Campus Sustainability
Contact Information:
UCCS Office of Sustainability
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy CSB 207
Colorado Springs CO 80918
sustain@uccs.edu
Telephone: 719-255-3089
Linda Kogan
Director, Office of Sustainability
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy CSB 207
Colorado Springs CO 80918
lkogan@uccs.edu
Telephone: 719-255-3757
Sign up for our newsletter here!
Sustainability Tours:
Members of the UCCS Sustainability Office are available to lead campus tours that highlight sustainability initiatives. Highlights include a focus on LEED certification and high performance buildings, including the Recreation Center and Science Engineering, introduction to our single-stream recycling program, and a visit to our organic garden. Please call us at 255-3089 so that we can design a tour that meets the needs of your group.
UCCS Sustainability Summit
UCCS will host its first ever Sustainability Summit on Wednesday, October 15th, from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm in the University Center, Room 303. Engage with five remarkable leaders in the local and global sustainability movement. There will be a local organic breakfast, lunch, sustainability awards, tables staffed by local organizations involved in sustainability activities, short films and more. Join us for all or part of a day that will be fun, informative, and fulfilling.
RSVP to the Office of Sustainability at 719-255-3089 or sustain@uccs.edu.
Agenda
7:30 Local organic breakfast
8:00 Sustainable Community: Local actions on food, climate, and poverty;
Eric Drummond – Mayor Manitou Springs
Wendy Hawthorne – Groundworks Denver
Melissa Marts – Care and Share
9:45 Winds of Change: Renewable Energy and Climate Change
Chuck Kutscher – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Bringing it Home: Climate Leadership at the University of Colorado
Dave Newport – Director of Environmental Center, CU-Boulder
11:15 Community group tables and short films
11:45 Lunch and Sustainability Awards
12:15 Global Corporate Social Responsibility: The Changing Role of Business in Social Issues
Derick de Jongh – Director Center for Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa
Eric H. Drummond is currently the Mayor of the City of Manitou Springs, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. and from the University of Texas School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence. As the Mayor of Manitou Springs, his primary focus has been on assisting the development and implementation of a wide range of green initiatives. These initiatives include measuring the city's carbon footprint, fostering the development of a green house gas reduction plan, and working with the Governor's Energy Office to conduct performance audits and the reduction of energy use for city buildings. The city's green and renewable plans are being implemented in the context of efforts to preserve the uniqueness of the community while promoting a sustainable economic environment. Mayor Drummond has been practicing law for over 16 years and is a founding partner and managing partner of the law firm of Sifuentes & Drummond LLP., where he specializes in energy issues, electric utility cases and telecommunications law. He is also the CEO and President of Clean Watt Consulting LLC., which provides private businesses and public entities with the means to implement integrated solutions to their renewable energy needs.
Wendy Hawthorne became the Executive Director of Groundwork Denver in November 2006. She started her career as a mechanical engineer, focusing on energy efficient and sustainable building design and consulting. After ten years in that field, Wendy realized that she could have a greater impact on the community and the environment by applying her skills and passion in the non-profit sector. In 2000, she joined the staff at Northeast Denver Housing Center (NDHC) with the goal of making low-income housing more energy efficient, sustainable, and healthy. At NDHC, she started the Healthy Homes Initiative through which hundreds of Denver homes in low-income communities received health and safety improvements and thousands of families were educated about the dangers of lead poisoning. In that role, she saw the broader need for environmental improvements in Denver’s low-income community, as well as the opportunity to engage the community around these issues. Through Groundwork Denver, she focuses on working with the community to directly improve the environment. Wendy has a Bachelors degree from Princeton University and a Masters Degree from the University of Colorado and is a registered professional engineer.
Melissa Marts is working to reshape the Colorado Springs landscape through healthy soils and hearty food. She is the garden manager and LEED promoter for Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado. Melissa also is the Coordinator for the Peak to Plains Alliance and organization dedicated to the promotion of locally produced food and agricultural heritage.
Dr. Chuck Kutscher is a Principal Engineer and Manager of the Thermal Systems Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado where he has worked for 30 years. His research areas have included concentrating solar power, solar heating and cooling, and geothermal electricity generation, and he currently leads the NREL research on parabolic trough solar collector systems. Dr. Kutscher is a Past Chair of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and was General Chair of the SOLAR 2006 national solar energy conference held in Denver in July 2006, which brought the nation’s top climate scientists and renewable energy experts together to develop solutions to global warming. He is editor of the landmark ASES report, Tackling Climate Change in the U.S., available at www.ases.org/climatechange and has given presentations on this subject at conferences around the country. He recently served as a member of the Colorado Climate Action Panel and is currently teaching a course entitled “Climate Change Solutions” at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Kutscher has a B.S. in physics from the State University of New York at Albany, an M.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Dave Newport is Director of the University of Colorado at Boulder Environmental Center —the nation’s first, largest, and most accomplished student-funded center of its kind. Founded on Earth Day 1970, the Environmental Center’s 100+ staff operate one of higher education’s original recycling programs, alternative transportation programs, energy and climate conservation programs, sustainable food, environmental justice, environmentally preferred purchasing, and numerous student-led operational, educational and research initiatives. Dave also Chairs the university’s Carbon Neutrality Working Group and is a Faculty Associate in the Environmental Studies department where he teaches a course in Carbon Neutrality Planning for Higher Education.Dave is Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and a member of the three-person steering committee for AASHE’s forthcoming campus sustainability ratings system (STARS) Dave’s 30-plus years in the environmental industry includes his immediate past position of Sustainability Director at the University of Florida, project manager of Florida’s first climate neutrality assessment project, and co-author of the first comprehensive sustainability assessment of a college campus performed to international business standards.
Dr. Derick de Jongh obtained a BCom, BCom (Honnours) and MCom (all with distinction) at the University of Pretoria (UP). He then worked in the area Human Resources for around 10 years, resulting in being appointed as General Manager HR Development at a retail bank in SA. He then occupied the position as CEO of a Consulting firm, Knowledge Brokers International for 18 months. His last position in the corporate sector was that of Head: Group Strategic Marketing (including setting up the Bank’s Corporate Citizenship practice) at a retail bank for 3 years. He completed his Doctorate of Commerce (Marketing and Communications Management) at UP specialising in Corporate Social Performance where after he founded the Centre for Corporate Citizenship at the University of South Africa in 2002.
Parking Directions for UCCS Sustainability Summit
Enter campus at Regent Circle from Austin Bluffs. Follow roundabout until last exit on your right. Go right to your first building and take a right into the Parking Garage (Building 34). Visitor parking is on upper levels only and is marked.Self pay stations are located near exits.
From Parking Garage walk east toward Library (it is the building with the clock tower). Walk to the left of the Library up the pedestrian spine to the glass entry of University Center. Enter University Center and go up one flight to 3rd floor of University Center (Building 11 on map).
Download a PDF of the Sustainability Summit Poster here.
Contact Information:
UCCS Office of Sustainability
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy CSB 207
Colorado Springs CO 80918
sustain@uccs.edu
Telephone: 719-255-3089
Linda Kogan
Director, Office of Sustainability
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy CSB 207
Colorado Springs CO 80918
lkogan@uccs.edu
Telephone: 719-255-3757
Sign up for our newsletter here!
Sustainability Tours:
Members of the UCCS Sustainability Office are available to lead campus tours that highlight sustainability initiatives. Highlights include a focus on LEED certification and high performance buildings, including the Recreation Center and Science Engineering, introduction to our single-stream recycling program, and a visit to our organic garden. Please call us at 255-3089 so that we can design a tour that meets the needs of your group.
UCCS Sustainability Summit
UCCS will host its first ever Sustainability Summit on Wednesday, October 15th, from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm in the University Center, Room 303. Engage with five remarkable leaders in the local and global sustainability movement. There will be a local organic breakfast, lunch, sustainability awards, tables staffed by local organizations involved in sustainability activities, short films and more. Join us for all or part of a day that will be fun, informative, and fulfilling.
RSVP to the Office of Sustainability at 719-255-3089 or sustain@uccs.edu.
Agenda
7:30 Local organic breakfast
8:00 Sustainable Community: Local actions on food, climate, and poverty;
Eric Drummond – Mayor Manitou Springs
Wendy Hawthorne – Groundworks Denver
Melissa Marts – Care and Share
9:45 Winds of Change: Renewable Energy and Climate Change
Chuck Kutscher – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Bringing it Home: Climate Leadership at the University of Colorado
Dave Newport – Director of Environmental Center, CU-Boulder
11:15 Community group tables and short films
11:45 Lunch and Sustainability Awards
12:15 Global Corporate Social Responsibility: The Changing Role of Business in Social Issues
Derick de Jongh – Director Center for Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa
Eric H. Drummond is currently the Mayor of the City of Manitou Springs, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. and from the University of Texas School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence. As the Mayor of Manitou Springs, his primary focus has been on assisting the development and implementation of a wide range of green initiatives. These initiatives include measuring the city's carbon footprint, fostering the development of a green house gas reduction plan, and working with the Governor's Energy Office to conduct performance audits and the reduction of energy use for city buildings. The city's green and renewable plans are being implemented in the context of efforts to preserve the uniqueness of the community while promoting a sustainable economic environment. Mayor Drummond has been practicing law for over 16 years and is a founding partner and managing partner of the law firm of Sifuentes & Drummond LLP., where he specializes in energy issues, electric utility cases and telecommunications law. He is also the CEO and President of Clean Watt Consulting LLC., which provides private businesses and public entities with the means to implement integrated solutions to their renewable energy needs.
Wendy Hawthorne became the Executive Director of Groundwork Denver in November 2006. She started her career as a mechanical engineer, focusing on energy efficient and sustainable building design and consulting. After ten years in that field, Wendy realized that she could have a greater impact on the community and the environment by applying her skills and passion in the non-profit sector. In 2000, she joined the staff at Northeast Denver Housing Center (NDHC) with the goal of making low-income housing more energy efficient, sustainable, and healthy. At NDHC, she started the Healthy Homes Initiative through which hundreds of Denver homes in low-income communities received health and safety improvements and thousands of families were educated about the dangers of lead poisoning. In that role, she saw the broader need for environmental improvements in Denver’s low-income community, as well as the opportunity to engage the community around these issues. Through Groundwork Denver, she focuses on working with the community to directly improve the environment. Wendy has a Bachelors degree from Princeton University and a Masters Degree from the University of Colorado and is a registered professional engineer.
Melissa Marts is working to reshape the Colorado Springs landscape through healthy soils and hearty food. She is the garden manager and LEED promoter for Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado. Melissa also is the Coordinator for the Peak to Plains Alliance and organization dedicated to the promotion of locally produced food and agricultural heritage.
Dr. Chuck Kutscher is a Principal Engineer and Manager of the Thermal Systems Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado where he has worked for 30 years. His research areas have included concentrating solar power, solar heating and cooling, and geothermal electricity generation, and he currently leads the NREL research on parabolic trough solar collector systems. Dr. Kutscher is a Past Chair of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and was General Chair of the SOLAR 2006 national solar energy conference held in Denver in July 2006, which brought the nation’s top climate scientists and renewable energy experts together to develop solutions to global warming. He is editor of the landmark ASES report, Tackling Climate Change in the U.S., available at www.ases.org/climatechange and has given presentations on this subject at conferences around the country. He recently served as a member of the Colorado Climate Action Panel and is currently teaching a course entitled “Climate Change Solutions” at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Kutscher has a B.S. in physics from the State University of New York at Albany, an M.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Dave Newport is Director of the University of Colorado at Boulder Environmental Center —the nation’s first, largest, and most accomplished student-funded center of its kind. Founded on Earth Day 1970, the Environmental Center’s 100+ staff operate one of higher education’s original recycling programs, alternative transportation programs, energy and climate conservation programs, sustainable food, environmental justice, environmentally preferred purchasing, and numerous student-led operational, educational and research initiatives. Dave also Chairs the university’s Carbon Neutrality Working Group and is a Faculty Associate in the Environmental Studies department where he teaches a course in Carbon Neutrality Planning for Higher Education.Dave is Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and a member of the three-person steering committee for AASHE’s forthcoming campus sustainability ratings system (STARS) Dave’s 30-plus years in the environmental industry includes his immediate past position of Sustainability Director at the University of Florida, project manager of Florida’s first climate neutrality assessment project, and co-author of the first comprehensive sustainability assessment of a college campus performed to international business standards.
Dr. Derick de Jongh obtained a BCom, BCom (Honnours) and MCom (all with distinction) at the University of Pretoria (UP). He then worked in the area Human Resources for around 10 years, resulting in being appointed as General Manager HR Development at a retail bank in SA. He then occupied the position as CEO of a Consulting firm, Knowledge Brokers International for 18 months. His last position in the corporate sector was that of Head: Group Strategic Marketing (including setting up the Bank’s Corporate Citizenship practice) at a retail bank for 3 years. He completed his Doctorate of Commerce (Marketing and Communications Management) at UP specialising in Corporate Social Performance where after he founded the Centre for Corporate Citizenship at the University of South Africa in 2002.
Parking Directions for UCCS Sustainability Summit
Enter campus at Regent Circle from Austin Bluffs. Follow roundabout until last exit on your right. Go right to your first building and take a right into the Parking Garage (Building 34). Visitor parking is on upper levels only and is marked.Self pay stations are located near exits.
From Parking Garage walk east toward Library (it is the building with the clock tower). Walk to the left of the Library up the pedestrian spine to the glass entry of University Center. Enter University Center and go up one flight to 3rd floor of University Center (Building 11 on map).
Download a PDF of the Sustainability Summit Poster here.