Goleta, CA
Chapter Name: Environmental Affairs Board
Chapter Email: [email protected]
Chapter Website: http://eab.as.ucsb.edu/
Representatives: Kori Lay and Emily Williams
Mission Statement
The Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) is a branch of UCSB’s Associated Students Government and is the largest and most active environmental group on campus. The charge of EAB is to protect, preserve and enhance the environment, principally at UCSB and its surrounding communities. We focus on ecology, energy, food, climate change, water policy and conservation, the economy, environmental justice and other issues. We coordinate and coalition-build with other groups to promote environmental perspectives and sustainability throughout the University and its surrounding communities, as well as at the state, national, and global level.
Current Projects
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Divestment: The UCSB branch of the campaign to get the University of California to divest from fossil fuels
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Associated Students Green Bill: developing and enforcing a bill that makes all A.S. Groups practice sustainable purchasing policy
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UCCE: University of California for Clean Energy; campaign whose goal is to get UCSB to run on 100% clean energy by 2020
Earth Week: An environmental week leading up to UCSB’s Earth Day Celebration; each day will focus on a certain issue -
Earth Week: An environmental week leading up to UCSB’s Earth Day Celebration; each day will focus on a certain issue
CSSC Council Representatives
Kori Lay
Major: Chemistry and Environmental Studies
Hometown: Port Washington, NY
Graduation/Transfer: June, 2014
About Me
I love being outside and eating delicious, fresh, and healthy food in the company of good people! I tend to quote movies…a lot…If I had to eat one thing for the rest of my life it would definitely be mangos.
How I got involved in CSSC
I attend the Fall 2012 Convergence at Butte and I basically fell in love with the CSSC mission! I decided to attend the leader retreat to get more involved and now represent my school on the council!
The role of student action in sustainability
Students have the ability to make changes across the country and even the world! When we connect and come together, students are unstoppable. Students are leading the way in the sustainability movement, and we will not fail!
The Areas of Sustainability That Interest Me Most
I am most interested in the environmental and social justice aspect of sustainability. Everyone has a right to clean air and clean water!
Projects I have worked on
I am currently on the fossil fuel divestment team at my school.
Emily Williams
Major: Environmental Studies
Hometown: Cupertino, CA
Graduation/Transfer: August, 2014
About Me
I am a 4th year environmental studies major. I am the State-Wide Affairs Coordinator for our environmental org, the Environmental Affairs Board (EAB). I am also the campaign coordinator for the divestment campaign. I live in a student housing co-op, and one of my favorite pass-times is cooking with my 17 housemates. Last year, I studied abroad in Bordeaux, France for 10 months, which was an incredible experience. Though I miss speaking French, I love being in Santa Barbara with such wonderful people and the ocean.
How I got involved in CSSC
I was elected to the State-Wide Affairs Coordinator position in EAB. The CSSC representative is an institutionalized position within EAB that goes with my position. My first leadership retreat was Summer 2012, and since then, I’ve been hooked.
The Role of Student Action in Sustainability
Students are in a unique position where they can speak the truth, while everyone else plays to their roles. Students are not hindered by politics, or influenced by their jobs-rather they are often the ones who are the first to speak out about an issue. They can bring issues back onto the political agenda and back in the public view, and have often been the source of great social change.
The Areas of Sustainability That Interest Me Most
I am most interested in energy, and finding a sustainable balance for it at the intersection of economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
Projects I have worked on
I am currently the campaign coordinator at UCSB for the divestment campaign. So far, this has entailed working with EAB and reaching out to other groups on campus to spread awareness of the campaign as well as passing a resolution through our A.S. Senate in support of the Regents divesting.
I was also involved in Project We Own It, where we raised $200,000 to preserve our local food cooperative.