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November/December 2009

Sustainability Advisory Committee Update

In June 2008, LCC signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).  Dr. Knight commissioned the LCC Sustainability Advisory Committee to ensure that the college complies with the Presidents Climate Commitment through campus initiatives to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.  Chris Strugar-Fritsch, Executive Director Administrative Services, and Catherine Fisher, CFO, are the Executive Leadership Team sponsors of the committee providing necessary resources and support to implement initiatives.

Many employees may be familiar with the Sustainability website created by the Marketing Department to give visibility and communicate ongoing sustainability activities.  The web site can be found at http://www.lcc.edu/sustainability/

Students are an integral part of our sustainability efforts and Perry Godwin and Arthur Wohlwill, faculty advisors for the student group People for Positive Social Change (P4PSC), have ensured student involvement in sustainability activities held throughout the year.  The LCC-P4PSC organized several environmentally focused events on campus this year, including the "Focus the Nation Teach-In" in January and the "Earth Day Unity Festival" in April.  LCC-P4PSC also participated in the Global Perspectives Conference, organized by the LCC Center for International & Intercultural Education (CIIE). The Global Perspectives Conference had speakers, movies, and presentations on environmental issues, including "Inconvenient Truth-The Rest of the Story."

The committee's current focus is on increasing recycling efforts on campus. Faculty, staff, and students will see more communications on recycling in the coming months as we ensure that every building has adequate recycling containers clearly labeled, separating glass from plastic bottles and pop cans, and putting less recyclable materials in the trash bin that goes to the landfill.

These efforts and many more will ensure that LCC is a "greener" campus and responsible steward of our resources.  If you are interested in becoming involved with sustainability efforts at LCC, please contact Beckie Beard at x1790 or send an email to beardb@lcc.edu

Submitted by Beckie Beard