Fullerton College
EN-3: Student Life
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Tyler
Deacy Interim Director of Sustainability Sustainability |
Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
Name and a brief description of the active student groups focused on sustainability:
Associated Students Committee on the Environment
Responsible for proposing environmentally friendly policies; Providing environmentally conscious recommendations between faculty and the district; Coordinate with Associated Students on issues concerning the environment.
Does the institution have a garden, farm, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery program, or an urban agriculture project where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems?:
A brief description of the gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and/or urban agriculture projects:
N/A
Does the institution have a student-run enterprise that includes sustainability as part of its mission statement or stated purpose?:
A brief description of the student-run enterprises:
N/A
Does the institution have a sustainable investment fund, green revolving fund, or sustainable microfinance initiative through which students can develop socially, environmentally and fiscally responsible investment and financial skills?:
A brief description of the sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives:
N/A
Has the institution hosted a conference, speaker series, symposium, or similar event focused on sustainability during the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the conferences, speaker series, symposia, or similar events focused on sustainability:
Earth Day Symposium Presents Fossil Fuel Divestment & Climate Action (2022); Antonia Juhasz and Tom Sanzillo provided a keynote session on Divestment and Climate Action, followed by a panel on "Divest & Decarbonize: A California Community College Call to Action" by Southern California Community College professionals.
Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGVhhvuKaOI
Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-4jzT-LIcQ
Climate Webinar Series: The Latest Science on Climate Change (2021); Fullerton College professors broke down the 2021 IPCC Report for students to digest and understand the new data better. Part 1 of a larger series to be continued in the spring of 2022.
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENXCZk4oxxY
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmOFCzNkfHY
Earth Day Symposium Presents Climate Justice (2021); Winona LaDuke presented a virtual keynote address on climate justice open to all students for Earth Day 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW6pTGt88a8
Reimagining Our Campus (2020); Associated Students Committee on the Environment, Campus Sustainability Committee, and Students for Equitable Sustainability held a livestreamed conversation on intersectionality in environmental sustainability pertaining to our campus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6BsYUHBXXM
Interactive Sustainability Workshop (2020); Guest speaker Samantha Wong from UCI Biological Sciences provided a workshop for Earth Day to teach small changes students can make to help the earth without spending a lot of money.
Has the institution hosted a cultural arts event, installation, or performance focused on sustainability with the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the cultural arts events, installations, or performances focused on sustainability:
N/A
Does the institution have a wilderness or outdoors program that follow Leave No Trace principles?:
A brief description of the wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles:
N/A
Has the institution had a sustainability-focused theme chosen for a themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the previous three years?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
N/A
Does the institution have a program through which students can learn sustainable life skills?:
A brief description of the programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
N/A
Does the institution offer sustainability-focused student employment opportunities?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution:
N/A
Does the institution have a graduation pledge through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions?:
A brief description of the graduation pledge(s):
N/A
A brief description of other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives that do not fall into one of the above categories:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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