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Progress to date:
Sara already collates information on all sustainability focused and related courses on campus for STARS reporting.
USP 169: Intro to Green Buildings
BA in Anthropology with a concentration in Climate Change and Human Solutions
Dr. Keith Pezzoli (USP and Chair of CCEC) and Dr. Adam Aron (Pysch and Neuroscience) co-leading a new Academic Senate Task Force on UCSD’s response to the Climate Crisis
Areas in which we could improve (and get more points under STARS 2.2):
AC-2 Learning Outcomes (currently get 0.19 point out of 8 points)
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment (currently get 0 out of 4 points)
IN-6: Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum (currently get 0 out of 0.5 point)
IN-38: Sustainability Course Designation (currently get 0 out of 0.5 point)
Hugh: we are the bottom up and industry as the top down and more companies We take more of a “bottom up” approach at UCSD, while industry is “top down.” More companies are including sustainability as part of their annual reporting. Corporate side can educate and counsel the academics on turning out students who need to know about sustainability. UCSD focused on computers, big pharma, biotech. Need to see sustainability as a core academic value.
Mirle: Deans usually challenge around budget/finances and student time to completion. How can we express
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Invite Keith to Feb meeting to present on how ACS can support him.
the urgency of the climate crises to them?Tack on curriculum discussion to climate action plan
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open meeting. Share climate action plan beyond just ACS. Bring in 40-50 people to get support and movement.
BUILDING POLICY & GUIDELINES
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