Meeting Minutes for the Environmental Service Committee of Texas State
University-San Marcos
February 20, 2008
Attendance
Committee Members Present:
• Hayat Qurunful, Chair, ASG Student Representative
• Melody R. Baker, ASG Student Representative
• Nick Maloukis, NAEP Student Representative
• Lindsey Reed, ASG Student Representative
• Alberto Giordano, Geography Faculty Advisor
• Randy Simpson, Biology Faculty Advisor
Committee Members Absent:
• Brad Smith, Committee Advisor, Grounds Operations, Ex-Officio (Non-Voting)
• Tina Cade, Agriculture Faculty Advisor
Guests
• Nathan Lawrence, Facilities
Start of Meeting – 5:22PM
 Letter regarding grants to students doing research
o Graduate vs. Undergraduate Students – monies should be available to both
o Which departments should receive this letter?
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Agriculture, Biography, and Geography – All Departments should
get a copy
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Send a campus wide e-mail to all students, or at least to all deans
 Letterhead for ESC
o Gives the committee the visual presence that it deserves in matters of
importance – e.g. writing letters to the city council, to the legislature, or
perhaps the president of the university
o Get Three Bids – Copy Cats, Kinko’s, Print Shop, etc.
 Bus Advertisements
o Get a quote
 Recycle Mania
o Ranks universities across the nation in terms of how much they recycle in
terms of lbs./student
 Promotions Budget
o How much of the ESC budget should go towards promotional materials?
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Stickers, t-shirts, magnets, etc.
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Research how much other non-profits budget for promotions
 How do we increase the amount of recycling at Texas State?
o ASG Legislation?
o Replace trash bins in offices and classrooms with dual recycling
bin/trashcan receptacle…
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How much would that cost?
o We need more containers and more people to pick up containers
o Create Policy
 Earth Day at Aquarena Springs – April 20, 2008
o Lloyd Dogget is speaking at the event
o ESC will officially sponsor the event with a donation of $500 by a
unanimous vote (Motion: Hayat; Second: Lindsey)
 Bobcat Build
o ESC will officially sponsor the event with a donation of $100 by a
unanimous vote (Motion: Lindsey; Second: Hayat)