• Reviewing and monitoring the operations of the campus that directly affect the College's use of resources
• Developing strategies for increasing campus sustainability
• Developing outreach and communication programs for spreading information about campus sustainability
• Administering the President's Sustainability Fund (see below)
• Developing period reports about campus sustainability to assess progress (this is tied in with the annual reports that will be due as part of the Presidents Climate Commitment, see Affiliations for more information). The first annual report developed by PACS was the starting point for the Sustainability Audit and Action Plan and the hiring of the Sustainability Coordinator. See this report here.

PACS meets on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, depending on agenda items.

PACS Members
Officially, the Committee consists of:

• Three members of the faculty, appointed by the Executive Committee of the Faculty for two-year terms (renewable), one of whom will be selected by the Executive Committee to the chair;
• The Director of the Sustainability Integration Office
• One staff member, appointed by the Staff Council for a two-year term (renewable);
• Two students, appointed by the Associated Students of Pomona College for one-year terms (renewable);
• An Associate Dean of the College;
• The Director of Campus Planning and Maintenance;
• The Supervisor of the Grounds Department;
• A Dean or Associate Dean in Student Affairs or Campus Life; and,
• The Manager of Dining Services.

More information about membership can be found in the Student Handbook.

2008-09 members of PACS included:

• Chair: Prof. Charles Taylor, Chemistry
• Prof. Ann Davis, Philosophy
• Prof. Dwight Whitaker, Physics
• Sustainability Coordinator, Bowen Patterson
• Assistant Dean Kris Fossum
• Associate Dean and Director of the Smith Campus Center Neil Gerard
• Dining Services General Manager David Janosky
• Assistant Director of Campus Planning and Maintenance Operations Margie McKenna
• Grounds Supervisor Kevin Quanstrom
• Housekeeping Supervisor Sandra Seisdedos
• Environmental Affairs Commissioner Samantha Kanofsky
• Student members include: Chelsea Hodge, Elise Novak, Jamie Hall, Daniel Zucker, Bruke Tedla, Adam Kotin

PACS meetings are generally open to all who want to participate in program and project development, so end up having a broader membership. Additional students and staff are often asked by the Chair and the Sustainability Coordinator to be involved. For more information about attending a PACS meeting or being a part of PACS, contact the Sustainability Coordinator at bowen.patterson@pomona.edu.

President's Sustainability Fund
Through a sub-committee, PACS administers the President's Sustainability Fund, established on a yearly basis by President Oxtoby. For the 2008-09 academic year, President Oxtoby has set aside $15,000 as a fund for student campus sustainability projects. These projects must focus on infrastructural or operational changes instead of outreach- or education-focused efforts (for instance, bringing a speaker to campus is not an intended use of the funds, unless perhaps in conjunction with some related campus operational project)

Projects that have received funding in the past include:

• Drying racks installed in residence halls laundry rooms
• A cash register and other equipment for the ReCoop thrift store
• The construction of a "solar rover," a mobile solar array that can be used to power events 

Contact the Sustainability Coordinator at bowen.patterson@pomona.edu or the chair of PACS for more information. The Sustainability Coordinator can help you develop project ideas and prepare proposals.