Fleming College
EN-3: Student Life

Our Frost and Sutherland campuses both have "students for sustainability" groups. At our Sutherland campus, "GO (Green Objectives) At Fleming" is an initiative consisting of Fleming College students who together form the "Go Team". The volunteers involved pursue either "Green Focus" initiatives or "Social Focus" initiatives such as Earth Hour, Two Wheel Drive and more. The Frost Campus Student Sustainability Initiative also runs programs such as Butterfly and Roof Gardens, the Free Market, Local Food Boxes and more. A major past initiative of student groups was creating a bottle water free campus (2010), and holding and Embracing Gaia Art Show and Silent Auction. The event provides an opportunity for local artists to showcase their work and to help raise funds to support campus sustainability initiatives along with sustainability projects in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

The Frost Campus community garden has approximately 90 plots which are provided for community members and community groups. Produce from the common plots is provided to local charities (woman's shelter etc.).• The Sutherland Residences Garden provides plots for Sutherland On-Campus housing residents and plots are also available to groups within the College ( such as Aboriginal Student Services) and community groups outside of the College. Expertise is shared from college staff to the Garden's manager and disseminated amongst student gardeners. The local NGO, GreenUP also helped to create a local seed source listing document that informed student gardeners of local/hertitage seed availability. In addition: • Sustainable Agriculture program also provides it's student with farm placements during the summer months. In addition, a Local Food Box program provides affordable produce grown on campus and from local farmers. • Roof & Butterfly Garden's are run primarily by students. •The Aquaculture Program run by the college has a full aquaculture facility that is used by students in the aquaculture program to learn about the business and species restoration. The facility also helps restocking efforts by rearing and re-introducing Atlantic Salmon and Muskelunge into rivers and lakes attempting to restore their numbers.

Farmer's Markets & Community Gardens are run by Sustainability Student Workers . Gardens are collectively run by student gardeners and a student garden manager (Sustainability Student Worker). Farmer's Markets are coordinated by Sustainability Student Workers and run weekly in the fall. There is no cost to vendors and the market is compromised of local farmers and vendors. Aramark also runs a BBQ supplied using beef, pork and chicken sourced from local farmers.. Community Gardens: are managed by Sustainability Student Workers. The residence garden established at the main campus in June, 2014 is fully subscribed for 2016. Expertise is shared from college staff to the Garden's manager and disseminated amongst student and community gardeners. The local NGO, GreenUP also helped to create a local seed source listing document that informed student gardeners of local/heritage seed availability. In addition, there are Free Markets that are student run - adjacent to our cafeterias- offering clothing, housewares and school supplies to all students. " Sustainability Awareness Tables were initiated and managed by Sustainability Student Workers and Business students in the winter months.

The Office of Sustainability has an Applied Projects Fund that offers funding for indiviual projects at $500 each. Students must come up with projects that support the Five Year Sustainability Plan and Annual Action plans that the College has in place, therefore ensuring that the projects benefit both the students learning and help to meet the College's sustainability goals. All projects must be finished within the fall and winter semesters. Projects have included a Local Food box Initiative run by students from the sustainable agriculture program at our Frost Campus that connects students to locally grown produce and campaigns undertaken by close to 80 Business student to raise awareness about Waste Reduction and Diversion amongst other sustainability priorities at the College.."

Ecosystem Management Technician Students: Energy, Food and Water Student -Led Conference On March 19th 2016 the Ecosystem Management Technology Students organized and hosted an Energy, Food and Water Conference featuring hands-on workshops throughout the day (on topics like building your own green house and growing a pollinator garden) with a keynote address from CBC's Science Correspondent, Bob MacDonald. The event also celebrated Earth Hour by turning lights out in the evening and attracted over 200 people. Seven Generations Ahead – Celebrating Water Solutions On May 8th, 2015, the Office of Sustainability, together with Indigenous Perspectives, partnered with local organizations including, The Sacred Water Circle, the Water Walkers and GreenUP to host “Seven Generations Ahead: Celebrating Water Solutions” featuring Grandmother Josephine Mandamin, Elder Shirley Williams, panelists Alix Taylor (Green Communities), Dr. Linda Skilton (Dean of the School of Environment and Natural Resource Sciences) and Dr. Gord Balch (Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment) along with welcoming words from our President, and Vice-President of the College. The event provided practical ideas for water protection for community members, students, faculty and staff and featured films and a Water Solutions Showcase (organized by Project Management Students). Awareness Tables The Office of Sustainability partnered with Business Students to host Sustainability Awareness Tables in the main foyer of the College. Combining information, games, and prizes, these tables engaged students and educated them on a variety of topics including waste reduction, water protection, consumer products, energy efficiency and more.

A Black Tie Ball event was hosted by Business Administration Marketing Students as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility class to raise awareness about sustainability initiatives at the College. These students partnered with the Office of Sustainability and Student Advisory Council to host a formal event that included musical performances and encompassed sustainability themes all evening, with a focus on waste reduction. The event also highlighted energy savings by including their own "earth hour" when they used candlelight and music went "unplugged". Proceeds from the event are being directed to on-campus waste reduction initiatives.

Fleming offers an Outdoor Adventure Skills certificate program for those who want to develop their skills and also to train and certify prospective adventure tourism employees, and provide specialization for tourism or recreation students. The program, which practices Leave No Trace principles, offers certifications in areas such as Flatwater Canoeing, Canoe Tripping, Black Bear Safety, Survival Skills, Certified Hike Leader, Wilderness First Aid, and Ice Safety.

Common First Semester for Students at the Frost Campus Our Frost Campus ( School for Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences) has a common first semester for the majority of it's programs at the campus. The Common First Semester is largely focused on Sustainability including required courses such as Ecosystem Skills, Ecology and the Environment and Skills for Stewardship and Sustainability.The common first semester provides multidisciplinary perspectives. Courses such as Skills for Stewardship and Sustainability help students develop a personal position and direct their career path in a variety of sustainability related fields.

Fleming College offers a Corporate Social Responsibility class where students are taught all aspects of sustainability in business. These students attend a total of 3 hours in class weekly. Students must apply what they are learning to creating their own sustainability project and are responsible for all aspects of project managment. 65% of the class mark is assigned to this aspect of the course requiring students to take responsiblity for their projects as they would in the work world. Results included a student hosted sustainability event,music videos, reports, vlogs, blogs, journals and/or painted their interpretation of sustainability.

Fleming College offers sustainable focused employment opportunities through the Office of Sustainability and the Frost Sustainable Campus program, throughout the year. Several Student workers are hired at the two main campuses. Student workers help to manage communications, run projects (e.g. Awareness Tables, Farmers Market, Local Food box), assist with research and, overall, participate in implementing the College's Five Year Sustainability Plan.

Students have the opportunity to apply their volunteer and extra-curricular activities to a Co-Curricular Record that includes a variety of learning outcome. Learning Outcomes include Sustainable Practices. "Sustainable Practices: Activities in this category focus on sustainable projects to build awareness about the importance of advocacy and education about sustainable practices. Activities focus on positive action in support of environmental change."