Other Achievements
Student
Groups in Action
Power
Shift 2007. On Nov. 3-5, members of the FSU Sierra Student Coalition
participated in Power Shift 2007,
a national youth summit in Washington, DC, aimed at targeting presidential
candidates and Congress, and encouraging them to take global warming seriously.
United
Campus Ministry Dialogue. On Oct. 2, the United Campus Ministry
presented Saving the Earth: An Interfaith Dialogue on the Environment.
The dialogue featured representatives of Christianity, Judaism, Islam,
Hinduism, Buddhism and others.
FSU
Bottom Line. In
spring 2008, FSU's student newspaper, The
Bottom Line, began recycling spent ink jet cartridges and copier
toners. These recyclables can be sent through campus mail or dropped off
in marked recycling bins in the Lane Center.
FSU
Academics
Environmental
Sociology. In spring 2008, a new course entitled Environmental
Sociology was offered by the Department
of Sociology.
Sustainability
Seminar. The Department of Biology
sponsored and held FSU's first-ever Sustainability Seminar on Oct. 25.
Professor Daniel Fiscus presented information on forests and benchmarks
for long-term sustainability.
Ethnobotany
@ FSU. The new Ethnobotany
major was introduced at FSU for Fall 2007.
Committees
go Paperless. During fall, the Graduate Council and the Academic
Affairs Committee switched to paperless formats.
New
Sustainability Course. A new course in Sustainability was added
to the Learning Community course roster: Environment and a Green Society.
Renewable
Energy Grant. Faculty members in the Department of Physics
and Engineering received
a grant from the Maryland
Energy Administration to study renewable energy.
FSU
Staff
FSU
Bookstore Recycling Plastic Bags. As
of March 2008, FSU students, faculty, and staff can drop off plastic bags
in front of the bookstore for recycling.
FSU
Greenhouse Gas Inventory. The FSU Physical Plant completed FSU's
first-ever greenhouse gas emissions inventory using a Campus Carbon Calculator
developed by Clean Air,
Cool Planet.
Sustainable
Printing. In fall 2007, the Mail and Printing Services department
started offering recycled paper and soy inks.
Employee
Directory Goes Paperless. The FSU
Employee Directory went paperless and since fall 2007, has been available
exclusively online.
Recycled
Paper for the University Community. In
January 2008, the Office of Procurement began campus-wide distribution
of 30 percent recycled paper.
FSU
Publications Office takes on Environmentally-Friendly Approach to Printing
and Advertising. The
office uses the highest percentage of post-consumer waste that is available
whenever possible. The office is also switching to vegetable inks such
as soy. In addition, the office promotes online alternatives to printed
copies and sends electronic proofs instead of paper proofs.
Presidential
Leadership
Dr.
Gibralter co-chairs sub-group within Maryland Climate Change Commission.
In
March 2008, Dr. Gibralter is selected to co-chair the sub-group on Education
and Outreach for the Maryland
Commission on Climate Change.
President's
Forum on Sustainability. In
November, Dr. Gibralter presented FSU's Living Green, Learning Green Initiative
at a campus-wide forum open to all students, faculty, and staff.
President's
Membership on State Committees. In
fall of 2007, Dr. Gibralter became a member of the Greenhouse
Gas & Carbon Mitigation Working Group, a part of Governor O'Malley's
Maryland Commission on
Climate Change. This group will evaluate and recommend goals, develop
policy options, and develop a reduction strategy to reduce Maryland's
greenhouse gas emissions.
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