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‘The Ball State Experience’
Implementing the Talloires Declaration
Greening of the Campus Conference
Muncie, Indiana
20-22 September 2001
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The BSU Green History Provost Warren Vander Hill appoints 1st
Green Committee in April 1991
35 recommendations Short term: Immediately Doable Mid term: Funding and Time Required Long Term: Capital Expense/Structural
Change
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Direct Outcomes
Provost’s Green lecture series ‘Green’ for Green summer support Campus recycling ‘Greening of the Campus’ conference(s)
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Related Developments Bracken Environmental Fund Clustered Minors Environmental Ethics Course (PHIL 230) NREM 405 project:
Ball State as a “Sustainable U” Biomass energy research
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Other Contextual Activities Ongoing campus energy conservation White River Corridor overlooks Rails to Trails
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Most Recent Emphasis ‘Green’ for Green Support Clustered Minors Program Development ‘Greening of the Campus’ Conferencing Talloires Adoption Green-2 Implementation
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‘Green’ for Green Seed grants for environmental projects
Summer faculty develop “short courses” with interdisciplinary involvement
(125 + BSU faculty participants to date)
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Clustered MinorsFive (5) Minors presently offered:
Environmental Context for Business
Environmental Policy
Sustainable Land Systems
Technology and the Environment
Environmental Context for Health Care
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3 Core course (ethics, economics, ecology)
3 Context courses (electives)
1 Anchoring course
1 Closing course: ID 400 – Creating A Sustainable Future
Clustered Minors
www.bsu.edu/cluster
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Greening Conferences
1996 – Greening of the Campus 1997 – II: The Next Step 1999 –III: Theory and Reality 2001 –IV: Moving to the Mainstream
www.bsu.edu/greening
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Talloires President signs on
Earth Day ‘99 Witnessed by ULSF
leaders Shared with campus
community
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Green-2 Committee
Proposal for Green-2 made to Provost committee structure to use Talloires time line set for academic year funding proposals anticipated
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Green-2 Structure Planning Committee Steering committee
tenet #10 Subcommittees
tenets #1-9
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Green-2 Composition Diversity of membership Continuity of co-chair leadership Completeness of representation
faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community leaders
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G-2 Planning Committee
Co-Chair: Robert J. Koester CERES Co-Chair: B. Thomas Lowe University College Resource: James Eflin Natural Resources &
Environmental Management
Resource: David L. Ferguson Landscape Architecture Resource: John Vann Marketing
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G-2 Steering Committee
Planning Committee
+ Subcommittee Chairs
Note:
Subcommittee chairs include membership from each of Seven Academic Colleges, Facilities Planning & Management Office, and a Graduate student
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G-2 Subcommittee Chairs Publics: Nancy Carlson, Telecommunications Universities: Phil Repp, Art Students: Barb Stedman, English Faculties: Thalia Mulvihill, Educational Studies Exemplars: Mike Planton, Facilities Planning Funders: Jim Flowers, Industry & Technology Practitioners: Ray Montagno, Management Science Schools: John Motloch, Landscape Architecture Organizations: Pedro Pacheco, Doctoral Student
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Publics
Use every opportunity to raise public, government, industry, foundation, and university awareness by openly addressing the urgent need to move toward an environmentally sustainable future.
Nancy Carlson, Telecommunications, Subcommittee chair
Donna Biggs, Burris Lab SchoolRon Bonham, Community Hugh Brown, NREMEric Davenport, StudentKay Hodson-Carlton, NursingKevin Kenyon, Business AffairsTom Morrell, BiologyGlenda Riley, HistoryJim Shasky, TelecommunicationsGordon Stagge, CommunityPhyllis Yuhas, Community
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Universities
Encourage all universities to engage in education, research, policy formation, and information exchange on population, environment, and development to move toward global sustainability.
Phil Repp,
Art, Subcommittee chair
Abel Alves, History
Serena Bodner, Student
Jacquelyn Buckrop, Administration
Michael O’Hara, Theater and Dance
Les Smith, Landscape Architecture
Tom Smith, Facilities Planning
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Students
Establish programs to produce expertise in environmental management, sustainable economic development, population, and related fields to ensure that all university graduates are environmentally literate, and have the awareness and understanding to be ecologically responsible citizens.
Barb Stedman,
English,
Subcommittee chair
Kemuel Badger, Biology
Michael Bauer, Communication Studies
Jeff Chicki, Student
Gary Dodson, Biology
Andrew Slack, Geography
Nicole Wolf, Student
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Faculties
Create programs to develop the capability of university faculty to teach environmental literacy to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
Thalia Mulvihill,
Educational Studies, Subcommittee chair
William Bock, Physiology and Health Science
Charles Jones, Teaching and Learning
Aimee Joyaux, Art
Tim Lyon, NREM
Lina Rosengren, Student
George Smith, Landscape Architecture
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Exemplars
Set an example of environmental responsibility by establishing institutional ecology policies and practices of resource conservation, recycling, waste reduction, and environmentally sound operations.
Mike Planton,Facilities Planning,Subcommittee Chair
Martha Hunt, Landscape ArchitectureBrian Kelley, Computing ServicesCheryl LeBlanc, BiologyJim McClure, EconomicsDouglas Naffziger, ManagementLes Richardson, Facilities ManagementJim Segedy, Urban PlanningLynn Sousa, ChemistryPeter Tallman, StudentLiz Vanmatre, RHDSDon VanMeter, AdministrationTed Wolner, Architecture
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Funders
Encourage involvement of government, foundations, and industry in supporting interdisciplinary research, education, policy information, and information exchange in environmentally sustainable development. Expand work with community and non-governmental organizations to assist in finding solutions to environmental problems.
Jim Flowers,Industry & Technology, Subcommittee chair
Steve Anderson, CommunityBarry Banks, CommunityJeff Grigsby, Geology
Mahfuza Khatun, Physics and Astronomy
Kristi Koriath, OARSP
Tom Lauer, Biology
John Taylor, Student
Paul Wohlt, Anthropology
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Practitioners
Convene faculty and administrators with environmental practitioners to develop curricula, research initiatives, operations systems, and outreach activities for an environmentally sustainable future.
Ray Montagno,
Management, Subcommittee chair
John Craddock, Community
Thomas Frisbie-Fulton, Facilities Planning
Jamey McDaniel, Chemistry
Dave Nawrocki, Student
John Pichtel, NREM
Phil Tevis, Community
Gwen White, Accounting
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Schools
Establish partnerships with primary and secondary schools to help develop the capacity for interdisciplinary teaching about population, environment, and sustainable development.
John Motloch,Landscape Architecture, Subcommittee chair
Jim Coffin, International ProgramsShireen DeSouza, BiologyJim Kirkwood, Industry and
TechnologyAmy Kress, CommunityBobby Malone, Educational
LeadershipTolulope Olowomeye, StudentLarry Smith, Elementary EducationNancy Watson, Burris
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Organizations
Work with national and international organizations to promote a worldwide university effort toward a sustainable future.
Pedro Pacheco,Doctoral Student, Subcommittee chair
Alfredo Fernandez, ArchitectureGene Frankland, Political ScienceBrian Gordy, Community Kyama Kabadaki, SociologyStan Keil, EconomicsMike Lannoo, CommunityBarbara Maves, CommunityNihal Perera, Urban PlanningSusan Taylor, LibrariesHolly Truemper, Student
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G-2 Mission
Sustainability as the ‘triple bottom line’ Complement University Strategic Plan Propose measurable actions to move
toward becoming a sustainable university
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First Accomplishments Planning Group meetings
Summer, 2000 ‘Resource Persons’
identified Website developed Kick-off meeting
September, 2000
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Kick-off Meeting September 28, 2000
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Next Accomplishments Steering committee
meetings begin monthly Initial subcommittee
meetings Resource Persons
attend The Natural Step Conference October, 2000
‘Draft report submitted December, 2000
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Final Report Contents Action Item Matrices Impact Categorization Items of Emphasis
Tear Sheets
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Action Item MatricesContent:
Actions Required
Personnel Responsible
Resources Needed
Availability
Source
Funding Level Required
Time Frames:
Short-Term
Mid-Term
Long-Term
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SCHOOLS SUBCOMMITTEE - ACTIONS AND TIME FRAMES SHORT-TERM ACTIONS (less than 1 year)
MID-TERM ACTIONS (1-3 years time frame)
LONG-TERM ACTIONS (3-5 year time frame)
GREEN-INFORMATION FLOW Add interpretations and translations of key research papers to
newsletter for science educators (HASTI; hasti.org) Create awareness of needs for audit Document green solutions
GREEN-INFORMATION FLOW Create an Environmental Education/ Regional Resource / Sustainability Center Hire/assign a systems information-flow expert (share
information, resources, activities) Establish sustainable education network
GREEN-INFORMATION FLOW Develop / expand agenda and activities of Environmental Education/ Regional
Resource/Sustainability Center Develop sustainability education baselines,
benchmarks, monitoring programs
GREEN-INFORMATION FLOW WEBPAGE Create awareness of needs for audit Web page for teachers and student access to standards
GREEN-INFORMATION FLOW WEBPAGE Resource web page / library
GREEN-INFORMATION FLOW WEBPAGE
GREEN PROGRAMS Conduct stakeholder workshops Conduct K-12 teacher workshops (summer) Conduct stakeholders brunch Incorporate programs that address sense of fairness, equity, &
sustainable economics.
GREEN PROGRAMS Establish Circuit-Rider network to support teachers
that introduce systems-thinking Annual conference for teachers sharing about sustainability activities
Workshops for Teachers College Establish statewide Sustainable American network
that parallels Economic America (Devgine Yoho Director of Econ. Amer.)
GREEN PROGRAMS
K-12 CURRICULA Link Curricula to K-12 science(and environmental) standards
on State of Indiana IDOE web site Link curricula to standards for technological literacy Develop catalogs of sites, curriculum guides
K-12 CURRICULA Ensure this is a systems-thinking strand in the K-12 curriculum Generate systems-based curriculum & systems dynamics tools
K-12 CURRICULA
TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS Identify simple GIS programs and applications Develop teaching materials, methods, tools
TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS Develop teaching materials, methods, tools that require significant additional resources
(dollars, time) Develop and consolidate sustainable teaching
resources Develop regional sustainable resource maps and tools Develop ecological economics materials
TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS Develop resource-intensive teaching materials,
methods, tools
FUNDING Create a Green Development Specialist in the funding office Apply for Ball funding for planning group conference, travel, and so on. Internet program funding Eisenhower Grant (short deadline)
FUNDING
FUNDING
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Impact Categories
Content Development
Content Distribution
Assessments
External Linkages
Educational Activities
Demonstration Projects
Operations
Others
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ACTION ITEM CATEGORIES
1. CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
1.1 Conduct stakeholder workshops.
1.2 Link systems and sustainability curricula to K-12 science (and environmental) standards.
1.3 Link curricula to standards for technological literacy.
1.4 Identify simple software and applications (GIS, STELLA).
1.5 Incorporate programs that address sense of fairness, equity and sustainable economics.
1.6 Develop catalogs of sites, curriculum guides.
1.7 Develop teaching materials, methods, tools.
1.8 Create programs that provide a sense of fairness, equity and sustainable economics.
8. OTHERS
8.1 Create a Green Development Specialist in the Funding Office.
8.2 Maintain Green Development Specialist in Funding Office.
8.3 Sustain Green Development Specialist in the Funding Office.
8.4 Establish a permanent staff position with the partial responsibilities of maintaining the databases and assisting the pursuit of funding G2 initiatives.
8.5 Seek administration support of program: Demonstrate cost savings. Demonstrate improved community relations from such a program.
Top-10 Item EmphasisCampus Audit
Green Development Staff
Recycling Program
Bikeway System
Fuel Efficient/Hybrid Vehicles
Fuel Use/Energy Conservation/Heating Plant
Clustered Minors
Green Issues Awareness/Trunk Show
Environmental Education Resource Center
Core Curriculum Goals/Freshman Connection
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1. Campus Auditing: Environmental - Complete an environmental audit of the Ball State University campus within a six-month timeframe. Faculty Expertise - Complete a comprehensive assessment of the areas of expertise held by BSU faculty, which are related to sustainability issues. Projects and Schools - Establishment of Ball State as a facilitator of audits which explore the environmental impacts of operating public schools, and the broader community.
2. Development Staff: Provide organizational structure and person power to support and sustain the G2 initiatives.
3. Recycling Program: Decrease the volume and percentage of recyclable materials being discarded by Ball State University.
4. Bikeway System: Establish a comprehensive bikeway system throughout the Ball State campus.
5. Fuel Efficient/Hybrid Vehicles:
Minimize Ball State's contribution to global warming by the maximization of fuel efficiency, and promotion of cost effectiveness by increasing university vehicle gas mileage.
6. Fuel Use/Energy Conservation/Heating Plant: Retrofit / reconfiguration of the BSU Heating Plant to bring it into compliance with Federal Clean Air standards.
7. Clustered Minors: Increase participation by students in sustainability education.
8. Green Issues Awareness/Trunk Show: General Awareness/Public Relations - Elevate public awareness of green issues and of Ball State's environmental successes. Educational - Create an awareness for school groups, service clubs and general audiences about sustainability issues by use of a touring "trunk show".
9. Environmental Education Resource Center: Promote a greater understanding (by K-12 students, BSU students and the general public) about the environment, the use and management of resources, and about decision-making that embodies sustainability.
10. University Core Curriculum (UCC) Goals/Freshman Connection:
Increase exposure of students to sustainability principles in curricular requirements and universal programs.
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Report Conclusion
In principle,‘Greening of the Campus’
is a multi-nodal activity.
In practice,‘Greening of the Campus’
requires administrative support.
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Report Presentation March 26, 2001
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Decisions by the Provost Create a Council on the Environment
Appoint a Council Chair Appoint a Green Funding Specialist Appoint a Green Initiatives Coordinator Invite Appointments to the Council
Provide Funding Solicitation Stipends Host a Senior Staff Briefing Share the Work at the ‘Greening Conference’
‘The Ball State Experience’continues…
The BSU Council on the Environment
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Dr. Warren Vander Hill Provost and (future) University Distinguished Professor
of Environmental Studies
Mr. Robert J. Koester Council Chair
Dr. James Eflin Resource Person
Mr. Dave Ferguson Resource Person
Dr. Jim Flowers Green Development Specialist
Dr. John Vann Resource Person and Green Initiatives Coordinator
Mr. Jeff Culp Web Master
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BSU/COTE STAFF MEMBERSHIP
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BSU/COTE REPRESENTATION
Mr. Kevin Kenyon Business AffairsDr. David Lasater University AdvancementDr. B. Thomas Lowe Academic AffairsDr. Phil Repp Information TechnologyMr. Dan Stallings Student AffairsMr. Stephen Anderson Muncie CommunityDr. Hugh Brown College of Sciences and HumanitiesDr. Nancy Carlson College of Communication, Information and MediaDr. Jim Flowers College of Applied Sciences and TechnologyDr. Stan Keil College of BusinessDr. Dave LeBlanc College of Sciences and HumanitiesDr. Sally Myers College of Fine ArtsDr. Thalia Mulvihill Teachers CollegeDr. George Smith College of Architecture and PlanningDr. Barbara Stedman Contract Faculty
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