Sustainability Chair

Office hours:
​Fridays 6:00-7:00 pm in the Student Union
Placement: Voting member of SAS Board 
Responsibilities:
  • Sits on and liaises between Scripps Environmental CLORGs (including Sustainabiliteam), 5C Environmental CLORGs, SAS, and the Sustainability Committee.
  • Works with the student body to organize and host the PowerDown Energy Challenge every spring when applicable. 
  • Works with maintenance, Malott Dining Commons staff, Director of Grounds, Director of Facilities, and Sustainability Coordinator to execute and publicize events.
  •  Helps organize the annual Scripps Sustainability Fair alongside sustainability clubs across campus, with the support of faculty, staff, and administrators. 
  • Networks with administrators and student groups to promote and advocate for a more sustainable, local, environmentally friendly, and consciously aware campus.
  • Promotes and advocates for increased administrative involvement, as well as grassroots measures that promote a more sustainable campus culture. 
  • Serves students directly by providing information and resources, including the history of past student activism, as well as options for students’ own sustainable commitments. Guides students on how to work with the larger Scripps community to advocate for a campus that reflects students’ environmental values. 
  • Organizes events and programs for environmental initiatives such as: Scripps Scrapps, the Greenware program, local dinner/dialogue, film screenings, Student Garden Project, composting, recycling in the dorms, and more.
  • Encourages and supports student activism toward building an institution that represents their environmental and social values. Supports students’ voices while enabling dialogue among the various groups involved.
  • Holds office hours for at least one hour a week​
You should contact me if you:
  • Have questions about sustainability on campus
  • Have questions about how to host a more sustainable event
  • Greenware is no longer run by the Sustainability Chair, instead: You can check out plates, forks, cups, and/or bowls by emailing the Beth Garvin, the administrative assistant at Mallot: [email protected]
    • Subject the email: "Greenware Request for (time and date)"
    • In the email make sure to include your name, the club you represent (if it applies), and the meal times when you will pick up and drop off the Greenware
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