Meeting Minutes for the Environmental Service Committee of Texas State
University-San Marcos
January 16, 2008
Attendance
Committee Members Present:
• Tina Cade, Agriculture Faculty Advisor
• Alberto Giordano, Geography Faculty Advisor (Voting for RRC by Proxy)
• Hayat Qurunful, Chair, ASG Student Representative
• Melody R. Baker, ASG Student Representative
• Matt Akins, ASG Student Representative
• Nick Maloukis, NAEP Student Representative (Voting for RRC by Proxy)
Committee Members Absent:
• Brad Smith, Committee Advisor, Grounds Operations, Ex-Officio (Non-Voting)
• Lindsey Reed, ASG Student Representative
• Randy Simpson, Biology Faculty Advisor
• Nathan Lawrence, Facilities
Guests
• Dr. Susan Macey
Agenda
 Meeting called to order at 5:21 pm
 Welcome Back Check in
 Update on rain water collection
o Nathan Lawrence unable to attend
o Should begin construction within the next week
 ESC E-mail
o Temopraraily down – use Hayat’s personal e-mail
 Dates/Meetings
o Susan Romanella will attend next semester
 Applications
o Susan Macey, Tina Cade, Nick Maloukis
 GreenPrint Application
 Cuts down on paper and toner when printing
 Can we contact VPIT – head of software purchasing
 Matching funds?
 Dr. Milton Nielson
 If we purchase before March 31, GreenPrint will plant a tree for every
copy sold
 Table voting until we have more information
 Next meeting January 30, 2008
 Macey will return with more information
o Matt Akins & the Bike Cave
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Utility trike to use for the bike cave
Use for transporting materials to and from the bike cave
 Recycling, donations, quad every week
 Use for community outreach
 Farmer’s market, Quad, rec jam, Geo Bar-b-que
 Fundraising event?
 Bike to school day
 Outside sources
 Table voting pending more bids
 Nick Maloukis and food management
o Using cornstarch food containers to replace Styrofoam
o Contacted Becky, the director of Jones Diner
 Wants more recyclable/ed containers and goods for the diners
 Nick got numbers from her regarding the usage from Jones Diner
o Hopefully by the end of Spring semester, we can implement these in our
cafeterias
 Motion to adjourn 6:13 - NIck, second Hayat