Leadership in Environmental Sustainability ENSU 1000 What is

Leadership in Environmental Sustainability ENSU 1000

What is Environmental Sustainability? Environmental sustainability is the rate of renewable resource harvest, pollution creation, and non-renewable resource depletion that can be continued indefinitely. If they cannot be continued indefinitely then they are not sustainable. Sustainability is important because it ensures that natural resources will continue to be available in the future

ENSU 1000 1 credit course Recognizes knowledge gained from existing courses and life experiences that students can apply to environmental sustainability competency Point system prerequisite 3 step course 1. Eportfolio 2. Give back to the TRU community 3. Final reflection You can receive the certificate at anytime or you can have it show on your transcript

Courses That Can Be Used Towards ENSU 1000 SOCW 3540 - An Introduction to First Nations Issues and Human Services SOCW 3551 - Human Development SOCW 3590 - Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals SOCW 4040 - Ethical Practice in Aboriginal Communities SOCW 4540 - Aboriginal Decolonizing Social Work Practice SOCW 4800 - International Social Work

Sustainability at Home Give Up Bottled Water Carpool, take public transit, ride your bike or walk Turn out the lights when you leave a room Turn back your thermostat Buy organic and/or locally grown food Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink

Sustainability on Campus In 2010 TRU underwent a $1. 5 million energy retrofit that included 78% of the buildings on campus Upgrading lighting to high efficiency fixtures with motion sensors that turn the lights off when the room is empty Motion-sensor vending machines that only turn on when people are near HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) upgraded with override controls Solar hot water heating systems Occupancy sensors have been installed. These sensors gauge how full a room is of occupants based on carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere and run the ventilation systems accordingly

Ways to get involved Clubs TRU ECO Club Enactus TRU Environmental Law and Natural Resources Club Biology Undergraduate Students Club (BUGs) Committees Environmental Sustainability Advisory Committee Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable TRU Sustainability Grant Fund Review Committee Programs TRU Sustainability Ambassador Program (Staff & Faculty)

Brad Harasymchuk Email: bharasymchuk@tru. ca Phone: 250 -371 -5996