Sustainable Campus Plan

The vision of the Sustainable Campus Plan is to advance the college’s distinctive educational program by modeling how the campus and community can be a laboratory for experimentation and demonstration of sustainable development principles, and to strengthen the college as an educational enterprise that is itself sustainable, qualitatively and financially.

Impetus

College is at a developmental watershed; Opportunity to keep Hampshire at forefront of educational innovation; Necessity to address immediate space, maintenance, construction, operational issues; Backdrop of significant development activity in Amherst paired with changing human condition globally; Potential for College to meet long-term financial health through various sustainable development initiatives.

Underlying Premise

Sustainability of the College will require a multi-disciplinary approach and coordinated action that promotes education, ecology, equity, and economy. This pursuit will strengthen Hampshire’s sense of community and commitment to social responsibility. Fortified, the College will sustain its ability to make a difference locally, nationally, globally.

Committees

 * The Steering Committee for the Sustainable Campus Plan reviews the ongoing work and recommendations submitted by the working committees. It also provides guidance and direction for project planning and implementation. The Steering Committee is chaired by the Vice President and Dean of Faculty, the Vice President of Finance and Administration and is supported by the chairs of the five working committees.


 * The latest project of the Academic Program Committee has been to construct a website. We are anticipating a faculty seminar that will bring together faculty across schools to find a common understanding of the Program's needs and future. You can see our progress on the new Environmental Studies and Sustainability Program website which lists courses, faculty and staff, Division I, II and III examples and projects related to the Program.


 * The Farm Policy Committee establishes policies and provides direction for the Farm Center in matters relating to the NS curriculum. It also helps prioritize and develop implementation plans for sustainability initiatives.


 * The Energy and Resource Committee is evaluating the current use of energy on campus as well as investigating the use of renewable energies. It will continue to seek to identify methods of measurement and energy management that will help the college manage its energy in a sustainable manner.


 * The Community Partnerships team conducts feasibility studies of the parcels of land identified as the Community Partnership Zone within the Sustainable Campus Plan to determine alternative uses that reflect the values of Hampshire College, incorporates principles of sustainability that will generate added revenue for the college.


 * The Campus Planning Committee reviews, advises and recommends for approval facility and land use projects related to the core of the campus. Its recent efforts have been directed toward projects associated with the Facilities Refurbish and Renewal Program and the planning and implementation of the Core &amp; Community Cohesion initiatives identified in the Sustainable Campus Plan.

Committee Members
According to the school website, they are...

Steering Committee


 * Aaron Berman, Co-Chair, DO, Vice President and Dean of Faculty
 * Johan Brongers, Co-Chair, TR, V.P. for Finance and Administration
 * Larry Archey, TR, Director of Campus Planning
 * Charlie Ekdahl, PP, Director of Physical Plant
 * Charlene D'Avanzo, NS, Professor of Ecology
 * Stan Warner, SS, Professor of Economics
 * Deb Martin, NS, Professor of Biological Anthropology

Academic Program Committee


 * Charlene D'Avanzo – Co-Chair, NS
 * Stan Warner - Co-Chair, SS

Farm Policy Committee


 * Deb Martin – Chair, NS
 * Johan Brongers, TR, V.P. for Finance and Administration
 * Larry Winship - NS, Faculty Representative
 * Leslie Cox – FC, Farm Manager
 * Nancy Hansen – FC, CSA Program Director
 * Brian Schultz - NS, Faculty Representative
 * Elizabeth Boyes &amp; Dalziel Lewis - Student Representative
 * Liz Bosak, Vanessa Gravenstein - Alternate Student Representatives

Energy &amp; Resources Committee


 * Charlie Ekdahl - Chair, Director of Physical Plant
 * Steve Roof - NS, Faculty Representative
 * Fred Wirth – NS, Faculty Representative
 * Benjamin Turner, Student Representative

Community Partnerships


 * Johan Brongers - Chair, TR, V.P. for Finance and Administration
 * Larry Archey, Director of Campus Planning

Campus Planning Committee


 * Larry Archey – TR - Chair, Director of Campus Planning
 * Yaniris Fernandez – DO, Staff Representative
 * Delroy Patrick – SO, Director of Public Safety
 * Charlie Ekdahl - PP, Director of Physical Plant
 * Josiah Litant - SA, Staff Representative
 * Linda Mollison - SA, Staff Representative
 * Joel Dansky - SA, Staff Representative
 * Ken Hoffman - NS, Faculty Representative
 * Steve Roof - NS, Faculty Representative
 * Leslie Cox - FC, Staff Representat
 * Rebecca O'Hara - AD, Staff Representativeive
 * Lisa Stoffer - DV, Staff Representative
 * Peter Kunhardt - Box 720, Student Representative
 * Matt Juliana - Box 851, Student Representative

History
What have they accomplished in the past?

On Friday, April 13, 2007 the Campus Planning Committee held an all day event to inform our community of what the Sustainable Campus plan is, where we have been, and how far we have come. We had guest speakers from outside of the college, as well as staff &amp; faculty, and the student group New Leaf. The event was a chance to bring everyone up to speed, and then brainstorm what actions we need to take in order to make the future more sustainable. There was an abundance of useful information and important questions were asked. To find out more, go to this page.