| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.93 |
| Liaison | Jim Dees |
| Submission Date | April 19, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Appalachian State University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Jim
Dees Data and Assessment Specialist Office of Sustailability |
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.
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 Chief Sustainability Officer, Sustainability Program Manager, Data Analyst, Communications Manager, Events and Finance Manager, Office Manager, one part-time Garden Manager and one part-time Faculty Fellow. Internships for graduate students include: two data analyst assistants and two sustainability program assistants; undergraduate internships include 15 outreach positions, 3 garden positions and two Appalachian Energy Summit student coordinators.
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution (e.g. a campus-wide committee or an officer/office responsible for the entire campus)?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
see website: https://sustain.appstate.edu/
Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
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Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
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Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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