Clean Energy Committee (CEC) Coordinator
The mission of the Clean Energy Committee (CEC) is to support the success of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and resource conservation at Evergreen. We carry the responsibility of representing the interest of the student body as we appropriate the Clean Energy Fund. The fund is designated to offset 100% of the electricity used by Evergreen through renewable energy credits. The committee allocates the remaining fund to students, staff and faculty with goals of reducing the campus carbon footprint through research, education, or implementation. The Clean Energy Committee supports the creation of models for climate solutions through collaborative on-campus research.
The role of the Coordinator is to facilitate all meetings, award hearings, and Clean Energy Committee-led projects.
The main responsibilities of the Coordinator are to:
- Serve as Co-Chair the committee
- Facilitate all meetings and award hearings, ensuring that all committee members are able to be heard
- Act as a guide for the direction of the Committee
- Delegate committee tasks to appropriate committee members
- Recruit, advise, and provide feedback for award applicants
- Promote the Clean Energy Committee on campus
- Make sure the committee's decisions align with our mission and values
- Remain impartial during award hearings and recuse yourself when impartiality cannot be maintained
- Conducts hiring process and assists in the training of all new members
- Schedules meeting dates, times and locations
- Serves as a liaison to the campus community
- Point of contact for the Clean Energy Committee as well as the Clean Energy Education, Research, and Action initiative
- Hold regular office hours (Governance hours Mondays 3-5PM and Wednesday 1-5PM are best)
- Participate in ongoing Leadership Development opportunities offered by Student Activities
The Coordinator earns a student leadership learning allotment of $1900/quarter.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Be a student at The Evergreen State College in good standing and enrolled for at least 6-credits
- Ability to attend a regular meeting during college governance time: Mondays 1-3pm or Wednesdays 1-5pm (exact timing to be determined within those periods).
If you have any questions, please reach out to Joni Upman at joni.upman@evergreen.edu
Applications submitted by May 1st will receive priority review. Applications received later than this date will be reviewed if the position has not been filled.
Please reserve the date, and plan to attend the full-day Student Leadership Retreat (date TBA) for training (with a request for excused absence for academic commitments).