1. Western Michigan University
President John M. Dunn
“The Leadership Climate”

2. Leadership responsibilities
• Personal commitment to sustainability
• The ability to leverage a campus community’s commitment
• The willingness and ability to combat misinformation about the science of climate change.

3. WMU Campus Main Campus • 151 Buildings • 1,200 acres
• 7.8 Million Building
Square Feet
• > 25,000 Students
• Central Steam/Electric
(Co-generation) Plant
• High Research level
Business Technology
Research Park

4. 17-Year History of Conservation
• 19 percent increase in building space accompanied by 17 percent decrease in energy use.9% Building
• 87 percent reduction in power plant CO2 emissions (coal to natural gas)
(Coal –> Natural Gas)
• 50 percent reduction in water usage of
Report openly and transparently on your successes and your messes.
REFLECT on your process and be prepared to make changes as required—including mid-course corrections!

5. Timeline of WMU Campus Sustainability Activities
WMU Environ-mental Mission Statement (2003)
Pres. Dunn Creates the PUSC
(2008)
PUSC Strat. Sust. Initiatives Report (2009)
Pres. Dunn Signs the ACUPCC(2009)
Students Pass Sust. Fee (2010)
OfS Created
(2010)
Sust. added to WMU Mission (2011)
ACUPCC Climate Action Plan (2012)
OfS Building (2012)

6. WMU Office of Sustainability .

8. College of Health and Human
Services—LEED-EB Gold .

9. Sangren Hall
• 975 panels
• 251,000 kWh
• 15% of building usage

10. • 15 new EV
charging
stations in 2012
• Total of 20
stations on
campus

11. Where we go from here?
• Support our scientists
• Build additional critical mass