This committee supports faculty efforts regarding the causes and consequences of our changing climate. The focus of the committee is to initiate and support solutions aimed at reducing ²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s carbon footprint through science, research, and education. The committee works with CU administration in the following areas: Facilities Management Sustainability office, Parking & Transportation, Environmental Health & Safety, and Housing & Dining Services. Additionally, members from CU student environmental groups sit on the committee. The committee existed as a BFA Ad-hoc committee and was formally approved as a BFA standing committee on April 30, 2020.Ìý

Fall 2024: The CSEC will meet on Zoom onÌýthe following Thursdays from 2:45 to 4:15:

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  • September 12
  • September 26
  • October 10
  • October 24
  • November 14
  • November 21 (if needed)
  • December 12

Committee Chair

NameContact Information
Carol Cogswell
Department Representative • CSEC Co-Chair • Research Professor
Electrical / Computer / Energy Engineering
David Paradis
CSEC Co-Chair • Department Representative
History

BFA Representatives

NameContact Information
Irina Overeem
Department Representative • Associate Professor • Deputy Director, CSDMS
Geological Sciences
David Paradis
CSEC Co-Chair • Department Representative
History

A&S Representatives

NameContact Information
Lisa Barlow
CSEC Rep: A&S • Associate Teaching Professor
Environmental Studies
Laura Michaelis
CSEC Rep: A&S • Department Chair • Professor
Linguistics
Vacant Spot
CSEC: A&S Rep

Other Units (Non-A&S) Representatives

NameContact Information
Carol Cogswell
Department Representative • CSEC Co-Chair • Research Professor
Electrical / Computer / Energy Engineering
Vacant Spot
CSEC: Other Units Rep
Vacant Spot
CSEC: Other Units Rep

Faculty Resource Members

NameContact Information
Erin Espelie
Department Representative • Associate Professor • CSEC: Faculty Resource Member
Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts
Shelly Miller
BFA Chair • Professor
Mechanical Engineering • Environmental Engineering Program

Campus & Administration Liaisons

NameContact Information
Chris Herr
Director Environmental Center • CSEC Liaison
environmental center
Marianne Moulton Martin
CSEC Administrative Liaison
environmental center
Gabrielle Petron
Research Associate
CIRES
Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar
Liaison CU Green Labs
environmental center
Heidi VanGenderen
Chief Sustainability Officer • CSEC Administration Liaison