Eastern Iowa Community College District
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

The EICCD sustainability Initiative was organized in the fall of 2007 following our institution’s signing of the ACUPCC. An open retreat on the topic of how EICCD could command a leadership role in and contribute to sustainability efforts was held for all interested EICCD faculty, staff, and students. Based on the outcome of this retreat, district-wide teams were formed to address the identified priority issues and to develop and implement sustainability-related goals and projects through the strategic planning process. The teams were charged with developing action plans relating to: • Business Practices • Community Leadership • Curriculum • Measurement & Celebration • New & Existing Facilities • Recycling These plans contain both short-term and long-term actions and continue to evolve as projects are completed and new priorities emerge. One of the first formal initiative-related actions taken by the EICCD Board of Trustees in January 2008 was adoption of a sustainability policy to acknowledge the District’s goal of increasing sustainability and working in cooperation with the ACUPCC agreement. The EICCD Sustainability Policy reads as follows: As an educational institution and a community leader, Eastern Iowa Community College District seeks to engage in sustainable practices as an organization and to promote and understanding of the importance and practices of sustainability within our students and community. To the greatest extent feasible, Eastern Iowa Community College District commits to conserving natural resources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, minimizing generation of waste, purchasing environmentally- friendly and energy-efficient products, using recycled and recyclable materials, using sustainable energy sources, and reducing student and staff commuting, and will strive to employ a minimum of the LEED Silver Standard in now construction. The EICCD Sustainability Initiative has a self-led mission to: • Work together to maintain compliance with the ACUPCC and toward obtaining carbon neutrality • Incorporate sustainability into EICCD’s educational philosophy to create an environment that will encourage and grow support for sustainability by all students, faculty and staff, provide all sectors of EICCD population with basic knowledge of sustainability principles, and foster an attitude of involvement and action in the mission to create a sustainable future • Implement the sustainability directive included in the mission statement of EICCD by encompassing social, environmental and economic aspects of sustainability within all facets of EICCD operations, practices, and philosophies, and within the local community • Strive to achieve the highest possible rating under the Sustainability Tracking and Rating System (STARS) program administrated by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education(AASHE) • Share knowledge and specifics of EICCD Sustainability Initiative with other academic institutions so that all my progress toward greater sustainability

Business Practices and Transportation Team Members Honey Bedell Co-chair: EICCD Associate Director for Board Services Kathy Birkett EICCD Fiscal Officer EIJT Robin Michel EICCD Special Assistant to the Chancellor Carol Hall Kahl Director of Information Technology Services Julie Lloyd MCC Senior Secretary Nancy Luikart MCC Assistant Dean for Library Services Deb Richter CCC Assistant to President for Administration Suteesh Tandon Co-chair: EICCD Director of Business Services Curriculum and Programs Team Members Mark Aronson Co-chair: SCC Biology Instructor Steve Bergren SCC Academic Advisor/Coordinator International Students Tom Coley SCC President of SCC and Vice Chancellor for Technology Nancy Dugan EICCD Institutional Research Ken Johnson MCC Physical Science Instructor Kevin King CCC Faculty Cathy Langdon Kahl Associate Director for Curriculum and Program Support Scott Wheat Co-chair: SCC Developmental Education Instructor Facilities Team Members Kirk Barkdoll Chair: MCC District Facilities Manager Kathy Birkett EICCD Fiscal Officer EIJT Jim Clark Kahl Assistant Director of Networking and Telecommunications Services Janet Coogan Chair: SCC Dean for Applied Technologies Jen Eis Kahl Micro-computer Support Specialist Tan Harris Kahl Educational Center Kevin King CCC Faculty Doug Kutzli SCC Instructional Technology & Telecommunications Specialist Bob Majchrzak SCC HSET Program Facilitator Vic McAvoy MCC President/Vice-Chancellor Ken Mirocha Co-chair: SCC Facilities Manager Gary Olson Kahl Help Desk Manager Deb Richter CCC Assistant to President for Administration Brian Ritter EICCD Facilitator of Nahant Marsh / Eco-Education Marvin Smith BTC Technical Training Admissions Officer Mark Wade Co-chair: CCC Facilities Manager Bob Warner Co -chair: MCC Physical Plant Site Supervisor Frank Weiser Kahl District Telecommunications Engineer Community Leadership Team Members Amensisa Abdi CCC Physics Faculty Jane Campagna Co-Chair, SCC Librarian Ann Eisenman CCC Foundation Director Karen Farley EICCD Enrollment Mgmt & Marketing Lysa Hegland SCC Foundation Director Lora Kaisler Co-Chair, ATEEC Instructional Designer KJ Rebarcak SCC Student, Environmental Club, Phi Theta Kappa Arnie Thode SCC Registrar Jerry Wilkerson Kahl IT Faculty Measurement and Celebration Team Members Nancy Dugan Co-chair: EICCD Institutional Research Laurie Hanson Co-chair: EICCD Director of Institutional Effectiveness Ellen Kabat Lensch EICCD Executive Director of Resource Development Government Relations Pat Keir EICCD Chancellor Gail Sederquist Kahl IT Programmer Recycling and Solid Waste Team Members Steve Bergren SCC Academic Advisor/Coordinator International Students Pat Cawiezell Co-chair: SCC Assistant to the President for Administration Jill Maine EICCD CE Allied Health & EMS Support Facilitator Paul Martin MCC Agribusiness and Technology Instructor Deb Richter Co-chair: CCC Assistant to President for Administration Mark Shaw SCC Mailroom/Print Center Mark Wade CCC Facilities Manager

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The Sustainability Manager reports directly to the EICCD Chancellor. The Sustainability Manager position is a 35% of full time position, currently held by Julie Plummer. Sustainability Manager position duties are listed in Julie Plummer's job description as: 10. Perform the following duties relating to the EICCD Sustainability Initiative at 35% time: • Manage implementation of the District's Sustainability Plan • Work with sustainability initiative co-chair to coordinate and oversee activities of the EICCD sustainability initiative teams • Work to enhance sustainability at EICCD through compliance with the ACUPCC • Collect data and prepare annual EICCD Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory • Collect data and prepare submissions to the AASHE STARS sustainability rating program • Organize annual EICCD sustainability retreat • Work to integrate sustainability into EICCD operations, business practices, and curriculum • Assist in developing sustainability-related professional development opportunities for EICCD staff • Represent EICCD in local, regional and national sustainability-related events and projects The Assistant to the Chancellor (Robin Michl) also acts as Sustainability Initiative Co-Chair as part of her regular full-time duties at EICCD.