October 6, 2020 President's Sustainability Advisory Council Agenda & Meeting Notes

October 6, 2020 Minutes

President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee
Agenda & Meeting Notes
October 6, 2020 Zoom Meeting 2-3:30 p.m.

Members Present:

Adele Santana, Barbara Frohlech, Calee Spinney, Claudia Luke, Jenifer Barnett, Justine Law, Kimberly Kaido-Alvarez, Kindra Kautz, Kirsten Tellez, Madison Annala, Mark Perri, Megan Varnadore , Merith Weisman, Nadiya Parekh, Nancy Keller, Katryna Johnson, Cody Smith, Michael Dominguez

Members Absent:

Non-Members Present:

Alicia Hodenfield, Tyson Hill, Kevin Fang , Dana Twedell

Important Links

• Sustainable SSU Website
• Shared PSAC Folder
• PSAC Charter
• PSAC Membership
• Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitment (PCLC)
• PCLC Gantt Chart

2:00-2:10 Introductions

• Welcome to
  • Julia Gonzalez, AVP Strategic Communications
  • Marian Mejia, Associated Students and Sustainability Communications Assistant
  • Student recruitment

2:10-2:15 Announcements/Updates

• The Virtual Field & CEI Events (Claudia Luke)
• Workshops (Mark Perri)
• Website and Communication Updates (Claudia Luke, Alicia Hodenfeld)

2:15-2:45 Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitment

• Zero Impact Working Group Structure and Approach (Dana Twedell, Megan Varnadore)
• Climate Action Plan Outline - Request for Comments (Claudia Luke)

2:45-3:00 Working Group Reports

• Zero Impact: Megan Varnadore (Chair), Jen Barnett, Nancy Keller, Calee Spinney, Cody Smith, *tbd* A&F student
• Academic & Student Life: Mark Perri (Chair), Adele Santana, Justine Law, Nadiya Parekh, Merith Weisman, Katryn Johnson, Mike Dominguez
• Regional Resilience: Judy Ford (Resilience Planning Lead), Barbara Frohlech, Kindra Kautz, *tbd* (student), *tbd* (Chair),
• Strategy, Communication & Advancement: Claudia Luke (Chair), Madison Annala, Kirsten Tellez, Julia Gonzalez, Marian Mejia. Add’l members: Damien Wilson, Sandy Destiny, Andy Shepherd

3:00-3:30 Discussion

• What is the best way to brand campus as a sustainable campus?
• Where can you take charge and make a change to increase sustainability and sustainability learning?
• What do we need to do to activate people to take charge?

Council Member Report Out for October

1. Change in Leadership
2. SSU Commitment to Sustainability
3. Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitment Update
4. Sustainability Accomplishments
5. If appropriate, thevirtualfield.org, workshops, events