Draft Summary of Sustainability at Cal Poly

jgh 9/24/04

Sustainability Activities and websites at Cal Poly:

Campus Event: Education for Sustainability

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Talloires Declaration

Cal Poly Master Plan

Cal Poly Land project

Building for Sustainability

Campus Sustainability Initiative:

The Cal Poly Campus Sustainability Initiative, begun in 2000, has become
the clearinghouse for both continuing and new sustainability activities.
The CSI committee, which includes faculty, staff, administrators and
students, has met with all deans regarding future campus building
projects.

Educational Programs:

Cal Poly provides education for environmentally responsible citizenship
through its educational programs in polytechnic and other emphasis
areas. For example, several colleges offer degree programs, minors or
other areas of emphasis, such as Natural Resources Management in the
College of Agriculture and Civil and Environmental Engineering in the
College of Engineering. In the College of Architecture and Environmental
Design, the interdisciplinary “Sustainable Environment Education”
emphasis provides exposure to principles of sustainability across the
college’s programs.

Natural Resource Management:

Civil and Environmental Engineering:

Sustainable Environment Education:

Minor in Environmental Studies

EE Graduate Seminar

Fall 2003 Sustainable Engineering

Winter 2004 Sustainable Energy

Fall 2004 Sustainable Future

Cal Poly institutes and centers supporting sustainability:

Environmental Biotechnology Institute,

Coastal Resources Institute

Irrigation Training Research Center

Renewable Energy Institute

Evelyn and Harold Hay project

Electric Power Institute

Faculty on email list for Summer 04 Wednesday brown bag lunch discussions at noon in 20-206:

jim harris <>, Deanna Richards <>, david braun ,

Margot McDonald <>, Doug Williams <>,

Doug Cerf <>, Linda Vanasupa <>, bk Richard ,

Alipios Chatziioanou <>, Ahmad Nafisi <>,

Art MacCarley <>, Walt Bremer <>, ,

norm borin <>, david conn <>,

dave hannings <>, ed johnson <>,eugene jud <>,

doug keesey <>, kate lancaster <>, linda dalton <>,

george lewis <>, jim mueller <>, ,

, robert wolf <>, Bryan Mealy <>,

lynne slivovsky

Sustainability Activities and websites at County of San Luis Obispo

Government

Non-government

Sustainability Activities and websites at State of California

Governmental

Cal/EPA Environmental Management and Sustainability Program

Non-governmental

Sustainability Activities and websites at Federal level

Governmental

Environmental Protection Agency sustainability website

p3:

Department of Energy

home page

energy information agency

Non-governmental

Rocky Mountain Institute – home also for Natural Capitalism

Sustainability Activities and websites at World level

United Nations