2. The Twin Cities campus is…
Urban Research Intensive
Older than the state of Minnesota
….more than 150 years old
Host to 80,000 people daily
Bisected by one of the world’s great rivers
and a national park
250+ buildings In a climate of extremes
Spending $45 Million per year on Energy
4. Sustainability Matters to Students
69% of Students
Say a School's Commitment to the
Environment
Influences College Decisions
“College-bound students are increasingly interested in sustainability issues. Among 8,200 college
applicants who participated in our spring 2011 ‘College Hopes & Worries Survey,’ nearly 7 out of
10 (69%) told us that having information about a school’s commitment to the environment would
influence their decision to apply to or attend the school.” - Robert Franek, Princeton Review
5. Sustainability Matters to Faculty
2011 Twin Cities data reveals…
247 Faculty engaged in sustainability research
37 Academic departments involved in sustainability
73
Departments offer sustainability-related
undergraduate courses
6. Sustainability Matters ….
Internal Measures External Measures
• Climate Action Plans • President’s Climate
• Annual Reports Commitment (ACUPCC)
• Goals & Measures • Association for the
Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher
Education (AASHE
STARS)
• Surveys
7. Campus Sustainability
Measurement
• Administration and Planning
• Curriculum & Research
• Operations
• Energy – Use of, Source, Buildings
• Waste (recycle, water, food)
• Dining
• Residential Living
• Purchasing
• Transportation
• Student Involvement
• Social Concerns
• Carbon Footprint
Assn for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education – AASHE
http://www.aashe.org/index.php
8. Systemwide
Sustainability Goals
Reporting
• Framed by 2004 Regents Policy
• 35 Goals and 95 Measures
• Annual Reporting
Policy Guiding Principles
Leadership * Modeling * Operational Improvements * Energy * Research * Education and Outreach
9. Sustainability
Structure Systemwide Strategic
Sustainability Committee
Connect the dots:
Campus Sustainability
• goals
• measures Committees
• communications
Work Teams, Grass Roots,
and Subcommittees
Policy Guiding Principles
Leadership * Modeling * Operational Improvements * Energy * Research * Education and Outreach
11. Sustainability Unifies:
Student Leaders
“This inspired me to think
about the U as a whole
system and I want to make
sure that if students on one
campus are working on a
campaign or project, others
could learn from them and
utilize their resources.”
– Emma Wright,
student employee & leader
2011 Student Engagement Leadership Workshop
18. 6,600 Campus Residents
• Purchases: green
cleaners, sustainable
carpet, furniture, compostable
dining ware
• 162 energy efficient washers
• 200,000 loads! = 3.5 million gallons
water saved annually
http://www.housing.umn.edu/sustainability/
19. Sustainability Pays
Conservation
• Annually recycled 6 million pounds
and reduced costs by $180,000
Build Local Economies
• Food from local providers (2010)
– 183,000 pounds local produce
– 920,000 gallons local dairy
– 22,000 pounds local bakery
• $200,000 Corn Cob Contract for Biofuel
22. 80,000 visitors to campus per day.
• Fleet 73 hybrid vehicles & 2 hybrid buses
• UPass discounted unlimited bus access
• Bike Share with city and
Nice Ride MN
23. Click images for more!
Step It Up!
ZAP Twin Cities!
Bicycle Commuters:
40 round trips = 50 points