Fall 2008
Committee:
President, Sustainability Committee
Whereas, The Student Senate for California Community Colleges has enacted resolutions including the adoption of the Taillores Declaration, thereby expressing the will of California community colleges students to support sustainability in principle and practice;
Whereas, Students in the California higher education systems have united within the coordinated structure of the California Student Sustainability Coalition to improve their campuses and to pass policies at the system levels of the University of California and California State University;
Whereas, The mission of the California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC) is "To unite and empower the California community of higher education to collaboratively and nonviolently transform ourselves and our institutions based on our inherent social, economic, and ecological responsibilities"; and
Whereas, The CSSC is a natural ally for the student supporters of sustainability initiatives within the California Community College System;
Resolved, The Student Senate for California Community Colleges distribute information about the California Student Sustainability Coalition to local community college campuses;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate that local campuses organize CSSC Campus Chapters to become involved with the activities of the CSSC; and
Resolved, The Student Senate for California Community Colleges designate two members as representatives to the CSSC and that they attend the CSSC annual leadership retreats and biannual Convergences, participate in communications and decisions of the CSSC Council of Representatives, and relay information about statewide CSSC Campaigns to the Student Senate.
Whereas, Students in the California higher education systems have united within the coordinated structure of the California Student Sustainability Coalition to improve their campuses and to pass policies at the system levels of the University of California and California State University;
Whereas, The mission of the California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC) is "To unite and empower the California community of higher education to collaboratively and nonviolently transform ourselves and our institutions based on our inherent social, economic, and ecological responsibilities"; and
Whereas, The CSSC is a natural ally for the student supporters of sustainability initiatives within the California Community College System;
Resolved, The Student Senate for California Community Colleges distribute information about the California Student Sustainability Coalition to local community college campuses;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges advocate that local campuses organize CSSC Campus Chapters to become involved with the activities of the CSSC; and
Resolved, The Student Senate for California Community Colleges designate two members as representatives to the CSSC and that they attend the CSSC annual leadership retreats and biannual Convergences, participate in communications and decisions of the CSSC Council of Representatives, and relay information about statewide CSSC Campaigns to the Student Senate.