The Sustainability Committee continues its efforts to make Xavier a greener campus not only in its initiative for a bike rental program but also through other programs scheduled throughout this school year.Xavier is currently working on hiring a Sustainability Coordinator who will work full-time with the committee to achieve itsinitiatives.
On Oct. 24, a forum concerning parking will be held that is open to the public.
This forum will act as a way for students and staff to discuss what they want and expect as far as on-campus parking is concerned, the cost of potential changes and how these changes could affect campus Kathleen Smythe, co-chair of the Sustainability Committee, said.
Sustainability Day will be celebrated over two days on Nov. 7 and 8 and will include activities such as local tours displaying the importance of sustainability and guest speaker Bob Besso, the recycling program and waste reduction manager of Recology in San Francisco.
Later this year, another dormitory energy competition similar to last year’s will be held.
Other University departments outside of the Sustainability Committee are getting involved with sustainability efforts.
“Each area of the University is setting sustainability goals,” Smythe said. “It’s very exciting from our standpoint.”
Physical Plant is also helping to start new green initiatives, including an Ecovillage survey that will be given out in the next couple of weeks and a “green guide” that will inform students of the best eco-friendly ways to travel around Cincinnati using a bicycle or the metro system.
Other programs are planned for this year, but Smythe was unable to comment on them at this time..