Summer 2006 Internship Recommendations Campus Sustainability Initiative

Residential Living Sustainable Living Program Immediate Actions – Competitions – RA Training – Hall Programs – Greening of Dorms Long Term Actions – Cooperatives

Residential Living - Implementation Paid staff to oversee Sustainable Living Program In interim, hire part time staff to develop and oversee program

Community Engagement Rochester Center for Community Leadership – Sustainability Workshops Establish a Database of Resources – Housing, Internships, Service, Jobs Social Gatherings – Students, Faculty, Staff, Community Members Formalized Coalition - UR, City, Public Schools Outside Resource – Conferences, Speakers – NYASC Conference – AASHE Membership, AHEAD, UNDESD

Student Life Sustainability Policy Dean of Students, Reslife, SAO, Admissions, Athletics, IFC. – Will work with Faculty Roundtable to develop sustainable criteria – Addressed need for more knowledge on sustainability

Curriculum & Research - Development Curriculum Development Program – Modify Existing Courses – Create New Courses – Pay Faculty To Participate – Modeled After Piedmont Project at Emory – Requires Funding

Curriculum & Research - Immediate Increase funding to Engineering Sustainability Travel Grant Fund “S” Course offerings – Faculty Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire “S” Clusters Internships – Community based (e.g. RRCDC, K-12 ed) – Campus based (e.g. Audits, Purchasing)

Curriculum & Research – Long Term Mentors for Undergraduate Research Sustainability Grant Database Concentration in Sustainability – Integrated into Majors Community Based Learning – e.g. RIT-NENA, IC-EVI Partnership – Experiential Learning, Class/Clinical

Curriculum & Research - Implementation Sustainability Curriculum Taskforce – Implement short term goals – Strategically plan for long term goals – 3-5 Tenure or tenure-track Faculty – 2-3 Students

Institute Of Sustainability – WHY? Central office to coordinate projects Part of a National Movement – Universities are ideal forum to study sustainability – This model is exceptional Legitimate power unit Could provided integrated approach within a departmentalized culture.

Institute Goals & Values Integrates Operations and Academics Multi-Disciplinary Breaks down artificial barriers Empowers Future Engagement Integrates Learning and Application Forum for dialogue

Institute Structure – Working Model Co-Directors – Academic, Operational Tenured Faculty Housed at Institute Graduate Fellowship Undergraduate Positions – Internships, Staff (operations)

Institute Functions Oversee Integrated Sustainability Curriculum Operational Co-Director in Advisory Role – Purchasing, Facilities, Master Planning, Environmental Stewardship Centralize Sustainability Work On Campus Build New Relationships by Programming for University and City

Institute Implementation - Needs Leadership – Faculty Initiative – Explicit Institutional Support Funding – Grant Taskforce NSF Grant