2005-06 Sustainability Task Force Charge
Creation
As part of the preplanning process to update Evergreen's Master Strategic Plan, the President and Vice Presidents officially established sustainability to be one of the major new objectives of the College. This official recognition along with a recommendation by the Summer 2005 Sustainability Institute and the prior efforts of many community members provided the necessary framework for charging the Sustainability Task Force.
Charge/Purpose
To make recommendations to the campus community in this year's Strategic Planning process regarding the establishment of a long-term vision and campus indicators designed to advance Evergreen's sustainability efforts. The task force is charged with consulting broadly with the campus community as it develops a deeper understanding of Evergreen's current situation and as it formulates strategies and action plans to advance sustainability at Evergreen in the coming years.
Task Force Committee
Nancy Parkes (co-chair), Steve Trotter (co-chair), John Pumilio (coordinator), Stephen Beck, Rob Cole, Richard Davis, Kathleen Haskett, Martha Henderson, Carolyn Johnston, John Lauer, Jean MacGregor, Claude Mahmood, Bob McIntosh, Martha Rosemeyer, and Ted Whitesell.
Functions
- The task force will develop and initiate an outreach program to capture input and ideas from the many diverse constituents of the Evergreen community.
- The task force will serve as a focal point for the development of the sustainability section of the Strategic Plan update.
- The task force will determine the feasibility and begin implementing the highest priority initiatives established by the 2005 Summer Institute.
- The task force will suggest a process and develop a set of recommendations that will guide sustainability activities over the long-term for Evergreen.
Tasks and Timeline
Phase One: Fall Quarter was used extensively for organizational purposes and in designing a work plan for the year.
Phase Two: By the end of Winter Quarter the Task Force will:
- Complete community engagement
- Fully develop a Task Force web presence with survey
- Promote demonstrations to increase sustainability awareness on campus
- Participate in Synergy
- Submit draft document to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Phase Three: By the end of Spring Quarter the Task Force will:
- Share draft information from community engagements in a detailed, guiding document complete with visions, indicators, and suggested process /structures for advancing sustainability at Evergreen in the long-term.
- Solicit feedback from the campus community on final draft
- Finalize task force report to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee