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EICCD Sustainability Action Plan

Sustainability Planning and Recommendations

The American College and University President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) is a high-visibility effort to address global warming and to accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate.

By joining the ACUPCC, colleges and universities agree to create a plan to achieve climate neutrality as soon as practically possible and to promote the research and education needed to dramatically reduce GHG emissions and re-stabilize the earth’s climate. 

An open retreat on the topic of how EICCD could command a leadership role and contribute to local sustainability efforts was held for all interested EICCD faculty, staff and students. 

Based on outcomes of the retreat, District-wide teams were formed to address priority issues of sustainability throughout the District.

The district-wide teams are responsible for developing action plans relating to the following areas:

• Business Practices and Transportation
• Community Leadership
• Curriculum
• Facilities
• Recycling
• Measurement and Celebration

One of the first formal initiative-related actions taken by the Eastern Iowa Community College District Board of Trustees in January 2008 was adoption of a sustainability policy to acknowledge the district’s goal of increasing sustainability in business and operation procedures, and to work in cooperation with the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment agreement which EICCD has signed. (See link at right.)

Sustainability
Action Plan (.pdf)