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CSUN Sustainability Plan

In Fall 2012 President Harrison requested the Institute for Sustainability and its affiliates draft a sustainability plan for the University. A planning team comprising faculty, staff and administrators was assembled and research conducted on a template for the plan. A structure was adopted and chapter authors were recruited for ten focus areas. Over the next three months data were gathered on existing institutional practices and goals set by comparable institutions. Ideas were solicited from a broad group of interested participants and an extensive list of action items was drafted with consideration of the AASHE STARS credit system.

The draft plan was presented to university planning and governance committees which were asked to consider the plan and participate in item prioritization. After broad priorities were established by interested parties, small focus groups representing a range of campus interests were formed and asked to critically review specific areas of the plan, such as energy, water, waste, dining, etc. These groups assessed the costs and benefits of individual action items and based on these, participants were asked to rank the action items. The plan and implementation priorities were finalized in May 2013, and ten working groups were formed to address the priorities in each focus area of the plan.

CSUN Sustainability Plan 2013-2023

CSUN Sustainability Plan Annual Update 2013-14

CSUN Sustainability Plan Annual Update 2014-15

CSUN Sustainability Plan Annual Update 2015-16

CSUN Sustainability Plan Annual Update 2016-17

CSUN Sustainability Plan Annual Update 2017-18

CSUN Sustainability Plan Annual Update 2018-19

CSUN Sustainability Plan Annual Update 2019-20

CSUN Sustainability Plan Annual Update 2020-21

CSUN Sustainability Plan Annual Update 2021-22

Working Group Meeting Schedules

Administration

Working Group Members:

Patrick Bailey

Ryan Conlogue

Austin Eriksson

Deborah Flugum

Sarah Johnson

Tony Pepe

Jean Porter

Nikhil Schneider

Frank Stranzl

Deborah Wallace

Nat Zappia

Dining Services

Working Group Members:

Annette Besnilian

Marilyn Magaram Center

Betsy Corrigan

Frida Endinjok

Austin Eriksson

Karmen Ovsepyan

Jose Paez

Associated Students President

Nikhil Schneider

Karina Ward

Erica Wohldmann

Education

Working Group Members:

Patrick Bailey

Mechelle Best

Hedy Carpenter

Austin Eriksson

Mario Giraldo

Sarah Johnson

Renee Martinez

Christina Mayberry

Nikhil Schneider

Nat Zappia

Energy and Buildings

Working Group Members:

Robert Bonfiglio

Austin Eriksson

Tim Killops

John McGuire

Vinny Mele

Nikhil Schneider

Scott Schorn

Jacqueline Spitzack

Bill Sullivan

Rolando Valiente

Nat Zappia

 

Environmental Quality

Working Group Members:

Austin Eriksson

Jim Logsdon

Ruben Lopez

Tony Pepe

Nikhil Schneider

Travis Thomas

Nat Zappia

Organics

Working Group Members:

Betsy Corrigan

Frida Endinjok

Austin Eriksson

Mario Giraldo

Jim Logsdon

Ruben Lopez

Ada Parsi

Nikhil Schneider

Jacqueline Spitzack

Karina Ward

Nat Zappia

Purchasing and Consumption

Working Group Members:

Austin Eriksson

Deborah Flugum

Mary Hanson

Sarah Johnson

Yvette Marquez-Smith

Nikhil Schneider

Cyndi Signett

Travis Thomas

Deborah Wallace

Karina Ward

Nat Zappia

Transportation

Working Group Members:

Glenn Bailey

Rafael De La Rosa

Austin Eriksson

John Kaiser

Astrid Logan

Ken Premo

Nikhil Schneider

Mintesnot Woldeamanuel

Mike Yu

Nat Zappia

Waste and Materials Management

Working Group Members:

Austin Eriksson

Tim Killops

Jim Logsdon

John McGuire

Tony Pepe

Dave Ross

Nikhil Schneider

Scott Schorn

Jacqueline Spitzack

Travis Thomas

Roland Valiente

Karina Ward

Nat Zappia

Water

Working Group Members:

Mechelle Best

Robert Bonfiglio

David Crandall

Austin Eriksson

Tim Killops

Jim Logsdon

Ruben Lopez

John McGuire

Vinny Mele

Nikhil Schneider

Jacqueline Spitzack

Bill Sullivan

Nat Zappia

 

Our 10 Focus Areas

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