Our Mission
The Whitman College Office of Sustainability unites the efforts of faculty, staff and students to promote leadership in sustainability. We recognize the impact our institution has on the environment and the college's responsibility as an institution of higher learning. The Office of Sustainability serves as a resource to catalyze our environmental principles and commitments into action. The Office of Sustainability works to harmonize our interaction with the natural environment through outreach, environmental stewardship, institutional advocacy and the integration of sustainability into institutional policies, programs and practices.
Director of the Physical Plant: Tony Ichsan
Administrative Assistants of the Physical Plant: Laurie Doohan, Cindy Draper
Recycling Assistant: Jeff Gillespie
The mission of the President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee is to promote a respect for, and commitment to, environmental awareness and responsibility within the Whitman College community. This dedicated group of faculty, staff and students meets monthly to develop a direction for an increased commitment to sustainability on campus. The Committee is chaired by the Campus Sustainability Coordinator.
Our purpose is to:
- Undertake a leadership role in representing members of the Whitman College community on sustainability issues
- Promote a lifelong commitment to stewardship and awareness among members of the Whitman community through programs of education and awareness
- Support and promote the initiatives of students, staff and faculty that serve to enhance the College’s sustainability
- Develop recommendations to the administration that further the college’s long-range environmental goals
- Uphold the environmental principles of the college and advocate for practices aimed at reducing Whitman’s impact on the environment.
Members
Chair
Faculty/Staff
- Bob Carson
- Amy Molitor
- Heidi Dobson
- Jaimee Maurer
- Victoria Wolff
- Thomas Knight
- Tony Ichsan
- Kurt Hoffman
- Peter Harvey
- Rachna Sinnott
- Sara Frey
- Shannon Null
- Sonja Aikens
