Implementation Profile for Lake Michigan College
Submitted on July 10, 2008; last updated on July 13, 2009
Institution Information
| Basic Carnegie Classification | Assoc/Pub-R-M: Associate's Public Rural-serving Medium |
| Control | Public |
| Location | Benton Harbor, MI |
| Community Setting | Mid-size city |
| USDOE Climate Zone | 5 |
| Current President or Chancellor's Name | Robert P Harrison |
| Current President or Chancellor's Title | Interim President |
| Main Web Site | http://www.lakemichigancollege.edu/ |
| Sustainability Web Site | No information provided |
Implementation Structure
| Implementation Liaison's Name | Lee H Van Ginhoven |
| Implementation Liaison's Title | Executive Director, Facilities Management |
| Implementation Liaison's Department | Facilities Management |
| Format of Structure | Committee |
| Number of Individuals in Structure | 9 |
| Stakeholder Groups Represented | Community Leaders, Faculty, Students, Professional Development, Executive, Community Members, Staff |
| Description | The committee was selected to involve the appropriate institutional constituencies, and was presented to the PresidentÂ’s Cabinet for approval. In addition to executive, faculty and physical plant representation financial, community, professional development and communication/marketing were included to ensure fiscal responsibility and to build institutional knowledge and support respectively. |
Tangible Actions
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1. Establish a policy that all new campus construction will be built to at least the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Silver standard or equivalent. No: No, not at this time. |
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2. Adopt an energy-efficient appliance purchasing policy requiring purchase of ENERGY STAR certified products in all areas for which such ratings exist. Yes: Policy has been drafted and will be presented to the institution Board of Trustees in August 2008. |
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3. Establish a policy of offsetting all greenhouse gas emissions generated by air travel paid for by our institution. Yes: No information provided. |
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4. Encourage use of and provide access to public transportation for all faculty, staff, students and visitors at our institution. No: No, not at this time. However we anticipate this will be an element of our long term carbon neutrality plan. |
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5. Within one year of signing this document, begin purchasing or producing at least 15% of our institution's electricity consumption from renewable sources. No: No |
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6. Establish a policy or a committee that supports climate and sustainability shareholder proposals at companies where our institution's endowment is invested. No: No |
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7. Participate in the Waste Minimization component of the national RecycleMania competition, and adopt 3 or more associated measures to reduce waste. No: No, not at this time. However we anticipate this will be an element of our long term carbon neutrality plan. |