Bryn Mawr College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Our mission is to galvanize a strong, supportive culture of sustainability and environmental stewardship amongst the members of the Bryn Mawr College community and to ensure the inclusion of environmental sustainability in the College’s decision-making processes. We strive to enable our students, staff and faculty to make meaningful contributions to Bryn Mawr College’s sustainability through interdisciplinary collaboration, community education and academic, extracurricular and professional opportunities. Our committee meets on a bi-weekly basis to support projects and events in the Tri-College Consortium, assess campus-wide progress and periodically report to the president of the College.

Faculty and Staff Nina Bisbee, Director, Facilties Services Jim McGaffin, Assoc. Director of Energy and Project Management Don Abramowitz, Environmental Health and Safety Head Don Barber, Current Head of Environmental Studies minor Denise Romano, Head of Housekeeping Astrid Lindenlauf, Arch Prof Victor Donnay, Current Head of Environmental Studies minor Dawn DiGiovanni, Grounds Head Rachel Heiser, Academic Support and Learning Resources Specialist Camilla MacKay, LITS Bernie Chung-Templeton, Dining Services Steve Green, Transportation Vippy Yee, Assistant Director of Volunteer Program Students Delaney Williams, SLG Student Coordinator Allison Aguiar, Student Garden Co-Head Emily Geoghegan, SLG Student Coordinator Carissa Yao, Sustainable Food Committee Head Hannah Symonds, Green Ambassadors Head Shiwei Zhu, Green Ambassadors Head Emily Spiegel, BMC Greens Club Kim Davis, Zero-Waste Initiative Avie Hochberg, NextGen Climate Ankitha Kannad, Student Garden Co-Head

The Sustainability Leadership Group (SLG) is responsible for coordinating and implementing sustainability initiative across the College. The group plans initiative and facilitates implementation across the departments. Examples of accomplishments include organizing Earth Week activities, developing educational material, creating and reporting on the Climate Action Plan. The SLG conducted the Carbon Footprint assessment for the college in coordination with the facilities department.

In addition to other responsibilities, the Director of Facilities Services promotes sustainable design and practices and constantly explores opportunities for energy saving and carbon footprint reduction initiatives. This position is responsible for leading the Sustainability Leadership Group (SLG) that coordinates sustainability planning and implementation across the campus and supports other “green” initiative groups on campus, including student committees.

Student sustainability coordinators work closely with the college sustainability officer to organize SLG meetings, conduct sustainability assessments of the college, plan sustainability initiatives, and lead and organize the student green club leaders in their sustainability efforts in order to encourage communication and collaboration.

Members of the SLG committee participate in bi-weekly meetings, initiate and enact sustainability initiatives in their areas of expertise, and assist with sustainability assessments of the college.