Sustainability Council loses faculty members
Issue date: 4/24/09 Section: News
Two faculty members resigned from the Sustainability Council recently, leaving it currently without faculty representation.
The two members, Co-chair of Environmental Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science Kyle Dell and Assistant Professor of Geology Angie Moore, have contributed to the council since its inception in 2006.
"It is unclear whether the members of the council that resigned earlier this semester will return to the council this fall," said Dell. "Everyone (students, faculty and staff) that serves does so as a volunteer and makes sacrifices in busy schedules. My decision will be based largely on whether a more effective council can emerge from the talks that are currently underway between several different offices on campus."
Dell and Moore, who are both up for tenure next year, discussed the time constraints in being on the council.
"I'm having trouble with my time and want more practical hands-on activity," said Moore. I still plan on being connected to the council but my priority right now is focusing my efforts on the environmental studies department," said Moore. "One thing that we see from this is that it would be a good opportunity to include other faculty on the council."
In past years, the council has been comprised of members from three segments of the Guilford community: faculty, staff, and students.
Facilities has always been responsible for funding projects, many of them suggested by students.
Environmental Science 101, taught by Moore, proposes a significant number of student-originated projects to the council every year.
"When we started the council I thought that it would be the perfect opportunity for students to put their pilot projects into practice," said Moore. "Historically, each project was given around $100."
The projects that Moore's environmental science class presented to the council received funding until this year.
"The student projects tied into the Environmental Studies student projects are where we dropped the ball and we just need to not let that happen again," said Associate Vice President of Operations and Facilities Jonathan Varnell, also a member of the Sustainablity Council. "It certainly wasn't anything we were trying to do and so it's a bummer."
The two members, Co-chair of Environmental Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science Kyle Dell and Assistant Professor of Geology Angie Moore, have contributed to the council since its inception in 2006.
"It is unclear whether the members of the council that resigned earlier this semester will return to the council this fall," said Dell. "Everyone (students, faculty and staff) that serves does so as a volunteer and makes sacrifices in busy schedules. My decision will be based largely on whether a more effective council can emerge from the talks that are currently underway between several different offices on campus."
Dell and Moore, who are both up for tenure next year, discussed the time constraints in being on the council.
"I'm having trouble with my time and want more practical hands-on activity," said Moore. I still plan on being connected to the council but my priority right now is focusing my efforts on the environmental studies department," said Moore. "One thing that we see from this is that it would be a good opportunity to include other faculty on the council."
In past years, the council has been comprised of members from three segments of the Guilford community: faculty, staff, and students.
Facilities has always been responsible for funding projects, many of them suggested by students.
Environmental Science 101, taught by Moore, proposes a significant number of student-originated projects to the council every year.
"When we started the council I thought that it would be the perfect opportunity for students to put their pilot projects into practice," said Moore. "Historically, each project was given around $100."
The projects that Moore's environmental science class presented to the council received funding until this year.
"The student projects tied into the Environmental Studies student projects are where we dropped the ball and we just need to not let that happen again," said Associate Vice President of Operations and Facilities Jonathan Varnell, also a member of the Sustainablity Council. "It certainly wasn't anything we were trying to do and so it's a bummer."
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