Southern Miss Green Initiative Go Gold. Go Green.

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What is Sustainability?

• sustainability
• 1 capable of being sustained 2 a of, relating
  to, or being a method of harvesting or using a
  resource so that the resource is not depleted or
  permanently damaged
  b of or relating to a
  lifestyle involving the use of sustainable
  methods
• - Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Meets the needs of the present without
  compromising the ability of future generations to
  meet their own needs.
• - Brundtland Commission 1987
• "In our every deliberation, we must consider the
  impact of our decisions on the next seven
  generations."
• - Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy (7th
  Generation)

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Pillars of Sustainability
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Why Us?

• Its the right thing to do (20 rule)
• Its easy to do (no major lifestyle change).
• Its our responsibility as educators.
• To set ourselves apart.
• Recruitment
• Savings

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How did we get here?

• Past efforts
• Sustainability committee (2007)
• American College and University Presidents
  Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
• Creation of Office of Sustainability and the
  University Climate Commitment Council.

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Vision Statement

• The University of Southern Mississippi will
  strive to become the model of sustainable thought
  and practice within our state and region.
  Through development of ideas and programs, we
  will encourage healthy dialogue, forward
  thinking, and behaviors that instill a collective
  awareness and concern of how our impact affects
  future generations.

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Mission Statement

• Our operations will function, at all times, in
  mindful accordance with the tenets of
  sustainability and we will leverage our strength
  as a research institution to encourage thought
  leadership, knowledge communities, and innovation
  within the realm of sustainability.
• From Doing to Being the cognitive process
• Every plan we make, Every action we take

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Go Gold, Go Green
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UC3

• The University Climate Commitment Council (UC3)
  is a 17-member group comprised of faculty, staff,
  and students on the University of Southern
  Mississippi campus.
• The mission of this council is to oversee all
  campus efforts regarding sustainability and to
  ensure that the university is consistently in
  compliance with the ACUPCC.

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Office of Sustainability

• Operational and programming facet of the Southern
  Miss Green Initiative
• This office is comprised of
• Chief Sustainability Officer
• Recycling Program operator
• Graduate assistants
• Practicum students
• These individuals are charged with running the
  recycling program, operations, Eco Eagle, and
  complying with the ACUPCC.

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ACUPCC

• Recycling
• EcoEagle Southern Miss Recycling
• Recycle Mania
• Construction
• New construction over 5000 sq feet
• Cross Creek
• Green House Gas Emissions Inventory
• ST Honors Class (Stetson Model)
• Carbon Neutrality Plan

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Operations

• Environmentally Responsible Purchasing Policy
• Custodial Materials
• Defined Arbor Policies
• Shuttle System
• Construction
• Student Body Government Statement
• Strategic Planning

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EcoEagle

• Recycling
• Bike programs
• Lecture series
• Film series
• Eco-Representatives
• Lug-a-Mug
• Carpooling development system
• Projects
• Farmers Market
• Living-Learning Community (EcoHouse)