https://www.wikicu.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Johanna&feedformat=atomWikiCU - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T05:18:43ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.8https://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Climate_School&diff=56440Climate School2021-02-21T20:50:51Z<p>Johanna: </p>
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<div>In July of 2020, Columbia University announced the creation of the Columbia Climate School. The Climate School would build upon Columbia's many existing environmental and sustainability structures such as the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), the Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR), Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and more. <br />
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==Process of Formation==<br />
On July 10, 2020, President Bollinger announced that the university trustees unanimously voted for the creation of the Columbia Climate School. From Halliday's July 13 blog post, "Why do we need a climate school?", it seems they will be taking the next three years to design and start the school.<br />
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The decision to create a Climate School was informed by the University Task Force on Climate, a committee created in the fall of 2019 to assess what Columbia University could do to address the climate crisis and subsequent challenges. Alex Halliday, the current director of the Columbia Earth Institute, was appointed as the leader of the Climate Change Task Force. In a 104-page report released to the public on January 30, 2020, the task force put forth 11 recommendations regarding the potential impact that Columbia University could have regarding mitigating the climate crisis, the second of which being that, “The University should form a Climate School uniquely "built around inter- and transdisciplinary engagement and partnership.”<ref>[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]</ref> <br />
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The report described the current areas of strength in the university, the ways the task force engaged with the rest of the university for feedback, the reasons for creating a climate school, and how it might function. During the preparation of the report, the task force held multiple town halls to hear from multiple parts of the University.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/12/university-wide-climate-change-task-force-seeks-to-involve-students-in-steps-toward-sustainable-future/ Spectator: Task Force Town Halls]</ref> <ref>[https://bwog.com/2019/11/climate-change-task-force-town-hall-the-climate-entity/ Bwog: Task Force Town Hall]</ref> <br />
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==Structure==<br />
The task force report emphasized a systems-level, interdisciplinary approach to research, two-way engagement with the public, and "bringing knowledge to actions. The transdisciplinary research themes identified were Living with a Changing Planet, Climate Management, and Climate and an Ethical Society. The report proposed a "hub and spokes" model to resist inflexible bureaucracy that starts with recruiting existing faculty for dual-appointments with the climate school and creating joint degree/certificate programs. <br />
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In an August 2020 email, Halliday wrote: "it already is clear that programs in de-carbonization, sea-level change, and food security will be major areas of expansion. At the same time, we will build upon cross-cutting expertise in climate finance, disaster resilience, environmental justice and law, communication and the arts, and climate policy and services." <br />
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The school is eying real estate on the new Manhattanville campus for a Climate School hub.<br />
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==Climate Commitments==<br />
In a related announcement of January 30th, 2020, President Bollinger announced the creation of a new position, Climate Change Officer, who would oversee the implementation of the University’s sustainability goals. The sustainability goals are outlined by the Office of Environmental Stewardship. President Bollinger additionally announced the University's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050 (following two years of campaigning by [https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/01/30/columbia-carbon-neutrality/ Columbians for Carbon Neutrality], as well as a request for divestment recommendations through the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI). As a final sustainability announcement, the University’s Commencement would not include any plastic non-reusable water bottles moving forward (starting with 2020, subsequently canceled). <br />
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==External Links==<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement Announcement]<br />
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[https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/07/13/columbia-climate-school/ Why do we need a climate school? by Alex Halliday]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Schools]]<br />
[[Category:Task forces]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Climate_School&diff=56439Climate School2021-02-21T20:49:22Z<p>Johanna: Created sections for readability</p>
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<div>In July of 2020, Columbia University announced the creation of the Columbia Climate School. The Climate School would build upon Columbia's many existing environmental and sustainability structures such as the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), the Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR), Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and more. <br />
<br />
==Process of Formation==<br />
On July 10, 2020, President Bollinger announced that the university trustees unanimously voted for the creation of the Columbia Climate School. From Halliday's July 13 blog post, "Why do we need a climate school?", it seems they will be taking the next three years to design and start the school.<br />
<br />
The decision to create a Climate School was informed by the University Task Force on Climate, a committee created in the fall of 2019 to assess what Columbia University could do to address the climate crisis and subsequent challenges. Alex Halliday, the current director of the Columbia Earth Institute, was appointed as the leader of the Climate Change Task Force. In a 104-page report released to the public on January 30, 2020, the task force put forth 11 recommendations regarding the potential impact that Columbia University could have regarding mitigating the climate crisis, the second of which being that, “The University should form a Climate School uniquely "built around inter- and transdisciplinary engagement and partnership.”<ref>[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]</ref> <br />
<br />
The report described the current areas of strength in the university, the ways the task force engaged with the rest of the university for feedback, the reasons for creating a climate school, and how it might function. During the preparation of the report, the task force held multiple town halls to hear from multiple parts of the University.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/12/university-wide-climate-change-task-force-seeks-to-involve-students-in-steps-toward-sustainable-future/ Spectator: Task Force Town Halls]</ref> <ref>[https://bwog.com/2019/11/climate-change-task-force-town-hall-the-climate-entity/ Bwog: Task Force Town Hall]</ref> <br />
<br />
==Structure==<br />
The task force report emphasized a systems-level, interdisciplinary approach to research, two-way engagement with the public, and "bringing knowledge to actions. The transdisciplinary research themes identified were Living with a Changing Planet, Climate Management, and Climate and an Ethical Society. The report proposed a "hub and spokes" model to resist inflexible bureaucracy that starts with recruiting existing faculty for dual-appointments with the climate school and creating joint degree/certificate programs. <br />
<br />
In an August 2020 email, Halliday wrote: "it already is clear that programs in de-carbonization, sea-level change, and food security will be major areas of expansion. At the same time, we will build upon cross-cutting expertise in climate finance, disaster resilience, environmental justice and law, communication and the arts, and climate policy and services." <br />
<br />
The school is eying real estate on the new Manhattanville campus for a Climate School hub.<br />
<br />
==Climate Commitments==<br />
In a related announcement of January 30th, 2020, President Bollinger announced the creation of a new position, Climate Change Officer, who would oversee the implementation of the University’s sustainability goals. The sustainability goals are outlined by the Office of Environmental Stewardship. President Bollinger additionally announced the University's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050 (following two years of campaigning by [https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/01/30/columbia-carbon-neutrality/ Columbians for Carbon Neutrality], as well as a request for divestment recommendations through the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI). As a final sustainability announcement, the University’s Commencement would not include any plastic non-reusable water bottles moving forward (starting with 2020, subsequently canceled). <br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
<br />
[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]<br />
<br />
[https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement Announcement]<br />
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[https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/07/13/columbia-climate-school/ Why do we need a climate school? by Alex Halliday]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Schools]]<br />
[[Category:Task Forces]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Advisory_Committee_on_Socially_Responsible_Investing&diff=56438Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing2021-02-21T20:19:06Z<p>Johanna: enhancing readability</p>
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<div>The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing was established as a permanent addition to the University in March 2000. The Committee's purpose is to advise the University Trustees on ethical and social issues that arise in the management of the investments in the University's endowment. It is made up of 12 voting members drawn from students, faculty, and alumni of the University, and two non-voting university officials.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/about-advisory-committee-social-responsible-investing ACSRI About Us]</ref> <br />
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Its decisions affect the [[Columbia Investment Management Company]] (IMC), which manages Columbia's endowment, valued at almost $11 billion in 2020.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2020/04/16/as-the-pandemic-rages-on-columbia-braces-for-widespread-financial-fallout/]</ref> The investments divided between "hedge funds, global equities, real assets, absolute return strategy funds, fixed income, and cash."<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2020/04/16/as-the-pandemic-rages-on-columbia-braces-for-widespread-financial-fallout/]</ref> Divestment policies generally only affect the direct holdings and not "indirect" investments -- Columbia may tell hedge funds about their values, but the hedge funds could still be invested in companies that the ACSRI policy divested from. Between 2009 and 2019, the share of investments in hedge funds increased from 30% to 35%.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2020/04/16/as-the-pandemic-rages-on-columbia-braces-for-widespread-financial-fallout/]</ref> <br />
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ACSRI reviews proposals (proxies) for corporations that the University has direct holdings in, and "recommend[s] to the University Trustees how to vote on shareholder proposals on several broad social issue categories, including animal welfare; banking; charitable donations; environment, energy and sustainability; equal employment; health and safety; human rights; military and security; and political contributions."<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/Final%202019-2020%20ACSRI%20Annual%20Agenda.pdf 2019-2020 Annual Agenda]</ref> The meeting minutes posted on their website generally record whether the committee supports or rejects proxies. ACSRI also considers proposals for divestment from members of the Columbia community (as well as "options for shareholder engagement", e.g. becoming an Investor Signatory to the CDP Climate Change program). <br />
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Currently, the University has determined to divest from private prison operators, thermal coal, tobacco, and certain oil and gas companies. From 2006 to 2021, Columbia had divested from Sudan (the Khartoum government) due to extensive human rights violations, including genocide. The divestment was lifted in recognition that Sudan seems to be on a path of transition to a more stable, democratic rule, and economic activity could help that progress.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2021/02/05/columbia-ends-14-year-divestment-in-sudan-cites-investment-as-a-force-for-stabilization/]</ref><br />
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==Climate==<br />
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For many years, ACSRI rejected [https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15.pdf proposals for a broader divestment from fossil fuels] from [[Columbia Divest for Climate Justice]] as well as a 2018 proposal to divest from the University's indirect holdings in thermal coal, with the rationale that it would be hypocritical to divest while still using fossil fuels on campus, "the substitution of natural gas for coal is one immediate way of reducing the carbon footprint of energy production", and active engagement with companies they invest in would have a larger behavior change. <br />
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However, the committee said it would look favorably upon a proposal to divest from "publicly traded firms that engage in climate change denialism whether by “word” or by “deed”" (for example, investing in "high carbon-content resource exploration and development") as a pro-democratic, "stand up for science" approach.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Finance%20Documents/ACSRI/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15%20(1).pdf]</ref> It also acknowledged that the university economics advisors could independently find that fossil fuel investments are too risky and decide to "avoid companies that refuse to acknowledge the social and financial costs of climate change and that fail to take economically sensible steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Finance%20Documents/ACSRI/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15%20(1).pdf]</ref> In 2016, the committee created its own proposal for targeted divesting from tar sands based on its "stand up for science" methodology; it seems this did not move forward because the committee decided that creating divestment proposals was out of its scope--rather, it should only consider external proposals. <br />
<br />
In January of 2021, Columbia University announced that they no longer hold any direct investments in publicly-traded oil and gas companies, planning to continue this “non-investment for the foreseeable future.”<ref>[https://news.columbia.edu/news/university-announcement-fossil-fuel-investments]</ref> Simultaneously, Columbia IMC pledged to not make new investments in private funds whose primary investments are in oil and gas companies. However, the University outlines their freedom to make exceptions to this non-investment if a certain oil or gas company has a “credible plan” to “transform their businesses to net zero emissions by 2050,” in order to meet the IMC’s goals for risk and returns.<ref>[https://news.columbia.edu/news/university-announcement-fossil-fuel-investments University Announcement on Fossil Fuel Investments, January 22, 2021]</ref> Otherwise, little information has been given to outline specific guidelines or measures taken by Columbia IMC in their non-investment. These measures are to be re-evaluated periodically with the potential for expansion to other sectors that are contributory to climate change. This announcement was in response to Columbia [[Extinction Rebellion]]'s proposal, after a year of striking by Extinction Rebellion and the [[Columbia Sunrise Movement Hub]] and the announcement of the [[Climate School]].<br />
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==External Links==<br />
[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/socially-responsible-investing ACSRI website]<br />
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[https://www.intentionalendowments.org/columbia_university Intentional Endowments - Columbia]<br />
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[https://cuclimatejustice.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/2017227q7u8dnoeqlqg0yc1bej4yq03ny7q3l/ Columbia Divest for Climate Justice statement]<br />
== References ==<br />
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[[Category: Committees]] <br />
[[Category: University components]]<br />
[[Category: Endowment]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Advisory_Committee_on_Socially_Responsible_Investing&diff=56437Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing2021-02-21T20:14:32Z<p>Johanna: Update - fossil fuel divestment, Sudan reinvestment</p>
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<div>The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing was established as a permanent addition to the University in March 2000. The Committee's purpose is to advise the University Trustees on ethical and social issues that arise in the management of the investments in the University's endowment. It is made up of 12 voting members drawn from students, faculty, and alumni of the University, and two non-voting university officials.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/about-advisory-committee-social-responsible-investing ACSRI About Us]</ref> <br />
<br />
Its decisions affect the [[Columbia Investment Management Company]] (IMC), which manages Columbia's endowment, valued at almost $11 billion in 2020.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2020/04/16/as-the-pandemic-rages-on-columbia-braces-for-widespread-financial-fallout/]</ref> The investments divided between "hedge funds, global equities, real assets, absolute return strategy funds, fixed income, and cash."<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2020/04/16/as-the-pandemic-rages-on-columbia-braces-for-widespread-financial-fallout/]</ref> Divestment policies generally only affect the direct holdings and not "indirect" investments -- Columbia may tell hedge funds about their values, but the hedge funds could still be invested in companies that the ACSRI policy divested from. Between 2009 and 2019, the share of investments in hedge funds increased from 30% to 35%.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2020/04/16/as-the-pandemic-rages-on-columbia-braces-for-widespread-financial-fallout/]</ref> <br />
<br />
ACSRI reviews proposals (proxies) for corporations that the University has direct holdings in, and "recommend[s] to the University Trustees how to vote on shareholder proposals on several broad social issue categories, including animal welfare; banking; charitable donations; environment, energy and sustainability; equal employment; health and safety; human rights; military and security; and political contributions."<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/Final%202019-2020%20ACSRI%20Annual%20Agenda.pdf 2019-2020 Annual Agenda]</ref> The meeting minutes posted on their website generally record whether the committee supports or rejects proxies. <br />
<br />
ACSRI also considers proposals for divestment from members of the Columbia community (as well as "options for shareholder engagement", e.g. becoming an Investor Signatory to the CDP Climate Change program). Currently, the University has determined to divest from private prison operators, thermal coal, tobacco, and certain oil and gas companies.<br />
<br />
From 2006 to 2021, Columbia had divested from Sudan (the Khartoum government) due to extensive human rights violations, including genocide. The divestment was lifted in recognition that Sudan seems to be on a path of transition to a more stable, democratic rule, and economic activity could help that progress.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2021/02/05/columbia-ends-14-year-divestment-in-sudan-cites-investment-as-a-force-for-stabilization/]</ref><br />
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==Climate==<br />
<br />
For many years, ACSRI rejected [https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15.pdf proposals for a broader divestment from fossil fuels] from [[Columbia Divest for Climate Justice]] as well as a 2018 proposal to divest from the University's indirect holdings in thermal coal, with the rationale that it would be hypocritical to divest while still using fossil fuels on campus, "the substitution of natural gas for coal is one immediate way of reducing the carbon footprint of energy production", and active engagement with companies they invest in would have a larger behavior change. <br />
<br />
However, the committee said it would look favorably upon a proposal to divest from "publicly traded firms that engage in climate change denialism whether by “word” or by “deed”" (for example, investing in "high carbon-content resource exploration and development") as a pro-democratic, "stand up for science" approach.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Finance%20Documents/ACSRI/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15%20(1).pdf]</ref> It also acknowledged that the university economics advisors could independently find that fossil fuel investments are too risky and decide to "avoid companies that refuse to acknowledge the social and financial costs of climate change and that fail to take economically sensible steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Finance%20Documents/ACSRI/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15%20(1).pdf]</ref> In 2016, the committee created its own proposal for targeted divesting from tar sands based on its "stand up for science" methodology; it seems this did not move forward because the committee decided that creating divestment proposals was out of its scope--rather, it should only consider external proposals. <br />
<br />
In January of 2021, Columbia University announced that they no longer hold any direct investments in publicly-traded oil and gas companies, planning to continue this “non-investment for the foreseeable future.”<ref>[https://news.columbia.edu/news/university-announcement-fossil-fuel-investments]</ref> Simultaneously, Columbia IMC pledged to not make new investments in private funds whose primary investments are in oil and gas companies. However, the University outlines their freedom to make exceptions to this non-investment if a certain oil or gas company has a “credible plan” to “transform their businesses to net zero emissions by 2050,” in order to meet the IMC’s goals for risk and returns.<ref>[https://news.columbia.edu/news/university-announcement-fossil-fuel-investments University Announcement on Fossil Fuel Investments, January 22, 2021]</ref> Otherwise, little information has been given to outline specific guidelines or measures taken by Columbia IMC in their non-investment. These measures are to be re-evaluated periodically with the potential for expansion to other sectors that are contributory to climate change. This announcement was in response to Columbia [[Extinction Rebellion]]'s proposal, after a year of striking by Extinction Rebellion and the [[Columbia Sunrise Movement Hub]] and the announcement of the [[Climate School]].<br />
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==External Links==<br />
[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/socially-responsible-investing ACSRI website]<br />
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[https://www.intentionalendowments.org/columbia_university Intentional Endowments - Columbia]<br />
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[https://cuclimatejustice.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/2017227q7u8dnoeqlqg0yc1bej4yq03ny7q3l/ Columbia Divest for Climate Justice statement]<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category: Committees]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Extinction_Rebellion&diff=56436Extinction Rebellion2021-02-21T20:06:18Z<p>Johanna: update - divestment proposal accepted</p>
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Columbia's chapter of Extinction Rebellion was established in 2018 under the simple premise that [[EcoReps]] was "just too nice". While their characteristic method of "civil disobedience" might sound cool, their November 2019 attempt at a hunger strike in [[Butler Library]] only lasted five days, a full five days shorter than the participants in the [[2007 hunger strike]]. What amateurs.<br />
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Cynicism aside, Extinction Rebellion was instrumental to the establishment of the [[Climate School]] and worked with Michael Gerrard to propose a fossil fuel divestment strategy for the university, which was approved (with modifications) by [[ASCRI]]!<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://bwog.com/2019/11/hunger-strike-at-butler/ Hunger Strike]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Kiera_Allen&diff=56331Kiera Allen2020-11-29T05:51:37Z<p>Johanna: Created page with "CC'22? Starred in the major thriller film Run (2020) with Sarah Paulson! Pushed from theaters to Hulu in the U.S. because of the pandemic, it was most-watched film ever on Hul..."</p>
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<div>CC'22? Starred in the major thriller film Run (2020) with Sarah Paulson! Pushed from theaters to Hulu in the U.S. because of the pandemic, it was most-watched film ever on Hulu during its opening weekend :o</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Advisory_Committee_on_Socially_Responsible_Investing&diff=56286Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing2020-10-25T21:04:06Z<p>Johanna: expanded page</p>
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<div>The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing was established as a permanent addition to the University in March 2000. The Committee's purpose is to advise the University Trustees on ethical and social issues that arise in the management of the investments in the University's endowment. It is made up of 12 voting members drawn from students, faculty, and alumni of the University, and two non-voting university officials.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/about-advisory-committee-social-responsible-investing ACSRI About Us]</ref><br />
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Its decisions affect the [[Columbia Investment Management Company]] (IMC).<br />
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ACSRI reviews proposals (proxies) for corporations that the University has direct holdings in, and "recommend[s] to the University Trustees how to vote on shareholder proposals on several broad social issue categories, including animal welfare; banking; charitable donations; environment, energy and sustainability; equal employment; health and safety; human rights; military and security; and political contributions."<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/Final%202019-2020%20ACSRI%20Annual%20Agenda.pdf 2019-2020 Annual Agenda]</ref> The meeting minutes posted on their website generally record whether the committee supports or rejects proxies. <br />
<br />
ACSRI also considers proposals for divestment from members of the Columbia community (as well as "options for shareholder engagement", e.g. becoming an Investor Signatory to the CDP Climate Change program). Currently, the University has determined to divest from private prison operators, Sudan (Khartoum government), thermal coal, and tobacco. It has rejected [https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15.pdf proposals for a broader divestment from fossil fuels] from [[Columbia Divest for Climate Justice]] as well as a 2018 proposal to divest from the University's indirect holdings in thermal coal. In 2016, the committee created its own proposal for targeted divesting from tar sands based on its "stand up for science" methodology; it seems this did not move forward because the committee decided that creating divestment proposals was out of its scope--rather, it should only consider external proposals. <br />
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==External Links==<br />
[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/socially-responsible-investing ACSRI website]<br />
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[https://www.intentionalendowments.org/columbia_university Intentional Endowments - Columbia]<br />
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[https://cuclimatejustice.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/2017227q7u8dnoeqlqg0yc1bej4yq03ny7q3l/ Columbia Divest for Climate Justice statement]<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category: Committees]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Harry_Potter_Read_Aloud&diff=56261Harry Potter Read Aloud2020-09-27T04:31:29Z<p>Johanna: </p>
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<div>==Origins==<br />
Once, there were two amazing RAs in Wallach, Carolina and Steve. Friends since their first year, Carolina had made Steve promise that he would read the Harry Potter books by the time they graduated. By their senior year, Carolina decided to make it happen. They held a Harry Potter Read-Aloud night on ____; Carolina made warm chocolate chip cookies and Steve read the first chapter of ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone''. It was so successful that they made it a weekly event, every Friday night, alternating between the lounges of Wallach 3 and Wallach 9. These nights (shifted to Saturdays after one semester) brought together Steve and Carolina's residents and other wholesome Harry Potter nerds. Near the end of the year, to coordinate getting them a gift, [[Kiera Allen]] made the group chat Dumbledore's Army. By the end of the 2017-2018 school year, Steve had read up to chapter 16 of ''The Prisoner of Azkaban'' aloud.<br />
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==The return== <br />
Steve and Carolina graduated after that first year, and the future of the Harry Potter Read Aloud was uncertain. Mark and Johanna, who were now living on Wallach 4, decided to see if people were interested. The first day they tried to start it up, no one else came. But the next week, September 29th, Mark got [[Scott Helfrich]] to send out an email to the LLC and a good number of returners and new people showed up! And so the tradition continued, with Ruby baking delicious chocolate chip cookies and Mark and Johanna making/getting either cream soda (butterbeer), apple cider, and warm hot chocolate each week. <br />
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[[File:hp read aloud restart.jpg]]<br />
==Halloween Feasts==<br />
In 2017, Carolina and Steve put on a Halloween party, which included a House competition, Wizarding Chess, House banner painting, trivia, Chocolate Frogs, ...<br />
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In 2018, they celebrated finishing book 3 and upcoming Halloween with a party watching the Prisoner of Azkaban and many snacks.<br />
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==Zoom==</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Harry_Potter_Read_Aloud&diff=56260Harry Potter Read Aloud2020-09-27T04:30:21Z<p>Johanna: Created page with "==Origins== Once, there were two amazing RAs in Wallach, Carolina and Steve. Friends since their first year, Carolina had made Steve promise that he would read the Harry Potte..."</p>
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<div>==Origins==<br />
Once, there were two amazing RAs in Wallach, Carolina and Steve. Friends since their first year, Carolina had made Steve promise that he would read the Harry Potter books by the time they graduated. By their senior year, Carolina decided to make it happen. They held a Harry Potter Read-Aloud night on ____; Carolina made warm chocolate chip cookies and Steve read the first chapter of ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone''. It was so successful that they made it a weekly event, every Friday night, alternating between the lounges of Wallach 3 and Wallach 9. These nights (shifted to Saturdays after one semester) brought together Steve and Carolina's residents and other wholesome Harry Potter nerds. Near the end of the year, to coordinate getting them a gift, [[Kiera Allen]] made the group chat Dumbledore's Army. By the end of the 2017-2018 school year, Steve had read up to chapter 16 of ''The Prisoner of Azkaban'' aloud.<br />
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==The return== <br />
Steve and Carolina graduated after that first year, and the future of the Harry Potter Read Aloud was uncertain. Mark and Johanna, who were now living on Wallach 4, decided to see if people were interested. The first day they tried to start it up, no one else came. But the next week, September 29th, Mark got ''Scott Helfrich'' to send out an email to the LLC and a good number of returners and new people showed up! And so the tradition continued, with Ruby baking delicious chocolate chip cookies and Mark and Johanna making/getting either cream soda (butterbeer), apple cider, and warm hot chocolate each week. <br />
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==Halloween Feasts==<br />
In 2017, Carolina and Steve put on a Halloween party, which included a House competition, Wizarding Chess, House banner painting, trivia, Chocolate Frogs, ...<br />
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In 2018, they celebrated finishing book 3 and upcoming Halloween with a party watching the Prisoner of Azkaban and many snacks.<br />
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2019<br />
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==Zoom==</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=File:Hp_read_aloud_restart.jpg&diff=56259File:Hp read aloud restart.jpg2020-09-27T04:26:19Z<p>Johanna: Johanna uploaded a new version of File:Hp read aloud restart.jpg</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Screenshot of email to the LLC about Harry Potter Read-Aloud</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=File:Hp_read_aloud_restart.jpg&diff=56258File:Hp read aloud restart.jpg2020-09-27T04:23:32Z<p>Johanna: Screenshot of email to the LLC about Harry Potter Read-Aloud</p>
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Screenshot of email to the LLC about Harry Potter Read-Aloud</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=User:Johanna&diff=56225User:Johanna2020-09-19T22:17:44Z<p>Johanna: </p>
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<div>Class of 2021, chemical engineering major, EcoReps leader<br />
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<div>Fall 2017 Physics 1401 Intro to Mechanics and Thermodynamics legendary professor</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Gabe_Perez-Giz&diff=56223Gabe Perez-Giz2020-09-19T21:30:17Z<p>Johanna: Created page with "Fall 2017 Physics professor"</p>
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<div>Fall 2017 Physics professor</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Divest_for_Climate_Justice&diff=56212Columbia Divest for Climate Justice2020-09-19T18:15:47Z<p>Johanna: /* See also */</p>
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<div>Columbia Divest for Climate Justice (CDCJ), formerly Barnard Columbia Divest, is a student activist group founded in fall 2012 that wants Columbia to divest from fossil fuels in their investments. They were active in the 2014 People's Climate March, protested [[Giving Day]]<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/10/30/barnard-columbia-divest-creates-alternative-fossil-fuel-free-investment-fund Giving Day protest]</ref>, and were granted a meeting with [[PrezBo]] after protesting his [[Fun Run]].<ref>[http://bwog.com/2014/10/24/prezbo-agrees-to-meet-with-columbia-prison-divest/ Fun run protest]</ref> Other activities included disruption a BP event sponsored by the Center on Global Energy.<ref>[https://bwog.com/2016/02/breaking-columbia-divest-for-climate-justice-disrupts-british-petroleum-event/ BP event disruption]</ref><br />
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After the Barnard and Columbia administrations responses diverged in 2014/2015, Barnard-Columbia Divest split into two groups to focus on each school individually. Columbia's [[ASCRI]] committee rejected the Barnard Columbia Divest proposal in May 2014.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/sri/Final_Response_BCD.pdf ASCRI Response to Barnard Columbia Divest May 2014]</ref> <ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/05/14/acsri-votes-not-support-fossil-fuel-divestment-proposal Spectator: ACSRI votes no in 2014]</ref> However, in a meeting with BCD November 2014, President Bollinger committed to making a decision on divestment by the end of the academic year (unclear if he met this promise).<ref>[https://bwog.com/2014/11/prezbo-promises-bcd-decision-on-fossil-fuel-divestment/ Prezbo promises decision on divestment Nov 2014}</ref> <br />
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CDCJ submitted another proposal in October 2015 that Columbia divest from all stocks or bonds in firms listed in the Carbon Underground 200; this was rejected by the committee in November 2015.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15.pdf ASCRI response to CDCJ November 2015]</ref> On April 20, 2016 (in the middle of the CDCJ Low sit-in), ASCRI recommended the University become an Investor Signatory to the CDP Climate Change program, and later recommends divestment from coal used primarily for electricity production ("thermal coal") in February 2017.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/4.20.16%20To%20Post%20Final%20CDP%20Signatory%20Recommendation.pdf ASCRI CDP Signatory recommendation]</ref> <ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/ACSCRI%20Report.%20Feb%202017.%20Final.%20022217.pdf ASCRI February 2017 Report on Fossil Fuels]</ref> The University trustees vote in favor of both in March 2017. The committee's 2016 tar sands divestment proposal did not go anywhere.<br />
<br />
==Low Sit-In==<br />
<br />
CDCJ began the 2015-2016 academic year with its cofounders set to graduate and no meaningful progress towards divestment. Thus, the group formed the [[Barnard Columbia Solidarity Network]] alongside other activist groups. The BCSN collected signatures for a pledge to commit civil disobedience and risk sanction from the university in the name of fossil fuel divestment<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/10/14/climate-divest-day-action Civil disobedience pledge]</ref>, in preparation for an occupation of Low that was postponed to the spring.<br />
<br />
This preparation culminated in an eight-day sit-in between April 14 and 22, 2016, the longest such occupation since the 17-day sit-in of [[Lewisohn Hall]] in [[1972]]. Members of CDCJ occupied the Low Rotunda, refusing to leave until President Bollinger issued a statement in support of divestment. The sit-in ended when Bollinger left campus for a week to attend [[Bill Campbell]]'s funeral, with the promise of a mass pro-divestment email by the end of the semester. Though the sit-in started with 14 students, only six remained in Low at the end of the protest. A number of [[Spectator]] news reporters also participated in the sit-in to document goings-on<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/2016/04/14/live-blog-columbia-divest-climate-justice-stages-sit-inside-low Sit-in live blog]</ref>. <ref>[https://bwog.com/2016/04/a-quick-guide-to-the-cdcj-occupation/ Quick Guide to the CDCJ Occupation]</ref>.<br />
<br />
For the duration of the protest, members participating in the sit-in were brought food from outside by [[Public Safety]]. Low Rotunda, the site of several events, was shut down, ostensibly because the sit-in interfered with them. Rules Administrator [[Suzanne Goldberg]] charged protestors with violations for each event that was cancelled, recommending suspension<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/04/18/goldberg-warns-cdcj-occupiers-suspension-may-be-most-relevant-punishment-sit Goldberg threatens suspension]</ref>.<br />
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A number of student groups issued statements in support of the protest. [[CCSC]] passed a resolution calling for the protestors not to be suspended or expelled.<br />
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==See also==<br />
[[Columbia Prison Divest]]<br />
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[[Extinction Rebellion]]<br />
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[[ASCRI]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category: Student groups]]<br />
[[Category: Inactive clubs]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Climate_School&diff=56197Climate School2020-09-19T16:44:30Z<p>Johanna: added category</p>
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<div>President Bollinger created a Climate Change Task Force led by new-ish director of the Earth Institute Alex Halliday in September 2019 "to consider what more the University should be doing with respect to climate change" (email, Sept 19, 2019). "Are we marshaling our academic resources in ways that are proportionate to the magnitude and gravity of the challenges civilization will face? If we should be doing more, what would that entail and what structures within the University should be created to enhance our research, teaching, and engagement?" <br />
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On January 30, 2020, President Bollinger released the report, which proposed the formation of a climate school "like no other". Bollinger additionally announced that he was going to appoint a Chief Climate Officer (CCO), who will report directly to him, that Commencement 2020 (canceled due to coronavirus) would be plastic water bottle free (usually they hand out tons of them), that he would like "new ideas" on divestment be submitted to [[ASCRI]] *, and his commitment that Columbia be carbon neutral by 2050 if not sooner (this following two years of campaigning by [https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/01/30/columbia-carbon-neutrality/ Columbia for Carbon Neutrality].<br />
<br />
The 104-page report described the current areas of strength in the university, the ways the task force engaged with the rest of the university for feedback, the reasons for creating a climate school, and how it might function. The task force held multiple town halls to hear from multiple parts of the University.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/12/university-wide-climate-change-task-force-seeks-to-involve-students-in-steps-toward-sustainable-future/ Spectator: Task Force Town Halls]</ref> <ref>[https://bwog.com/2019/11/climate-change-task-force-town-hall-the-climate-entity/ Bwog: Task Force Town Hall]</ref> It emphasized a systems-level, interdisciplinary approach to research, two-way engagement with the public, and "bringing knowledge to actions. The transdisciplinary research themes identified were Living with a Changing Planet, Climate Management, and Climate and an Ethical Society. The report proposed a "hub and spokes" model to resist inflexible bureaucracy that starts with recruiting existing faculty for dual-appointments with the climate school and creating joint degree/certificate programs. <br />
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On July 10, 2020, President Bollinger announced that the university trustees unanimously voted for the creation of the Columbia Climate School. From Halliday's July 13 blog post, "Why do we need a climate school?", it seems they will be taking the next three years to design and start the school. In an August email, Halliday wrote: "it already is clear that programs in de-carbonization, sea-level change, and food security will be major areas of expansion. At the same time, we will build upon cross-cutting expertise in climate finance, disaster resilience, environmental justice and law, communication and the arts, and climate policy and services." <br />
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Bollinger characterized ASCRI as an "efficient and highly effective group." [[Extinction Rebellion|Columbia Extinction Rebellion]], which previously held a [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/19/cu-extinction-rebellion-announces-week-long-hunger-strike/ week-long hunger strike] for divestment and other commitments from the university, worked with climate Law Professor Michael Gerrard to create a [https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/12.19%20Extinction%20Rebellion%20Fossil%20Fuel%20Divestment%20Proposal.pdf divestment proposal] and submitted it to to ASCRI in December 2019. As of September 18th, 2020, the last meeting minutes posted, May 27th 2020, recorded the committee meeting virtually to hear from Halliday on the fossil fuel and industry and continue to consider the proposal.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement Announcement]<br />
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[https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/07/13/columbia-climate-school/ Why do we need a climate school? by Alex Halliday]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Schools]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Climate_School&diff=56196Climate School2020-09-19T16:42:51Z<p>Johanna: added town halls info</p>
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<div>President Bollinger created a Climate Change Task Force led by new-ish director of the Earth Institute Alex Halliday in September 2019 "to consider what more the University should be doing with respect to climate change" (email, Sept 19, 2019). "Are we marshaling our academic resources in ways that are proportionate to the magnitude and gravity of the challenges civilization will face? If we should be doing more, what would that entail and what structures within the University should be created to enhance our research, teaching, and engagement?" <br />
<br />
On January 30, 2020, President Bollinger released the report, which proposed the formation of a climate school "like no other". Bollinger additionally announced that he was going to appoint a Chief Climate Officer (CCO), who will report directly to him, that Commencement 2020 (canceled due to coronavirus) would be plastic water bottle free (usually they hand out tons of them), that he would like "new ideas" on divestment be submitted to [[ASCRI]] *, and his commitment that Columbia be carbon neutral by 2050 if not sooner (this following two years of campaigning by [https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/01/30/columbia-carbon-neutrality/ Columbia for Carbon Neutrality].<br />
<br />
The 104-page report described the current areas of strength in the university, the ways the task force engaged with the rest of the university for feedback, the reasons for creating a climate school, and how it might function. The task force held multiple town halls to hear from multiple parts of the University.<ref>[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/12/university-wide-climate-change-task-force-seeks-to-involve-students-in-steps-toward-sustainable-future/ Spectator: Task Force Town Halls]</ref> <ref>[https://bwog.com/2019/11/climate-change-task-force-town-hall-the-climate-entity/ Bwog: Task Force Town Hall]</ref> It emphasized a systems-level, interdisciplinary approach to research, two-way engagement with the public, and "bringing knowledge to actions. The transdisciplinary research themes identified were Living with a Changing Planet, Climate Management, and Climate and an Ethical Society. The report proposed a "hub and spokes" model to resist inflexible bureaucracy that starts with recruiting existing faculty for dual-appointments with the climate school and creating joint degree/certificate programs. <br />
<br />
On July 10, 2020, President Bollinger announced that the university trustees unanimously voted for the creation of the Columbia Climate School. From Halliday's July 13 blog post, "Why do we need a climate school?", it seems they will be taking the next three years to design and start the school. In an August email, Halliday wrote: "it already is clear that programs in de-carbonization, sea-level change, and food security will be major areas of expansion. At the same time, we will build upon cross-cutting expertise in climate finance, disaster resilience, environmental justice and law, communication and the arts, and climate policy and services." <br />
<br />
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Bollinger characterized ASCRI as an "efficient and highly effective group." [[Extinction Rebellion|Columbia Extinction Rebellion]], which previously held a [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/19/cu-extinction-rebellion-announces-week-long-hunger-strike/ week-long hunger strike] for divestment and other commitments from the university, worked with climate Law Professor Michael Gerrard to create a [https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/12.19%20Extinction%20Rebellion%20Fossil%20Fuel%20Divestment%20Proposal.pdf divestment proposal] and submitted it to to ASCRI in December 2019. As of September 18th, 2020, the last meeting minutes posted, May 27th 2020, recorded the committee meeting virtually to hear from Halliday on the fossil fuel and industry and continue to consider the proposal.<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
<br />
[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]<br />
<br />
[https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement Announcement]<br />
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[https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/07/13/columbia-climate-school/ Why do we need a climate school? by Alex Halliday]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /></div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Divest_for_Climate_Justice&diff=56193Columbia Divest for Climate Justice2020-09-19T16:31:20Z<p>Johanna: updated page past 2016, plus more info on ASCRI proposal timeline</p>
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<div>Columbia Divest for Climate Justice (CDCJ), formerly Barnard Columbia Divest, is a student activist group founded in fall 2012 that wants Columbia to divest from fossil fuels in their investments. They were active in the 2014 People's Climate March, protested [[Giving Day]]<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/10/30/barnard-columbia-divest-creates-alternative-fossil-fuel-free-investment-fund Giving Day protest]</ref>, and were granted a meeting with [[PrezBo]] after protesting his [[Fun Run]].<ref>[http://bwog.com/2014/10/24/prezbo-agrees-to-meet-with-columbia-prison-divest/ Fun run protest]</ref> Other activities included disruption a BP event sponsored by the Center on Global Energy.<ref>[https://bwog.com/2016/02/breaking-columbia-divest-for-climate-justice-disrupts-british-petroleum-event/ BP event disruption]</ref><br />
<br />
After the Barnard and Columbia administrations responses diverged in 2014/2015, Barnard-Columbia Divest split into two groups to focus on each school individually. Columbia's [[ASCRI]] committee rejected the Barnard Columbia Divest proposal in May 2014.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/sri/Final_Response_BCD.pdf ASCRI Response to Barnard Columbia Divest May 2014]</ref> <ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/05/14/acsri-votes-not-support-fossil-fuel-divestment-proposal Spectator: ACSRI votes no in 2014]</ref> However, in a meeting with BCD November 2014, President Bollinger committed to making a decision on divestment by the end of the academic year (unclear if he met this promise).<ref>[https://bwog.com/2014/11/prezbo-promises-bcd-decision-on-fossil-fuel-divestment/ Prezbo promises decision on divestment Nov 2014}</ref> <br />
<br />
CDCJ submitted another proposal in October 2015 that Columbia divest from all stocks or bonds in firms listed in the Carbon Underground 200; this was rejected by the committee in November 2015.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15.pdf ASCRI response to CDCJ November 2015]</ref> On April 20, 2016 (in the middle of the CDCJ Low sit-in), ASCRI recommended the University become an Investor Signatory to the CDP Climate Change program, and later recommends divestment from coal used primarily for electricity production ("thermal coal") in February 2017.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/4.20.16%20To%20Post%20Final%20CDP%20Signatory%20Recommendation.pdf ASCRI CDP Signatory recommendation]</ref> <ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/ACSCRI%20Report.%20Feb%202017.%20Final.%20022217.pdf ASCRI February 2017 Report on Fossil Fuels]</ref> The University trustees vote in favor of both in March 2017. The committee's 2016 tar sands divestment proposal did not go anywhere.<br />
<br />
==Low Sit-In==<br />
<br />
CDCJ began the 2015-2016 academic year with its cofounders set to graduate and no meaningful progress towards divestment. Thus, the group formed the [[Barnard Columbia Solidarity Network]] alongside other activist groups. The BCSN collected signatures for a pledge to commit civil disobedience and risk sanction from the university in the name of fossil fuel divestment<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/10/14/climate-divest-day-action Civil disobedience pledge]</ref>, in preparation for an occupation of Low that was postponed to the spring.<br />
<br />
This preparation culminated in an eight-day sit-in between April 14 and 22, 2016, the longest such occupation since the 17-day sit-in of [[Lewisohn Hall]] in [[1972]]. Members of CDCJ occupied the Low Rotunda, refusing to leave until President Bollinger issued a statement in support of divestment. The sit-in ended when Bollinger left campus for a week to attend [[Bill Campbell]]'s funeral, with the promise of a mass pro-divestment email by the end of the semester. Though the sit-in started with 14 students, only six remained in Low at the end of the protest. A number of [[Spectator]] news reporters also participated in the sit-in to document goings-on<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/2016/04/14/live-blog-columbia-divest-climate-justice-stages-sit-inside-low Sit-in live blog]</ref>. <ref>[https://bwog.com/2016/04/a-quick-guide-to-the-cdcj-occupation/ Quick Guide to the CDCJ Occupation]</ref>.<br />
<br />
For the duration of the protest, members participating in the sit-in were brought food from outside by [[Public Safety]]. Low Rotunda, the site of several events, was shut down, ostensibly because the sit-in interfered with them. Rules Administrator [[Suzanne Goldberg]] charged protestors with violations for each event that was cancelled, recommending suspension<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/04/18/goldberg-warns-cdcj-occupiers-suspension-may-be-most-relevant-punishment-sit Goldberg threatens suspension]</ref>.<br />
<br />
A number of student groups issued statements in support of the protest. [[CCSC]] passed a resolution calling for the protestors not to be suspended or expelled.<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Columbia Prison Divest]]<br />
[[Extinction Rebellion]]<br />
[[ASCRI]]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category: Student groups]]<br />
[[Category: Inactive clubs]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Divest_for_Climate_Justice&diff=56180Columbia Divest for Climate Justice2020-09-19T15:46:06Z<p>Johanna: added category</p>
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<div>Columbia Divest for Climate Justice (CDCJ), formerly known as Barnard Columbia Divest, is a student activist group founded in fall 2012 that wants Columbia to divest from fossil fuels in their investments. They were active in the 2014 People's Climate March, protested [[Giving Day]]<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/10/30/barnard-columbia-divest-creates-alternative-fossil-fuel-free-investment-fund Giving Day protest]</ref>, and were granted a meeting with [[PrezBo]] after protesting his [[Fun Run]].<ref>[http://bwog.com/2014/10/24/prezbo-agrees-to-meet-with-columbia-prison-divest/ Fun run protest]</ref><br />
<br />
Although the group has petitioned [[ACSRI]],<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/05/14/acsri-votes-not-support-fossil-fuel-divestment-proposal ACSRI votes no in 2014]</ref> results have yet to be seen, as of April 2016.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2014/11/25/prezbo-promises-bcd-decision-on-fossil-fuel-divestment/ Promises, promises]</ref><br />
<br />
==Low Sit-In==<br />
<br />
CDCJ began the 2015-2016 academic year with its cofounders set to graduate and no meaningful progress towards divestment. Thus, the group formed the [[Barnard Columbia Solidarity Network]] alongside other activist groups. The BCSN collected signatures for a pledge to commit civil disobedience and risk sanction from the university in the name of fossil fuel divestment<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/10/14/climate-divest-day-action Civil disobedience pledge]</ref>, in preparation for an occupation of Low that was postponed to the spring.<br />
<br />
This preparation culminated in an eight-day sit-in between April 14 and 22, the longest such occupation since the 17-day sit-in of [[Lewisohn Hall]] in [[1972]]. Members of CDCJ occupied the Low Rotunda, refusing to leave until President Bollinger issued a statement in support of divestment. The sit-in ended when Bollinger left campus for a week to attend [[Bill Campbell]]'s funeral, with the promise of a mass pro-divestment email by the end of the semester. Though the sit-in started with 14 students, only six remained in Low at the end of the protest. A number of [[Spectator]] news reporters also participated in the sit-in to document goings-on<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/2016/04/14/live-blog-columbia-divest-climate-justice-stages-sit-inside-low Sit-in live blog]</ref>.<br />
<br />
For the duration of the protest, members participating in the sit-in were brought food from outside by [[Public Safety]]. Low Rotunda, the site of several events, was shut down, ostensibly because the sit-in interfered with them. Rules Administrator [[Suzanne Goldberg]] charged protestors with violations for each event that was cancelled, recommending suspension<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2016/04/18/goldberg-warns-cdcj-occupiers-suspension-may-be-most-relevant-punishment-sit Goldberg threatens suspension]</ref>.<br />
<br />
A number of student groups issued statements in support of the protest. [[CCSC]] passed a resolution calling for the protestors not to be suspended or expelled.<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
[[Columbia Prison Divest]]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category: Student groups]]<br />
[[Category: Inactive clubs]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=EcoReps&diff=56179EcoReps2020-09-19T15:44:56Z<p>Johanna: </p>
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<div>Columbia University EcoReps is a group of students working in collaboration with [[Columbia Housing]], [[Dining Services]], and [[Environmental Stewardship]] to promote sustainable behavior and implement green initiatives on Columbia’s campus.<br />
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EcoReps was founded in 2005 by a team of students and administrators from the Offices of Housing, Dining and Student Services. The brainchild of various offices under the leadership of Scott Wright, Vice-President of Campus Services, and a group of students led by Six Silberman and Coogan Brennan to create sustainable activism, policy, and infrastructure on Columbia’s campus. They were paid employees of Housing and Dining, serving as residence hall representatives seeking to increase the amount of sustainable living education to students through outreach and initiatives like reducing each building’s energy consumption and increasing the recycling rate in particular floors. Each EcoRep would be assigned a particular dormitory and the group would meet to outline specific projects. In 2009-2010 EcoReps coordinators re-imagined the organization as a functional student group without monetary compensation or residence hall assignment due to the strain it put on the members. Split up into various committees, beginning with Food and Water, Energy, Waste and Recycling, and ECO’s (the revamped version of the earlier residence hall format), the EcoReps increased their programming, recruitment, and impact on campus. Previous initiatives included the bikeshare program with Zagster and the Rocket, the composter in Ruggles that was fed food waste from John Jay. <br />
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Today, EcoReps is a student group organized into the Dining, Conscious Consumption/Recycling, and Living Green committees. We are responsible for the Give and Go Green donation program during move-out and the resulting Green Sales at the beginning of fall semester (since 2011). We also run the Youth Climate Summit for NYC-area high school groups (since 2018). EcoReps holds many events throughout the year, including Plate Scrapings in John Jay Dining Hall, clothing swaps, panels and workshops, and Kill The Cup, which promotes the use of reusable mugs instead of disposable coffee cups in campus dining halls and cafes.<br />
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[[Category:Student groups]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=EcoReps&diff=56177EcoReps2020-09-19T15:44:04Z<p>Johanna: added category</p>
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<div>Columbia University EcoReps is a group of students working in collaboration with [[Columbia Housing]], [[Dining Services]], and [[Environmental Stewardship]] to promote sustainable behavior and implement green initiatives on Columbia’s campus.<br />
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EcoReps was founded in 2005 by a team of students and administrators from the Offices of Housing, Dining and Student Services. The brainchild of various offices under the leadership of Scott Wright, Vice-President of Campus Services, and a group of students led by Six Silberman and Coogan Brennan to create sustainable activism, policy, and infrastructure on Columbia’s campus. They were paid employees of Housing and Dining, serving as residence hall representatives seeking to increase the amount of sustainable living education to students through outreach and initiatives like reducing each building’s energy consumption and increasing the recycling rate in particular floors. Each EcoRep would be assigned a particular dormitory and the group would meet to outline specific projects. In 2009-2010 EcoReps coordinators re-imagined the organization as a functional student group without monetary compensation or residence hall assignment due to the strain it put on the members. Split up into various committees, beginning with Food and Water, Energy, Waste and Recycling, and ECO’s (the revamped version of the earlier residence hall format), the EcoReps increased their programming, recruitment, and impact on campus. Previous initiatives included the bikeshare program with Zagster and the Rocket, the composter in Ruggles that was fed food waste from John Jay. <br />
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Today, EcoReps is a student group organized into the Dining, Conscious Consumption/Recycling, and Living Green committees. We are responsible for the Give and Go Green donation program during move-out and the resulting Green Sales at the beginning of fall semester (since 2011). We also run the Youth Climate Summit for NYC-area high school groups (since 2018). EcoReps holds many events throughout the year, including Plate Scrapings in John Jay Dining Hall, clothing swaps, panels and workshops, and Kill The Cup, which promotes the use of reusable mugs instead of disposable coffee cups in campus dining halls and cafes.<br />
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[[Category:Student Groups]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Extinction_Rebellion&diff=56141Extinction Rebellion2020-09-19T03:49:17Z<p>Johanna: </p>
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Columbia's chapter of Extinction Rebellion was established in 2018 under the simple premise that [[EcoReps]] was "just too nice". While their characteristic method of "civil disobedience" might sound cool, their November 2019 attempt at a hunger strike in [[Butler Library]] only lasted five days, a full five days shorter than the participants in the [[2007 hunger strike]]. What amateurs.<br />
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Cynicism aside, Extinction Rebellion was instrumental to the establishment of the [[Climate School]] and worked with Michael Gerrard to propose a divestment strategy for the university, which is still under consideration by [[ASCRI]].<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://bwog.com/2019/11/hunger-strike-at-butler/ Hunger Strike]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=ASCRI&diff=56139ASCRI2020-09-19T03:45:26Z<p>Johanna: Wrote page</p>
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<div>The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing was established in March 2000 to advise the University Trustees on "ethical and social issues" relevant to investments in the University's endowment. It is made up of 12 voting members drawn from students, faculty, and alumni of the University, and two non-voting university officials.<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/socially-responsible-investing-about-us ASCRI About Us]</ref><br />
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ASCRI reviews proposals (proxies) for corporations that the University has direct holdings in, and "recommend[s] to the University Trustees how to vote on shareholder proposals on several broad social issue categories, including animal welfare; banking; charitable donations; environment, energy and sustainability; equal employment; health and safety; human rights; military and security; and political contributions."<ref>[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/Final%202019-2020%20ACSRI%20Annual%20Agenda.pdf 2019-2020 Annual Agenda]</ref> The meeting minutes posted on their website generally record whether the committee supports or rejects proxies. <br />
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ASCRI also considers proposals for divestment from members of the Columbia community (as well as "options for shareholder engagement", e.g. becoming an Investor Signatory to the CDP Climate Change program). Currently, the University has determined to divest from private prison operators, Sudan (Khartoum government), thermal coal, and tobacco. It has rejected [https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI%20Response%20to%20CDCJ%20Petition%20-%20Final%2011.19.15.pdf proposals for a broader divestment from fossil fuels] from [[Columbia Divest for Climate Justice]] as well as a 2018 proposal to divest from the University's indirect holdings in thermal coal. In 2016, the committee created its own proposal for targeted divesting from tar sands based on its "stand up for science" methodology; it seems this did not move forward because the committee decided that creating divestment proposals was out of its scope--rather, it should only consider external proposals. <br />
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==External Links==<br />
[https://www.finance.columbia.edu/content/socially-responsible-investing ASCRI website]<br />
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[https://www.intentionalendowments.org/columbia_university Intentional Endowments - Columbia]<br />
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[https://cuclimatejustice.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/2017227q7u8dnoeqlqg0yc1bej4yq03ny7q3l/ Columbia Divest for Climate Justice statement]<br />
== References ==<br />
<references/></div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Climate_School&diff=56129Climate School2020-09-19T03:08:30Z<p>Johanna: </p>
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<div>President Bollinger created a Climate Change Task Force led by new-ish director of the Earth Institute Alex Halliday in September 2019 "to consider what more the University should be doing with respect to climate change" (email, Sept 19, 2019). "Are we marshaling our academic resources in ways that are proportionate to the magnitude and gravity of the challenges civilization will face? If we should be doing more, what would that entail and what structures within the University should be created to enhance our research, teaching, and engagement?" <br />
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The 104-page report described the current areas of strength in the university, the ways the task force engaged with the rest of the university for feedback, the reasons for creating a climate school, and how it might function. It emphasized a systems-level, interdisciplinary approach to research, two-way engagement with the public, and "bringing knowledge to actions. The transdisciplinary research themes identified were Living with a Changing Planet, Climate Management, and Climate and an Ethical Society. The report proposed a "hub and spokes" model to resist inflexible bureaucracy that starts with recruiting existing faculty for dual-appointments with the climate school and creating joint degree/certificate programs.<br />
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On January 30, 2020, President Bollinger released the report, which proposed the formation of a climate school "like no other". Bollinger additionally announced that he was going to appoint a Chief Climate Officer (CCO), who will report directly to him, that Commencement 2020 (canceled due to coronavirus) would be plastic water bottle free (usually they hand out tons of them), that he would like "new ideas" on divestment be submitted to [[ASCRI]] *, and his commitment that Columbia be carbon neutral by 2050 if not sooner (this following two years of campaigning by [https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/01/30/columbia-carbon-neutrality/ Columbia for Carbon Neutrality].<br />
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On July 10, 2020, President Bollinger announced that the university trustees unanimously voted for the creation of the Columbia Climate School. From Halliday's July 13 blog post, "Why do we need a climate school?", it seems they will be taking the next three years to design and start the school. In an August email, Halliday wrote: "it already is clear that programs in de-carbonization, sea-level change, and food security will be major areas of expansion. At the same time, we will build upon cross-cutting expertise in climate finance, disaster resilience, environmental justice and law, communication and the arts, and climate policy and services." <br />
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Bollinger characterized ASCRI as an "efficient and highly effective group." Columbia Extinction Rebellion, which previously held a [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/19/cu-extinction-rebellion-announces-week-long-hunger-strike/ week-long hunger strike] for divestment and other commitments from the university, worked with climate Law Professor Michael Gerrard to create a [https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/12.19%20Extinction%20Rebellion%20Fossil%20Fuel%20Divestment%20Proposal.pdf divestment proposal] and submitted it to to ASCRI in December 2019. As of September 18th, 2020, the last meeting minutes posted, May 27th 2020, recorded the committee meeting virtually to hear from Halliday on the fossil fuel and industry and continue to consider the proposal.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement Announcement]<br />
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[https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/07/13/columbia-climate-school/ Why do we need a climate school? by Alex Halliday]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Climate_School&diff=56128Climate School2020-09-19T03:07:59Z<p>Johanna: added info on ASCRI, divestment in light of Bollinger's mention of it in the announcement (could be a new page?)</p>
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<div>President Bollinger created a Climate Change Task Force led by new-ish director of the Earth Institute Alex Halliday in September 2019 "to consider what more the University should be doing with respect to climate change" (email, Sept 19, 2019). "Are we marshaling our academic resources in ways that are proportionate to the magnitude and gravity of the challenges civilization will face? If we should be doing more, what would that entail and what structures within the University should be created to enhance our research, teaching, and engagement?" <br />
<br />
The 104-page report described the current areas of strength in the university, the ways the task force engaged with the rest of the university for feedback, the reasons for creating a climate school, and how it might function. It emphasized a systems-level, interdisciplinary approach to research, two-way engagement with the public, and "bringing knowledge to actions. The transdisciplinary research themes identified were Living with a Changing Planet, Climate Management, and Climate and an Ethical Society. The report proposed a "hub and spokes" model to resist inflexible bureaucracy that starts with recruiting existing faculty for dual-appointments with the climate school and creating joint degree/certificate programs.<br />
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On January 30, 2020, President Bollinger released the report, which proposed the formation of a climate school "like no other". Bollinger additionally announced that he was going to appoint a Chief Climate Officer (CCO), who will report directly to him, that Commencement 2020 (canceled due to coronavirus) would be plastic water bottle free (usually they hand out tons of them), that he would like "new ideas" on divestment be submitted to [[ASCRI]] *, and his commitment that Columbia be carbon neutral by 2050 if not sooner (this following two years of campaigning by [https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2019/01/30/columbia-carbon-neutrality/ Columbia for Carbon Neutrality].<br />
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On July 10, 2020, President Bollinger announced that the university trustees unanimously voted for the creation of the Columbia Climate School. From Halliday's July 13 blog post, "Why do we need a climate school?", it seems they will be taking the next three years to design and start the school. In an August email, Halliday wrote: "it already is clear that programs in de-carbonization, sea-level change, and food security will be major areas of expansion. At the same time, we will build upon cross-cutting expertise in climate finance, disaster resilience, environmental justice and law, communication and the arts, and climate policy and services." <br />
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==External Links==<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf Task Force Report]<br />
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[https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement Announcement]<br />
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[https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/07/13/columbia-climate-school/ Why do we need a climate school? by Alex Halliday]<br />
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Bollinger characterized ASCRI as an "efficient and highly effective group." Columbia Extinction Rebellion, which previously held a [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/11/19/cu-extinction-rebellion-announces-week-long-hunger-strike/ week-long hunger strike] for divestment and other commitments from the university, worked with climate Law Professor Michael Gerrard to create a [https://www.finance.columbia.edu/files/gateway/content/ACSRI/12.19%20Extinction%20Rebellion%20Fossil%20Fuel%20Divestment%20Proposal.pdf divestment proposal] and submitted it to to ASCRI in December 2019. As of September 18th, 2020, the last meeting minutes posted, May 27th 2020, recorded the committee meeting virtually to hear from Halliday on the fossil fuel and industry and continue to consider the proposal.</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=627_West_115th_Street&diff=56108627 West 115th Street2020-09-19T02:33:27Z<p>Johanna: Second paragraph is wrong now?</p>
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'''627 W. 115th St''' is a [[brownstone]] [[residence hall]] located on 115th Street between [[Broadway (avenue)|Broadway]] and [[Riverside Drive]]. It's commonly referred to as "[[ZBT]]," the "ZBT House," or the "former ZBT House" after the fraternity that used to own and occupy the house. Due to a rumored legal dispute with ZBT national, the house can no longer legally be called the above names and was renamed '''Owl House'''.<br />
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Unlike other residence halls, ZBT cannot be picked into during the housing lottery, since it houses undergraduate transfer students from [[Columbia College]] and [[SEAS]], like [[Carleton Arms]]. This could be part of Columbia's plot to increase revenue by taking in more transfer students, as outlined in [[An Agenda for the Future]]. Or it could just be that Columbia's offering more of them guaranteed housing. (edit: actually, I think some of the rooms are available to pick in the housing lottery.) Unlike any other Columbia dorm (excluding [[Symposium]]), residents do not have a security desk, meaning they can swipe in as many Barnard and GS students as they want.<br />
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The only comparable non-[[SIC]] dorm is [[Symposium]]. ZBT's advantage over Symposium is that the facilities are better, and there is a huge basement lounge. But on the other hand, the rooms are mostly doubles and triples to make up for the huge square footage.<ref>[http://housing.columbia.edu/housing-options/residences/residential-brownstones ZBT floor plans]</ref> <br />
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== References == <references/> <br />
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[[Category:Columbia undergraduate residence halls]]</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Climate_School&diff=56099Climate School2020-09-19T02:23:38Z<p>Johanna: Created the page, describing timeline from task force to announcement of the climate school. Should be updated frequently as it develops.</p>
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<div>President Bollinger created a Climate Change Task Force lead by new-ish director of the Earth Institute Alex Halliday in September 2019 "to consider what more the University should be doing with respect to climate change" (email, Sept 19, 2019). "Are we marshaling our academic resources in ways that are proportionate to the magnitude and gravity of the challenges civilization will face? If we should be doing more, what would that entail and what structures within the University should be created to enhance our research, teaching, and engagement?" <br />
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The 104-page report described the current areas of strength in the university, the ways the task force engaged with the rest of the university for feedback, the reasons for creating a climate school, and how it might function. It emphasized a systems-level, interdisciplinary approach to research, two-way engagement with the public, and "bringing knowledge to actions. Research themes identified were Living with a Changing Planet, Climate Management, and Climate and an Ethical Society. It proposed a "hub and spokes" model to resist inflexible bureaucracy that starts with recruiting existing faculty for dual-appointments with the climate school and creating joint degree/certificate programs.<br />
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On January 30, 2020, President Bollinger released the report, which proposed the formation of a climate school "like no other". Bollinger additionally announced that he was going to appoint a Chief Climate Officer (CCO), who will report directly to him, that Commencement 2020 (canceled due to coronavirus) would be plastic water bottle free (usually they hand out tons of them), that he would like "new ideas" on divestment be submitted to ASCRI (which he characterized as an "efficient and highly effective group"), and his commitment that Columbia be carbon neutral by 2050 if not sooner.<br />
<br />
On July 10, 2020, President Bollinger announced that the university trustees unanimously voted for the creation of the Columbia Climate School. From Halliday's July 13 blog post, "Why do we need a climate school?", it seems they will be taking the next three years to design and start the school. In an August email, Halliday wrote: "it already is clear that programs in de-carbonization, sea-level change, and food security will be major areas of expansion. At the same time, we will build upon cross-cutting expertise in climate finance, disaster resilience, environmental justice and law, communication and the arts, and climate policy and services." <br />
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Links:<br />
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Task Force Report: https://president.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Report%20of%20the%20Climate%20Change%20Task%20Force.pdf<br />
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Announcement: https://president.columbia.edu/news/columbia-climate-school-announcement<br />
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Why do we need a climate school? by Alex Halliday: https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/07/13/columbia-climate-school/</div>Johannahttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=EcoReps&diff=56016EcoReps2020-09-19T01:32:02Z<p>Johanna: Added history from our website and wrote some about our current status/work.</p>
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<div>Columbia University EcoReps is a group of students working in collaboration with [[Columbia Housing]], [[Dining Services]], and [[Environmental Stewardship]] to promote sustainable behavior and implement green initiatives on Columbia’s campus.<br />
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EcoReps was founded in 2005 by a team of students and administrators from the Offices of Housing, Dining and Student Services. The brainchild of various offices under the leadership of Scott Wright, Vice-President of Campus Services, and a group of students led by Six Silberman and Coogan Brennan to create sustainable activism, policy, and infrastructure on Columbia’s campus. They were paid employees of Housing and Dining, serving as residence hall representatives seeking to increase the amount of sustainable living education to students through outreach and initiatives like reducing each building’s energy consumption and increasing the recycling rate in particular floors. Each EcoRep would be assigned a particular dormitory and the group would meet to outline specific projects. In 2009-2010 EcoReps coordinators re-imagined the organization as a functional student group without monetary compensation or residence hall assignment due to the strain it put on the members. Split up into various committees, beginning with Food and Water, Energy, Waste and Recycling, and ECO’s (the revamped version of the earlier residence hall format), the EcoReps increased their programming, recruitment, and impact on campus. Previous initiatives included the bikeshare program with Zagster and the Rocket, the composter in Ruggles that was fed food waste from John Jay. <br />
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Today, EcoReps is a student group organized into the Dining, Conscious Consumption/Recycling, and Living Green committees. We are responsible for the Give and Go Green donation program during move-out and the resulting Green Sales at the beginning of fall semester (since 2011). We also run the Youth Climate Summit for NYC-area high school groups (since 2018). EcoReps holds many events throughout the year, including Plate Scrapings in John Jay Dining Hall, clothing swaps, panels and workshops, and Kill The Cup, which promotes the use of reusable mugs instead of disposable coffee cups in campus dining halls and cafes.</div>Johanna