College of MarinProfile• Community college serving Marin County and
surrounding region• Consists of two campuses: Kentfield and Indian
Valley• Serves approximately 9,000 students each term• Existing academic programs in:• Environmental Science• Environmental Landscaping
• Significant opportunity to leverage campus and community partners to host student projects
Facilities, Maintenance, and OperationsGregNelson,VicePresidentofCollegeOperations
KeyEnergyProjects:• SolarPVoncampus• Kentfield,IndianValleyCollege
• Undergroundgeothermalsystem• Teslabatterystoragebeta• Energymanagementsystems• ConnectiontoPG&Eprograms:• SavingsbyDesign
MoreSustainabilityInitiatives:• ZeroWasteInitiative• USGreenBuildingCouncil
• Poolwaterrecycling/efficiency• Facilities/equipmentinventories
Campus Goals and Opportunities for Energize Colleges
● Expand academic and career pathways through work-based learning
● Establish channels for students to support campus facilities projects
● Support the area high schools to college pipeline
● To integrate sustainability content into all courses and articulation criteria
● Tailor student internship course for energy focused projects
College of Marin
College of Marin
Energize College Fellow: Joanne Wong
○ Former community college transfer student, pursuing Biology and Environmental Studies
○ Completed Masters in Urban and Regional Planning at UCLA 2016
○ Seeking a career in sustainability in the environment & educational field
Faculty and Academic Engagement
● Met with CTE & Academic Deans to identify intersection of COM & Energize Colleges academic goals
● Tailored outreach to faculty to engage in curriculum design/development projects
● Planned November 17th introductory meeting with interested faculty
● Preliminary projects likely include energy engineering, electronics, and storage courses
College of Marin: EnCo Planning
Internships and Campus Facilities
● Worked with Energy & Sustainability Staff to brainstorm campus and community student project hosts
● Identified potential fall start internship projects and supervisors
● Planned November 8 campus-based internship supervisor launch meeting
High School and Community Engagement
● Existing Internship Program supports HS interns throughout County
● Supported by: Dominican University, Marin County Office of Education, San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
● Marin School of Environmental Leadership (MarinSEL)
● Internship Partnership with COM & Skyline College
● County of Marin
● Tesla: Energy Storage Partnership with COM
● SunEdison: Solar PV Array
College of Marin: Community Partners
