Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.19
Liaison Christina Erickson
Submission Date June 6, 2016
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Champlain College
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Christina Erickson
Sustainability Director
Campus Planning
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee, office, and/or officer that focuses on sustainability broadly and covers the entire institution?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the committee(s), office(s), and/or officer(s) during the previous three years:

Sustainability Director & office - full time position since Fall 2010
Sustainable Transportation Coordinator - full time position since Fall 2015
Sustain Champlain initiative - since 2005, as a student/faculty/staff committee

See annual report from 2014-2015
http://www.champlain.edu/Documents/Sustain-Champlain/Annual%20Reports/SAP_May2015ProgressReport.pdf


Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
Yes

The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:

Sustain Champlain Advisory Team:
Founded in 2005 as the Post-Carbon Committee, the Sustain Champlain Advisory Team (formerly known as the Sustain Champlain Committee) is a group of faculty, staff and students who were interested guiding the path of campus sustainability at Champlain. The goal of this group is to discuss and develop strategies and recommendations that will help create a more sustainable, efficient, and environmentally friendly Champlain. Committee members are asked to lead by example, act as a liaison to their respective department/division, and speak on behalf of their role on campus.

2015-2016 Sustain Champlain Committees

These committees are primarily charged with implementing the Champlain College Sustainability Action Plan (SAP). Committee members will reach out to collaborating departments when needed. Key Staff/College Personnel will be asked to participate with a committee that requires their expertise on an as-needed basis. Membership and meetings are open to the Champlain community. If you are interested in joining, please email us. Committees meet on a monthly basis and are supported by the Sustainability Director.

All committees are charged with exploring how to better incorporate aspects of diversity and inclusion into their committee's content area. For example, the following questions might be asked: Who does this work affect/impact? Is any particular group of people impacted more or less? How can we better diversify the stakeholders involved? Are all members of the Champlain community included and feel comfortable in this work?

Academic Connections
Charge: To continue infusing sustainability concepts and practices into College curriculum by building relationships and sharing resources and opportunities with faculty and Deans.

Waste Reduction/Diversion
Charge: To continue to find ways to reduce overall amount of trash, recycling, and compost on campus as well as way to greater improve our diversion of materials from the landfill by recycling, composting, reusing, donating, and/or re-selling. To work with our waste partner, Casella, on these goals.

Transportation
Charge: To implement the 2013 Transportation Plan and to continue finding ways of reducing single-occupancy vehicle travel to/from campus. To work with our transportation partners, CATMA & RSG, on these goals.

Green Revolving Fund
Charge: to advise and manage the College's Green Revolving Fund, an investment fund that finances energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainability projects on campus.

Purchasing (Food & more)
Charge: To explore ways of aligning the College's purchasing practices (particularly as it relates to food) with the College's values.


Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):

Christina Erickson, Sustainability Director, Campus Planning & Auxiliary Services
John Caulo, AVP, Campus Planning & Auxiliary Services
Karen Dusini, Sr. Project Manager, Campus Planning & Auxiliary Services
Tom Bonnette, Director, Physical Plant
Linda Wheeler, Director, Events Center & Auxiliary Services
Ted Laskaris, AVP, Information Systems
Nic Anderson, Sustainable Transportation Coordinator
Tom Oliver, General Manager, Dining Services
Joann Patel, Associate Professor, CCM
Kristin Wolf, Assistant Professor, CORE
Lindsey Godwin, Assistant Professor, SSB
Valerie Esposito, Director, Environmental Policy, EHS
Cheryl Casey, Faculty, CCM
Kim McQueen, Faculty, CCM
Robin Collins, Faculty, ITS
Nicole Morris, Faculty, SSB
Nicole Stratis '17
Lily Mason '18
Emma Bodell '18
+ all current Student Eco-Reps


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?:
Yes

A brief description of each sustainability office:

The central coordinating office for all efforts that fall under the Sustain Champlain initiative.

This campus-wide initiative strives to infuse sustainability concepts and practices throughout Champlain College by coordinating and promoting best practices within four areas: our institution, academics, operations and culture. Our staff serves as internal consultants, educators and resource people to the Champlain Community (within and beyond the College). We also collaborate with and support other departments and groups to provide campus programs that enrich the campus experience.


Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
2

The website URL where information about the sustainability office(s) is available:
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Yes

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Christina Erickson, Sustainability Director

A brief description of each sustainability officer position:

The creation of this position in 2008 was based on a recommendation of the Sustain Champlain Committee. The Sustainability Director recommends strategies for carbon and waste reduction across college operations, facilitates student leadership around environmental issues, and is developing a comprehensive sustainability plan for Champlain College.


The website URL where information about the sustainability officer(s) is available:
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