About Us

The Office of Sustainability's mission is to cultivate a campus culture that values and advances holistic sustainability.

Primary responsibilities include: maintaining sustainability data collection and reporting, working collaboratively to advance the CSU Sustainability Policy at Cal State East Bay, and enacting recommendations voted on by the Campus Sustainability Committee.

Meet the Office of Sustainability & Energy

Jennifer Sanchez Biedermann

Campus Sustainability Manager

Jennifer Sanchez Biedermann is the Campus Sustainability Manager. In this role, she provides leadership for the Office of Sustainability, which advances the campus' climate action objectives and supports a culture of environmental stewardship at CSU East Bay. Jennifer is a twice alum of the CSU, having earned her Masters in Business Administration and Bachelors in Psychology.

Phone: (562) 951-4223

Email: jsanchez@calstate.edu

Evelyn T. López-Muñoz

Sustainability and Energy Project Manager

Evelyn López-Muñoz, is the campus Sustainability and Energy Project Manager. In her role, she provides campus utility historical data, oversees the Sustainability team staff and manages campus Sustainability Capital projects to advance California State University, East Bay in meeting Sustainability goals and objectives. Evelyn is a CSUEB alumni and has a Master of Science in Sustainable Construction Management in addition to a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies.

Phone: (510) 885-4284

Email: evelyn.munoz@csueastbay.edu

Campus Sustainability Committee

Cal State East Bay Campus Sustainability Committee (CSC) was created in Spring 2015 in order to fulfill: the California State University System Sustainability Policy; the campus’ Shared Strategic Commitment to, “contribute to a sustainable planet through our academic programs, university operations, and individual behavior,” its sustainability Institutional Learning Outcome to “act responsibly and sustainably at local, national, and global levels,” and in response to the signing of the Carbon Commitment by then-President Morishita, which includes a requirement to establish an institutional structure to oversee the development and implementation of the associated requirements.

CSU Policy and Procedure updated February 2024

Through transparent decision-making and open discussion forums, the CSC will make recommendations to the Office of the President for how to best meet the directives of the CSU sustainability policy, campus’ Carbon Commitment and Climate Action Plan, and overall campus issues related to environmental, economic, and social sustainability.

The objectives of the CSC include, but are not limited to:

Promote and support a culture of sustainability at Cal State East Bay
Enhance the sustainability literacy of students, faculty, and staff
Review, revise, and recommend plans, projects, programs, policies and procedures to make campus operations more sustainable and meet Carbon Commitment goals
Advise the Office of Sustainability
Disseminate information about campus sustainability efforts throughout the campus, community, and beyond

The CSC will include representatives from Cal State East Bay faculty, staff, and students, as well as leaders of key campus organizations and community partners. Ex-Officio Members listed below, except for the Executive Sponsors and Chair may appoint a designee. At any time the CSC Executive Sponsors and Co-Chair may discuss the replacement of a CSC ex-officio member position. The CSC Co-Chair would bring this decision to the CSC for a vote.

Ex-Officio Members

Executive Sponsors
- Provost
- Vice President of Finance and Administration
Chair
- Campus Sustainability Manager
Associate Vice President of Campus Life
Associate Vice President of Facilities Development and Operations
Associate Vice President of Finance
Associate Vice President, Student Affairs and Auxiliary Services
Associate Vice President of University Communications
Associate Vice President of University Extension
Director of Parking & Alternative Transportation
Environmental Services Manager, The City of Hayward
University Diversity Officer
Sustainability Liaison Officer (SULO)
Associated Students Director of Sustainability Affairs

Two-Year Term (with option of one-year renewal)

Faculty (2)

One-Year Term (with option of a one-year renewal)

Staff Representative (1)
Student Representative (1)

Terms

Faculty positions and the staff representative are filled based on a nomination process, either self-nomination or nomination from a campus community member. Nominations for faculty positions will be reviewed and appointed by the Executive Committee to the CSC. Nominations for staff positions will be reviewed by the CSC and voted upon at the last meeting of the academic year.

Faculty serve a two-year term with the option of a one-year renewal. Initial appointments were staggered to avoid terms ending at the same time for each committee member. The staff representative position is a one-year term with the option of a one-year renewal.

Ex-officio members are permanent positions on the CSC. Ex-Officio members are subject to review based on institutional change of position or restructure.

Responsibilities

Members of the CSC required to:

Attend and actively participate in semesterly CSC meetings
Review necessary meeting materials and provide feedback on materials as requested
Participate in at least one CSC Task Force or Subcommittee
Faculty positions act as a resident expert on sustainability in their area and serve as a reference for related CSC projects.

Being a member of the CSC is deemed service to the university and will be considered positively in the tenure promotion process for faculty and position review process for staff.

Meetings & Minutes

In AY23/24, the CSC will meet on the date listed below via Zoom at 2-3:30 pm.

For more information, please email sustainability@csueastbay.edu.

Table with agendas and minutes listed by date
Date	Agendas	Minutes	Supplemental Materials
4/19/24
2/2/24	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)		Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
11/3/23	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)	Minutes(opens in a new tab)	Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
9/8/23	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)	Minutes(opens in a new tab)	Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
4/7/23	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)	Minutes(opens in a new tab)	Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
2/3/23	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)	Minutes(opens in a new tab)	Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
11/4/22	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)		Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
9/2/22	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)	Minutes(opens in a new tab)	Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
5/6/22	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)	Minutes(opens in a new tab)	Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
2/4/22	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)	Minutes(opens in a new tab)	Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
11/5/21	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)	Minutes(opens in a new tab)	Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)
9/3/21	Approved Agenda(opens in a new tab)	Minutes(opens in a new tab)	Presentation Slides(opens in a new tab)

To view a full list of agendas, minutes, and presenations, please view the Archive. To view a full list of approved action items please refer to the Document Library.

Task Forces and Subcommittees

The CSC will create area-specific task forces as needed to carry out its responsibilities. These task forces will be composed of committee members, other faculty, staff, students, community members, and volunteers as determined by CSC vote. Task forces will be organized as specific initiatives develop and may be dormant when a given project has been implemented. The Director of Sustainability will serve as a co-chair on all Task Forces with another member of the CSC, which will be determined by CSC vote.

Climate Action Plan Implementation Task Force (CAP-IT)

Alternative Transportation Committee