SAGES: Wesleyan's Campus Sustainability Committee
The Sustainability Advisory Group for Environmental Stewardship (SAGES) is a collaborative group of staff, faculty, and students founded in 2007 and dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability. SAGES develops recommendations to Cabinet and the University community regarding policies and practices that foster social, cultural, and fiscal stewardship of the world we share. SAGES developed Wesleyan’s in 2010, Sustainability Action Plan in 2016, and has provided continual input to the 2022 Sustainability Strategic Plan. SAGES welcomes new members and visitors from across Wesleyan's campus and the Middletown community. To find out about the SAGES meeting schedule or to join the SAGES listserv, contact Jen Kleindienst.
SAGES Members & Meeting Minutes
To learn more about who is involved in SAGES and what has been discussed and accomplished, please browse our archived meeting minutes from 2008 to the present.
- Members
Jen Kleindienst, Sustainability Director (Chair, SAGES)
Katie Bennett, Grad Student, Astronomy
Olga Bookas, Purchasing Manager
Barry Chernoff, Director, College of the Environment
Sherri Condon, Administrative Assistant, Romance Languages
Daniel Coxson '27
Anika Dane, Administrative Assistant, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Anita Deeg-Carlin, Associate Director of Intercultural Learning, Fries Center for Global Studies
Stephen Devoto, Associate Professor of Biology
Victor Diaz, Grounds Manager
Melissa DiMarco, Transportation and Fleet Operations Manager
John Elmore, Art Director
Mary Alice Haddad, Associate Professor of Government, Environmental Studies, and East Asian Studies
Brynn Heller '27
Jen Jurgen, Associate Director of University Relations Operations (University Relations Representative)
Catherine Kost, Associate Director of Purchasing and Procurement
Brent Morgan, Instructional Media Services
Michelle Murolo, Professor of the Practice in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Jeff Murphy, Facilities Business Manager
Bill Nelligan, Director of Environmental Services
Leykia Nulan, Associate Dean of Admission and Director of Equity Initiatives and Partnerships (Admission Representative)
Andrew Plotkin, Project Engineer, Facilities
Dana Royer, Assistant Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Alan Rubacha, Associate Vice President, Facilities
Brian Stewart, Associate Professor of Physics (Faculty Representative)
Michael Strumpf, Bon Appétit Resident District Manager
Jeff Sweet, Associate Director, Facilities Management
Ava Symons '26
James Taft, Assistant Director of Technology Support Services, ITS
Kate TenEyck, Art Studio Technician
Andrew VanMeter, Residential Life Operations Coordinator (Student Affairs Representative)
Krishna Winston, Professor Emeritus
Ryan Wong '27 - 2025
September TBD
November TBD - 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
October 13: and
- 2014
March 24 Special Meeting: SAP Planning (no minutes recorded)
- 2013
July 11: and
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008