Sustainability Department (Old)

Welcome to the Sustainability Department

Margie J. Phillips RBA/MS
Sustainability Manager
email:  philli10@marshall.edu
telephone:  304-696-2992
fax:  304-696-2437

Let us all work together to “Be Marshall Green”!

*Vote for our Sustainability Gardens!*
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We Need Your Daily Votes!

Please visit SeedsOfChangeGrant.com and vote Every Day from now till April 22nd. It will help us fund our gardens, expand our education outreach, and share the importance of Sustainability.
This link should take you to our project. But, if you have to search, use Sustainability Gardens or 25755 zip.

Click this link:  www.seedsofchangegrant.com

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Calendar of Events

  • Feb 26th, Wednesday, 10-11:30am, 2E10 MSC:  Greening Marshall Meeting
  • March 26th, Wednesday, 10-11:30am, 2E37 MSC:  Greening Marshall Meeting
  • April 22nd, Tuesday: Earth Day Festival!
  • April 30th, Wednesday, 10-11:30am, 2E37 MSC:  Greening Marshall Meeting

Sustainability Lecture Series – Resilient Architectural Design

Mark your calendars for the next Sustainability Lunch & Learn at Marshall University!  Lunch is provided.

Please RSVP at: http://www.marshall.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=71099

If you have already registered for the event, then you do not need to do so again.

                         Tuesday, February 25, 2014
                         11:30 am – 1:30 pm
                         BE5 Memorial Student Center
                         Guest Speaker: Jill Watkins
                         Topic:  Resilient Building Design

According to the Resilient Design Institute, resilient design is defined as “the intentional design of buildings, landscapes, communities, and regions in response to vulnerabilities to disaster and disruption of normal life.” So, how do we design buildings so they survive severe weather and natural disasters?  How can we ensure that they remain durable over time?  We’ll answer these questions and more in this big picture view of sustainable design.

Speaker Bio:  Jill M. Watkins, Principal
                     LEED AP BD+C, NCIDQ
                     Watkins Design Works, LLC

Jill Watkins, Principal with Watkins Design Works, is an NCIDQ-Certified interior designer with over 20 years of experience in commercial interior design, and over 16 years devoted to sustainable design.

She earned a B.S. in Interior Design from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, then lived in Cleveland and Boston for 13 years before moving back home to Charleston, West Virginia in 2008.  During that time, she worked for several interior design, architecture and engineering firms on a variety of commercial interiors projects and nurtured a passion for sustainable design.  She became one of the founding members of the Cleveland Green Building Coalition (now the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the USGBC), was Chapter President of the International Interior Design Association in Ohio/Kentucky for 4 years, and led the green effort for Gillette’s corporate headquarters renovation that has since become part of Procter & Gamble’s green building standards.

Currently, Jill is Vice Chair of the WV Chapter of the USGBC and is one of its representatives to the Northeast Corridor Regional Committee. She sits on the Advisory Council for the Sustainability Institute at Bridgemont, and is Chair of its Workforce Committee.  She’s also on the working committee for FestivALL Charleston and is involved with various other organizations around the area.

Green Pledge Day – Wed. Feb 5th, 12:30-3pm!

Please join the Sustainability and the Housing and Residence Life Departments in our launching of the “Green Pledge” for Marshall University on Wednesday, February 5th, 2014 at the Memorial Student Center Lobby starting at 12:30 -3:00 pm.  Information will be handed out on how to make your pledge and a computer will be available to make your pledge that day.  Tables will be setup to showcase campus sustainability initiatives, which include:

  1. Housing and Residence Life – what green practices are occurring in the halls, plus the Housing Sustainability Committee
  2. Greening Marshall Committee – how to become involved in environmental projects on campus
  3. Recycling – what is recyclable and other interesting facts about recycling on campus
  4. Student Gardens – from the vegetable to butterfly to roof top gardens
  5. Eco Cycle Bike Loan Program – check out a bicycle for FREE
  6. Storm Water – what is storm water and how it affects the campus

Please join us and make your “Green Pledge” to help you and the campus “Be Marshall Green!”

Sustainability Lecture Series

Sponsored by:  Aetna Building Maintenance

Slide Presentations from past presenters:

thumbnailCAPBHRMWThe Greening Marshall Committee is a comprised of Marshall University students, faculty, and staff who are dedicated to formulate ideas and methods of implementation for environmental stewardship and sustainable conservation. The Committee meets monthly throughout the year.

Please email bemarshallgreen@marshall.edu for details.

Greening Marshall Committee Meetings are held in the Memorial Student Center, 2:00 – 3:30 PM.

Meeting Schedule for Fall 2013:

  • Wednesday, October 16, 2E37 MSC
  • Wednesday, November 13, 2E37 MSC

Information below provided by the U.S. EPA:

ENVIRO-TIP OF THE MONTH

Buy rechargeable batteries to accompany electronic gifts, and consider giving a battery charger as well. Shop for Energy Star qualified gifts! Give the gift of energy savings this season and
every season. Energy Star Products

WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT YOU CAN USE

Green Your Winter and Your Holidays! Reuse shopping bags and carpool on shopping trips. Have your home heating serviced to keep it efficient. Get tips to help prepare for snow and ice storms.
More Information from the EPA

REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
thumbnailCA8JFV56-139x150Leaving your car at home twice a week can cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1,600 pounds per year.  If you commute to work, ask if you can work from home at least some days, and you’ll reduce air pollution and traffic congestion – and save money. More information: More Information from the EPA

 

 

Marshall Eco Cycle Bike Loan Program

bikes2To checkout a bicycle, come to the Main Desk at the Recreation Center.
Membership is “Free” to all students, faculty, staff, and Recreation Center members.

For more information go the the Eco Cycle webpage!

 

 

 

 

 

OASIS Bottle Fill Stations

bottle-fill-station-200x300OASIS Bottle Fill Stations are installed throughout campus buildings.

Each fountain provides clean “Green” filtered, refrigerated water.

To learn more about the bottle fill stations, please click OASIS.

“The Facts About Bottled Water”, click bottle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

water-drip   Be sensible! The Earth might seem like it has abundant water, but in fact only one percent of all water on the planet is available for humans.  Buy fixtures and products that  are water efficient – you can use less water to get the same job done just as well.  When you go shopping, look for the WaterSense label to find water efficient products.

Play the podcast (MP3, 636KB, runtime 0:39) | More about WaterSense. http://www.epa.gov/earthday/tips2.htm

 

Sustainability Department Purpose

The purpose of the Sustainability Department is to:

  • help faculty, staff and students learn about the benefits of sustainability
  • educate on how actions impact energy consumption, both on and off campus
  • motivate users to modify behavior(s) so that energy consumption and sustainability is part of each persons daily activity
  • to demonstrate the University’s commitment to reducing energy consumption and developing sustainable initiatives

I welcome your ideas and suggestions, please send them to philli10@marshall.edu.

Mission Statement

The Marshall University Sustainability Department will consistently strive to maximize the conservation of energy resources, preserve and improve the environment, and develop strategies to bring all areas of the campus together in one united effort to reduce the University’s environmental impact on our local, state, and the global communities for future generations.

Vision Statement

To be environmentally conscious in all decision making activities and employ sustainable practices and actions in the daily use of the Earth’s limited natural resources.

The “Student Green Fee” will be utilized to help the University look for ways to conserve water and energy, reduce waste and incorporate green technologies and materials into its planning and operations.

 

What is Pepisco (Pepsi) doing Sustainable?
Click the link:  http://www.pepsico.com/Purpose/Environmental-Sustainability.html

“Sustainable Lifestyles: How the Greener Half Lives”, visit AEP’s site:
https://www.appalachianpower.com/save/eNewsletter/ViewStory.aspx?StoryID=188

Wellness Fair held on March 17, 2010 in BE5 Memorial Student Center Pictures

Mark your calendars for the next Sustainability Lunch & Learn at Marshall University!  Lunch is provided.  RSVP at: http://www.marshall.edu/calendar/index.php?eID=71099

Contact Us

Sustainability Dept.
Marshall University
1 John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755

Email: BeMarshallGreen

Located in:
Sorrell Maintenance Bldg.
Suite 204B


Amy Parsons-White
Sustainability Manager
Email: parsons133@marshall.edu
304-696-2946


Carrie Nilles
Sustainability Coordinator
Email: nilles@marshall.edu
304-696-2992


Caroline Copenhaver
Compost Coordinator
Email: copenhaverc@marshall.edu


Rebecca Pastor
Agriculture Coordinator
Email: britton21@marshall.edu

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