"Sustainability, Energy Performance, and the Student Experience"

1. Sustainability, Energy Performance, and the Student Experience: Ithaca College as a Case Study Peter W. Bardaglio Senior Fellow Second Nature The Annual NACUBO Meeting New Orleans July 31, 2007

2. We need to arm our students – the leaders of tomorrow – both to dream and take action

3. “ We must present a sense of hopefulness to students, and the competence to act on that hope. That’s different from wishful thinking – ignoring problems or assuming that somehow technology or some mythical ‘they’ is going to figure it out.” - David Orr, Oberlin College

8. Integrating the curriculum and campus operations

13. Other Environmental Studies Projects EarthCafe 2050 PV projects Alternative landscaping Giant footprints

19. 6,325 FTE students 1,676 faculty/staff 81 campus buildings $7.9 million budget for utilities for ’07-08 Improving Energy Performance at IC

24. Student Projects with Facilities Management Study of campus energy use led to changes that have saved IC thousands of dollars in energy annually. First comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions inventory carried out, using Clean Air – Cool Planet assessment tool

25. EPA P3 Grant to Study Biodiversity on South Hill Students helped to design and implement sustainable management plan for campus natural lands and to locate best sites for wind power

30. Ithaca College Business School

33. Community Outreach and Student Learning

37. Collaboration with Downtown Ithaca Students in public relations course researched area pedestrian issues, developed educational campaign, and reported on recommendations to Ithaca Common Council Students in environmental studies course worked with local coffee roaster to assess carbon impact and waste management strategies

39. Thomas Berry: “ The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects.”

40. Thank you! E-mail: pbardaglio@secondnature.org