The President's Commission on Environmental Sustainability
The President’s Commission on Environmental Sustainability shall evaluate, study and help coordinate at a strategic level all aspects of Dickinson’s efforts in the area of environmental sustainability. The commission will help guide the development of a strategic vision for sustainability at Dickinson, identify priority actions needed to advance the vision, promote engagement of the major divisions of the college in the initiative, provide a forum to share information among the major divisions, coordinate cross-divisional efforts, monitor and evaluate progress, and provide advice to the President.
The commission will meet at least four times each academic year (early fall, late fall, early spring, and late spring) to (a) hear updates on sustainability efforts from the divisions and organizations of the College, (b) provide a forum for discussion of any issues of coordination that might have arisen among divisions and organizations, and (c) discuss potential new initiatives in the area of environmental sustainability. One of the fall and one of the spring meetings will be held jointly with Dickinson SAVES. The commission will report to and advise the President of the College about these matters, including providing a summary report (a compilation of separate reports from each division of the College) on sustainability efforts at the end of each academic year.
Contact the President's Commission with your thoughts, comments, and questions:
Email: sustainability@dickinson.edu
Phone: 717.245.1969
Founded: 2009, by order of the President of Dickinson College, Bill Durden
Chair: Neil Leary, Director, Center for Sustainability Education
Meetings: Committee members only. Several meetings each semester.
PCES Relation to Dickinson SAVES
The commission will consult with and seek advice from Dickinson SAVES and other relevant bodies to assure efficient communication that is necessary for effective and transparent strategic planning. Dickinson SAVES, with its open membership, will continue to provide the primary forum for engaging all interested persons and groups to share information, create an environmentally aware community, and work together on sustainability initiatives at Dickinson College. Dickinson SAVES works primarily at an operational level to coordinate existing and initiate new sustainability projects. It also provides an open forum in which members of the Dickinson community can voice their views and make recommendations about strategic directions and priorities related to sustainability.
Membership of the Commission 2010-2011• Stephanie Balmer, Vice President, Enrollment & Communications
• Sarah Brylinsky, Center for Sustainability Education
• Timothy Damon, '12, Student
• Stephanie Gilmore, Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies
• Julie Horton, Staff Associate, Admissions Office
• Neil Leary, Director, Center for Sustainability Education
• Melissa Keebler, Assistant Chief of Staff, Office of the President
• Thomas Queenan, Vice President, Finance and Campus Operations
• Andy Skelton, Professor, Psychology
• Ken Shultes, Associate Vice President, Campus Operations
• Claire Tighe, '13, Student
• April Vari, Vice President, Student Development
• Thom Wallace, ’99, Alumni for a Sustainable Dickinson College
• Neil Weissman, Provost and Dean of the College
• Candie Wilderman, Professor, Environmental Studies
Membership of the Commission 2009-2010
• Neil Leary, Director, Center for Sustainability Education (Chair)
• Sarah Brylinsky, Sustainability Education Coordinator, CSE
• Neil Weissman, Provost and Dean of the College
• Annette Parker, Vice President for Financial Affairs/Treasurer of the College
• Nick Stamos, Vice President for Campus Operations
• April Vari, Vice President for Student Development
• Stephanie Balmer, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
• Stephanie Gilmore, Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies
• Andy Skelton, Professor of Psychology
• Candie Wilderman, Professor of Environmental Studies
• Julie Horton, Staff Associate, Admissions Office
• Casey Michalski, Student, ‘10
• Angelo Junxing Lan, Student, ‘12
• Thom Wallace, Alumni, Alumni for a Sustainable Dickinson
The Center for Sustainability Education Steering Committee
The Steering Committee of CSE advises the Center on matters relating to sustainability education in the college curriculum and co-curricular programs and acts as a liaison between the Center and the faculty, administration, staff and students.
Membership of the CSE Steering Committee 2010-2011
Charlie Alcorn, student
Brian Brubaker, Director of Study Abroad, OGE
Sarah Brylinsky, Education Coordinator, CSE
Jim Ciarrocca, GIS Specialist
Jenn Halpin, Manager, Dickinson College Farm
Jim Hoefler, Professor of Political Science
Neil Leary, Director, CSE
Ash Nichols, Professor of English
Jeff Niemitz, Professor of Earth Sciences
Meghan Reedy, Professor of Classical Studies
Katelyn Repash, student
Susan Rose, Professor of Sociology
Pete Sak, Professor of Earth Sciences
Julie Vastine, Director, ALLARM
Tim Wahls, Professor of Math and Computer Sciences
Dan Webster, Projects Coordinator, CSE
Candie Wilderman, Professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences
Contact the CSE Steering Committee with your thoughts, comments, and questions:
Email: sustainability@dickinson.edu
Phone: 717.245.1969
Founded: 2008, as a result of the Mellon Grant
Chair: Neil Leary, Director, Center for Sustainability Education
Meetings: Committee members only. Several meetings each semester.