Muhlenberg College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Over the past 3 years, the Sustainability Office has: Provided numerous sustainability-related internships Partnered with classes to audit dorm energy usage, residential MILE house energy use, assess recycling practices, and complete a college sustainability assessment. Updated a carbon inventory and drafted a Greenhouse Gas Report. Used advanced technology to develop an interactive book about the Permaculture Garden. Oversaw Green Team Move-In and Move-Out waste reduction events. Successfully implemented the “Just Tap It” campaign, which significantly reduced bottled water consumption. Distributes reusable bottles to the incoming freshman class each year. Participated and planned the LVAIC Sustainability Conference. Has contributed to a bike sharing program and other initiatives on campus. Has labeled and identified trees and done tree outreach events.

Yes Muhlenberg College has a sustainability committee. The Greening Committee is composed of faculty, staff, and student representatives and was initiated by President Helm in 2003 to examine, propose, and monitor recycling efforts, reductions in the campus waste stream and other sustainable practices. Muhlenberg College does have a sustainability office. The Office of Campus Sustainability is located in the New Science Building on Muhlenberg’s Campus. The office is utilized to help spread awareness on campus, and focuses on implementing greening initiatives on campus to reduce the impacts the college has on the environment.

• Kalyna Procyk, Sustainability Coordinator (Staff) • Kent Dyer, Co-Chair Greening Committee, Chief Business Officer and Treasurer (Staff) • Richard Niesenbaum, Co-Chair Greening Committee, Biology Faculty, Sustainability Studies Director (Faculty) • Kammie Takahashi, Professor of Asian Studies and Religion Studies (Faculty) • Rita Chesterton, Director Innovation and Entrepreneurship • David Rabold, Capital Projects Manager (Staff) • Jim Bolton, Assistant Director Plant Operations (Staff) • Jon Middleton,Director of Culinary Operations, Muhlenberg Dining Services (Staff) • Intern of Muhlenberg Dining Services (Student) • Aaron Bova, Associate Director Housing Services (Staff) • Student Representatives from EnAcT (Student) • Student Representatives from Tree House (Student) • Government Liaison (Other)

The office is utilized to help spread awareness on campus, and focuses on implementing greening initiatives on campus to reduce the impacts the college has on the environment. The Office of Campus Sustainability brings together students, faculty and staff with a diversity of perspectives and areas of expertise to seek creative solutions for campus sustainability. Staffed by the Director of Sustainability Studies and The Campus Sustainability Coordinator, its mission is to facilitate the linkage between academic and facilities-based sustainability efforts, to create student internship opportunities in the area of campus sustainability, to support the Campus Greening Committee and student environmental groups, and to seek out external funding and maintain resources to further the integration of sustainability into the curriculum and across campus.

The Sustainability Coordinator works in the Office of Campus Sustainability. This position develops, implements and assesses sustainability initiatives on campus, as well as sustainable aspects of the college. This position collects data, reports metrics, manages interns, and coordinates advocacy campaigns. This position also works to develop strategic goals. Furthermore, the Sustainability Coordinator works with professors, students and staff to further their own sustainability goals and projects.