Sustainability Chair

Mia Farago-Iwamasa 

The purpose of the Sustainability Chair is to make Scripps a more sustainable institution by facilitating conscious resource consumption and representing students’ ecological interests on campus to administration staff, faculty and student groups.
Responsibilities:
  • Sits on and liaises between Scripps Environmental Club, SAS, and the Sustainability Committee and Food Committee
  • Works with administrators, faculty, and student groups to achieve a more environmentally friendly, locally sourced, and sustainable campus and a more sustainability-focused campus culture
  • Makes oneself available to students as a knowledge resource, including making students aware of the local options they have (Farmers Market, CSA, etc.)
  • Organizes events and programs that relate to environmental initiatives, for example: Student Swap and Trade, locally-sourced dinner/dialogue, film screenings, Student Garden Project, composting, recycling in the dorms, etc.
  • Meets with the Dorm Eco-Representatives on a bi-weekly basis and relays their dorm updates to SAS and the Scripps community

You should contact me about:
  • Have a question, idea, or concern about Scripps’ sustainability
  • Want to host a sustainable event
  • Would like to get involved with Scripps’ sustainability efforts but don’t know how!
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