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Mountain View College
Green Team
Vision
MVC is an environmental leader in our communities teaching, learning, and supporting sustainability.
Mission
Through mindful education and action, we advocate the
wise use of natural, financial and human resources to
students, community members, MVC leadership, and
employees. We seek and act upon opportunities within
our circles of influence to advance DCCCD and its
communities on the journey toward global sustainability.
We encourage everyone to take action in their personal
lives to adopt a sustainable lifestyle.
AASHE
(Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education)
• American College and University
Presidents Climate Commitment
• Sustainability Tracking, Assessment
& Rating System (STARS)
STARS is designed to:
• Provide a guide for advancing sustainability in all sectors
of higher education.
• Enable meaningful comparisons over time and across
institutions by establishing a common standard of
measurement for sustainability in higher education.
• Create incentives for continual improvement toward
sustainability.
• Facilitate information sharing about higher education
sustainability practices and performance.
• Build a stronger, more diverse campus sustainability
community.
MVC GREEN TEAM – PROJECTS
Project
Timeline:
Completed:
Develop a Mission and Purpose
By September 30
Sept 11
Create 3 Goals for 2008/09
By December 1
Oct 31
2.
Develop Marketing Plan
By November 30
Draft
3.
Develop Strategic Plan including
Master/Climate/Sustainability
By January
4.
Develop and implement computer lab
plan for saving energy. All computer
labs will have a “deep sleep” mode
implemented to shut down at 10:30 p.m.
and restart at 6:00 a.m.
December
Nov 20
5.
35 small office bins and 35 lg. Cans for
hallways purchased
October 30
Oct 1
6.
Email to MVC about cans in offices
October 30- upon arrival
of cans
Oct 30
7.
Education Goal: Green Day Activities
during SECC Event – Vendors/Contests
Etc.
October 30
On - going
8..
Education Goal: Newsletter – Contact
Kelly Kirkpatrick to have a Green
Corner in monthly electronic MVC
newsletter
By November
Nov 1
9.
Education Goal: Helpful hints signs
around campus
By October 30
1.
10.
Education Goal: Create MVC Green Guy – Logo
By October 15
Oct 15
11.
Education Goal: Signs to be placed at eye level
over each permanent recycle bin in hallways
By October 30
Oct 30
12.
Educational Goal: Animate Green Guy for
electronic kiosks signs in hallways
By October 30
13.
Educational Goal: Library Display
By October 15
14
Educational Goal: Monthly Hallway Speaker
Series
On Going
15.
Include Recycling Website/Plan in HR new
employee orientation
By March 2009
16.
Include Recycling Website/Plan in New Student
Online Orientation
April 2009
17.
Survey to employees/students – how many utilizes
DART transportation to school
January 2009
19.
Create a Sustainability Awards for MVC
By May 2009
20.
Create a Green Website
By May 2009
21
December 5-December 12.
Science Department Recycling Final Projects:
three Chemistry classes, Physics and the
Chemistry Astro-Physics Club. Art forms made
from recyclable materials and powerpoint
presentation for GO GREEN.
Oct 15