The MC Green TeamMontgomery College

Spring Semester 2013

The MC Green TeamCollege-wide Sustainability Committee

Formed in the Fall 2011• Mike Whitcomb

Energy Manager

• Mark PaceParking & Transportation

• Brian BakerPresident’s Office

• David EnsignInformation Technology

• Steve GreenfieldWD & CE

• Transcie AlmonteWD & CE

• Chiquita Manago-HaywoodAuxiliary Services

• Liz BrandenburgAFSCME President

• John WatsonITV Producer/Director

• Randy SteinerProfessor of Architecture

• David FallickProfessor of English

• Timothy McWhirterProfessor of Philosophy

• Diane McDanielProfessor of Natural Sciences

• Amanda TruettProfessor of Environmental Science

• Patrick JohnsonProcurement

• Sherri BokorHuman Resources

• Karen AmbroseWD & CE

• Marcus RosanoInstitutional Advancement

College Sustainability Blog• http://montgomerycollegesustainability.wordpress.com/

Mission• Enhance the sustainability of the college. – In all areas: facilities, curriculum, student

services, procurement, transportation …etc.

MC Efficiency Contest• Request for proposals to save

energy & resources • Panel of experts judges them • Financial Awards from $200

to @ $1000 • Curriculum Initiatives, Panel Discussions,

Documentary films• If you have any ideas:

timothy.mcwhirter@montgomerycollege.edu

MC Green Network• MC Green

Student Club– The past two years– Has met on a

weekly basis– Facebook page:

MC Green Club– Focused on local

organic food production

At Shenandoah Park Spring 2012

MC Green Network• MC Green Faculty

Workgroup– Formed in the spring 2012– 29 Faculty members– All campuses– Sharing information and

ideas online

The Competition

• Sustainability is part of the mission of the College

• The Princeton Review of Green Colleges in MD– Johns Hopkins, Goucher,

Salisbury, St. Mary’s, Towson, U of Baltimore, UM of Baltimore County, UM College Park

– Sustainability Committee is the one thing MC lacked that they had.

 Princeton Review of Green Colleges 2011

Food Transportation Committee Buildings Waste Degrees Literacy Plan Renewables Officer

Johns Hopkins University

50% Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2% Yes

Goucher College 30% Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 25% No

Salisbury University

Yes Yes 41% Yes No No Yes

St. Mary’s College 45% Yes Yes Yes No No 47% Yes

Towson University

Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No

University of Baltimore

Yes Yes Yes 30% Yes No No 1% Yes

UM, Baltimore County

20% Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 21% Yes

UM, College Park 11% Yes Yes Yes No Yes 20% Yes

Montgomery College

Yes No Yes Yes No No 15% No

The CompetitionThe President’s Climate Commitment

The CompetitionThe President’s Climate Commitment in MD

• Bowie State University• Coppin State University• Frostburg State University• Goucher College• Hartford Community College• Howard Community College• McDaniel College• Morgan State University• Mount St. Mary’s University• Salisbury University

• St. Mary’s College• CC of Baltimore• Univ. of Shady Grove• Towson University• Univ. of Baltimore• UM Baltimore County• UM Center for Environmental

Science• UM College Park• UM Eastern Shore• UM Univ. College• Washington College

Subcommittee Proposal• Need

– MC Green Team members need to their work to be considered college service.

– The college needs an officially sanctioned sustainability committee. • Proposal

– President’s Office recommended the MC Green Team serve as a subcommittee to OPS.

– Existing reporting channels should stay the same.– The relationship can be reconsidered at any time.

• Argument– OPS has uniquely diverse areas of concern and membership. The

same is true of the MC Green Team. The same is not true to the same degree with the other committees in the faculty council structure.

Contact Information• MC Green Team

– Email: MCgreen@montgomerycollege.edu– Email member of MC Green Team– http://montgomerycollegesustainability.wordpress.com/

• MC Green Faculty Workgroup– Timothy.mcwhirter@montgomerycollege.edu

• MC Green Student Club– Facebook page: MC Green Club