| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 77.24 |
| Liaison | Jim Dees |
| Submission Date | June 10, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Appalachian State University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:
see below
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
Vision: The Sustainability Council at Appalachian State University, comprised of appointed faculty, staff, students and administrators, seeks to enhance sustainability in our university's facilities, outreach efforts, programming, educational programs, research initiatives, and other activities.
The Council’s Mission includes the following:
1. Develop recommendations for enhancing sustainability in ASU's administrative and physical plant operations. Provide input to university administration and staff on specific projects as well as overall campus planning.
2. Promote and support outreach activities, including development and maintenance of an active Website, participation in campus events and programs, workshops and seminars for a wide range of organizations, and promoting sustainable efforts to the media.
3. Promote and support faculty and campus efforts to incorporate sustainability in educational programs.
4. Participate in task forces, committees, and other organizations to encourage development of sustainable policies and programs.
5. Promote and support development of campus research projects that focus on sustainability.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
Campus sustainability Director, Director of the Physical Plant or designee, Director of Design and Construction or designee, Campus Energy Manager or designee, Director of Athletics or designee, Director of Housing or designee, Director of Food Services or designee, Director of the Institute for Environmental, Energy, and Economic Research, Director of the Energy Center, Director of the Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis, Director of the Southern Appalachian Environmental Research and Education Center, Director of Student Development or designee, Director of the Equity Office or designee, Director of the Development Office or designee, Director of the University Communications or designee, President of the Faculty Senate or designee, Director of the Staff Council or designee, Director of Campus Information Technology Center or designee, President of the Student Government Association or designee, President of the Graduate Student Association or designee, Director of the Renewable Energy Initiative, and Faculty members from the following colleges, appointed by the Dean for two-year terms: Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Fine and Applied Arts, Music, University College, Health Sciences and Allied Professions (when formed). Further, at-large members proposed by the Co-chairs of the Sustainability Council and approved by the membership by a majority vote.
The website URL where information about the sustainability committee(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
The Office of Sustainability includes a Director, Zero Waste Specialist, Data Analyst, Communications Manager, and Office Manager. Part-time internships for undergraduate and graduate students include: Zero Waste Assistant, Outreach Assistant, Web Developer, and two data analyst assistants. The office has a temporary employee acting as Student Coordinator for the Appalachian Energy Summit. This year, the office has hired 15 part-time students as Zero Waste Attendants. They manage compost and recycling during zero waste football games.
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
A brief description of each sustainability officer position:
The sustainability director is responsible for coordinating the university’s progress toward the goal of creating a campus sustainability plan, implement new programs and communicate sustainable practices with students, faculty and staff
The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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