Planning for leadership
■ Becoming one the nation’s
leaders in planningand
development, the University
seeks to be more sustainable
By Jeff DeMoss
For the Emerald
The Campus Planning Commit
tee has adopted a Sustainable De
velopment Pattern amendment
with a goal of putting the Universi
ty among the nation’s leaders in
planning and development.
In addition to that action, the
CPC has also requested funding for
a new administrative position, de
signed to help with planning and
development compliance issues.
The committee, at a conference
held Wednesday through Friday,
discussed ways of conducting sus
tainable campus development, an
approach that emphasizes envi
ronmentally friendly techniques
and conservation of limited re
sources.
Committee members addressed
features that make a college cam
pus more sustainable, including
recycling programs and energy-ef
ficient buildings. Following those
practices on campus can mean a
variety of benefits, including long
term cost savings and cleaner air.
The first major action taken was
the adoption of a Sustainable De
velopment Pattern amendment to
the University’s Long Range Cam
pus Development Plan, the policy
framework that guides all building
and other development-related ac
tivity on campus.
While the plan does address en
ergy conservation, the committee
determined last year that it needed
updating to emphasize relatively
new methods of sustainable prac
tice, such as alternative energy
sources.
The Development, Policy, Im
plementation and Transportation
Subcommittee of the planning
committee began drafting the de
velopment pattern last year. After
researching developmental poli
cies from other universities and
gathering input from University
faculty, students and staff, the sub
committee compiled the amend
ment.
The development pattern, if ef
fectively implemented, will place
the University among the national
leaders in sustainable develop
ment on campus, according to the
CPC.
“We decided that it was impor
tant for the University to play a
leadership role in this area,” said
Dean Livelybrooks, chair of the
DPIT Subcommittee and a physics
instructor at the University.
Livelybrooks said the idea for
the amendment was sparked when
someone noticed that the roof over
the new tennis courts might be a
good place to put solar panels. He
believes that such ideas — using
space that is already available to
increase campus sustainability and
reduce costs — are crucial to the
success of the development pat
tern, since the up-front costs of its
policies can seem high, particular
ly to potential critics of the plan.
However, Livelybrooks is con
vinced that the development plan
will save the University money in
the long run.
“The initial cost of implement
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Chad Smith
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fessors and students to area Chero
kee people.
Smith opened his speech by ref
erencing Monday, Oct. 9 as Colum
bus Day.
“I’m clueless, folks,” Smith said.
“Why do we celebrate the arrival
of a man who is as lost in Ameri
can history as a man can be?”
Smith went on to speak aboul
the use of mascots, nicknames,
symbols and stereotypes of Native
Americans on display in American
society.
“What it comes down to is that
those who use mascots say they
use them to honor Indians,” he
said. “I have very little tolerance
that they are doing this out of re
spect.”
Smith said the use of redskins
and braves as mascots perpetuates
inaccurate images of Native Amer
icans to the American public.
Smith also referenced the 1940s
release of Peter Pan, where the
wild boys meet the Indians.
Smith said that scene leaves the
wrong impression about Native
American culture with viewers.
“It is so ingrained in the Ameri
can psyche that they know nothing
else,” Smith said.
But Smith said he has goals to
re-educate people and provide bet
ter opportunities for his own chil
dren and the children of the
Cherokee Nation.
Smith holds a bachelor's degree
in education from the University
of Georgia, a master's degree in
public administration from the
University of Wisconsin and a doc
torate in law from the University of
Tulsa. He is a professor of Indian
CC As a Chief, he is one of
those rare souls who com
bines understanding of
the Cherokee tradition,
tribal language and histo
ry with a very sophisticat
ed understanding of mod
ern business, government
and culture. i [Smith] is an
exemplar of how one can,
through education and
good communication,
make a contribution to
life.
Rennard Strickland
Knight Law Center
Dean
Law at Dartmouth College.
Smith said he sees law as a tool
to effect social change. He has a le
gal background in cases designed
to protect and expand the sover
eignty of the Cherokee Nation.
“Our sovereignty exists at the
will of the American government,”
Smith said. “The thing that im
pedes this is public consciousness,
sentiment and policy.”
DeSoto, a NALSA member and
3rd year law student, attended a
meeting between the area Chero
kee people and Smith on Monday
afternoon.
“[Smith] talked about Native
Americans in higher education
and being able to integrate our cul
ture into our education,” said DeS
oto. “[Smith] seems to be really
concerned with maintaining the
cultural legacy. In his view, the
Cherokee culture is in danger be
cause there are fewer native speak
ers of the Cherokee language. He
said we are one generation away
from losing everything.”
The Dean of the Knight Law
Center, Rennard Strickland, whose
heritage comes from the Osage and
Cherokee tribes, was an active sup
porter of Smith’s campaign to be
come principal chief. When Smith
was appointed to his position last
July in a landslide victory, Strick
land spoke at his installation.
“As a Chief, he is one of those
rare souls who combines under
standing of the Cherokee tradition,
tribal language and history with a
very sophisticated understanding
of modern business, government
and culture,” Strickland said.
“[Smith] is an exemplar of how
one can, through education and
good communication, make a con
tribution to life.”
The presentation was hosted by
University President Dave Frohn
mayer, the School of Law and
NALSA.
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