Please download the kahoot app

on your phone if you don’t

have it.
We also have backup devices if
you need to borrow one!
Sustainability Imperative
Educating for a sustainable
Environment
IT’S NOT GOING AWAY.

Jacob Clements, Ciara Mowrey,

Melissa Recht, Maria Wells
Learning objectives
At the end of this workshop, participants will:

1. Understand the definition of sustainability.

2. Be able to discuss how sustainability is being addressed on college
campuses.
3. Be knowledgeable of ways they can practice sustainable living in their
day-to-day lives.
Some ground* rules:
● Be respectful of others
● You will use your cell phone, but please silence it
● We welcome your comments and thoughts

*Get It? Ground? Earth? Sustainability? HAHAHAHAHA

Objective #1
 Objective #1

But what does it mean, really?

we will conserve only
what we love, we will
love only what we
understand, and we will
understand only what we
are taught
- Baba Dioum, 1968
 Objective #1

By the Numbers
 Objective #1

Putting Things into perspective

 Objective #3

does sustainability
matter to you? To the
world? To our
community?
 Objective #3

KAHOOT QUIZ BREAK!

Get your phones/devices out and open the

Kahoot! App
 Objectives #2,3

Walk around Allyn and

look for recycling bins
and other sustainable
practices or where you
think there could be
improvements!
 Objective #2

Sustainability initiatives at Wright State

Energy Project Upgrades

14% Consumption Savings achieved through building updates, lighting

sensors and LED bulbs, and much more.
Recycling Efforts

Co-mingled recycling bins placed in strategic places around campus.

However, recycling rate is only 34% Why?

 Objective #2

Sustainability initiatives at Wright State

What can students do to help?
Save energy by conserving.
Reduce, reuse, recycle… but mostly reduce.
Get involved on campus! Join SEES (Students for earth and Environmental
Sustainability). On OrgSync!
What can faculty and staff do to help?
Same as above, but also consider purchasing decisions, advocacy efforts in the
classroom and volunteering with student organizations.
 Objective #2
Sustainability initiatives at Wright State
● Geothermal Pond Heat Exchanger
● Student Union Solar Panels
● Campus Garden
● Mini-U Geo Dome and Garden
● EES Degrees/Courses to prepare students
for careers in sustainability.
● LEED-Certified Buildings
 Objective #2

LEED Certifications
● Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
● Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum
designation levels
● LEED buildings:
○ Are resource efficient
○ Use less water
○ Minimize energy usage
○ Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
 Objective #2

Diggs Laboratory - LEED (Gold)

● 30% reduction in water use
● reduction in heat island effect
● Day lighting is available to 75% of occupied space
within the building
● Sunshading devices help to manage solar gain
● Low VOC emitting adhesives and sealants, paints,
carpet, and composite wood are used
● 75% of construction/demolition waste was recycled
or salvaged
● Energy consumption is reduced
 Objective #2

Student Success Center - LEED (Silver)

● Bridge surface is made of locally-sourced
wood
● Trees and plants were intentionally chosen to
provide multiple benefits
● White roof to reflect sunlight and lower
energy absorption
● Water fountains with filtered bottle refill
stations
● Several windows to provide natural lighting
Greenest Universities
 Objective #2

#1 Colorado State University - Fort Collins,

CO

● First school to:

○ Received platinum STAR rating in
2015
○ Have a solar-heated/air conditioned
building
● Worked with NASA
● Sustainable Academic Areas
 Objective #2

#2 Green Mountain College -

Poultney, VT

● First to reach complete climate

neutrality
● Biomass plant on site
● Environment focused
curriculum
 Objective #2

#3 Colby College - Waterville, ME

● The college achieved climate neutrality

● A wood-fueled biomass boiler on campus
● Sustainable 2015 commencement
Local Green Universities
 Objective #2
The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
● Tree Campus USA recognition
● Ohio State Sustainability Fund
● By 2025, OSU wants 40% of the campus food
to be locally and sustainably sourced
○ MYCup
● Research
● Partnering with the city of Columbus
 Objective #2

Ohio University - Athens, OH

● Carbon neutrality by 2075
● Sustainable living floor
● OHIO Ecohouse
● Zero waste events
● Eco Reps
 Objective #2

Denison University -Granville, OH

● Buying local
● Bon Appetit dining service provider
● 70% of the food and drinks to be
locally and responsibly sourced
● Graduating seniors take a pledge to
continue to be sustainably
responsible
 BREAK
What is the most important thing you’ve learned so far? What do you
still want to know? What could make our presentation better? Think about
this while you take a break and we will discuss when you get back!
 Objectives #1, 2, 3

Group project:
Create a sustainability policy
for your unit
Think about:
1. Mission
2. Goals
3. implementation
Present your unit policy
(make us believe in it)
 Objective #3

Personal Reflection
What five steps will you take this week to
learn about sustainability, change your
habits, or educate others?
Learning objectives
At the end of this workshop, participants will:

1. Understand the definition of sustainability.

2. Be able to discuss how sustainability is being addressed on college
campuses.
3. Be knowledgeable of ways they can practice sustainable living in their
day-to-day lives.
Questions?
 Thank you!
Friendly Reminder:
Earth Day is this Saturday, April 22!
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Unless someone like you
cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get
better. It’s not.

- The Lorax
Resources
http://denison.edu/feature/48375

http://denison.edu/campus/green/feature/86122

http://www.bestcolleges.com/features/greenest-universities/

http://www.bamco.com/about/

https://fod.osu.edu/treecampus2016

http://oee.osu.edu/

https://dining.osu.edu/sustainability/mycup/

https://www.ohio.edu/sustainability/Residential-Housing.cfm

https://www.ohio.edu/ecohouse/

https://www.ohio.edu/sustainability/EcoReps.cfm

https://webapp2.wright.edu/web1/newsroom/2015/10/08/growing-green/