{"id":295,"date":"2017-01-24T14:57:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T19:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/sustainability-workblog\/?p=295"},"modified":"2017-01-24T14:57:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T19:57:03","slug":"week-2-planning-spring-2017-projects-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/sustainability-workblog\/2017\/01\/24\/week-2-planning-spring-2017-projects-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2: Planning Spring 2017 Projects &amp; Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-297 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/sustainability-workblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2017\/01\/sub-buzz-18568-1484698448-9.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/sustainability-workblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2017\/01\/sub-buzz-18568-1484698448-9.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/sustainability-workblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2017\/01\/sub-buzz-18568-1484698448-9-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/sustainability-workblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2017\/01\/sub-buzz-18568-1484698448-9-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/sustainability-workblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2017\/01\/sub-buzz-18568-1484698448-9-193x145.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Projects\u00a0for\u00a0Spring 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Green Week &amp; Earth Day 2017: For all project groups:\u00a0plan events, information, outreach related to projects for week of\u00a0April 17.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Priority<\/span>: OWU Sustainability Plan Adoption<br \/>\n<\/strong>Project Boss: Emily Howald<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Little Helpers: For all students in 499,\u00a0selected help with outreach to groups and attendance at some meetings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal<\/strong>: submitted to OWU Administration for adoption by end of semester<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Research and compose a signable letter of support for Plan that does not entail a financial obligation.<\/li>\n<li>Select groups to meet with to review Plan and sign support letter:\n<ol>\n<li>Sustainability Task Force\u00a0(present at February meeting [tba])<\/li>\n<li>Executive Committee (meet by\u00a0?)<\/li>\n<li>WCSA (meet by ?)<\/li>\n<li>Environment &amp; Wildlife (meet by ?)<\/li>\n<li>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Arrange meetings<\/li>\n<li>Present to Faculty during last faculty meeting (Green Week): April 17<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Priority<\/span>: May Move Out: Planning and Implementation Spring 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nProject Boss: [Eva Blockstein, James Ormerod, Sydney Spotts]<br \/>\nLittle Helpers:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal<\/strong>: successful 2017 May Move Out with improvements in promotion and outreach<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Appoint a project boss and point person or some other chain of command (by Friday\u00a0Jan 27)<\/li>\n<li>Arrange a meeting with Peter Schantz (B&amp;G): cc Krygier &amp; Howald (by Friday,\u00a0Jan 27).\u00a0Have Krygier review email before it is sent.<\/li>\n<li>Review materials: Geog 499 Spring 2017 \/ Action: May Move Out<\/li>\n<li>Prepare to discuss (briefly) effort in class meeting Friday Jan. 27<\/li>\n<li>May Move Out Foci:\n<ol>\n<li>Planning and implementation of May Move Out<\/li>\n<li>Promotion<\/li>\n<li>Recycling<\/li>\n<li>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Priority<\/span>: Reusable Food Containers (&amp; Chartwells Sustainability)<\/strong><br \/>\nProject Boss: [Ryan Bishop, Sarah Hanes, Izzy Sommerdorf]<br \/>\nLittle Helpers:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal<\/strong>: increase the ease of use and use of reusable food containers<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Appoint a project boss and point person or some other chain of command (by Friday\u00a0Jan 27)<\/li>\n<li>Arrange a meeting with Dan McGee\u00a0(Chartwells): cc Krygier &amp; Howald (by Tuesday\u00a0Jan 31, noon) after discussion about the range of issues to be discussed. Have Krygier review email before it is sent.<\/li>\n<li>Review materials: Geog 499 Spring 2017 \/ Action: Reusable Food Containers<\/li>\n<li>Prepare to discuss (briefly) effort in class meeting Friday Jan. 27<\/li>\n<li>Prepare to discuss effort in class meeting Monday\u00a0Jan.\u00a030<\/li>\n<li>Chartwell&#8217;s Sustainability\n<ol>\n<li>Reusable Food Containers\n<ol>\n<li>Promotion<\/li>\n<li>Problems with return options (lack of scanners)<\/li>\n<li>Problems with &#8220;image&#8221; of food containers<\/li>\n<li>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Composting: status of composting\n<ol>\n<li>Alex the Worm Guy<\/li>\n<li>New composting company<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Additional\u00a0Chartwell&#8217;s Initiatives &amp; Issues\n<ol>\n<li>Food Recovery Network &amp; related efforts<\/li>\n<li>Red meat reduction<\/li>\n<li>Purchasing Local Foods (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowbirdfs.com\" target=\"_blank\">Yellowbird Foodshed<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Bottled water sales (check if still in decline)<\/li>\n<li>Other waste issues (coffee cups, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Priority<\/span>: Green Infrastructure in Residence Halls &amp; SLUs<\/strong><br \/>\nProject Boss: [Ryan Bishop, Emily Howald]<br \/>\nLittle Helpers:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal<\/strong>: implement at least Phase 1 of the plan below<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Appoint a project boss and point person or some other chain of command (by Friday\u00a0Jan 27)<\/li>\n<li>Review materials: Geog 499 Spring 2017 \/ Action:\u00a0Sustainable Residence Halls<\/li>\n<li>Develop a proposal in phases for green infrastructure\n<ol>\n<li>Phase 1: Split recycle\/garbage bins in rooms on one res hall floor \/ one RA\n<ol>\n<li>Understanding the recycle and waste stream on the residential side of campus. Contact B&amp;G.<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the procedures for moving recyclables: housekeeping (Aramark) vs. students managing their own waste\/recycling.<\/li>\n<li>Funding of the recycle\/garbage bins (WCSA grant?)<\/li>\n<li>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Phase 2: more extensive infrastructure changes to floor \/ RA\n<ol>\n<li>Sustainable Living Vision + Treehouse SLU ideas<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation?<\/li>\n<li>Include ideas in development of new SLUs?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Delaware Foodshed Collaborative<br \/>\n<\/strong>Project Boss: Emily Howald<br \/>\nLittle Helpers: Maddie Coalmer, Larynn Cutshaw<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal<\/strong>: continue the conversation about how a sustainable campus garden can be established and maintained.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Arrange meeting of the following\n<ol>\n<li>Chris Fink, Laurie Anderson<\/li>\n<li>Seminary Hill Farm: Tadd Peterson, Noel Dheer<\/li>\n<li>Stratford (?)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Burger (Master Gardeners of Delaware)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Related issues:\n<ol>\n<li>Activity courses (gardening)<\/li>\n<li>Salvaging current garden\u00a0and prepping future garden space<\/li>\n<li>Potential to use existing gardens (south of campus)?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Composting<\/strong><br \/>\nProject Boss: Eva Blockstein<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal<\/strong>: Proposal to evaluate composting for students and efforts towards that goal established (implement outdoor composting, acquire Zera composter).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Develop proposal for implementation and evaluation of composting on campus\n<ol>\n<li>Traditional outdoor composting bins for SLUs<\/li>\n<li>Kitchen food scrap composter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zera.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.zera.com<\/a> ($999)\n<ol>\n<li>Grant money from WCSA or SIP?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scraps and food waste saved and picked up by company potentially working with Chartwell&#8217;s and City of Delware<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Goal: recommend a sustainable approach to composting for students and SLUs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Activity Courses: Sustainability<\/strong><br \/>\nProject Boss: Emily Howald<br \/>\nLittle helpers:\u00a0Maddie Coalmer, Larynn\u00a0Cutshaw<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal<\/strong>: to have two activity courses (gardening, some kind of repair focus for 2nd module Spring 2017 or Fall 2017)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Emily Howald will continue to work to get instructors and help define two initial courses.<\/li>\n<li>Assistance with recruiting students to take courses, document ideas for additional courses<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Proposed Environment &amp; Sustainability Program<\/strong><br \/>\nProject Boss: John Krygier<br \/>\nLittle Helpers:\u00a0Maddie Coalmer, Larynn\u00a0Cutshaw<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal<\/strong>: OWU approves an Environmental Science major and revised Environmental Studies major as part of the new Environment &amp; Sustainability Program.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Wait on forthcoming faculty meetings to work out details of program and major revisions<\/li>\n<li>Ideas for a new introductory Environment &amp; Sustainability course<\/li>\n<li>Potential assistance to get proposal adopted<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Green Fee\u00a0Revisited<\/strong><br \/>\nProject Boss: Ryan Bishop<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal<\/strong>: review efforts in 2012 to implement green fee and assess the viability of reintroducing the idea (as a way to fund a sustainability coordinator).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>2012 materials in\u00a0Geog 499 Spring 2017 \/ Action:\u00a0Green Fee (2012)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Additional Projects:<\/strong>\u00a0Potentially Outsource to Geog 360 or Independent Studies<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Outreach to regional campuses:\u00a0Ohio Five Student Coalition for Climate Action (OFSCCA)<\/li>\n<li>Earth Hour &amp; Light Pollution (w\/ Mallory Cochran, Max Kerns)<\/li>\n<li>Reduction in\u00a0Bottled Water Purchases &amp; Hydration Stations<\/li>\n<li>Bikeshare Revisited: evaluate the utter failure of past projects and the potential of a collaboration with the City of Delware on a sustainable bike project.<\/li>\n<li>Plastic Bag Reduction on Campus<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Outreach for Spring 2017<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Jenifer Way-Young,<\/strong> Delaware Health: recycling, composting, food recovery, May Move Out,\u00a0community gardens<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karen Crosman,<\/strong> OWU Development: Grants<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colin Smith,<\/strong> Delaware Watershed Coordinator<\/li>\n<li>Rand Griffin<\/li>\n<li>Delaware Citizens Climate Lobby<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Delaware<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Projects\u00a0for\u00a0Spring 2017 Green Week &amp; Earth Day 2017: For all project groups:\u00a0plan events, information, outreach related to projects for week of\u00a0April 17. Priority: OWU Sustainability Plan Adoption Project Boss: Emily Howald Little Helpers: For all students in 499,\u00a0selected help with outreach to groups and attendance at some meetings. 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