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Who We AreThe Ad Hoc Committee's beginning was inspired by a similar group at Indiana University and by an impressive campus sustainability program at Penn State. Several members of the Emory University Senate Committee on the Environment, the new Environmental Studies Department, and other faculty, staff, and students expressed growing concerns about Emory's environmental awareness and campus ethos in the summer of 1999. Monthly meetings began in September, led by Peggy Barlett. A listserve keeps the group informed, and several working committees were formed. At its April 1, 2000 meeting, the Ad Hoc Committee adopted the following mission statement:
The Ad Hoc Committee on Environmental Stewardship has undertaken initiatives in several areas. It has arranged walking tours of natural areas on campus, undertaken a Baker Woods Restoration Project, participated in Earth Day events, championed alternative transportation options through its Transportation Committee, co-sponsored or participated in environmental sustainability conferences, drafted a Campus Environmental Mission Statement, organized a panel for the Reconciliation Symposium ("University, Community, and Place: Environmental Reconciliation"), and initiated a program ("The Piedmont Project") to develop curriculum around environmental issues. The article "Return of the Native (species)" in the Spring 2000 issue of Emory Magazine offers a good sense of the committee in its first year. To get involved Participation is open to all members of the Emory community. To get in the loop, subscribe to the Emory Environmental Stewardship automated mailing list. For more information, contact Prof. Peggy Barlett or Ben Miller. Other campus initiatives
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