Environmental Affairs Committee

In attendance were: Isaac Rodriguez, Thaddeus Phillips, Catherine Fox, Gina Brunell, Ferris Kawar, Elizabeth Jordan, and Tatiana C	Public Comments: Pathway to Sustainability flyer for faculty is in the works and receiving feedback.	Approval of Minutes: Minutes Approved	AS Funding for Sustainability Projects: Planning to seed a sustainability grant to contribute to each year through fundraising. Still getting feeback from students for possible ways to spend the money including more efficient recycling of pens.	Sustainability Fellow: Socal Edison is funding a climate corps student fellow (recent grad) for 10 months to do communications around energy and zero waste, newer energy technologies, promoting certification programs, supporting development of zero waste strategic plan, and curriculum development for/with interested faculty	New Sustainability Center Logo: Students are working on changing the name and the logo.	Divestment March in Santa Monica: Youth-led March held on Oct. 29 to help gain traction. Calpers meeting 12/11 addressing divestment.	March 30 ‘Teach-In’ (addressing climate impacts on field of study): New fellow can help work on this and help promote this to our faculty.	notes for November 4, 2021