The College's recently adopted strategic plan for the next five years commits Saint Mary's to ongoing progress towards environmental sustainability. It enumerates several primary goals of the College's planning efforts, one of which is to "Incorporate sustainable practices and environmental awareness."

     Two specific tasks for achieving this goal are called for in the plan:

1) "By December 1, 2008, the president will charge the provost with development of a multi-year action plan in support of greater awareness among students, faculty and staff regarding the related issues of environmental awareness and sustainability. This action plan can be given context by, among other perspectives, a Lasallian view concerning stewardship of resources, and concern for and sensitivity to issues of equitable development and justice. Current and emerging initiatives will be identified and developed. The provost will complete this action plan by December 1, 2009."

2) "By December 1, 2008, the president will charge the vice president for finance and the executive director of physical plant with development of a multi-year action plan for environmental, energy and other utilities stewardship of the College’s buildings and grounds and other operations. Current and emerging cost and resource savings and environmental enhancing measures will be identified and developed. This multi-year action plan will be completed by December 1, 2009."

     The complete plan is available at http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/about-smc/administration/president/index.html