2:00 PM - 3 PM
American Indian Hall 159

Attendees: Megan Sterl, Kristin Blackler, Raye Meijers, Rose Vejvoda, Calvin, Ryan Knutson, Kara Landolfi, Nicole Bondurant, Jackson Mundell, Terry Leist, Steve Swinford, Brent Gunnink, Paul LaChapelle, Brooke Lahneman, Paul Edlund

 

Minutes

Attendees: Megan Sterl, Kristin Blackler, Raye Meijers, Rose Vejvoda, Calvin, Ryan Knutson, Kara Landolfi, Nicole Bondurant, Jackson Mundell, Terry Leist, Steve Swinford, Brent Gunnink, Paul LaChapelle, Brooke Lahneman, Paul Edlund

 

  1. Welcome and Announcements
  • Chair of CSAC committee, Kristin Blackler, recently attended the regional SCUP conference at UC Davis and was surprised to find that many institutions are just beginning to measure and track Scope 3 emissions.
  1. Approval of Minutes from the March 3rd, 2023 meeting
    1. Motion to approve, all in favor.
  2. Working Group Reports
  3. Scope 1 and 2 Working Group, Megan Sterl reports: This working group has been working on sustainability summit work and poster presentation. They have been working with contractors on the 7th Avenue tunnel extension project. A professional consultant firm for energy performance contracts will be selected next week.
  4. Sustainability Summit Working Group, Brooke Lahneman reports: Summit is ready to go April 10th and 11th. The agenda is finalized online. Many people have registered for the event and signed up for the tunnel tours. The marketing team has worked hard to advertise the event across campus. Should be an excellent event!
  5. Data Management Working Group, Ryan Knutson: The data management group is working on implementing a new procurement management software from Jaggaer (vendor).MSU’s name for this software is SmartBuyMSU. The procurement software will provide a lot of meaningful information. This is the largest procurement shift MSU has undertaken in a long time. It would be advantageous to leverage this new system for travel by perhaps adding a Co2 emissions estimate on travel forms.
  6. Curriculum Update, Steve Swinford: Faculty have been asked at faculty senate to self-identify courses that are sustainability-related and sustainability-focused. 11 programs have been submitted, 80 to go for curriculum review of sustainability-related courses. This effort has been going on for two months.
  • Discussion
  • Is there a need to develop a mission and vision statement for CSAC?
  • Review of the initial charge

Given the charge from President Cruzado, CSAC members feel it is not necessary to develop a mission statement. Group feels that a sustainability mission statement should come from the University as a whole, rather than then CSAC. It would be beneficial to have a campus wide marketing campaign to help connect the community with our sustainability efforts on campus.

  1. CSAC Poster Session at Sustainability Summit- Reminder and logistics
  2. Meetings over the summer
  3. Work will continue over the summer, will consider meeting options for June, July and August.
  4. Other Business 
  5. Public Comment
    1. Nicole Bondurant, MSU student, commented and made a request that more information about emissions and programs be made available on the MSU Office of Sustainability webpage.
    2. Jackson Mundell, MSU student, provided information about the student-organized Climate Week at MSU.
    3. Paul Lachapelle, Political Science Professor, reiterated request that more information about emissions data and programs be made available on MSU sustainability pages.

 

Next meeting: May 4th, 2023, 2-3 pm in AIH 159