Notes from Meeting on 12-3-2010

[KatMays379]

People who attended:

Andrew Green, Jesse, Ben, Phoenix, Chris, Nathen, Austin, Maria, Elli,
Dennis (NSCC), Amy (NSCC), Duvey (name?), Ian, Danae, Michael, Chervon
(i don't know how to spell her name), Maria, Maria, Christian (NSCC),
Linda Chauncey

General notes:

Basically expended ideas or added new ones at this point:
-Solar panels on the roof or in combination with the roof top
garden?
-Chervaughn (sp?) spoke with a woman in Math and Sci building
about getting other students involved with these projects from other
classes or programs, and the woman essentially said make it part
of the curriculum. Make it so it doesn't feel like extra work to the
students.
-Surf-Rider+knitting club+sewing club+fashion design class+ local
market or such to make and give/sell (?) reusable bags to.
-Service learning credit was mentioned again
-Concern; how does a club raise money for itself? How much is it
allowed to? What are the rules? One more reason to not become a
club?
-Rain water catchment in combination with green roofs or
balconies?
-Chris of NSCC is working on a meter system for rain water
catchment to figure out the amount of water in the sewage systems
coming
from rain water catchment so as to not be over charged by the
city (may have missed some notes on this one, I'm slow at writing).
-clarification: mentioned that for every 50 reusable bottles
bought from the SCCC bookstore, one line of water will be taken out.
What
does one mean by "one line of water"?
-Culinary Program already composts! How can we expand on it or
open it up to more departments/students/groups/people?
-How can we do more to support SAgE?
-Christian of NSCC (the Sustainability coordinator) mentioned more
schools and colleges are trying to find out what others are doing as
far as sustainability is concerned. There is definably a desire
to connect between schools. How can we facilitate this? (Is
facilitate an
appropriate word for what I'm trying to say there?)



Probably missed a lot of things, sorry. Please add on.

[North Seattle Community College Sustainability Club]

These are some notes I typed up, I imagine they are pretty much the
same...
Seattle Central Community College

Sustainability Club Meeting

December 3rd 2010, Room BE 3193, 1pm-2pm

In Attendance:

Spelling of all names has been approximated. Apologies to the
misspelled, Andrew Green, Jessi, Ben, Felix, Chris McCrae (NSCC),
Nathan, Austin, Maria, Ellie, Dennis Skarr (NSCC), Amy LaZerte (NSCC),
Dahvee, Ian, Denae, Micheal, Kat, Shabon, Maria, Maria, Christian
Rusby (NSCC)



SummaryToday was the second meeting of the SCCC Sustainability
Network. New ideas were brainstormed, old ideas were discussed, small
committees were formed to address the issues the club considers most
pressing.

Topics Discussed

Creating reusable bags
Solar panels on the roof
Could engineering students help?
Integrating the campus into sustainability projects
Sustainability in the curriculum
Service learning
Energy auditing
Betty Lundsford is the contact
Harvesting Rain water from the roof
Community Garden on the roof
Waste system
Compost
Recycling
Landfill
Waste system in general
Double sided printing
Use of the balconies
Education and Outreach
Communication
Education ourselves and others
Posters
Surveys
Talks in classes
Getting the president and chancellor to attend meetings
Sustainability cheer squad
Bottle Campaign
Ban plastic water bottles
Partner with the bookstore to increase canteen sales and decrease
water bottle availability
Sustainability Coordinator for SCCC
Sustainability Classes
Sustainability Service Learning
Work study positions
Food System
Puget Sound Regional Food Quality Council
Workshops
Sustainable Agriculture
Research Farm
The food on Campus
The food in the day care