UBC Sustainability Academic Strategy Town Hall

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UBCSustainability Academic StrategyTown Hall

• April 8, 2009

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SAS Terms of Reference
PURPOSE AND SCOPE To develop a draft
Sustainability Academic Strategy for UBC-V and
UBC-O, by consulting widely to formulate a
living planning process that fosters continuous
development and refinement
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SAS Terms of Reference

• ORGANIZATION
• 6 month initiative, which will serve as the
  vehicle to outline the scope, process and desired
  outcome for developing the draft strategy
• Report through the Presidents Advisory Council
  Sustainability (PAC-S) to the Provost
• UBC Sustainability Office to provide operational
  support

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SAS Terms of Reference

• EXPECTED OUTCOMES
• Delivery of a comprehensive draft strategy for
  existing and future teaching, research and
  demonstration of sustainability at UBC,
  including
• Procedural vision for sustainability
• Identification of priority areas
• Propose a procedure for ongoing implementation
  and improvement in curriculum, research and
  operations.

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SAS Conceptual Framework
Teaching/ Learning Research Service Operation
s/Admin
UBC-V S. Campus UBC-O SI UBC-V CIRS
Explore Exemplify
Apr 7/09
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SAS Process

• Create inventory of sustainability activities in
• Teaching and Learning (from PAC-S APWG)
• Operations and Admin (from PAC-S OWG)
• Research and Service (consultation process)
• Identify strengths and gaps
• SASWG and consultation
• Develop draft report and recommendations
• SASWG and consultation

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SAS Consultation Activities
Email Announcement April 3 Town Hall Meeting
UBC-V April 8 Town Hall Meeting UBC-O April
14 E-survey to Deans/Unit heads April Thematic
workshops May - June Web site e survey May
- June Web site ques. of the week April -
June Web site comments on draft July -
August Community check-in September