University of California, Santa Cruz
PA-2: Sustainability Planning

Campus Sustainability Plan - Learning and Culture:

GOAL 4: Develop new and expand existing curricular educational experiences around inclusive sustainability.

STRATEGY 4.1:
Measure and assess the degree to which sustainability and climate change are included in the curriculum.

ACTION 4.1.A:
Conduct and promote an annual audit of UC Santa Cruz courses to identify those that include sustainability and climate change.

STRATEGY 4.3:
Facilitate innovative and interdisciplinary curricula and pedagogy around inclusive sustainability.

ACTION 4.3.B:
Highlight and support faculty research, teaching, and scholarly work related to sustainability that is being undertaken across divisions.

STRATEGY 4.4:
Ensure that all undergraduates acquire basic literacy in inclusive sustainability.

ACTION 4.4.A & 4.2.B:
Conduct a campus-wide survey addressing the understood meanings of inclusive sustainability.

ACTION 4.4.B & 3.1.A:
Create a plan for student engagement, particularly focusing on incoming first-year, new transfer and international students.

Campus Sustainability Plan - Natural Environment & Infrastructure

STRATEGY 5.3:
Increase formal and informal engagement opportunities with stewardship topics and nature-based learning by utilizing campus natural lands.

ACTION 5.3.A:
Inventory current offerings of formal and informal engagement opportunities and establish a baseline by which future progress can be measured.

Campus Sustainability Plan - Climate & Energy

ACTION 4.1.B:
Research and implement best practices around behavior change interventions from other universities and campuses to promote campus-wide engagement in carbon neutrality and energy conservation.

STRATEGY 5.2:
Develop the campus as a living laboratory to support student experiential learning, innovation and startups, grant projects, and community engagement.

Campus Sustainability Plan - Learning and Culture:

ACTION 2.1.B & 1.4.D:
Provide staff and faculty education on sustainability and inclusion through the Sustainability Certificate Program.

Campus Sustainability Plan - Climate & Energy

GOAL 3: Improve the energy efficiency of campus buildings by 10 percent below a 2010-2012 baseline (in kbtu/sf).

STRATEGY 3.1:
Implement the 90+ energy efficiency and renewable energy projects identified in the UC Santa Cruz Climate & Energy Strategy report recommendations.

ACTION 3.1.A:
Establish a team of staff dedicated to the implementation of energy efficiency projects, which will be paid for through annual energy savings.

STRATEGY 3.2:
Reduce energy use from plug loads through procurement policies and behavior change.

ACTION 3.2.B:
Implement the UC systemwide “Cool Campus Challenge” to engage faculty, staff and students in energy-saving behavior change measures in spring 2019.

STRATEGY 3.3:
Reduce excessive energy use through improvements to space management practices, response time to equipment and operational issues, and building operations scheduling.

ACTION 3.3.A:
Implement a Smart Building Scheduling Program for buildings during holidays, breaks, and closure periods.

GOAL 4: Reduce energy use by 10 percent, over a 2010 baseline, through energy conservation programs and practices (in kBTU/sf).

STRATEGY 4.1:
Develop Carbon Neutrality and energy use reduction education and training materials.

ACTION 4.1.A:
Develop and implement an energy conservation policy for new campus residents and distribute with move-in information into Colleges, Housing and Educational Services (CHES) new student outreach.

ACTION 4.1.B:
Research and implement best practices around behavior change interventions from other universities and campuses to promote campus-wide engagement in carbon neutrality and energy conservation.

Campus Sustainability Plan - Learning and Culture

GOAL 1: Create and sustain a campus climate and culture that values inclusive sustainability.

STRATEGY 1.1: Continually measure and assess the degree to which students from various backgrounds feel included in sustainability.

ACTION 1.1.B & 4.4.C: Host focus groups, as well as analyze and disseminate results from the 2019 campus-wide inclusive sustainability survey to assess student experience.

STRATEGY 1.2: Promote the principle that sustainability cannot exist without social justice.

ACTION 1.2.A: Highlight and support the People of Color Sustainability Collective’s efforts to convene campus-wide conversations that include and reflect diverse lived experiences.

STRATEGY 1.3: Make existing sustainability programs more inclusive and culturally resonant.

ACTION 1.3.A: Increase the number of applications from underserved, under resourced campus groups in sustainability grant opportunities.

STRATEGY 1.4: Encourage participation of staff and faculty in inclusive sustainability educational opportunities.

ACTION 1.4.E: Solidify staffing and funding model to support the Employee Sustainability Certificate Program long-term.

GOAL 2: Support inclusive sustainability in the local and broader community so that community members may thrive.

STRATEGY 2.1: Convene a sustained dialogue with students, staff, faculty, and community members to share information, knowledge and resources about community health.

ACTION 2.1.B & 1.4.D: Provide staff and faculty education on sustainability and inclusion through the Sustainability Certificate Program.

GOAL 3: Support student leadership efforts that strengthen a culture of inclusive sustainability.

STRATEGY 3.1: Incorporate inclusive sustainability into the new student and Welcome Week experience.

STRATEGY 3.2: Increase access to internship opportunities that allow students to demonstrate leadership in inclusive sustainability.

STRATEGY 3.3: Support student leadership in inclusive sustainability by training staff and faculty on effective mentorship approaches.

STRATEGY 3.4: Develop institutional structures that support student leadership in inclusive sustainability-related decision making.

GOAL 4: Develop new and expand existing curricular educational experiences around inclusive sustainability.

STRATEGY 4.4: Ensure that all undergraduates acquire basic literacy in inclusive sustainability.

ACTION 4.4.B & 3.1.A: Create a plan for student engagement, particularly focusing on incoming first-year, new transfer and international students.

ACTION 4.4.C & 1.1.B: Host focus groups, as well as analyze and disseminate results from the 2019 campus-wide inclusive sustainability survey to assess student experience.

Our Vision
The University of California (UC), Santa Cruz, is a pre-eminent public research university. Our campus is distinguished by our high-impact research and our commitment to diversity, social justice, the environment, and educational opportunity. Our innovative approach to research and experiential education provides a transformative student experience.
https://cpevc.ucsc.edu/envision-ucsc/vision/index.html

The campus does not have a mission statement at this time.

Note: At the time of submission, The Strategic Academic Plan is UC Santa Cruz's highest guiding document for the campus.