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Sustainability & Student Learning
Local Higher Ed Scene
UIW Workshop
May 23, 2014

2. S—St Francis pledge
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3. SA River Connection
 Headwaters Sanctuary
 Blue Hole
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6. Headwater Sanctuary Activities
 Misc. workdays
 UIW water and soil studies
 Trinity research
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7. TU examples
 Can urban natural areas support sustainable
TX spiny lizard populations
 The meso-carnivore study
 Social connectivity and dominance in the
black-crested Titmouse
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8. UIW Water Activities
 NEH Water and Culture Grant
 Films: ‘Sun Came Up’; ‘The Story of the SA
River’; ‘FLOW’
 ‘Where Rivers Meet’ Production
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Where Rivers Meet:
A Multi-Year, Interdisciplinary
Project for UIW and
San Antonio
Where Rivers Meet:
A Multi-Year, Interdisciplinary
Project for UIW and
San Antonio

10. ARAMARK Connection
 ARAMARK enhanced its Blue Cleaning
program with Eclolab’s HydrisTM technology
in 2012
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 On-site system
 Electrolysis of
water containing
sodium chloride
produces solution
of sodium
hypochlorite
 Ingredient in
household bleach
ARAMARK

13. International Outreach
 Dr. Lieveld’s work in Africa (see handout)
 William Mulcahy Award for Ecological
Stewardship on Earth Day 2014
 Women’s Global Connection
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14. Community Gardens—On Campus
 UIW Community Garden
 Holy Land Garden
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18. Community Gardens—Off Campus
 Ella Austin Community Center
 Carroll Early Childhood Education Center
 CIELO Community Gardens
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20. Other Initiatives
 Solar House—2008 opening with Platinum
LEED Certification
 Green Building Award honorable mention
from SA Office of Environmental Policy- 2013
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23. Other Initiatives
 Pharmaceuticals disposal (MedDrop SA)
 2 windmills planned
 B-cycle program planned
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28. Support System—pulling it
together
 Strategic Goal 10 on Sustainability
 The Sustainability Committee
 The Green Education Committee
 Office of Sustainability to open this Sept
 Center for Civic Leadership opened 6/1/13
 December 2013, Board approves Legacy
Fund
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29. New UIW Strategic “Green”
Goal 10
PROPER STEWARDSHIP OF THE
UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL RESOURCES &
COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY
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30. Goal 10
 Oversees plans for:
--construction, renovation, preventive
maintenance
--waste management/use of consumable
materials
--environmental preservation
--compliance with ADA, OSHA, EPA, etc
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31. Goal 10
 Oversee plans for:
--educational programs/activities
--strategic partnerships & relationships in the
community
--ongoing information campaign
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32. Sustainability Committee
 Monitors progress of Goal 10 objectives
under the direction of the VP for Business
and Finance
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33. Green Education Committee
 Plans summer workshops
 Participates in events like Earth Day
 Creates support materials such as ‘Green
Teaching Self Evaluation’
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34. Office of Sustainability
 Help create and manage various
sustainability efforts
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35. March-2013
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36. Center for Civic Leadership
 In conjunction with CHRISTUS Health, create
community partnerships, local & international
 Facilitate and create service and service-
learning activities
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37. Legacy Fund—6 Goals
 SGA initiated a student referendum to add a
$90/semester fee for 3 years
 Green Fund annual budget—80K:
--5K for a coordinator of sustainability
--1K each for 5 student scholars
--70K for projects: garden, solar panels, etc.
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38. Conclusion
 Diversity on UIW Sustainability Committee
(by discipline and position)
 Lesson: Sustainability is more important than
any one department, discipline, or position.
 Vision: This issue can and should bring
together educational institutions throughout
the SA area.
 We’ve got a lot to learn. . .from you!
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