Timeline of Environmental Commitments

As Approved by Shared Governance or Presidential Directive

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Introduction
Mission Statement
Overarching Commitments
Reference Guide to Commitment Statements
Implementation Process for Environmental Commitments
Pattern Language
Timeline of Environmental Commitments
Highlights of Sustainable Practices
Talloires Declaration

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Margo Flood
Executive Director - ELC

Address:
WWC CPO 6323
PO Box 9000
Asheville, NC 28815-9000

Phone: 828.771.2002

Email: mflood@warren-wilson.edu

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Each of the following initiatives has been approved through the shared governance process or instituted as a Presidential directive.

1980: Forest Management Plan approved
1986: Solid Waste Management Plan approved
1987: Hazardous Materials Plan approved
1990: Approved change in mission statement invites to its educational community individuals who are dedicated to stewardship of the natural environment
1990: Pattern language adopted by WWC as conceptual tool to develop underlying principles for practical decision-making
1992: Long Range Facilities Plan approved
1994: Long Range Land Use Committee established and directed to develop Environmental Pattern Languages all aspects of campus operations
1996: Long Range Land Use Plan approved
1997: Process Steering Group created for an Environmental Campus (PSGEC)
1997: Environmental Commitment Statement approved
1997: Campus Parking Policy approved
1998: WWC Statement of Environmental Goals approved
1999: Landscape Pattern Language approved
2000: Native Biodiversity, Wildlife and Fisheries Pattern Language approved
2000: Freshman Vehicle Policy approved
2000: PSGEC transitioned to the Campus Greening Committee
2000: WWC becomes a signatory of the Talloires Declaration
2001: Purchasing Pattern Language approved
2002: WWC will adopt an environmental monitoring system approved as addition to 1997 Environmental Commitment Statement
2003: Approved change in WWC mission statement adding environmental responsibility and experiential opportunities for international and cross-cultural understanding
2003: WWC strategic goals approved
2005: Long Range Land Use Planning Committee reconfigured
2006: Campus Greening Committee retired