SCUP’s Sustainability White Paper

Thanks, Scott, for covering these important initiatives.

Our white paper, which is primarily in support of efforts like the Campus Climate Challenge — http://www.energyaction.net/main/ — and the third annual Campus Sustainability Day (October 26, 2005, http://www.scup.org/csd/3/) can be downloaded for free at http://www.scup.org/csd/3/pdf/SCUP-CSD-101705.pdf.

In essence, a few lines from the great Canadian poet Frank Scott eloquently notes that we as a society “loved the easy and the smart” but that “now, with keener hand and brain, we rise to play a greater part.”

Very strong initiatives by students, faculty, staff, and institutional neighbors are now combining with each other in ways that infuse sustainability into all parts of the campus and its experience. They’re looking for more leadership from the top — from presidents, provosts, and planners.

Terry Calhoun, Society for College and University Planning, at 11:07 am EDT on October 20, 2005

So much happening in education for sustainable development

Within higher education, fifteen mainstream national higher education associations, covering over 90% of the colleges and universities in the country, are engaged in education for sustainable development through publications, presentations, board resolutions and related programming, dedicated strands at conferences or national initiatives for their members. These organizations represent facilities directors (APPA), planners (SCUP), business officers (NACUBO), educational buyers (NAEB), student life (ACUI, ACPA, NACAS), food services (NACUF), housing (ACUHO), conference directors (ACCED-I), campus stores (NACS), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the Associaiton of American Colleges and Universities (AACU), the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the American Council on Education (ACE) and more. The first five groups have joined together to support the Higher Education Climate Action Project webpage to compliment the work of the students you describe above. For more information on resources in higher education to create a sustainable future, go to http://www.uspartnership.org/inde...mp;task=view&id=38&Itemid=42 and read the white paper mentioned above.

Debra Rowe, Higher Education Co-chair at U.S. Partnership — Education for Sustainable Development, at 12:00 pm EDT on October 20, 2005

Campus Climate Challenge

Thank you very much for your coverage of the official launch of the Campus Climate Challenge. With the federal government lacking the leadership to tackle global warming in a meaningful way, it is the leadership of students at their universities that will create the technology and political will necessary to solve this problem long term. We should be proud of our students for their leadership!

Dave Rosenfeld, Program Director at Student PIRGs, at 8:13 pm EDT on October 20, 2005

composting

We are interesting in investigaing composting of cafeteria waste at our college. Do you know of any colleges that are presently composting kitchen waste? Yard waste? thanks, Cheena

cheena wade, prof. of biology at college of lake county, at 2:30 pm EST on February 14, 2006