Mission
Onondaga Community College makes high quality educational programs and
services accessible to our diverse citizenry, empowering individuals to explore
and discover their inherent potential and to transform themselves to live, work
and thrive in our global community.
Student Profiles
Over 11,000 students enrolled Fall 2008
86% from the Five county CNY region
Over 1,000 concurrent enrollment
60% are enrolled in a transfer program
51% female / 49% male
47% less than 22; 26% 22-29; 27% greater than 29
Sustainability
Environmental Stewardship
Social Equity
Economic Health
Campus Climate Commitment
• University and College President’s Climate
Commitment
• Institutional structure
– Sustainability Task Force
– Sustainability Institute
• Inventory of all greenhouse gasses
• Institutional action plan
Campus Climate Commitment
• Sustainability Task Force
– Curriculum
– Operations
– Community Outreach
Environmental Stewardship
OCC Sustainability
Institute
Established in fall
2007 with an award
of $700,000 from
NYSTAR to create
new academic and
workforce training
programs -
Environmental Stewardship
Curriculum
¾Energy and
Environmental Systems
A.S / A.A.S. –
¾ Architectural –
Construction
¾Renewable and
Alternative Energy
Technology
¾Geo-science
Environmental
Technology
Environmental Stewardship
Curriculum
¾Automotive
Technology – Emissions
Monitoring and Testing
¾On-line course
development
Economic Health
Workforce
Training
9 Incumbent Worker
9 Retraining
9 Strengthening skill
sets
9 Emerging technology
9A.A.S. degree
9$348M in direct
economic benefit*
*SUNY 2007 – 2008 Budget Report
Social Equity
Student Centered
9 Educational
Opportunity Program
(EOP)
9Disabilities Service
Office
9Programs at
Secondary Schools
(PASS)
9Collegiate Science
and Technology
Program (CSTEP
9English for Speakers
of Other Languages
Campus Climate Commitment
• Inventory of all greenhouse gasses
– Clean Air Cool Planet – Campus Carbon Calculator v5.0
– Submitted first report September 15th
– In process of review and understanding results
Campus Climate Commitment
• Institutional action plan
– Establish target date for climate neutrality
– Establish goals leading to neutrality
– Integrate climate neutrality and sustainability into the
curriculum
– Research expansion
– Track progress
Campus Climate Commitment
• Tangible actions
9 Policy that construction will be USGBC LEED Silver
9 ENERGY STAR appliances now being purchased
9 Public Transportation - Fair Deal / Student Access
9 30% of electricity is from renewable sources
9 Green Office Suites
9 Carry In – Carry Out
9 Composting Sites on Campus
New Initiatives
Student Centered
9 Regional Higher
Educational Center
9Capital Expansion
9Accelerated Business
Degree
9Expansion of On-line
Learning Courses
9 Assessment of
Campus Operations
9Community
Outreach
Campus Climate Commitment
• Community Outreach
– St. Joseph Hospital
– Bristol Myers
– Loretto
– CNY Works
– Jobs Plus
– Sensis