2013 SN Annual Report (High Resolution) by Second Nature

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Education for Sustainability

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2013 Annual Report

Transforming Higher Education for a Thriving and Sustainable World

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Second Nature works to

accelerate societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transition to a sustainable future by serving and supporting senior college

and university leaders in making

healthy, just, and sustainable living the foundation of all learning and practice in higher education.

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A YEAR OF RECOMMITMENT, CHANGE, AND CHALLENGE 2013 was a year of change for Second Nature. We reexamined – and reaffirmed – our roots and our mission; made a systematic assessment of our strengths, opportunities, and challenges; strengthened our partnership with the presidents who lead the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment; broadened our program base, and developed a new Strategic Framework for the future. We have reconfirmed our commitment to enable a world characterized by clean air and water, productive and resilient natural systems, and thriving human communities. Only in such a world will people be healthy and secure, with the opportunity for dignified work and personal fulfillment. We are, more than ever, convinced of the potential that higher education in the United States has to generate and share knowledge; change behavior; and enable individuals, institutions, and political entities to make wiser choices. We are just as convinced that events in the world over the past year and, indeed, throughout the first decade of the 21st century, underscore the magnitude of the changes from business as usual that we must all make. This report summarizes the year’s accomplishments, and they are significant. It also introduces new initiatives we are undertaking as a result of our selfassessment and the changing context in which we operate. Our core challenge as a society is to develop, advance, and achieve a system in which the concept of sustainability provides the framework for all decisionmaking — rebalancing and reintegrating the values that guide our choices, and restructuring the criteria by which we judge success.

David Hales Second Nature President

Richard J. Cook Chair of the Board of Directors

Front cover: A learning and teaching garden for the Allegheny College community, the Carr Hall Garden was planned by students in a seminar taught by Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Kate Darby. A parttime garden manager, student workers, and volunteers all work together to raise organic food for the college's dining services. Photo courtesy of Bill Owen/Allegheny College Front inside cover: Carleton College's second utility grade wind turbine came online in 2012, eight years after its predecessor. Photo courtesy of Carleton College

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This page, clockwise from top left: The bicycle racks on the McLennan Community College campus provide commuters with the ability to secure their environmentally-friendly transportation. Photo courtesy of Bradley T. Turner/McLennan Community College Plant and Environmental Sciences graduate student Allison Justice working in the greenhouse on the campus of Clemson University. Photo courtesy of Clemson University

Solar Panels at Oregon State University's Agricultural Research & Extension Center in Hermiston, OR. Photo Courtesy of Solar City The Environmental Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) tests the biogas from the biodigester located at UW Oshkosh. Photo courtesy of UW Oshkosh

Introduction — The Maturing of an Organization

Highlights from a Banner Year

Going Strong — Programs and Results 15 A Growing Network of Success: American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment 16 Progress on the Ground 16 Sustainability Curriculum and Research Development 18 Cost Savings and Money Secured 20 Community Engagement 22 Emissions Reductions

26 The Alliance for Resilient Campuses 28 Diversity in Climate Leadership 31 Sustainable Financing and Policy 33

Second Nature’s Partners and Collaborators

Financial Report

ACUPCC Signatory Schools

Second Nature Board and ACUPCC Steering Committee

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Allegheny College students and professor conduct fish surveys in wadeable tributaries of French Creek in northwestern Pennsylvania, as part of PA's Unassessed Waters Program. Photo courtesy of Bill Owen/Allegheny College

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INTRODUCTION: The Maturing of an Organization Throughout history, colleges and universities have pioneered discovery and innovation, educating students to become the scholars, researchers, decision-makers, and leaders of tomorrow. As global environmental and societal concerns have escalated, more and more institutions of higher education around the nation are embracing the opportunity—and the responsibility—to prepare young people to build a sustainable and just society able to thrive in a healthy and resilient natural world. The world we experience today is largely a result of choices made by humans—as individuals, in our institutions and businesses, and through our governments. It is even more certain that the world our descendants will inhabit will be determined by the choices we make now and in the next decade. We can choose a world that is fair, peaceful, just, and sustainable, but this is not going to happen by accident. No generation has ever had the power we have to shape the future. No generation has ever had such a clear understanding of the consequences if we choose unwisely and incompetently.

But we still have to find the courage and continue to develop the knowledge to act. We all have choices to make. If, as a society, we behave as though the future will merely be a reflection of our past, and believe that business as usual will lead to a world that is sustainable, we will condemn ourselves to one that is not. Higher education has a tremendous potential to be a force for positive change, affecting decisions at every level of human wellbeing. For the last twenty years, Second Nature has worked with higher education leaders to build an ever-growing network of partnerships and programs among campuses and communities that can lead the transition to a sustainable future and develop a shared consciousness that fundamental choices about sustainability cannot be postponed. Through Second Nature’s work with the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, more than 680 colleges and universities in the United States have made a formal commitment to sustainability, both within their own

campus operations, and as a core part of their curriculum and research programs. As a first and crucial step, the presidents and chancellors of these institutions have made a personal commitment for their institutions to design and implement concrete plans to achieve carbon neutrality, a goal already accomplished by three of the signatory institutions. We are immensely proud to be the supporting organization for this network. At the same time, we are also cognizant that the scale and rate of global change—from climate instability and water scarcity to food shortages, pollution, and resource depletion—demand that we continue to evolve as an organization, with the ability to form new alliances and work with a diversity of partners to respond to rapidly emerging challenges with new initiatives and energy. Over the past year, in an effort to build on our successes and continue to look to the future, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of our progress to date; our opportunities; and our potential to advocate, encourage, and enable societal transformation through transforming

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By Earth Day 2008, the ACUPCC was a national initiative, with signatories in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

higher education. This assessment has led to a Strategic Framework that we believe will help us accelerate and broaden our support for higher education. Our expanded focus includes building resilient institutions in the face of the effects of climate change; shaping the technical and institutional capacity necessary to understand the specific challenges of climate change, avoid those that are unmanageable, and manage those that are unavoidable; and expanding the financial resources available to schools to meet these challenges. Our Strategic Framework also lays out a plan for Second Nature and sustainability leaders in higher education to work with sustainability leaders in the business, government, and non-governmental fields to drive sustainability throughout American society.

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As proud as we are of what we have accomplished together, we know we are capable of much more. Although the challenges may seem daunting, we know that they will yield to concerted and committed action. Hundreds of campuses across the country are responding to these challenges, harnessing the creativity and skills needed to transform higher education and work in partnership with communities and businesses to create a thriving and sustainable world. The time is right for such a framework. As the United States and the world confront the complex sustainability challenges of climate change, resource scarcity, widespread species loss, widening gaps between rich and poor, and cultural barriers, our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best colleges and universities are already building models

of a sustainable future that will be a beacon to inspire sustainable action from all. At Second Nature, guiding and supporting this transformation is our mandate and our mission. We hope our accomplishments this year and over the past two decades inspire you, and that our vision of a sustainable future will encourage you to work together with us.

Clockwise from top: Central New Mexico Community College Photovoltaic Installation student learns how to install solar panels. Photo courtesy of Central New Mexico Community College Members of the Phoenix College Garden Club holding seedlings for the coming growing season. Photo by Phil Munroe/ Phoenix College UC students assemble bikes for the Bearcat Bikeshare Program, which allows members of the campus community to borrow a bike for transportation, reducing emissions, traffic, and parking shortages while increasing health, fitness, and community engagement. Photo courtesy of Dottie Stover/University of Cincinnati A student researches the impact of plant species richness on plant productivity in green roof plots. Photo courtesy of Dottie Stover/ University of Cincinnati

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Clockwise from top left: The new Gateway Center at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry contains a combined heat-and-power plant that will supply energy for other campus buildings. Photo courtesy of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry A student measures water as part of the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fresh Water Resources program. The college offers many green career-related programs of study, as well as embedding sustainable and green principles in many other programs. Photo courtesy of Greg Lebrick/ Gateway Technical College

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Moving across the country can be a trying experience. Moving a house across country is even harder. A group of students at Missouri University of Science and Technology has spent the past two years building a solar-powered house. They had to divide it into three parts and move it to California to compete in an international building competition. Photo courtesy of Missouri University of Science and Technology Students at Portland State University have the opportunity to use their campus as a living lab for designing and testing sustainable solutions. Photo courtesy of Portland State University The Hilda M. Willis Amphitheater at the October 11, 2013 sneak peek unveiling of the $40 million initial phase of Chathamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Eden Hall Campus. Photo courtesy of Larry Rupple/Chatham University

HIGHLIGHTS FROM A BANNER YEAR Momentum at Second Nature has been growing across all our programs over the past twelve months — from the groundswell of action, support, and visibility for sustainable campuses in communities across the United States described in this report, to the steadily increasing engagement and support of our partners and collaborators. A quick look at some of the events from 2013 that are highlighted below sets the stage and helps illustrate the scope of our progress in advancing sustainability throughout higher education.

2013 Climate Leadership Awards On June 5, 2013, Second Nature announced the ten academic institutions that were selected to receive our 2013 Climate Leadership Awards. The awards are presented annually to American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) signatory institutions that have demonstrated innovative and advanced leadership in education for sustainability and climate mitigation and adaptation. 2013 was the fourth year of the Climate Leadership Awards program, and it drew the most competitive pool of nominations to date. The

winners were among 20 finalists chosen by Second Nature’s board, and represent the diversity of higher education institutions across the United States. The awards are based on overall achievements in climate innovation, student preparedness, and community collaboration. These ACUPCC signatories set bold examples on climate leadership not only by establishing aggressive climate neutrality target dates, but also by exploring advanced or alternative technology to address reduction of energy consumption, and by developing a comprehensive,

campus-wide strategic plan that incorporates values of sustainability. The operational, educational, and community initiatives underway at these institutions are catalyzing ideas and actions that are both necessary and achievable in addressing climate change. They are showing that it is possible for institutions to directly engage in sustainability initiatives while reducing costs, improving quality, and fostering innovation. Their work inspires and benefits us all.

2013 Climate Leadership Award Winners Doctorate Granting University  Missouri University of Science & Technology (MO) Portland State University (OR)  SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry (NY)

Master’s Granting Institution  Chatham University (PA)  Goddard College (VT) Baccalaureate College  Middlebury College (VT)  Oberlin College (OH)

Associate’s College  Bellevue College (WA)  University of Hawaii Kauai Community College (HI) Special Focus Institution Pratt Institute (NY)

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Second Nature presentations at UMACS Regional Conference. Photo courtesy of Gabriela Boscio/Second Nature

2013 New England Campus Sustainability Forum (NECSF) Second Nature played a key part in the development of NECSF’s Sustainability Mini-Grants Program, which was unveiled for the first time at the September 20, 2013 NECSF. As one of the forum organizers, Second Nature helped to plan the event, attended the forum, and provided logistical support. More information about the Mini-Grants Program is available on the NECSF website.

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2013 AASHE Conference & Expo

UMACS Regional Conference

Last October, representatives from Second Nature attended the 2013 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Education (AASHE) Conference & Expo in Nashville, Tennessee, leading sessions on building an inclusive student movement for climate change and climate adaptation and resilience, as well as conducting a networking session for Implementation Liaisons in the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) network. Second Nature staff also contributed to the conference panel on Power Purchase Agreements, featuring the USEPA’s Green Power Partnership, Ohio State University, and the Eastern Research Group.

In November 2013, Second Nature partnered with the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) and the National Wildlife Federation-Campus Ecology Program to organize the first Midwest Regional Collaborative Symposium. The three-day event took place at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and included an ACUPCC Pre-Conference for both signatory and non-signatory institutions. Additional sessions were held during the conference to create further opportunities to learn from common challenges, discuss ideas, and showcase success stories. Over 200 faculty, staff, and students attended the conference, representing nearly 40 institutions from the region.

“An environmental merit award is the

highest honor EPA New England can give

to recognize excellent environmental work throughout this region.”

— Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA New England

Capacity-Building Fellows and On-Site Visits

Lead, Learn, Connect: The (New) Implementer

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Awards

The Kresge Sustainability Leadership, Capacity Building and Diversity Initiative is increasing the capacity of Minority Service Institutions (MSIs) and Under-Resourced Institutions (URIs) to participate in the ACUPCC network and become green champions in the higher education sustainability movement. In 2013, the program’s Implementation and Membership and Engagement Fellows organized six two-day campus site visits to provide training on climate action planning, greenhouse gas reporting, and strategies to engage a cross-section of the campus community in sustainability. Because of this initiative, five more MSIs and ten more URIs joined the ACUPCC network last year, bringing the total number of MSIs to 102, and the total number of URIs to 164.

The Implementer, Second Nature’s monthly online newsletter, is produced to assist higher education institutions, community partners, and business leaders accelerate climate and sustainability innovation. Redesigned in 2013, The Implementer now features news and information in three core areas: • Lead—thought-provoking editorials and ideas for high-impact campus sustainability activities • Learn—new and relevant resources on financing, ACUPCC implementation, resilience, and capacity building • Connect—upcoming events, workshops, and webinars for collaboration with others in the field

Last July, we were honored to receive two awards at the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Region 2013 awards ceremony, which recognizes organizations and individuals that are making significant contributions to environmental awareness and problem solving. Second Nature received an Environmental Merit Award in recognition of two decades as a leading organization in the Education for Sustainability field. At the same time, Second Nature’s founding president and current senior fellow, Anthony Cortese, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for a 40-year career spent actively engaged in large system sustainability and environmental challenges.

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GOING STRONG: PROGRAMS AND RESULTS

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students, including Pingting Gao, whose hand is shown, sow a mix of native prairie plant seeds on the campus conservancy on Friday, November 8, 2013 in Whitewater, WI. Photo courtesy of UW-Whitewater/Craig Schreiner

Second Nature has developed a suite of professional programs and tools to meet the growing demands for sustainability within higher education, helping colleges and universities lead the way in guiding the transformation of society as a whole. Institutions of higher education have begun to address an array of sustainability issues that affect all areas of their operations, as well as to engage with their surrounding communities in building sustainability from the ground up â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from carbon neutrality and related climate change mitigation initiatives, to adaptation and resilience in the face of climate impacts, to bold financial options such as fossil fuel divestment and revolving loan funds for green infrastructure development.

We are working with a range of partners to help advance these efforts and are achieving exciting, far-reaching results through the American College & University Presidentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Climate Commitment (ACUPCC); the newly launched Alliance for Climate Resilience (ARC); the Sustainability Leadership, Capacity Building, and Diversity Initiative; and the Sustainable Financing and Policy Program. Our initiatives now reach more than 6.5 million students, who will graduate with an understanding that it is entirely possible to design and live within healthy, energy efficient, environmentally responsible, and socially just systems that promote and support a prosperous, peaceful, and sustainable world.

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Lending a hand at Village Building Convergence, a city-wide event in Portland. Photo courtesy of Portland Community College

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A GROWING NETWORK OF SUCCESS: THE AMERICAN COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS’ CLIMATE COMMITMENT Launched in 2007, the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) is a voluntary network of higher education leaders that has grown to encompass 680 colleges and universities in the United States, reaching over 6.5 million students. Its mission is to accelerate progress towards climate neutrality and sustainability by empowering the higher education sector to educate students, create solutions, and provide leadership-byexample for the rest of society. Today, the ACUPCC network is actively engaged in eliminating net greenhouse gas emissions from campus operations and promoting the research and education initiatives needed to equip institutions and their graduates to build capacity and resilience, respond to climate disruption and function as a healthy, just, and sustainable society. The ACUPCC’s progress and accomplishments span a wide range of initiatives, described within four major categories on the pages that follow. Key highlights include:

Sustainability Curriculum and Research Programming ACUPCC signatories are developing strategies to integrate sustainability throughout the higher education curriculum and are implementing a range of innovative plans for advancing sustainability research, both on campus and within the high technology industries of the future. Progress Reports submitted by ACUPCC signatories currently indicate that 171,835 graduates are covered by sustainability learning outcomes. Operational Cost Savings Over 500 ACUPCC institutions have completed Climate Action Plans, with 44 signatories setting a target date to achieve climate neutrality within the next ten years. Signatories of the ACUPCC have seen significant cost savings as a result of their emissions reductions and the implementation of their climate action plans. To date, these actions have translated to cost savings from emissions reductions across the network totaling $168 million.

Community Engagement Recognizing the leadership role that higher education institutions have in their communities, ACUPCC signatories are creating innovative approaches and opportunities for community engagement. At the same time, these projects are preparing students to work within the wider community to help address the changing global climate and make the transition to a new, green economy. Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions The network is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% over the next five years, and by 30% in the next 15 years. More than 500 ACUPCC signatories have pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030. Collectively, the ACUPCC network is now the third largest purchaser of renewable energy in the nation. Colby College in Waterville, Maine became the latest signatory to declare carbon neutrality last April, joining the College of the Atlantic in Maine and Green Mountain College in Vermont in demonstrating that carbon neutrality is a challenging, but achievable task.

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PROGRESS ON THE GROUND SUSTAINABILITY CURRICULUM AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT With over 6.5 million students — approximately one-third of all colleges and university students in the United States — currently enrolled in ACUPCC signatory schools, the network is providing our 21st century workforce with an understanding of core sustainability issues and the skills necessary for careers that embrace the principles of sustainability. According to the Progress Reports submitted by 364 of the signatory institutions, nearly 190 currently have a program encouraging student climate and/or sustainability research. Over 80 of these institutions have incorporated sustainability into their institutional General Education Requirements, directly involving more than 171,800 graduates in sustainability learning outcomes. 113 of these schools offer professional development in sustainability education to all faculty members.

CURRICULUM 171,835 graduates are covered by sustainability learning outcomes.

151 have sustainability as a learning outcome. 141 provide faculty incentives for developing sustainability courses.

113 have offered professional development to all faculty in sustainability education.

have included sustainability learning outcomes in institutional General Education Requirements.

68 have included sustainability in fulfilling regional or state accreditation requirements.

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have included sustainability learning outcomes, tracks, or certificates in every academic major.

HIGHLIGHT FROM THE NETWORK The Ohio State University’s Discovery Themes — Health and Wellness, Energy and Environment, and Food Production and Security — leverage the university’s strengths to address the stresses that define today’s global world. Over the next decade, investment in the Discovery Themes will help attract about 500 tenure-track research and teaching positions, spurring breakthroughs in problem-solving critical to Ohio and the world.

RESEARCH 15,527 faculty members are

engaged in sustainability research at 198 signatory institutions.

189 have a program to

encourage student climate and/or sustainability research.

141 have a program to

encourage faculty climate and or sustainability research.

104 have a policy that rec-

ognizes interdisciplinary research in faculty promotion and tenure.

A Groundswell Of Student And Research Initiatives UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Amherst, MA Chancellor: Kumble R. Subbaswamy Implementation Liaison: Ezra Small, Sustainability Manager Signatory since 2007 Enrollment/size: 28,140 Carnegie classification: Doctorate-Granting Photo: UMass's solar panels at Deerfield Farm, site of the Student Farm Enterprise. Photo courtesy of UMass Amherst

In 2013, UMass Amherst adopted Colin Beavan’s No Impact Man as the freshman Common Read book, ensuring that 4,650 incoming students would be introduced to this sustainability-focused, climate-conscious perspective. The story continues with over 300 sustainability-related courses and 25 sustainability-related majors, involving students at all class levels in a remarkable array of climaterelated research. The university’s Northeast Climate Science Center webinar series makes cutting edge climate research accessible to the broader regional and international community. A team of more than 125 student interns, one of the largest such groups in the country, is working on sustainability initiatives across campus. The Green Building Researchers, a group of graduate interns, has designed an Integrated Urban Metabolism Tool as part of a regional initiative to assess sustainability indicators in cities and to plan and

reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The interns have also authored the Green Building Guidelines, now utilized on every new construction and major renovation project at the university, helping to institute LEED® certification as a cultural norm. In addition, the university has partnerned with the UMass Amherst Libraries and the UMass Amherst Center for Teaching to implement the Sustainability Curriculum Initiative, which engages faculty across disciplines in defining sustainability learning outcomes, supporting integration of sustainability and library research tools into the curriculum. Faculty who integrate this learning most successfully are provided with mini-grants through the UMass Libraries’ Sustainability Fund, and sustainability and library staff provide guidance throughout the year, helping faculty and students use the campus as a living, learning, sustainability laboratory.

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PROGRESS ON THE GROUND COST SAVINGS AND MONEY SECURED To date, 364 ACUPCC institutions reported that projects stemming from their Climate Action Plans have resulted in significant cost savings for their campuses. Of these, 200 listed savings totaling $168 million; savings at 72 others have exceeded $500,000. 171 ACUPCC signatory institutions secured a total of over $316 million in funds from outside sources for improving campus infrastructure and reducing energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Such external funding opportunities and the resulting cost-savings have the potential to reduce tuition costs for their students and increase access to higher education for more students. As financing opportunities diversify, institutional endowments evolve toward being more justly designed, and innovation continues to flourish, we anticipate significant growth of the ACUPCC network.

72% of signatories submitting a Progress Report to date affirmed that their CAP has saved their institution money.

HIGHLIGHT FROM THE NETWORK Colby Sawyer College has invested approximately $1.2 million in campus-wide efficiency upgrades, which are expected to yield a cumulative cash flow of nearly $2.2 million over the next 15 years. The College estimates that total savings from implementing its Climate Action Plan will range between $20 and $30 million.

72 $500,000. institutions list savings exceeding

200

listed savings from implemented projects totaling

$168 million.

MONEY SECURED FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES

Associate colleges secured $42,118,413

Baccalaureate colleges secured $30,133,036

Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-Granting institutions secured $67,249,784

Doctorate-Granting institutions secured $174,873,387

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Special Focus schools secured $2,524,867

Thinking Green, Spending Less LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE Godfrey, Edwardsville, and East Alton, IL President: Dale T. Chapman Implementation Liaison: Nate Keener, Director of Sustainability Signatory since 2008 Enrollment: 26,000 Carnegie classification: Associate Photo: A panoramic view of the Godfrey campus of Lewis and Clark Community College. Photo by S. Paige Allen, Lewis and Clark Community College

Lewis & Clark’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) is designed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2058, with programs dedicated to greening the campuses, reducing the college’s carbon footprint, and providing technical assistance in sustainable practices and education. By 2013, the CAP had already made a big impact on the college’s utility bills, saving a total over $1 million in energy costs. In the last five years, Lewis & Clark campuses report over an 18% reduction in electricity usage. Twenty-five energy efficiency projects have been completed to date, including a whole-campus efficient lighting retrofit, and another 15 such projects are being planned. All the electricity at the college is purchased from 100% green sources. Energy expenditures, which had been rising

precipitously before the college joined the ACUPCC network, have dropped each year since CAP implementation began. The college’s Office of Sustainability works with the Illinois Green Economy Network to share best practices with public and private partners in the regional community. Sustainability initiatives are also making a positive impact on college revenues, as well as helping to reduce costs. Lewis & Clark students have approved a “green fee” for every academic credit, and the college has received an additional $189,000 in outside funding to support CAP implementation in the future.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT With a wide range of climate change-related risks — ranging from water challenges and increasing frequency of high-heat days, to sea level rise and human health impacts — many ACUPCC institutions are not only working to adapt their own campuses to manage risk, but are also engaging with surrounding communities around these issues. As we begin to better understand likely future climate and associated regional impacts, developing a network of institutions with tools for research, resources, and public outreach will be critically important.

Above: Student Casey Tangalin and Carpentry and Facilities Engineering Coordinator Justin Carvalho share the joy of helping to build an on-campus sustainabile home. Photo by Gary Ellwood, Marketing department of UH Kaua‘i Community College

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HIGHLIGHT FROM THE NETWORK Ho'ouluwehi, the Sustainable Living Institute of Kauai, is at the core of the University of Hawaii Kauai Community College (KCC)’s commitment to sustainability and community partnerships. In one of its most exciting partnerships, KCC, the county of Kauai, and the State of Hawaii are developing a concept for a sustainable living center targeted to house 20 tenants on a 17-acre parcel. KCC students are currently testing the concept by building a prototype, container-based sustainable and affordable home right on the KCC campus.

Bringing Sustainability Home FURMAN UNIVERSITY Greenville, SC President: Carl F. Kohrt Implementation Liaison: Yancey Fouche, Associate Director of the Shi Center for Sustainability Signatory since 2007 Enrollment: 2,712 Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate

Photo: Furman University's Community Conservation Corps works with student volunteers to weatherize homes for low income residents in Greenville County. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Fleming Photography

Furman University’s David E. Shi Center for Sustainability promotes interdisciplinary research and teaching in support of sustainability on campus and in the greater community. Core initiatives of this academically-focused Center include faculty fellowships for innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship; the affiliate faculty program for collaboration through lecture exchanges, applied research, and grant-making; a student fellowship program that engages students in campus/local sustainability challenges; and the Community Conservation Corps (CCC), which brings energy efficiency to homes in underserved Greenville. The Center has long-standing partnerships with 87 schools and community organizations, and has helped raise $14 million for university projects since its establishment in 2008. Combining academic scholarship with projects on the ground, the CCC brings sustainability home to area residents. Established in 2010, the CCC works in partnership with Greenville County’s Habitat

for Humanity, educating students about energy efficiency, engaging the local community in a thoughtful transition to sustainability, and reducing energy consumption in homes with greatest needs. Furman students work on neighborhood home weatherizations, collecting and reviewing pre- and post-weatherization audit data to determine overall program impact and effectiveness. As of 2013, the CCC has weatherized 60 homes in the Greenville area at no cost to eligible homeowners, reducing energy consumption — and homeowners’ energy bills — by 20 to 35%. A direct outgrowth of the university’s participation in the ACUPCC, the CCC was designed to create high quality, local carbon offsets. Its work coalesces the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability, enhancing the quality of life in underserved communities, decreasing energy costs, and reducing coal and gas emissions from power plants by limiting wasted energy.

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PROGRESS ON THE GROUND

EMISSIONS REDUCTION Since the initiative began in 2007, ACUPCC signatories report an annual cumulative reduction of 328,698 metric tons of CO2e emissions, in addition to producing a combined 507,751,335 kWh of renewable energy annually, which is the equivalent of powering 31,932 American households each year. Based on current projections, signatories are expected to reach a 93% reduction by 2050.

510 institutions have submitted more than one GHG inventory. On balance, ACUPCC institutions have reduced cumulative CO2e emissions by 1,991,091 metric tons. Signatories have set interim reduction targets over the next 15 years that will eliminate gross GHG emissions.

Target Emission Reductions in the Next 15 Years:

7,641,921

MTCO2E

HIGHLIGHT FROM THE NETWORK The University of Minnesota-Morris is the only higher education institution that generates over half its power, producing 60% of its electricity from wind. The campus has reduced its carbon footprint by 40% between 2005 and 2012, cutting annual electricity use by 1M kWh.

Timeline of Climate Neutrality Dates *number of institutions is cumulative ** targeted years to achieve climate neutrality by institutions as indicated in their Climate Action Plan

2019 2024

5,708,893

by 2019

7,450,646

by 2024

7,641,921

by 2029

2029 2034 2039

This represents a

27% reduction

of the networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current gross GHG emissions.

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2044 2050

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533 institutions (80%) have completed a Climate Action Plan to date.

75 126 155 197 410

Carbon Neutrality and Beyond COLBY COLLEGE Waterville, ME President: William D. Adams Implementation Liaison: Kevin Bright, Sustainability Coordinator Signatory since 2008 Enrollment: 1,850 Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Photo: Colby's LEED certified Biomass Plant. Photo courtesy of Colby College

Capping an intense 13-year effort, 2013 became a landmark year for sustainability at Colby College as the campus celebrated achievement of carbon neutrality. Colby became the third, and largest, higher education institution in the country to reach this goal. Careful planning by the college’s Environmental Advisory Group (EAG) — a team of volunteers comprised of administrative staff, faculty, and students — implemented a series of critical programs and policies to reduce the institution’s carbon footprint. From the purchase of Green-e certified electricity and ongoing campus conservation programs, to the construction of a new district steam plant powered by sustainably harvested biomass, the campus succeeded in reducing its emissions by approximately 70%, including a further 8% reduction since 2012. Carbon offsets were purchased in 2013 for remaining scope 1 and scope 3 emissions.

Beyond emissions reductions, Colby has achieved significant reductions in energy usage since 2002. Despite over 180,000 SF of campus growth in the last 11 years, the college consumed less total energy in 2013 than in 2000, reducing its energy consumption per square foot by 12%. A special conservation highlight of the year was replacement of the campus’s hockey arena lighting with an LED alternative, reaping benefits that included reduced electric consumption, improved light quality, reduction in ongoing maintenance, and reduced cooling needs. To date, 11% of Colby’s square footage is LEED®-certified and one out of every six students, staff, or faculty members works in a LEED®-certified space. The college is currently in the process of developing comprehensive Green Building Standards and an Energy Management Plan to further energy efficiency and building performance for all campus projects.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY ACUPCC signatories produce 507,751,335 kWh of renewable energy annually. This is the equivalent of powering

31,932

American households annually.

236

campuses with solar panels Annual Solar Output: 242,072,023 kWh

campuses with wind turbines Annual Wind Output: 72,118,698 kWh

campuses with geothermal systems Annual Geothermal Output: 5,947,526 kWh

campuses with biomass systems Annual Biomass Output: 180,865,854 kWh

campuses with fuel cell systems Annual Fuel Cell Output: 6,747,234 kWh

Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 180 Signatories have purchased a total of 1,547,536,025 kWh Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). This makes the ACUPCC currently the third largest purchaser of RECs in the USA and a significant supporter of renewable energy development.

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Photos left to right: Radenka Maric, Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy, in the lab with a graduate student. Maric and her team have developed a new manufacturing process for fuel cells that could make highly efficient, fuel cell-powered vehicles a viable, affordable commercial option. Photo courtesy of Peter Morenus/UConn Photo The University at Buffalo Solar Strand at sunset. Photo courtesy of Douglas Levere/UB These wind turbines at the University of North Texas supply 30 percent of the energy for Apogee Stadium, the only LEED platinum certified sports complex in the nation. Photo courtesy of UNT

A student in Dr. Poston's Conservation Biology class at Catawba College. Photo courtesy of Eli Wittum/Catawba College

Global warming is a defining

issue of the 21st century, and higher education must be a leader in addressing global

climate change through research, education, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

HIGHLIGHT FROM THE NETWORK In the last ten years, William Paterson University has used grants, rebates, and approximately $250,000 in university funds to implement energy reduction projects, which have now passed the $17 million mark in energy cost savings. William Paterson's elevated solar array is one of the largest solar energy installations at a university in the nation.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Amy Gutmann, President University of Pennsylvania ANNUAL REPORT 2013 | 25

California State University, Monterey Bay uses native and drought-tolerant landscaping to conserve water. Photo courtesy of CSU Monterey Bay

THE ALLIANCE FOR RESILIENT CAMPUSES As the pace of climate change accelerates, society must begin to consider how to adjust to a new set of environmental “normals.” Second Nature has initiated a new national program — the Alliance for Resilient Campuses (ARC) — for colleges and universities to work together to facilitate sound adaptation and resilience practices in higher education (and beyond), build capacity and foster community engagement in these issues, and expand curricula and research to help solve future problems. Over two dozen college and university presidents have already joined the ARC, which is closely tied to the ACUPCC and growing rapidly. A central tenet of the ARC is that higher education leadership on resilience cannot occur without the partnership of the communities in which colleges and universities reside. In order to make true progress in adaptation and resilience, campuses must engage businesses and communities in developing and implementing robust and effective strategies.

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Second Nature is partnering with the Resilient Communities for America (RC4A) — itself a partnership of ICLEI-USA, the U.S. Green Building Council, World Wildlife Fund, and the National League of Cities — to jointly support this work on campuses and in communities. RC4A has already engaged 125 cities in its initiative, and we will work together to recruit and support campuses and cities in developing tools, guidance, an understanding of progress, leadership, and ultimately greater resilience and opportunity in the face of change. The ARC consists of three major components: • Cooperative Assessment and Response » Development of a flexible framework for assessing vulnerabilities and opportunities from climate change » Assessment of the costs of climate impacts and savings from adaptation strategies » Support and guidance for developing regional hubs of higher

education cooperation and for developing relationships at the community scale • Resources and Tools for Success » Providing consolidated, user-friendly access to national, regional, and local climate assessment, climate scenarios, and indicators » Resources for developing and sharing best-practices in planning, implementation, and research • Leadership and Ongoing Evaluation » Facilitating and showcasing leadership commitments from college and university presidents and from city leaders (through RC4A), and of corporate partner expertise and leadership » Providing a learning environment to define useful ways of understanding progress and success » Defining the core progress indicators that translate across different scales and institutions to develop a collective and national scale understanding of adaptation and resilience progress

Second Nature's Alliance for Resilient Campuses is timely, necessary, and will allow us to contribute to a national-scale learning network, showcase our own progress, and give us tools to become more effective in the Northwest. It's exactly the right time for this kind of leadership. — Wim Wiewel, President Portland State University

Climate Adaptation or Resilience? What’s the difference?

The new ARC is a necessary and exciting development for Second Nature, as well as for our ACUPCC signatories and our corporate and community partners. While the need for climate mitigation continues to increase, making the ACUPCC more important than ever, we also understand that some climate change is already happening now, and that further changes are inevitable. How we respond to reduce risk and increase

opportunity in the face of these changes has become a critical and unavoidable question. Please visit our website: secondnature.org/ programs/resilience to learn more.

At Second Nature, we understand that different organizations may use the words adaptation and resilience to mean slightly different things. Rather than create a specific definition of one or the other within our network, we will use the terms interchangeably, and define both simply as: Deliberately increasing our ability to address challenges and take advantage of opportunities that result from the changing climate and to be better able to anticipate, avoid, withstand, and recover from climate impacts. This includes increasing “adaptive capacity,” so that even while projected climate changes in any given location might be uncertain, our systems are able to evolve and respond as our climate changes.

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DIVERSITY IN CLIMATE LEADERSHIP Advancing Sustainability at Minority-Serving Institutions: The Sustainability Leadership, Capacity Building, and Diversity Initiative

With support from a generous twoyear grant from The Kresge Foundation, Second Nature has continued building sustainability capacity and leadership among financially strained and minority-serving higher education institutions (MSIs) through The Sustainability Leadership, Capacity Building and Diversity Initiative, which strengthens and builds on the success of Second Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous Kresge-funded initiative, Advancing

2013 Kresge Implementation Visits

Green Building in Higher Education and Education for Sustainability Innovation. The current Kresge Foundation grant has made it possible for Second Nature to engage two full-time Implementation Fellows for a two-year period to provide capacitybuilding opportunities and implementation guidance to minorityserving institutions in the ACUPCC network, and to expand the network

by engaging more institutions in the climate action movement. Kresge Implementation Fellows have conducted a series of campus site visits, leveraging the experience and expertise of the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Implementation Liaison Support Committee members to develop professional sustainability expertise, as well as support MSIs that are experiencing challenges in fulfilling ACUPCC requirements.

July California State University Bakersfield Los Angeles Trade Technical College

October Dallas County Community College District

September College of Menominee Nation Paine College 28 | SECOND NATURE

November Kresge Event Hosted at the UMACS Regional Conference

Spelman College students under the trees on campus. Photo courtesy of Spelman College

AMS Climate Studies Course Implementation Workshop The AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project is a partnership between Second Nature and The American Meteorological Society (AMS) to significantly expand climate studies at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) by establishing an AMS Climate Studies Course at 100 MSIs over five years. The second annual AMSsponsored Climate Studies Course Implementation Workshop, designed to introduce educators to the AMS Course, was held in Washington D.C. in May of 2013. Twenty-five faculty members from ACUPCC schools attended the workshop. Participants were

trained as local climate education leaders, as well as learning about the AMS Climate Studies Course. The workshop featured presentations from climate scientists at NOAA, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Howard University, George Mason University, James Madison University, and other D.C.-area educational and research institutions. The AMS Climate Studies Course Implementation Workshop helps ACUPCC signatories fulfill the curriculum component of their Climate Action Plan by facilitating the introduction or enhancement of sustainability-focused curricula.

The broader impact of this program is the creation of a large network of trained faculty, expanded course offerings at MSIs, and the introduction of thousands of students to the geosciences. The AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project is modeled on the successful and similarly structured AMS Weather and Ocean Course, which has reached nearly 20,000 students at more than 170 MSIs.

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A 50 kW solar array, 15 electric vehicle charging stations, and 3 of 5 all electric campus work vans at Western Michigan University. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Brand, WeSustain Intern/WMU

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SUSTAINABLE FINANCING AND POLICY Second Nature continues to provide support to the ACUPCC by developing resources to assist signatories in financing projects on campus that align with their Climate Action Plan (CAP) and institutional goals. Over the past year, we have explored financing programs for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects at higher education institutions that will not add to institutional debt, or result in performance-based financial risk to the institution, but will enable institutions to more aggressively pursue mitigation projects. We are taking a careful, thoughtful, and balanced leadership role on this issue, publishing Climate Change:

Investment Risks and Opportunities for Higher Education and planning an event about ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) investing. At the national policy level, we are working in partnership with the Campaign for Environmental Literacy, and have requested support from ACUPCC presidents for funding and reauthorization of the University Sustainability Program at the Department of Education. More than fifty presidents in the network have signed onto this effort and have affirmed their support for it. Second Nature, along with representatives from the National Association of College and Univer-

sity Business Officers and a number of institutional government relations staff, met with officials from the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Senate Energy Committee Environment and Energy Division, and a number of House and Senate offices to advocate for the development of clean energy investments and incentives for the higher education sector. Our group argued that such investments for this sector would support sustainable practices on campus, control institutional operating costs, spur economic growth, and better prepare college graduates to create a thriving and sustainable future.

@edu — GreenBiz and SN We have increased visibility for ourselves and the ACUPCC’s campus success stories by collaborating with GreenBiz to publish @edu — a monthly, branded blog on the GreenBiz.com news, analysis, and opinion site. The @edu blog provides an opportunity to highlight and foster appreciation of the entire higher education campus sustainability movement. In 2013, @edu posts were tweeted more than 760 times and shared via LinkedIn 172 times. @edu is authored and published both by Second Nature staff and campus representatives, and focuses on the intersection between the higher education and

business sectors. Posts have covered a broad range of topics over the past year, including procurement, water conservation, ACUPCC highlights, endowment management, and more. GreenBiz’s mission is to provide clear, concise, accurate, and balanced information, resources, and learning opportunities to help companies of all sizes and sectors integrate environmental responsibility into their operations. If you are interested in sharing an institutional success story on @edu, please contact Michele Madia, mmadia@secondnature.org for more information. ANNUAL REPORT 2013 | 31

Agnes Scott students work on the college's community garden. Students tend the garden and the fruits and vegetables are consumed on campus. Photo courtesy of Agnes Scott College

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Advancing sustainability requires leadership and innovation. Our partnership with Second Nature

connects us with college and university leaders and the students who will become the business leaders and

innovators of the future. Xerox values this opportunity for information exchange, sharing the lessons learned from

integrating sustainability in our operations and providing the market with sustainable goods and services.

— Diane O’Connor, Vice President Global Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability, Xerox Corporation

SECOND NATURE’S PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS Each year, Second Nature’s corporate partners provide essential resources we need to operate our programs and evolve as an organization. Their generosity strengthens our capacity to transform higher education and advance sustainability throughout society as a whole. Even more important than their financial

support, our corporate partners are also key collaborators with us, with the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment, and with individual campuses across the country, demonstrating that successful businesses can work with campuses, cities, and communities to shape a sustainable future. We thank

them for their help and vision, we look forward to continuing to work with them, and we encourage others in the private sector to join us.

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Corporate Sponsors

PLATINUM

SILVER

Ameresco American Meteorlogical Society ARAMARK ASI/Mac-Gray Campus Laundry Solutions ConEdison Solutions

GOLD

Energy System Group GreenerU Haley & Aldrich Lutron Pepco Energy Services Provide Commerce Service Point USA Schneider Electric xpedx

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Partnerships and Professional Alliances

American Meteorological Society (AMS)

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

For nearly a century, the AMS has been promoting the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. The AMS publishes eleven professional journals and sponsors over a dozen annual conferences. The AMS Education Program advances climate literacy through its introductory Climate Studies course package, which focuses on climate science, while also addressing societal issues stemming from climate change.

The AASHE defines sustainability as encompassing human and ecological health, social justice, secure livelihoods, and a better world for all generations, and works to advance sustainability in higher education by creating a diverse community engaged in sharing ideas and promising practices. AASHE provides leadership and essential knowledge resources; opportunities for professional development; and a framework for demonstrating the value and competitive edge created by sustainability initiatives.

ecoAmerica

ecoAmerica grows the base of popular support for climate solutions in America with research-driven marketing, partnerships, and national programs built around strategic partnerships that provide leverage, scale, and mutual benefit. Programs are designed to use research and best practices to connect with Americans’ core values, in order to catalyze and support change in personal and civic choices and behaviors.

Kresge Foundation

The Kresge Foundation is a private, national foundation that works to expand opportunities in America’s cities through grantmaking and investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services, and community development. The Foundation is committed to innovation, collaboration, and a belief in the intrinsic benefits of diversity — and works to create opportunity, have community impact, foster institutional transformation, and promote environmental conservation.

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

The USEPA’s Green Power Partnership collaborates with Second Nature to identify the barriers to expanding renewable energy use among colleges and universities, identify solutions, provide education and training about green power procurement, and explore joint purchasing opportunities. The Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce environmental impacts associated with the use of purchased electricity. The Partnership has more than 1,300 partner organizations purchasing billions of green power kilowatt-hours each year. ANNUAL REPORT 2013 | 35

FINANCIAL REPORT CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013. REVENUE

2012

2013

Grants & Contributions Consulting Membership Dues Government Funding Conference Income Miscellaneous Income Interest Income

507,040 89,161 1,168,836 30,525 79,360 567 1,049

1,000,189 95,595 1,204,921 30,525 1,941 920 3,704

Total Income

1,876,538

2,337,795

2012

2013

Program Development Management & General Expenses Fundraising

1,654,049 88,437 174,767

1,376,521 318,550 306,173

Total Expenses

1,918,253

2,001,244

(41,715)

336,551

2012

2013

EXPENSES

Change in Net Assets

ASSETS Net assets at January 1

611,533

569,818

Net assets at December 31

569,818

906,369

The consolidated statement of activities shown here is derived from the audited financial report. Copies of the audited financial report are available from David Martin, Chief Financial Officer, Second Nature, by email to info@secondnature.org.

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REVENUE

<1% <1%

Grants & Contributions Consulting Membership Dues Government Funding

43%

Conference Income Interest Income

52%

Miscellaneous Income < 0.1% (not shown)

EXPENSES 15%

Program Development Management & General Expenses

16%

Fundraising 69%

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ACUPCC SIGNATORIES • Institution

has paid dues for Academic Year 2012-2013 In Good Standing as of 12.31.13

In Good Standing as of 12.31.13

Adams State University

Brandeis University

• Y

Clark Atlanta University

• Y

Adrian College

Bridgemont Community and Technical College

• Y

Clark University

• Y

Clemson University

• Y

Agnes Scott College

• Y

Bridgewater State University

Alaska Pacific University

• N

Bristol Community College

• Y

Cleveland State University

Brookhaven College

• Y

Coastal Carolina University

Broome Community College

• Y

Coastline Community College

Albion College Alfred State College SUNY College of

N • Y

Technology Alfred University

Bryn Mawr College

Y • N N

Coe College

• Y

Bucknell University

• Y

Colby College

• Y

Allegheny College

• Y

Bunker Hill Community College

• Y

Colby-Sawyer College

• Y

American Public University System

• Y

Butler University

• Y

Colgate University

• Y

American University

• N

Butte College

• N

College of Charleston

• Y

Anaheim University

College of Lake County

• N

Anna Maria College

• Y

California College of the Arts

• Y

College of Marin

Antioch University Los Angeles

• Y

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

• Y

College of Menominee Nation

• N

Antioch University New England

• Y

California State University, Bakersfield

• N

College of Saint Benedict

• Y

Antioch University Seattle

• N

California State University, Chico

• Y

College of Saint Mary

• Y

Appalachian State University

• Y

California State University, Fullerton

• Y

College of Saint Rose

• Y

Aquinas College

• Y

California State University, Long Beach

• Y

College of the Atlantic

• Y

Arizona State University

• Y

California State University, Monterey Bay

• Y

College of the Holy Cross

• Y

Auburn University

• Y

California State University, Northridge

• Y

Colorado College

• Y

Augsburg College

• Y

Cape Cod Community College

• N

Colorado Mountain College

• Y

Austin College

• Y

Carleton College

• Y

Colorado State University

• Y

Austin Community College District

• Y

Carteret Community College

Columbia College Chicago

• Y

Babson College

• Y

Cascadia Community College

• N

Columbia Gorge Community College

• Y

Bainbridge Graduate Institute

• N

Case Western Reserve University

• Y

Columbus State Community College

• N

Ball State University

• Y

Castleton State College

• N

Community College of Denver

Bard College

• N

Catawba College

• N

Connecticut College

Cabrillo College

Y Y

Baruch College/City University of New York

Cazenovia College

• Y

Coppin State University

• N

Bates College

Cedar Valley College

• Y

Cornell University

• Y

Bay de Noc Community College

Central Carolina Community College

• N

County College of Morris

• N

Bellevue College

Central College

Creighton University

• Y • N

Bemidji State University

• Y

Central Community College

• Y

Cuyahoga Community College

Bennington College

• Y

Central Connecticut State University

• Y

Dakota County Technical College

Bentley University

• Y

Central New Mexico Community College

• Y

Davidson College

Berea College

• Y

Central Ohio Technical College

Bergen Community College Berkeley College

De Anza College

Delaware State University

• N

Delta College

• Y

Century College

• Y

Denison University

• Y

Berry College

• Y

Chabot College

• N

DePauw University

• Y

Bethany College (WV)

• Y

Chaffey College

Black Hills State University

• Y

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

• Y

Dickinson College

• Y

Blue Ridge Community College

• Y

Chatham University

• N

Drake University

• N

Boise State University

• N

Chesapeake College

• Y

Drew University

• Y

Boston Architectural College

• N

Cincinnati State Technical and Community

Drexel University

• Y

Bowdoin College

• Y

Bowie State University

• N

Claflin University

Bowling Green State University

• Y

Claremont McKenna College

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Centre College

Y • N

Berkshire Community College

• Y

Centralia College

N • Y

College

Des Moines Area Community College

Drury University

• Y

Duke University

• Y

Durham Technical Community College

In Good Standing as of 12.31.13 East Los Angeles College

In Good Standing as of 12.31.13 Golden West College

In Good Standing as of 12.31.13 Joliet Junior College

• N

Eastern Connecticut State University

• Y

Gonzaga University

• Y

Jones County Junior College

Eastern Iowa Community College District

• Y

Goshen College

• Y

Juniata College

• Y

Kalamazoo College

• Y

Kankakee Community College

• Y

Eastern Mennonite University

Goucher College

Eastern Oregon University

Governors State University

Eastern Washington University

• Y

Grand Rapids Community College

• N

Kean University

Eastfield College

• Y

Grand Valley State University

• Y

Keene State College

• Y

Eckerd College

• Y

Green Mountain College

• Y

Kendall College of Art and Design of

• Y

Ecumenical Theological Seminary Edmonds Community College El Centro College El Paso Community College

Greenfield Community College

Ferris State University

• N

Grinnell College

• Y

Kennebec Valley Community College

Guilford College

• Y

Kennesaw State University

Gustavus Adolphus College

• Y

Kent State University Stark Campus

Elizabeth City State University

• N

Hamilton College

• Y

Keystone College

Emerson College

• Y

Hampshire College

• Y

Labette Community College

Emmanuel College (MA)

• N

Harford Community College

• N

Lafayette College

Emory & Henry College

• Y

Harrisburg Area Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College

• Y

Harvey Mudd College

Everett Community College

• Y

Haverford College

N • Y

Fairfield University Fayetteville State University Ferrum College Finger Lakes Community College

Y • N

N • Y N • Y N N

LaGrange College

• Y

• N

Lake Land College - IL

• Y

• N

Lake Superior College

Haywood Community College

• Y

Lakeshore Technical College

• Y

Heartland Community College

• N

Lane Community College

• Y

Hibbing Community College

• Y

Lansing Community College

Hillsborough Community College

• Y

Las Positas College

• N

Fisk University

Hiram College

Lasell College

• N

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Lesley University

• Y

Florida Atlantic University

Hocking Technical College

Lewis & Clark College

Hollins University

Lewis & Clark Community College

• Y

Florida Gulf Coast University

• Y

Florida International University

Holyoke Community College

• N

Life University

• Y

Foothill College

Houghton College

• Y

Lincoln Land Community College

• Y

Fort Lewis College

Houston Community College

• Y

Lincoln University

Framingham State University

• N

Howard Community College

• Y

Linfield College

• Y

Franklin & Marshall College

• N

Huston-Tillotson University

• Y

Lorain County Community College

• Y

Franklin College of Indiana

• N

Illinois Central College

• Y

Los Angeles City College

Illinois College

• Y

Los Angeles Harbor College

• N

Los Angeles Mission College

Los Angeles Pierce College

Franklin Pierce University

Frostburg State University

• Y

Illinois State University

Furman University

• Y

Imperial Valley College

Gallaudet University

• N

Indiana State University

• Y

Los Angeles Southwest College

Gateway Community College (AZ)

• Y

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native

• Y

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

Gateway Technical College

• Y

George Mason University

• Y

Interdenominational Theological Center

George Washington University

• Y

Inver Hills Community College

Georgia Institute of Technology

• Y

Iowa Lakes Community College

Georgia Southern University

• N

Ithaca College

Luther College

• Y

Georgian Court University

• Y

Jackson Community College

Lynchburg College

• N

Gettysburg College

• Y

James Madison University

• Y

Macalester College

• Y

Glendale Community College

• Y

Jamestown Community College

• Y

Madison Area Technical College

• N

Gloucester County College

• N

Jefferson Community College (NY)

• Y

Maharishi University of Management

Goddard College

• Y

Johnson County Community College

• Y

Manhattanville College

Culture and Arts Development

Los Angeles Valley College

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University New Orleans

• Y

Y • Y

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ACUPCC SIGNATORIES • Institution

has paid dues for Academic Year 2012-2013 In Good Standing as of 12.31.13

Mary Baldwin College Marymount Manhattan College

• Y N

In Good Standing as of 12.31.13 New Mexico State University, Carlsbad New Mexico State University, Dona Ana Branch

• N

In Good Standing as of 12.31.13 Point Loma Nazarene University

Polytechnic University

• Y

Massachusetts Bay Community College

• N

New Mexico State University, Grants Branch

Pomona College

• Y

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

• Y

New Mexico State University, Main Campus

• Y

Portland Community College

• Y

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

• Y

New York University

• Y

Portland State University

• Y

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

• Y

Niagara University

• Y

Pratt Institute

• Y

Massasoit Community College

• N

Norfolk State University

• N

Prescott College

• Y

McDaniel College

• Y

North Arkansas College

Presidio Graduate School

• N

McLennan Community College

• Y

North Carolina Central University

Queens University of Charlotte

Medical University of South Carolina

• N

North Carolina State University

• Y

Quinebaug Valley Community College

Mercer County Community College

• N

North Iowa Area Community College

• Y

Quinsigamond Community College

• Y

Mercyhurst University

• Y

North Lake College

• Y

Radford University

• Y

Mesa Community College

• Y

North Seattle Community College

Messiah College

• Y

North Shore Community College

• Y

Randolph College

• Y • Y

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Metropolitan State University

Northeast Lakeview College

• Y

Rhodes College

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Northeastern University

• N

Rice University

N Y

Middlebury College

• Y

Northern Arizona University

• Y

Richland College

• Y

Middlesex Community College (CT)

• Y

Northern Essex Community College

• N

Rider University

• Y

Middlesex Community College (MA)

• Y

Northern Kentucky University

• N

Rio Salado College

• Y

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Northland College

• Y

Robert Morris University (IL)

• N

Mills College

• Y

NorthWest Arkansas Community College

• Y

Rochester Institute of Technology

• Y

Milwaukee Area Technical College

• Y

Northwest Vista College

• Y

Rockland Community College

• N

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

• Y

Norwalk Community College

• Y

Roger Williams University

• N

Oberlin College

• Y

Rogue Community College

Minnesota State Community & Technical College

Minot State University

• Y

Ohio University

• Y

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

• Y

Mississippi State University

• Y

Ohlone College

• N

Rowan University

• N

Mississippi Valley State University

• Y

Olympic College

• N

Roxbury Community College

• N

Missouri University of Science & Technology

• Y

Onondaga Community College

• Y

Saint John's University

• Y

Monroe Community College

• Y

Orange County Community College

• Y

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

• Y

Montana State University, Bozeman

• Y

Oregon Institute of Technology

• N

Saint Peter's University

Montana Tech of The University of Montana

• N

Oregon State University

Salem State University

• N

Montclair State University

• Y

Pacific Lutheran University

• Y

Salisbury University

Monterey Institute of International Studies

• N

Pacific University

• Y

Salish Kootenai College

Montgomery County Community College

• N

Paine College

Moraine Valley Community College

San Antonio College

• Y

Palo Alto College

• Y

San Bernardino Community College District

• Y

Morehouse College

• Y

Paradise Valley Community College

• Y

San Francisco State University

Morgan State University

• N

Parkland College

• Y

San Joaquin Delta College

• N

Mount Mercy University

• N

Pasadena City College

• Y

Santa Clara University

• Y

Mount St. Mary's University

• Y

Paul Smith's College of Arts & Sciences

• Y

Santa Fe Community College (NM)

• N

Mount Wachusett Community College

• N

Peninsula College

• N

Santa Monica College

• Y

Mountain View College

• Y

Penn State Berks

Naropa University

• N

Philadelphia University

• Y

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

• N

Phoenix College

• Y

Scottsdale Community College

• N

Nassau Community College

School for International Training

New College of Florida

• Y

Pine Manor College

Seattle Pacific University

New England College

• N

Pittsburg State University

Seattle University

• Y

New England Institute of Technology New Mexico State University, Alamogordo

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Y • N

Pitzer College

• Y

Sewanee: The University of the South

• Y

Plymouth State University

• Y

Shasta College

• N

In Good Standing as of 12.31.13

Shenandoah University

• Y

Swarthmore College

• Y

University of Colorado, Boulder

Shoreline Community College

• Y

Sweet Briar College

• Y

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Simmons College

Syracuse University

• Y

University of Colorado, Denver

Simpson College

Temple University

Texas Christian University

Skagit Valley College

University of Connecticut

University of Dayton

Y • Y Y • Y Y

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

• Y

The City College of New York

• Y

University of Delaware

Smith College

•N

The College of New Jersey

• Y

University of Denver

• Y

Solano Community College

•N

The Community College of Baltimore County

•N

University of Florida

•N

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

• Y

The Evergreen State College

• Y

University of Hawai'I, Manoa

South Mountain Community College

• Y

The National Graduate School of

•N

University of Hawaii Kauai Community College

South Suburban College

•N

Southeastern Community College

Quality Management The New School

University of Hawaii, Kapiolani Community Y

• Y N

College

Southern Connecticut State University

• Y

The Ohio State University, Columbus Campus

• Y

University of Houston, Victoria

Southern New Hampshire University

•N

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

• Y

University of Idaho

•N

The Universities at Shady Grove

• Y

University of Illinois, Chicago

• Y

University of Illinois, Springfield

• Y

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

• Y

Southern Oregon University

Southern Polytechnic State University

•N

Southwestern College (KS)

•N

Southwestern University

• Y

The University of Montana, Missoula

• Y

University of La Verne

• Y

Spelman College

• Y

The University of Montana, Western

University of Louisville

• Y

Springfield College

•N

Tompkins Cortland Community College

University of Maine

• Y

Springfield Technical Community College St. Catherine University St. Clair County Community College St. Cloud State University St. Lawrence University St. Louis Community College, Florissant Valley St. Louis Community College, Meramec

N •N Y • Y N • Y N

The University of Montana, Helena College

of Technology

Towson University

•N Y

University of Maine at Augusta

Transylvania University

• Y

University of Maine at Farmington

Trident Technical College

•N

University of Maine at Fort Kent

Trinity College

• Y

University of Maine at Machias

•N

Truckee Meadows Community College

•N

University of Maine at Presque Isle

• Y

Tulane University

•N

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Union College

•N

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

• Y

University of Maryland, Center for

• Y

St. Mary's College of Maryland

• Y

United Tribes Technical College

•N

St. Norbert College

• Y

Unity College

• Y

St. Philip's College

• Y

University of Alaska Anchorage

Environmental Science University of Maryland, College Park

• Y

St. Thomas Aquinas College

University of Arizona

•N

University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

• Y

State University of New York (SUNY), Albany

University of Arkansas, Main Campus

• Y

University of Maryland, University College

• Y

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

• Y

University of Massachusetts, Boston

• Y

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

•N

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

• Y • Y

SUNY Binghamton

• Y

University of Baltimore

SUNY Buffalo

• Y

University of California, Berkeley

SUNY College at Cortland

•N

University of California, Davis

• Y

SUNY College at Geneseo

• Y

University of California, Irvine

SUNY College at Oswego

• Y

University of California, Los Angeles

• Y

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

SUNY College of Environmental Science

• Y

University of California, Merced

• Y

University of Memphis

University of California, Riverside

• Y

University of Miami

• Y

and Forestry SUNY Empire State College

University of Minnesota, Crookston

• Y

University of California, San Francisco

•N

University of Minnesota, Duluth

• Y

SUNY New Paltz

• Y

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of Minnesota, Morris

• Y

University of California, San Diego

SUNY Fredonia SUNY Purchase College

University of California, Santa Cruz

• Y

University of Minnesota, Rochester

• Y • Y

SUNY Stony Brook

• Y

University of Central Florida

•N

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

SUNY Upstate Medical University

•N

University of Central Missouri

•N

University of Mississippi

Stetson University

• Y

University of Central Oklahoma

Sullivan County Community College

• Y

University of Cincinnati

N • Y

University of Missouri, Columbia

• Y

University of Missouri, Kansas City

• Y

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ACUPCC SIGNATORIES • Institution

has paid dues for Academic Year 2012-2013 In Good Standing as of 12.31.13

In Good Standing as of 12.31.13

University of Missouri, Saint Louis

•N

University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Wells College

• Y

University of Mount Union

• Y

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Wenatchee Valley College

• Y

University of Toledo, Main Campus

Wentworth Institute of Technology

• Y •N

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Reno

•N

University of New England

•N

University of Utah

• Y

Wesley College

University of Vermont

• Y

Wesleyan College

University of New Hampshire

• Y

University of Washington, Bothell

•N

Wesleyan University

University of New Mexico, Gallup

• Y

University of Washington, Seattle

• Y

West Chester University West Los Angeles College

University of New Mexico, Los Alamos

University of Washington, Tacoma

• Y

University of New Mexico, Main Campus

•N

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

University of New Mexico, Taos

•N

University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

• Y

Western Connecticut State University

West Valley College

Y Y • Y N Y •N

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

• Y

Western Iowa Tech Community College

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

• Y

University of Wisconsin, River Falls

•N

Western Michigan University

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

• Y

University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

• Y

Western Nevada College

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

• Y

University of Wisconsin, Stout

• Y

Western Oregon University

•N

University of North Dakota

•N

University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

•N

Western State Colorado University

• Y

University of North Florida

Western Technical College

• Y

Western Washington University

• Y

Westfield State University

• Y

Valdosta State University

• Y

Westminster College (UT)

• Y

Wheelock College

• Y

Whitworth University

• Y

Wilberforce University

• Y

University of New Mexico, Valencia

University of Wyoming

University of North Texas

• Y

Ursinus College

University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus

• Y

Utah State University

University of Oregon

N • Y

N • Y N

University of Pennsylvania

• Y

Valencia College

University of Portland

•N

Vermilion Community College

University of Puget Sound

• Y

Vermont Law School

• Y

University of Redlands

•N

Victor Valley College

University of Rhode Island

• Y

Villanova University

• Y

Willamette University

• Y

University of Richmond

• Y

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Y

William Paterson University of New Jersey

•N

Virginia Wesleyan College

• Y

William Rainey Harper College

• Y

Wilkes University

University of Saint Thomas

University of San Francisco

• Y

Voorhees College

•N

Wilson College

•N

University of South Carolina, Aiken

• Y

Wagner College

• Y

Wilson Community College

• Y

University of South Carolina, Beaufort

• Y

Wake Technical Community College

• Y

Winona State University

University of South Carolina, Columbia

Warren Wilson College

• Y

Wittenberg University

• Y

University of South Carolina, Lancaster

Washington & Jefferson College

• Y

Wofford College

•N

University of South Carolina, Salkehatchie

Washington and Lee University

• Y

Worcester State University

• Y

University of South Carolina, Sumter

Washington College

Xavier University

•N

University of South Carolina, Union

Washington State University, Pullman

• Y

Yeshiva University

• Y

University of South Carolina, Upstate

Washington State University, Spokane

•N

• Y

Washington State University, Tri-Cities

• Y

Washington State University, Vancouver

• Y

University of South Florida University of South Florida St. Petersburg

University of Southern Maine

• Y

Washtenaw Community College

• Y

University of Southern Mississippi

• Y

Weber State University

• Y

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Working with Second Nature, the AMS Climate Studies Diversity Project partnership has been instrumental in reaching out to minority-serving institutions that are

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Timothy White, Chair Chancellor, California State University System

John Dunn President, Western Michigan University

Jacqueline Johnson Chancellor, University of Minnesota-Morris

Gifford Pinchot III President, Bainbridge Graduate Institute

Bryan Albrecht President, Gateway Technical College

Paul Ferguson** President, University of Maine

Elizabeth Kiss President, Agnes Scott College

John Sbrega President, Bristol Community College

Steven Knapp President, George Washington University

Kay Schallenkamp President, Black Hills State University

Gloria Larson President, Bentley University

Jake Schrum President, Emory & Henry College

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Nancy Oliver Gray President, Hollins University

Michael Miller President, Northland College

Dianne Harrison President, California State University, Northridge

Scott Miller President, Bethany College

Greg Smith President, Central Community College

John Mills President, Paul Smith’s College of Arts and Sciences

Wim Wiewel* President, Portland State University

Juan Olivarez President, Aquinas College

Harry Williams President, Delaware State University

Mark Huddleston President, University of New Hampshire

William Shutkin President, Presidio School of Management Mariko Silver President, Bennington College

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