Outline - SustainableUMD (2014)

Cover-Terp Farm

1 page: Letter from Dr. Loh. Theme: Innovation to address local and global challenges, Similar to 2012
intro.
Word Count: 500

1 page: Table of contents, contributors, and contact info.

1 page: Sustainability Milestones (short blurbs and graphics) recent university sustainability
achievements & recognition, By the Numbers section, Climate Action Plan timeline.
Focal point: AASHE Stars Gold, Sierra Magazine Cool School listing, Princeton Review Green Rating
Honor Roll, Climate Action Plan timeline, By the Numbers section: Sustainability Fund projects money
granted, LEED buildings on campus, key stats from Progress Report, etc.

1 page: Presidents Energy Initiative Focal point: highlight details of new university energy plan,
student involvement, projected savings, impact on university.
Word Count: 200-400

2 pages: Sustainability Map Focal point: campus sustainability projects and sites. Very similar to 2012
map but different content.

2 pages: Big Steps, Small Footprints (short blurbs and images). Focal point: snapshot of campus
sustainability progress. To include: BSOS Sustainability Plan, Green Offices achieving Gold status,
Physical Science Complex (Purple Pipe System) or University House (LEED Gold), Where Does Your
Campus Recycling Go?, Smart and Sustainable Conference, Clarice Smith Center projects.

2 pages: Students and Sustainability (short blurbs and images) Focal point: Sustainability Studies
Minor, Alternative Break trips, LEAF Outreach Team, and Landscape Arch students,
Interviews: Robb Krehbiel from School of Public Policy, Sustainability Minor students, Alternative
Break students and trip leaders, LEAF Outreach Team members.
Word Count: 300-400 total

4 pages: Terp Farm (feature story) Focal point: Sustainable elements of new university farm in Upper
Marlboro, highlighting day to day operations and Dining Services Sustainable Food Commitment.
Sidebar: Diagram of Sustainable Food Commitment.
Interviews: Allison Lily, Colleen Wright-Riva, Dean Wei, Ag Tech, Bart Hipple, Linda Clement,
Scott Lupin, Sustainability Council members, students
Word Count: 700
Main point of contact: Allison Lily

1 pages: Program for Action Learning in Sustainability (story) Focal point: pilot program in Frederick,
program successes in Eastern Shore, student and education involvement, National Center for Smart
Growth projects.
Interviews: Gerrit Knapp, Frederick officials, students, NCSG staff, university stakeholders,
Sustainability Council members.
Word Count: 300
Main point of contact: Maggie Haslam, Gerrit Knapp

1 pages: Sports and Sustainability (story). Focal points: Drive to Zero Waste project, Sustainability Fund
grant with Facilities Management, Athletics commitment to sustainability, history of Feed the Turtle
recycling program, ticketless system, energy projects.
Interviews: Kevin Anderson, Josh Kaplan, Colleen Wright-Riva, Scott Lupin, Sustainability Council
member
Word Count: 300
Main point of contact: Josh Kaplan

1 pages: Terps Heart the Tap (story). Focal point: impact of filling stations on campus, statistics on
number of bottles diverted from landfill.
Interviews: student, faculty, and staff.
Word Count: 300

1 pages: Food Truck (story). Focal point: general overview of the food truck and sustainable features.
Interviews: Will Rogers, Green Tidings staff, Allison Lily, Bart Hipple, Colleen Wright-Riva
Word Count: 300

2 pages: Research for Sustainability (short blurbs and images). Focal points: Council on the
Environment Seed grant research (Chesapeake Bay watershed region study), Environmental justice,
Geography department forest mapping, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering glove story. Other
possibilities: Green Labs box blurb, Gemstone projects, Smith School research.
Word Count: 500 total
Main point of contact: Pamela Morse (UMD Research), Cathy Stephens (ConE)

1 page: Alumni profiles (short blurbs and images). Focal point: UMD alumni we have pursued careers
in sustainability.
Interview: various UMD alumni. (Places of employment: EPA, Peace Corps, Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning, National Aquarium, Department of Commerce (Energy and Water), NYC Dept. of
Parks and Rec.
Word Count: 200

1 page: University Green Fund (short blurbs and images). Focal point: description of Green Fund,
reasons and benefits to donate, reference people to the Fund giving website.
Word Count: 100-200

Back cover: TBD.

24 pages total






Photo/Graphic List - SustainableUMD (2014)

Photos
Potential cover shots:
o Farm landscape, farm landscape with tunnels, Students/visitors at the farm
Color schemes: black, red, gray, yellow white lay out with green photo
Loh Intro: Photo of Dr. Loh (doing something sustainable?)
Milestones:
o AASHE Stars Gold logo
o Sierra Magazine Cool Schools logo
o Princeton Review Green School logo
o Climate Action Plan timeline
o Sustainability Progress Report
o Metrics graphics
o By the Numbers section
Energy Initative:
o Projected money saved for campus info graphic
o Campus energy plan info graphic
o Energy icons
o Pictures of buildings on campus
o Picture of Dr. Loh signing Better Buildings agreement
o Picture of Dr. Loh with Student Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Map: screen shot of map.
Big Steps, Small Footprints:
o BSOS Plan: pic of staff and students in front of their building
o Green Office Gold: pics of GO Reps at their office or together in one location
with their award certificates
o Recycling : pic of UMD truck at compost or recycling location, picture of Terps
Recycle staff
o Green Buildings: Picture of Physical Science Complex, University House, or
Prince Frederick.
o Smart and Sustainable Conference: picture from the Smart and Sustainable
Conference in Baltimore.
o Clarice Smith Center: picture of Dance Theatre with LED lights, backstage
photos, picture highlighting Banners to Bags program.
Student Section:
o Sustainability Minor info graphic
o Pictures of Sustainability Minor students
o Alternative Break photos
o LEAF Outreach Team photos
o Landscape Architecture students in their design studio

Terp Farm:
o Farm landscape photo
o Tunnel photo
o Tunnel with landscape
o AG Tech working
o Student/visitors at farm
o Plants, trees, crops, anything that is growing or could grow at the farm
o Campus outreach events
o Food at dining halls, UMD
o Sustainable Food Commitment info graphic
o Green Dining logo

Terps Heart the Tap:
o Info graphic of number of water bottles diverted and water savings
o Photo of a student filling up a bottle at filling station
Food Truck:
o Before and after photos of the truck
o Photos of truck staff
o Inside of the truck
o Food pics
o UMD students, faculty and staff enjoying the truck
o Sidebar/box with hours of operation, social media info
o Info graphic to match their menu design
Program for Action Learning in Sustainability:
o Pictures of Frederick where the project will focus
o Students and staff working on a project (either on-site or in the office)
o An info graphic highlighting or forecasting the project or any related stats
o Pictures from the Eastern Shore project
o National Center for Smart Growth logo
Sports and Sustainability:
o Drive to Zero Waste logo
o Pictures from Spring Game
o Pictures of new waste sorting stations
o People tailgating at a game
o Greg Parcher photo (Sustainability Spotlight from the fall)
o Athletics Master Plan graphic
o Info graphic on projected timeline for zero waste stadium
o Other Athletics marketing & graphics materials
o Photo opp of football players (key players and coach) by recycling bins
o Statistics from the Green Sports Alliance
o Energy projects info graphic
Research page:
o Env. Justice: Photos of Anacostia River (ideally of someone fishing)
o Env. Justice: Maps from the Maryland Health Disparities Project GIS component
o Env. Justice: Possibly a sidebar with some more details about the project what
health outcomes will result from having more pollution sources or polluted
water?
o Geo Forest Map: some of their mapping images, photo of research team in the
field
o ConE Seed Grants: pics of grant recipients, projects they are working on, info
graphic on funding or ConE
o Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering glove story: picture of the gloves
football player wearing the gloves
o Green Labs box (Testudo in a lab coatpicture from DES)
Alumni:
o Pics of Alumni, where they work, them working in the field or office, logos of the
organizations they work with
Green Fund:
o Photos or graphics that best capture specifics/details of the Green Fund.
Different sustainability initiatives on campus.


























Print content starts here

SustainableUMD
Big Steps, Small Footprints


COVER PHOTO
Photo ideas:
Terp Farm





Page 1 (inside cover) Dr. Loh Intro



Page 2 Table of Contents and Contributors

Display contents using images like Terp?

3 Sustainability Milestones
4 Presidents Energy Initiative
5-6 Campus Sustainability Map
7-8 Big Steps, Small Footprints
9-10 The Student Section
11-14 TERP FARM
15 Program for Action Learning in Sustainability
16 Sports and Sustainability
17 Terps Heart the Tap
18 Green Tidings Food Truck
19-20 Research Roundup
21 Alumni
22 Green Maryland Gift Fund

Contributors:
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
Scott Lupin, Director
Mark Stewart, Senior Project Manager
Aynsley Toews, Project Manager
Sally DeLeon, Project Manager
Andrew Muir, Communications Coordinator
Kate Richard, Associate

UNIVERSITY CREATIVE
Margaret Hall, Executive Director
John T. Consoli, University Photographer
Lauren Brown, University Editor
Jeanette J. Nelson, Art Director
Contact: Facebook SustainableUMD
Office of Sustainability Twitter @SustainableUMD
3115 Chesapeake Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
www.sustainability.umd.edu
Pages 3 Sustainability Milestones

AASHE Stars GOLD
Sierra Magazine Cool Schools logo
Princeton Review logo

Sustainability By The Numbers
Students enrolled in Sustainability Minor
LEED Certified Buildings on-campus
$$ Sustainability Fund grants
Green Roofs on campus
Carbon Emissions Reduced in 2012
Campus Recycling Rate
Number of Green Offices
Faculty members involved in the Chesapeake Project
Attendees at Smart and Sustainable Conference

Climate Action Plan Timeline
Similar to chart in Progress Report
















Page 4 Presidents Energy Initiatives

Dear University of Maryland community:

Today, we mark the 44
th
Earth Daya day to renew our commitment to a more sustainable
planet, our irreplaceable home.

We can all take pride in the University of Marylands longstanding commitment to
environmental stewardship, as well as the tremendous growth in our sustainability programs.
Just last week, the Princeton Review included UMD in its salute to the nations greenest schools.
Sierra Magazine ranks us as a top green campus. University housekeeping and food services
have won recognition for their green practices. Our new buildings have achieved LEED
certification.

Since we became a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents
Climate Commitment in 2007, the University has decreased its greenhouse gas emissions 15%
and integrated sustainability into our educational and research mission.

The Sustainability Studies minor now has the largest enrollment of any minor on campus. Our
recycling rate increased from 17% to 75% in one decade. Our research puts us at the forefront
on issues ranging from climate change to sustainable development. We exemplify what is
possible, but we can do even more.

Today, I announce three new University-wide initiatives on energy:

1. Energy Conservation Initiative.
We will reduce electricity use on campus by 20% by 2020 via energy efficiency upgrades that
reduce operating expenses and preserve occupant comfort.

2. Carbon-Neutral, New-Development Initiative.
We will off-set new greenhouse gas emissions from our new construction by designing new
buildings to strict energy-efficiency standards and using energy from renewable sources.

3. Purchased Power Initiative.
We will eliminate carbon emissions from purchased electricity by 2020 by purchasing only from
carbon neutral energy sources.

These initiatives will help the University achieve its Climate Action Plan goal of cutting our
carbon footprint in half by 2020.

Ultimately, group success relies on individual participation. If we are to meet our promises, each
of us must do what we can to reduce our environmental footprints. This is the enduring lesson of
Earth Day.

Pages 5-6 Sustainability Map








Page 7-8 Big Steps, Small Footprints

BSOS Sustainability Plan

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) released the BSOS Sustainability Plan, the first plan
of its kind at the college level at University of Maryland. BSOS encompasses three of the key
components of sustainability through its various disciplines and fields of study-a balance between
environmental health, economic development and social justice.

Green Offices Achieve Gold

Since its formation in 2012, the Green Office program has grown to include over 140 offices on campus.
Ranging from academic programs to facilities units to administrative offices, nearly every area of
campus is represented. Only a small number of offices, however, have reached Gold Office status. The
Center for Young Children, the Denton Community Office, and Residential Facilities all achieved Gold
over the 2014 year. GO Reps Vera Wiest, Allison Ray, and Audrey Stewart have all been great models of
sustainability leaders in their work bringing green changes to their offices!

Physical Sciences Complex, Green Buildings

Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
Page 9-10 The Student Section
Sustainability Minor
100 students enrolled in the Sustainability Studies minor within the first week it was available, in spring
2012. Now, it is the largest minor program on campus with over 250 people currently enrolled. Co-
sponsored by the School of Public Policy and the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, the
minor attracts students with a wide range of interests, majors, and prior knowledge of the environment.
Robb Krehbiel, commented on the academic diversity within the minor: Architecture students are
getting their LEED certifications to enhance the efficiency of buildings. Business students are learning
how to incorporate environmental issues into their economic analysis. Engineering students are thinking
about ways to make new, clean, and green technology. We even have Criminal Justice majors that want
to focus on wildlife crime and Theater majors that want to teach people about the environment through
art and performance. The program truly shows that sustainability can apply to another other discipline,
topic, or career goal. Check out this infographic to see just who is a part of the Sustainability Studies
minor:
Other charts: male/female, year, something about the experiential learning projects will need to get
more info from Robb
A. James Clark School
of Engineering
15%
College of Agriculture
& Natural Resources
18%
College of Arts &
Humanities
8%
[CATEGORY NAME]
[PERCENTAGE]
College of Computer,
Math & Natural
Sciences
8%
Philip Merrill College of
Journalism
1%
Robert H. Smith School
of Business
8%
School of
Architecture,
Planning, &
Preservation
12%
[CATEGORY NAME]
[PERCENTAGE]
[CATEGORY NAME]
[PERCENTAGE]
Major Colleges of Sustainability Studies Minors
Alternative Break Trips
This March, a group of UMD students headed to the beach for spring break. But instead of lying on the
beach and sleeping in, these Terps spent the week doing manual labor to support conservation. For the
fifth year, Maryland sent students to the Chesapeake Bay through the Alternative Breaks program. 11
students with majors ranging from economics to engineering to environmental science and policy
spent their break working on restoration projects with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The trip is an
opportunity to learn about local environmental. The Alternative Breakers helped repair buffer plantings
(vegetation which helps filter pollution from bodies of water); potted over 2000 trees to be used as
future buffer plantings; and shell shaking, a process which cleans sediment from oyster shells to help
encourage the growth of new oysters.
Trip leaders Stephanie Martinez and Cotter Rosenberg said the challenge of Alternative Breaks is
activation: refusing to let their impact be limited to a single week of service-learning, and instead
maintaining the mindset of service and change once the trip has ended. Soon after returning, this years
group began forming a plan to establish a permanent student group to work throughout the year with
the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
LEAF Outreach Team
Last Halloween, a student dressed as a zombie lumbered around the Stamp Student Union looking for
students who were riding their bikes or composting correctly in the food court. A couple months later,
during fall semester finals week, enthusiastic volunteers helped students make holiday bows from
recycled paper and old magazines as a relaxing study break. As spring weather finally came to campus,
these same students hosted a plant adoption at the Denton GreenFest, giving new plant-parents a
quiz on how to care for the plants and a nametag sticker to place on the pots. Who are these zombie-
walking, bow-making, plant-providing students? They are the LEAF Team, a volunteer outreach team
run through the Office of Sustainability.
The LEAF (Lead, Educate, Act, Facilitate) program is a way for students to connect with students across
campus through a wide range of educational and outreach activities. [Quote from Aynsley about why we
need LEAF OS is small, LEAF helps us reach more people.] Formed in the Spring 2012 semester, about
8-10 students make up the LEAF team each semester. Though they are only required to sign on for a
one-semester commitment, many embrace their role as campus sustainability peer educators and stay
on long-term. [Quote from Aynsley about the effectiveness of peer-to-peer education.]
The LEAFers study engineering, English, and environmental science and policy, but they share a common
interest in sustainability and a passion for working with other students. Being able to do outreach for
the Office of Sustainability is one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Simply because it gives
me the opportunity, the resources, and the platform to make a much bigger impact than I ever could
have made on my own, says Doris Ihejirika, a [year?] civil engineering major. Rewarding a person for
their green actions, even in small ways like stickers and cookies, can help encourage that person to
make more and greater changes in the future. And the LEAF team arent just changing the behaviors of
people around them: Josh Hall 17, has changed his major to focus more on sustainability and even
changed his diet to reduce his personal carbon footprint. Through craft activities, flash mobs, and
catching bike riders and OZZI users green handed, the LEAF team is cheerfully and creatively spreading
environmental awareness and making sustainability visible on campus.
Art idea: collage/film strip type image with photos from the various craft activities the LEAF team does.

Landscape Arch Students
Studying Sustainability in Peru and Indonesia

Pages 11-14 Terp Farm


Page 15 Program for Action Learning in Sustainability
The University of Marylands National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG) launched the Program for Action
Learning in Sustainability (PALS), a revolutionary vehicle for student learning and community outreach.
This new university-wide initiative pulls together the intellectual resources and ingenuity of the entire
university to offer a fresh look at the specific challenges facing Maryland communities. PALS first official
partnership started with the City of Frederick, Maryland.

We are extremely excited about this new program which will not only help Maryland communities
become more economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable, but will help provide a new
generation of students with real-word experience in working with local communities, said Gerrit Knaap,
Director of the National Center for Smart Growth.

Unlike anything undertaken by the University before, PALS mission is to move students beyond
textbook case studies by engaging them in real community challenges. UMD faculty from a host of
disciplinesfrom Womens Studies and Economics to Urban Planning and Engineeringwill develop
targeted coursework to address partner communities most pressing issues, delivering the community
sustainable, actionable solutions. Simultaneously, students engage in on-the-ground, active learning,
engaging their community through collaborative, creative project work.

Modeled after the University of Oregons Sustainable City Year program, PALS offers affordable, useable,
and high-quality advice for partner communities while providing valuable exercises in critical thinking,
real-world problem solving and community engagement for UMD students. With coursework tailored to
reflect specific community challenges, a variety of issues can be addressed, including water
conservation, attracting new employers, creating health and wellness programs, leveraging social media,
engaging immigrant and minority communities, and much more.

The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability will be an ideal vehicle to showcase the talent and
ingenuity of our students, said University Provost Mary Ann Rankin. It is an integral part of our
responsibility as a land-grant university as well as our commitment to provide an active learning
environment.

A beta test of the program started in Salisbury, Maryland. The project, dubbed Envision Salisbury, has
partnered 50 graduate and undergraduate students in architecture with the towns residents as
Salisbury develops a master plan for downtown revitalization. {More the Salisbury project. Any results?}

In addition to the Salisbury project, the National Center for Smart Growth has also played an integral
role in working with the University of Maryland campus community and local stakeholders as College
Park prepares for the Purple Line. With the Salisbury and Purple Line projects already in the works, the
revitalization of Frederick will be the next exciting project PALS and NCSG take on.

This program presents a unique opportunity to address some of the issues facing The City of Frederick,
said Frederick Mayor Randy McClement. The students multi-disciplinary approach will likely provide

Page 16 Sports and Sustainability


Sports and sustainability may have seemed like an odd pairing in the past, but the two worlds are
continuing to come together. Beginning fall 2014, Maryland Athletics, in collaboration with the Office of
Facilities Management Solid Waste and Recycling Division, will launch the Drive to Zero Waste, an
ambitious waste reduction program. The goal: to make Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium a zero waste
facility and then expand the program into all university athletic facilities. In addition to reducing the
overall waste on game day, the project will help educate fans on how to sort their trash, compost, and
recyclables. To help with this effort, the project received a $40,000 grant from the University
Sustainability Fund. {Quote from Council member, OS member or SSC student.}
This is an ideal time for the Drive to Zero Waste to begin. The Big Ten Conference is known for being a
leader in athletics sustainability. Ohio State University and Penn State University both have zero waste
athletic facilities and have received national recognition for the strength of their programs. {Quote
from Josh Kaplan mentioning dedication to sustainability, athletics master plan.}
The UMD Feed the Turtle recycling program started in 2008 to encourage fans to recycle during
tailgating and inside the stadium at home football games. {Statistic about average gameday waste?} The
Drive to Zero Waste is taking these efforts even further. Since more fans are expected to visit College
Park from other Big Ten schools, the need to recycle responsibly will grow. {Quote from Terps Recycle
person.}
In the past two years, the Athletics Department has also taken several other proactive sustainable steps.
They implemented a ticketless system for home basketball games, giving students the option to get their
tickets issued electronically instead of printing them out. They have also invested {xxx dollars} on
energy saving ESCO [spell out acronym] projects, including LED lighting in the Comcast Center and
energy efficient lighting in Byrd Stadium {fact checking with Susan Corry about these projects}.
It is both an exciting time for Maryland Athletics and Sustainability. The future is looking very bright and
green. {Quote to end?}
Page 17 Terps Heart the Tap

Terps Heart the Tap
What started off as a student group campaign has evolved into one of the most visible sustainability
projects on campus: Terps Heart the Taps bottle filling stations. Over the summer of 2013, 67 bottled
water filling stations were installed on campus. The project was such a success that the Sustainability
Fund Subcommittee awarded a second grant to install more filling stations in a proposed 37 new
locations. By the time phase two of installations is complete, there will be a filling station in nearly
every residence hall on campus and most major class and administrative buildings. To see the impact
these filling stations have made, check out this infographic:
The filling stations have saved a total of over 143,000 bottles in less than six months of use.
Since only about 29% of plastic single-use water bottles are recycled, this means 101,530 bottles
were diverted from landfills! This is equivalent to over 2800 pounds of plastic waste!
Weve also saved water, too. Since it takes twice as much water to create a bottle as actually
goes into the bottle, thats a savings of around 37939 gallons of water! (assuming standard 16.9 oz
bottle size)
Art idea: Can we ask Laura to make this? I dont have enough artistic sense to put this into
something that actually looks cool.
Art Idea: Student filling up a bottle
Possible sidebar with quote from Aynsley and a student? Could be good to have a student quote
about how theyve also saved money from not buying bottled water anymore. (Maybe the same student
in photo)





Page 18 Food Truck OR Where Does Campus Recycling & Composting Go?
Food Truck
In summer 2013, Dining Services launched its new sustainable and delicious Green Tidings food truck:
Green Tidings Mobile. Chef Will Rogers was interested in establishing the food truck as a way to
highlight seasonal, local, and sustainable foods. While he created a menu, Greg Thompson, Assistant
Director of Maintenance for Dining Services, scoured the campus for an available truck. He found one, a
former mail vehicle for the A. James Clark School of Engineering, and the truck underwent a mobile
makeover before finding its new home with Green Tidings. While Chef Rogers still leads the way with
the Green Tidings food truck, Eddie Thomas, Food Truck Supervisor, is in the kitchen day in and day out,
overseeing operations.
The Green Tidings team strives to be sustainable in its food and its operations, from start to finish. The
trucks renovation included 75% of used materials from the campus, Energy Star equipment, and an
efficient generator system to power the truck. Food and ingredients are sourced from local farmers in
Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, and of course, Maryland. A rotating menu changes to highlight
seasonal ingredients. 95% of foods served on the truck including desserts, sauces, and dressings are
made from scratch, to make use of local ingredients, ensure freshness of the foods, and reduce
packaged items. Plates, utensils, beverage cups, and napkins are all compostable; compost bins are
available next to the food truck wherever its parked for the day! Leftover food is occasionally collected
and donated by the Food Recovery Network.
For local farmers, Green Tidings Mobile is an opportunity to build new business relationships with local
growers. Chesapeake Greenhouse, a hydroponic lettuce grower located in Maryland who provides
greens to the food truck and, in lesser quantities, to Good Tidings catering, is the first instance of UMD
purchasing food directly from the grower. The relationship with Chesapeake Greenhouse demonstrates
the University of Marylands investment in small-scale, sustainable agriculture and local farming
businesses.
Green Tidings Mobile has been a visible and popular way for to Good Tidings to show its commitment to
sustainability. Chef Rogers hopes that this is just a first step, and that the success of Green Tidings can
inspire more sustainable change in the future.
Art ideas: Before and after photos of the truck. Sample menu. Photos of the Green Tidings
Team.
Possible sidebar/box with the hours of operation and the twitter handle for the truck, so readers
can check its daily location.

Where Does Campus Recycling & Composting Go? Infographic (Follow-up with Bill and Adrienne about
design)

Page 19-20 Research

Environmental Justice:
The Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health Department part of the School of
Public Health aims to answer the question: are low-income, minority communities exposed to more
pollution than other segments of the population? We often think of sustainability in terms of damage
done to the environment rarely do we think of the harm done to people, and which factors make a
community more susceptible to environmental hazards. The CEEJH team goes beyond investigating
impacts of pollution on the environment: they look specifically at how environmental issues
disproportionately impact marginalized or minority populations. Currently, they are working on two
projects in the area. The Maryland Health Disparities Project is researching potential links between
minority populations of low socio-economic status and low education levels, and pollution sources and
pollution concentration. Environmental health disparities are an issue right in our own backyard: three
counties with some of the highest minority population in the state (Charles County, Baltimore City, and
UMDs own Prince Georges County) all have the most environmental releases or sources of pollutants
and chemicals in the state. Prince Georges County was ranked last in the state for overall health in
the University of Wisconsin County Health Rankings. Another research venture based in DC, Project
CAESARR is investigating whether recreational or subsistence fishers in the Anacostia watershed are
being exposed to harmful substances found in the water at a greater level than other populations. Both
of these studies aim to make sure all people have a healthy, safe environment no matter where they
live or who they are.
Art/photo idea: photos of Anacostia River (ideally of someone fishing). Maps from the Maryland
Health Disparities Project GIS component. Possibly a sidebar with some more details about the
project what health outcomes will result from having more pollution sources or polluted
water?
Geo Forrest Mapping
Save the trees might sound like a tired environmentalist refrain, but Ralph Dubayah, Associate Chair
and professor in the geography department, is taking this philosophy to new places. He and a team of
researchers, including UMD students, have been researching how forest can help solve the climate
crisis. Using satellite imaging, the team will map forest cover across the state of Maryland and the
carbon stocks in those forests. In this situation, the forest is a reservoir that can both hold or release
carbon. This research will help determine how much carbon is held in our state forests (and how much
would be emitted if forests were cut down), as well as provide some context for how to create a
successful reforestation carbon-sinking project. Dubayah received a grant from NASA to complete this
research, and recently received another award to do similar research in California. There is great
potential to expand research of carbon stocks in forests to all parts of the globe.
Art/photo idea: some of their mapping images, photo of research team in the field

Council on the Environment Chesapeake Bay Watershed Region Study




Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering glove story
Since its formation in 2012, the Green Office program has grown to include over 140 offices on campus.
Ranging from academic programs to facilities units to administrative offices, nearly every area of
campus is represented. Only a small number of offices, however, have reached Gold Office status. The
Center for Young Children, the Denton Community Office, and Residential Facilities all achieved Gold
over the 2014 year. GO Reps Vera Wiest, Allison Ray, and Audrey Stewart have all been great models of
sustainability leaders in their work bringing green changes to their offices!














Page 21 Alumni
Name: Beth Schneble
UMD Background: Class of 2007, Environmental Science and Policy, Wildlife Resources and Conservation
Job Title: Aquarist Assistant Supervisor at the National Aquarium in Baltimore
Internship Experience: Had two internships at the National Aquarium (one with the Fishes department
and with the Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Program). Also worked an internship with Maryland
Department of Natural Resources as a technician working with submerged aquatic vegetation studies
and restoration in the Chesapeake Bay.































Pages 22 Green Fund




The Green Maryland Gift Fund supports the University Sustainability Council and the Office of
Sustainability in the development of programs and projects that support and encourage a
sustainability ethic and enhance sustainability performance at The University of Maryland. These
include:
Sustainability education programs for students, faculty and staff: Hosting Sustainable Tuesdays
and the Chesapeake Project for students and faculty respectively
Undergraduate and graduate student internships: Providing professional opportunities to
Green Terps
Energy conservation, storm water management, recycling and composting initiatives: Leading
the University of Maryland toward becoming a carbon neutral community by 2050
Sustainability outreach programs, events and materials: Launching outreach programs like our
LEAF Outreach team
http://www.sustainability.umd.edu/content/donate/index.php
Please contact sustainability@umd.edu if you have any questions.

Thanks to:
Adrienne Small Maggie Haslam
Allison Lilly Megan Campbell
Bart Hipple Robb Krehbiel
Bill Guididas Sara Gavin
Cathy Stephens Susan Corry
Colleen Wright-Riva Taylor Keen
David Tana
Gerrit Knapp
Josh Kaplan
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