Education and Research
To earn credits in this category within the STARS framework, an institution would need to achieve progressively higher levels of performance in areas related to co-curricular education, curriculum, faculty and staff development and training, and research.
Co-curricular education recognizes institutions that provide their students with sustainability learning experiences outside the formal curriculum. Engaging in sustainability issues through co-curricular activities allows students to deepen and apply their understandings of sustainability principles.
The curriculum emphasizes formal education programs and courses that address sustainability. A primary function of colleges and universities is to educate students. By training and educating future leaders, scholars, workers, and professionals, higher education institutions are positioned uniquely to prepare students to understand and address sustainability challenges.
Faculty and staff training and development programs impact an institution’s sustainability performance. Equipping faculty and staff with the tools, knowledge, and motivation to adopt behavior changes that promote sustainability is an essential activity of a sustainable campus.
Conducting research related to or focused on sustainability allows higher education institutions to help the world understand sustainability challenges and develop new technologies and strategies to address those challenges.
University Activities
On May 8, 2009 the University presented the 3rd Annual Celebration of Excellence on Environmental Sustainability. The following posters and presenters were featured at this event:
ASI: Student Union - Associated Students Inc. & OPC
Associated Students Inc. - Associated Students Inc.
Climate Change and the Artic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska) - Amy Denton and Scott Frisch
EcoChallenges - Sarah Hawkins and Rachel Neumann
Island View Orientation Gets Greener - Jaimie Hoffman
Making a Difference: CSUCI Rideshare - Cherylanne Dooley & Ray Porras
Pallet Project - Matthew Furmanski & ART 321 Students
Sodexho Goes Green at CSUCI - Paul Boulger
Strategic Initiative on Environmental Sustainability - John Griffin
Sustainability Literacy Project - Don Rodriguez and Joshua Dennis
Sustainable Campus Operations - Deborah Wylie
Sustainable Design Features - Deborah Wylie and John Gormley
Women's Recognition Luncheon - Kirsten Moss-Frye