Sustainability Coalition Meeting Minutes 10/26/2018

Sustainability Coalition Meeting Minutes 10/26/2018

This meeting:

Time: Fri, 10/26/18 12:30-2p
Attendance: 19 people (see attachment)
Catering: Wasan Sushi

Next Meeting:

Time: Tue, 11/27/18, 12:30-2p
Location: CSDS

2019 Greenweek: 03/23/19-03/29/19:

Crash Course 03/23, Reception in Student Union

 Talking points:

1. Alice Zinnes, Foundation Dept.
   • Green Week the basement glass case display
     • Location: just outside the Pi Shop in the Main Building
     • Use for: exhibit flat and low-relief student work, as well as posters promoting Green Week events.
     • Contact ASAP: Via Email: azinnes@pratt.edu.  Sign-up sheet (in today’s meeting)
     • who would like to use the cases
     • how many cases you’d like

• The glass frames dimension: 40″ tall x 33.5″ wide.
• The interior of the cases: 42″ tall x 35.5″ wide x about 2″ deep.
• Number: 10 cases in the main wall has, 4 cases across the hallway.

2. Blue-week Recap by LEAP
   • Sildeshow recap (see attached)
   • Successful Panel discussion (good quest combination)
   • Big benefit of joined by The Reef Club (such as: helped to rise the attendance, better organizing, etc.) Looking for collaborating more next time.
   • Suggestion of future improvement:

Beach clean-up day (future adjustment): Kayak next time less time more clean up

Publication:

• Upload this slide show to website (Pratt talks)
• Make a Pratt calendar event
• Possibility of campus to off campus publication

Planning :

• Necessity of far head reminder for next blue week event, (when, where, gallery space reserve, etc.)
• Smoother Leadership transition:

Creating little summery, policy, contacts for transition (will benefit for both blue and green week)

Plastic Wave installation issue:

• Struggle of location to restore / need more support
• After event catch up:

– Continue work on this installation

– Looking for installation committee and temporary exhibition(Art department Suggestion):

– Reshowing on campus

– Set Timeline set to publish for future sculpture event

– Hot glue gun on plastic recycle issue (need to remove glue before recycling)

3. Jennifer Telesca:
   • Journey of participation International Conference on Sustainable Development of United Nations
   • The budget challenge of UN on Sustainable Development and issues surrounding them.
   • Research sharing on conference at UN
     • Topics for control fishing
     • UN High seas topic
     • Issues of down scaled blue fin tuna

4. Emily Yacina: NYPIRG
   • Organization introduction: NYPIRG (New York Public Interest Research Group)
   • Exhibition announcement / time:

– 11/13/18 at 12:30 showcasing work by students that uses plastic as a medium    and also a concept.

• Submission / due time: 11/6/18, via email: eyacina@nypirg.org
• Show sculptures, video material, and a keynote speaker.
• Location: Plastic Gallery (Alumni Reading Room)
• Goal: opportunity for students to showcase their work as well as contextualize it into a larger conversation about environmental awareness

5. Frank Millero on Materials Lab
   • Introduction of Pratt Materials Lab
     • Introduction of Green materials and sustainable materials guidelines on the wall.
     • Industrial Design team is developing/designing a display

6. Carolyn Shafer on Princeton review (The Green College Survey)
   • The Green College Survey:
     • Institution level annual report
     • More detail: https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/green-guide/data-partnership
   • Pratt rise to 93/99 among American art and design schools
   • Possible contribution to this report from Architecture department (course, event, project, etc.)

Blue Week 2018 Slideshow

https://www.pratt.edu/news/view/from-pollution-to-climate-change-pratt-blue-week-2018-addresses-global-wate