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Stand Up for Sustainability

The Standing Committee on Environmental Sustainability is working toward the design and implementation of a sustainability plan.

Committee Members
  • Heidi Ballard: Associate Professor and Chairperson, Sociology
  • Mary Kerr: Executive Assistant, President's Office
  • Erin Miller: Otterbein Alumna
  • Kevin Svitana: Assistant Professor, Life and Earth Sciences
What We Do
  • Examine good practices in the areas of environmental, social, and economic sustainability at peer and aspirant institutions and determine how we might:
    • integrate the principles and practices of sustainability in the academic curriculum and in the student learning experience;
    • incorporate sustainability principles into the design and construction of new structures on campus; and
    • build partnerships in the area of sustainability.
  • Communicate continuously with internal and external stakeholders and collect and report feedback on the potential adoption of sustainability as an operating value on campus.
  • Report findings, implementation cost estimates, and develop recommendations for the Planning Council.