Messiah University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

The only committee related to Sustainability is the Campus wide sustainability committee. From this committee there are 2 standing sub-committees: A Green Revolving Fund Committee & a Tree Care Committee. Other sub-committees are developed as needed. Recommending Functions – 1. Develop a Climate Action Plan to become carbon neutral as required by the President’s Climate Commitment (College Council) 2. Develop and recommend priorities for funding and implementation of the Climate Action Plan (College Council) Action Functions -- 1. Develop a purpose/commitment statement for sustainability initiatives at the College. 2. Provide oversight to all requirements of the President Climate Commitment. 3. Develop information and talking points that tell the story of the college’s work on sustainability for various groups to use. 4. Review and maintain Sustainability website 5. Review of Green House Gas inventory

Membership Brandon Hoover, Director of Sustainability (Chair)* Erik Lindquist, Chair, Biology Department (SEH) * Carol MicGinnis, Assistant Professor, Counseling (Grad School)* Brad Markley, Director of Facilities Mark Wirtz, Director of Dinning Rhonda King, Assistant Director of Residence Life Kerry Hasler-Brooks, Assistant Professor, English (HUM)* Don Opitz, College Pastor and Lecturer Sociology/Anthropology Jonathan Lauer, Director of the Library Dwayne Magee, Director Print and Mailing Kate Witte, Engagement Coordinator (Student) Lori Change, Sustainability Program Coordinator Doug Flemmens, Director of the Collaboratory Sean Matthews, Associate Professor of Art (ART)* TBD (BESS)*

Mission: “... to cultivate an ethos of ecological citizenship and stewardship through education, sustainability planning, and community engagement to create an environmentally, socially, and economically just world.” Office Staff - Sustainability OFFICE STAFF Unpacking the Mission Statement Cultivate- Cultivating requires hard work. It requires an attention to health, exploration, and preparation in order to grow and create Ethos – An appeal to ethics to persuade to belief and action Ecological Citizenship- The word citizen often appeals to being an active participant in political or social systems; however, we also want to be engaged and knowledgeable about our ecological systems, on which our life dends Stewardship- Requires caring for ecological systems in a responsible manner Education- We are an educational institution that values educating adults to be leaders in church and society Sustainability Planning – Sustainable planning facilitates decisions about campus systems that consider the triple bottom line and fosters a culture of sustainability on campus Community Engagement – We desire to be a resource to the community and to learn from the community To create an environmentally, socially, and economically just world – The global economy as it works in the late 20th and 21st Centuries has generated a mass amount of wealth for a lot of people; however, that growth has come at a cost to ecologies and communities. Messiah’s Sustainability efforts wish to educate, promote, and act in a way where our economic activity works to support our communities. This means that our building, grounds and campus systems work to have little or zero environmental impact, and that no one is unfairly burdened with environmental degradation. This is called triple bottom line thinking, where the environment, economy, and people are considered in all of our decision making processes.

The Sustainability Committee is responsible for assessing campus sustainability using the AASHE STARS tool. The committee was very active 3-4 years ago, but then fell by the wayside. In 2016/2017, the committee was very active in working through AASHE STARS