Environmental Sustainability Committee
Purpose
The purpose of the Environmental Sustainability Committee (ESC) is to provide a forum for campus-wide efforts to improve environmental sustainability, and to develop and coordinate the implementation of Mesa’s Climate Action Plan. The committee will collaborate with relevant governance groups and provide recommendations to the President’s Cabinet.
Type: Governance
Reports to: President's Cabinet (PCAB)
Meets: The Environmental Sustainability Committee meets on selected Fridays from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | View Agendas & Minutes
Goals
- Identify, develop, and implement initiatives that improve sustainability on campus, including Mesa’s Climate Action Plan.
- Raise awareness of environmental racism, of the equity implications of climate change, and of other environmental issues on campus and in the community.
- Sponsor campus events and activities that support sustainability.
- Promote interdisciplinary cooperation and inclusion of sustainability topics into the curriculum.
- Help students identify "Green" career paths.
Membership 2024-2025
Chair
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(1) Faculty Representative
- Dean Leavitt
Professor, Biology
Faculty
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Representatives from across the curriculum and providing expertise on the social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability)
- SOCIAL
- Alison Primoza
Languages - Michelle Rodriguez
Political Science - Erin Evans
Sociology - Ron Sandvick
Mathematics - Raul Rodriguez
Counseling - ECONOMIC
- Sam Lee
Computer and Information Sciences - Allan Schougaard
Computer and Information Sciences - Amy Aswell
Interior Design - ENVIRONMENTAL
- Daniela Bruckman
Biology - Paige Connell
Biology - Dean Leavitt
Biology - Leslie Seiger
Biology
Classified Senate
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(3) Representatives
- Nancy Cortés
Classified Senate Representative, Office of Institutional Effectiveness - Gerry Vanderpot
Classified Senate Representative, Facilities
Associated Student Representatives
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(2) Representatives
- VACANT
Associated Student Representative - VACANT
TerraMesa Representative
Consultants
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(1) Facilities Manager (1) Cafeteria Manager (1) Reprographics Manager (1) Bookstore Manager
Director of Communications
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(1) Representative
- Jennifer Nichols Kearns
Public Information Officer
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(3) Classified or Faculty Representative (1) Other representatives
- Madeleine Hinkes
Dean, Institutional Effectiveness - Taj George
Administrative Technician, Administrative Services - Dina Miyoshi
Faculty, Psychology - Genevieve Esguerra
Student Affairs - New Membership
New Area (copy this line for new members)
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(x) Classified or Faculty Representative (x) Other representatives
- Madeleine Hinkes
Dean, Institutional Effectiveness - Taj George
Administrative Technician, Administrative Services - Dina Miyoshi
Faculty, Psychology - Genevieve Esguerra
Student Affairs - New Membership
New Area (copy this line for new members)
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(3) Classified or Faculty Representative (1) Other representatives
- Madeleine Hinkes
Dean, Institutional Effectiveness - Taj George
Administrative Technician, Administrative Services - Dina Miyoshi
Faculty, Psychology - Genevieve Esguerra
Student Affairs - New Membership
New Area (copy this line for new members)
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(3) Classified or Faculty Representative (1) Other representatives
- Madeleine Hinkes
Dean, Institutional Effectiveness - Taj George
Administrative Technician, Administrative Services - Dina Miyoshi
Faculty, Psychology - Genevieve Esguerra
Student Affairs - New Membership
New Area (copy this line for new members)
Additional Information
Please visit our site frequently for updates and new information.
* ESC Webpage Representative: Michelle Rodriguez