCLC Introduction
- Fall 2020 Snapshot
- Listserv Sign Up
- Something to Share? | Sustainable SSU (sonoma.edu)
2:00-2:05 Introductions & Announcements
Climate & Sustainability Pledge
2:05-2:15 Council Membership
- Faculty Chair: Thank you to Mark Perri for 3 important years of service. Welcome Mary Gomes
- Strategy, Advancement & Communication Working Group Co-Chair: Thank you Kirsten Tellez Welcome Andy Shepherd (Julia Gonzales continues as Co-Chair)
- Council Membership - see notes for status of appointment request
2:15-2:30 Climate Action Plan
- Release May 1-3: Final editorial review SSU-CAP-2022-01-Rearranged.pdf
- May 4: Post to Second Nature and Sustainable SSU Website.
- Send to Campus Prints for printing
- May 5: All employees announcement (with link to post on Sustainable SSU Website)
- May 13?: Distribute hardcopies for cabinet, PSAC members, and other key personnel
- May 15: Press release?
2:30-2:45 CAP Implementation Funding:
- Cabinet Presentation (Kristin Cushman)
- New Working Group Responsibilities (Claudia Luke) - see page 47 SSU-CAP-2022-01-Rearranged.pdf
2:45-3:15 Working Group Highlights
- Zero-Impact Highlights (Dana Twedell)
- Microgrid Project: Construction design has been approved. Construction schedule is TBD. $6.3M return over 30 years
- Summer 2022 Energy Projects: PE Gym Main Lighting (utility savings)
- Regional Resilience Highlights (Claudia Luke)
- Past Events | Center for Environmental Inquiry at Sonoma State University: Any events that start with “Building Resilience”
- Upcoming Events
- May 11: Building Resilience: Community Connections Feast - Campus Butterfly Garden 12-1:30 pm Free Lunch
- May 21: Fire Up: Embers of Awakening - Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol 10:30-1:00 pm
- Academic & Student Life Highlights (Mark Perri)
- Sustainability Minor - finalizing the courses - GEP needs approval, declined capstone - we want to trim down number of courses
- ETC Outdoor Classroom - $500 needed for stadium chairs/ store in shed
- Dorm Challenges - Creek Week with Sonoma Water - International Coastal Clean up/Creek Clean up Week with surfriders? Sep 17th? Getaway Trip - bus to beach, clean up and relax
- Next projects - Friday night movies, showing Wall-e on Oct 12, 2022
- Orientation to the land,
- Future projects: Fall internships, Service learning courses;
- Strategy, Advancement and Communication Highlights (Julia Gonzalez, Andy Shepherd)
- Earth Week 2022 Tabling 4/20/22 from 11:00-2:00
- Embers of Awakening - Warren Auditorium
- Climate Leadership Summit - Film 2040
- Pledge
3:15-3:20 Thank you PSAC!!
Please register and come to lunch on May 11!