Mobilizing the Mission: Sustainability on Faith-Based Campuses A Dialogue & Discussion facilitated by Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner, Santa Clara University.

Mobilizing the Mission: Sustainability on Faith-Based Campuses

A Dialogue & Discussion facilitated by

Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner, Santa Clara University

& Rachel Novick, University of Notre Dame

Is sustainability in our mission?

Yes!

Do our students know?Do our operations reflect it?

Do we teach it in the classroom?Do campus faith centers engage it?

Do service opportunities incorporate it?

National Initiatives

National Initiatives

National Initiatives

National Initiatives

National Initiatives

Mobilizing the Mission: getting started at Notre Dame

Rachel Novick, Ph.D.Education & Outreach Program ManagerOffice of Sustainabilitygreen.nd.edu

Ancilla College

Aquinas College

Assumption College

Barry University

Boston College

Cabrini College

Calumet College of St. Joseph

Catholic Theological Union

Catholic University of America

Clarke College

College of Mount St. Joseph

College of Saint Mary

Creighton University

Duquesne University

DePaul University

Georgetown University

Gonzaga University

Holy Cross College

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Maryland

Madonna University

Madonna Court University

Manchester College

Marygrove College

Miami University

Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Regis University

Seton Hall University

St. Ambrose University

St. Catherine University

St. Edward’s University

St. Francis University

St. John’s University

St. Leo University

St. Louis University

St. Mary’s College

St. Mary’s University of Minnesota

St. Michael’s College

Santa Clara University

Seton Hall University

Stonehill College

Thomas More College

University of Portland

Ursuline College

Wheaton College

Xavier University

Participating Universities

Colloquium on Sustainability through

Catholic Social Teaching

Local FoodCity

Environmental Governance

Campus Power

Production

Climate Change & Global Health

Climate Change & Poverty

Campus Sustainability

Efforts

“Be who you are, and be that well.”

- St. Francis de Sales

Mobilizing the Mission:

getting started at SCU

www.scu.edu

Lindsey Cromwell KalkbrennerDirector, Office of Sustainability

October 12, 2010

(re)-Defining Sustainability – (beyond green)

Telling Stories to build community

What is Sustainability?

“meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of

future generations to meet their own needs”

World Commission on Env. and Development. (1987). Our Common Future. England: Oxford University Press.

Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability

Planet

People

Profit

Environment

Social Equity

Economics

Beyond Green

Fair Trade Coffee unites different issues

– Human labor/quality of life– Conservation/biodiversity– Economic trade/supply & demand

Student-led initiative– Educated peers– Researched options for Dining Services

Community Partnerships

Experiential Learning for Social Justice– Community gardens

Diocese of San Jose– Internship– Class projects

Global Social Benefit Incubator

Immersion Trips

Engineering with a mission

Contemplative Leadership and Sustainability Program (CLASP)

Co-curricular program– Business undergraduates– Hike, service projects

Ignatian contemplation

Leadership Development

Sustainability– Sense of place

Thank you!

Lindsey Cromwell Kalkbrenner

[email protected]

www.scu.edu/sustainability

Facebook: Sustainability at SCU

Please break into groups of 5-8 peopleIf more than 1 person from an institution is

present, please split up into different groups.

Need 1 scribe for each group

Discussion: 30 minutes

What idea could you take back to your campus and begin to

implement… TOMORROW?

All-Group Discussion

Discussion Prompts

How is sustainability currently being integrated into the mission of your institution?

Who is involved in these programs?

How did the programs come about?

How can you make the link between faith mission and sustainability grow?