JANUARY 22, 2020 • VOLUME 90 • ISSUE 14
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A sustainable vision
Early development of sustainability planning begins By EMILY FLAMME Associate News Editor
The Sustainability Planning Committee hosted a forum on Jan. 16, on the North Haven campus to discuss the university’s sustainability goals. Students and faculty were invited to attend to discuss ideas about how Quinnipiac can be more sustainable. “We’ve been asked to develop a vision and a goal for sustainability here at Quinnipiac,” Sean Duffy, co-chair of the committee, said. “We’ve been asked to identify aspirational models for sustainability from other kinds of institutions, not just academic institutions. We’ve been asked to identify strategies and opportunities for promoting sustainability, and we’ve been asked to develop metrics and benchmarks and things like that to measure our progress going forward.” Duffy said that the committee was just going to focus on developing a vision and strategies for promoting sustainability for the beginning phase of planning. A statement of the vision for sustainability is due to the Board of Trustees by March 31. “We have a relatively short timeline, so your feedback is greatly appreciated in this entire process,” Courtney McGinnis, cochair of the committee, said. The committee wants Quinnipiac to make sustainability central to the goals of the institution as a whole. Duffy used Wesleyan STOCK PHOTO/CHRONICLE STOCK
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Concerns raised during the forum included waste disposal and lack of carpooling.
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Professor helps students grow and succeed Center for Excellence recipient reflects on experience inside and outside of the classroom
By KALLEEN ROSE OZANIC Associate News Editor
As a child, John Greenleaf, associate professor of civil engineering and director of civil engineering program, said he loved being outdoors, especially fishing and camping. As a professor, Greenleaf shares with his students not just his love of the outdoors, but of engineering and how the two intersect. “My parents lived by a creek and my mom had this bell she’d ring when I had to come in for dinner,” Greenleaf said. “I think that’s what kind of got me into the environmental (field).” Students past and present benefit from Greenleaf’s passion and teaching style. “Professor Greenleaf’s lectures always held my interest. I think it is due to the way he speaks, the use of presentation visuals, and his interaction with the classroom,” Lauren McMahon, the only graduate of the Quinnipiac civil engineering program’s inaugural 2016 class, said. McMahon and Greenleaf worked together closely in different classes and capacities, Greenleaf said. KALLEEN ROSE OZANIC/CHRONICLE
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