2008 Woodie Awards
Macalester appoints sustainability manager
New sustainability manager will help college be more eco-friendly
By: Amy Lieberman, Editor in Chief
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: News
Still, Wheaton said, the college's focus isn't on the report card or any other national ranking.
"I'm not so keen on that," Wheaton said. "It gets a lot of visibility, but it is not useful as the way we test out own success."
Hansen's appointment follows Macalester's ongoing drive of sustainability efforts, which campus sustainability activist Timothy Den Herder-Thomas'09 said has been on the upswing for the past two years.
"There's been a consistent rise in terms of support from the administration," Den Herder-Thomas said. "People weren't acting as ambitiously two years ago."
Den Herder-Thomas described the college's sustainability drive as a "win-win situation" in that Macalester's financial standing as well as its sustainability record could benefit.
Wheaton, however, said that he does not know yet whether the college will reap financial benefits from sustainability efforts.
In the meantime, Hansen will continue to mold what she described as her initial "three to six month plan" at Macalester. But thanks to the level of student environmental activism Hansen said she has witnessed on campus, she might have some help along the way.
"I haven't seen something this significant in terms of student involvement," Hansen said. "It's one of the things that shows the commitment Macalester has made. We're not starting from ground zero and having to convince people. We're already starting ahead."
"I'm not so keen on that," Wheaton said. "It gets a lot of visibility, but it is not useful as the way we test out own success."
Hansen's appointment follows Macalester's ongoing drive of sustainability efforts, which campus sustainability activist Timothy Den Herder-Thomas'09 said has been on the upswing for the past two years.
"There's been a consistent rise in terms of support from the administration," Den Herder-Thomas said. "People weren't acting as ambitiously two years ago."
Den Herder-Thomas described the college's sustainability drive as a "win-win situation" in that Macalester's financial standing as well as its sustainability record could benefit.
Wheaton, however, said that he does not know yet whether the college will reap financial benefits from sustainability efforts.
In the meantime, Hansen will continue to mold what she described as her initial "three to six month plan" at Macalester. But thanks to the level of student environmental activism Hansen said she has witnessed on campus, she might have some help along the way.
"I haven't seen something this significant in terms of student involvement," Hansen said. "It's one of the things that shows the commitment Macalester has made. We're not starting from ground zero and having to convince people. We're already starting ahead."
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