1. November 22nd Meeting Minutes

3. Agenda Please fill out this biweekly feedback form
Funding requests for next semester
Applications for new members for the spring
Do any committees need new members
Do any committees feel they are at max capacity and couldn’t accept anymore
Sustainable Strategic Plan
5 pilot projects
Need students for the task forces
Important date: Executive Brach Meeting Nov. 8pm (Monday after thanksgiving break) Union, 3rd floor

4. Strategic Sustainability Plan: 5 pilot programs
Sustainability Course Development Grant, similar to other content development grants on campus
Annual sustainability hackathon focused on campus
2-4 building “moving towards zero waste” intensive pilot efforts
Orientation materials staff,
Energy campaign- lighting, HVAC plug load, energy management, student affairs, academics, students
(Establish partnership to donate unused food from stadium VIP sections to families in need)-someone who works there is going to start doing this

5. Sustainability Hackathon
Present the pilot programs
Collaboration with campus Y, net impact, etc all environmental groups
What do we want the product to be?
Participants create pilot projects
Funding? food etc
marketing campaign/publicity

6. Feedback Weekly meeting structure Do you guys want group activities?
volunteering... at CCCG etc
tie-dye
EAC dinner
EAC party
suggestions?
Volunteering/participation
Funding
etc
Pulling up the calendar for future events at meetings

7. Food Theme Tree planting was a major success! Plans for next semester
We finished planting the first 6 satellite sites and had a great turn out
Plans for next semester
CDS initiatives
Reducing food waste by increasing awareness
Push to have cooperation between CDS staff and students to have portion options
Navigating a Food Desert: More Than Just Getting By
Initiative to connect students to fresh food
Where does it all go…?
We are currently in the process of figuring out where leftovers in the stores on campus end up (does anyone have any leads?)

8. Athletics CLINT GWALTNEY RESPONDED TO US HIP HIP HOORAY
Working on getting in touch with the new Natalia
Want to plan compost sweep of de basketball stadium and maybe a Water Awareness Women’s Basketball game
No new updates

9. Waste Reduction and Recycling
weeklong plastic film competition
being moved to next semester
“It’s That Easy Campaign”
Departments that will participate:
Yes from:
Union
Student Stores
Almost Yes from:
Campus Rec
Business School
Residential Halls
No from:
Libraries
CDS
Meeting with graphics team tonight to finalize the style and design

10. Outreach Need an event advertised
Michael LaPasha about advertising the event
EAC website is currently undergoing updates and refurbishments
making descriptions of clubs
updating calendar
cleaning it up!
Earth Day Committee

11. COMPOST (Joe Jonas Does it)
-meeting w/ union to discuss composting in union - noon
Into the Future:
-planning for next semester residential composting
having sign on community bins that says “No Lenoir containers!”
Host compost info sessions at all 9 communities
RA and OA training
website
**Rams**
Send out an to all participants
-general info
-common contaminants