Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.51
Liaison Lacey Raak
Submission Date July 29, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.1

California State University, Monterey Bay
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Megan Tolbert
Transportation Planner
Campus Planning & Development
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Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
Under a charge from President Harrison, the Campus Sustainability Committee is leading the effort to integrate sustainability into the curriculum and make it part of the educational experience. The committee is also responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the AASHE/STARS report AND the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment reporting.

Members of the committee, including affiliations:
Duane Lindsay Student (prev. AS Env. Senator) Oliviya Wyse Student (Current AS Env. Senator) Brad Barbeau Faculty Enid Blader Faculty Dan Fernandez Faculty, Current Committee Chair Diana Garcia Faculty Rebecca Kersnar Faculty Daniel Shapiro Faculty Swarup Wood Faculty Suzanne Worcester Faculty Art Evjen Staff Bob Brown Staff, Founding Committee Co-chair Scott Faust Staff Mark Lasnik Staff, Temporary University Sustainability Assistant April Lee Staff, Assistant to President Mike Lerch Staff Cindy Lopez Staff John Marker Staff Kevin Miller Staff Jacinto Salazar Staff Kevin Saunders Staff, VP Anya Spear Staff Megan Tolbert Staff, Current Committee Vice-Chair Monica Galligan Staff/Faculty

The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
No

A brief description of the sustainability office:
The campus does not have a sustainability office, nor does it have any employees for the sole purpose of sustainability efforts.

The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
0

The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
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Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
No

Sustainability coordinator's name:
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Sustainability coordinator's position title:
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A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:
The campus does not have a position equivalent to a Sustainability Coordinator. Coordinated sustainability efforts are borne by the Committee members as needed and as related to the member's campus role. For the purposes of completing STARS, an existing employee filled a four-month assignment (ending August 2011) as the University Sustainability (USA). The USA is responsible for: Collection and input of data for AASHE/STARS reporting Identifying and collecting STARS info for use in a Sustainability Survey Creating and updating a web pages for the Campus Sustainability Committee Committee Meeting coordination, including Agendas and Notes Collects data, particularly air travel data, to input into an annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Baseline Study Administrative support as needed for special events and projects (e.g., Focus the Region/Nation)

The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.