Coastal Carolina University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

The sustainability office has accomplished the following during the previous three years: installed 51 water refill stations, expanded the recycling program to more than 350 recycling bins across campus, initiated food waste composting, expanded recycling to include used tennis shoes, created new annual events, including an on-campus farmers market and helped to secure a $5 million donation to the university.

The Sustainability Council advises the President, the Office of Sustainability and the campus community about sustainability in academics, operations and student affairs. The Sustainability Council will be charged with: Assessing the University’s sustainability practices and policies Setting metrics and provide oversight to measure progress using the categories in accordance with the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) Foster connections between academic programs and college operations to enhance student learning outcomes and experiential learning opportunities Encouraging faculty, staff, students and the community to become involved in sustainability efforts Working with University Communication to publicize sustainability efforts internally and externally Assisting in implementing and updating the CCU Sustainability Plan Promoting the CCU Student Green Fund

Permanent Members Name Title Email 1 Office of Sustainability Jennifer Sellers Sustainability Coordinator jennifer@coastal.edu 2 Institutional Research, Assessment & Analysis Chris Mee Executive Director of Planning & Research christin@coastal.edu 3 Assessment & Accreditation John Beard Associate Provost johnb@coastal.edu 4 Contractual & Business Services Sandy Baldridge Senior Manager sabaldri@coastal.edu 5 Human Resources & Equal Opportunity Dana Booth Benefits Administrator dbooth@coastal.edu 6 Facilities Planning & Management T. Rein Mungo Director of University Projects & Planning tmungo@coastal.edu Academic Dean Name Title Email 7 University College Nelljean Rice Dean nrice@coastal.edu Academic At-Large Members Name Title Email 8 Kimbel Library Jennifer Hughes Associate Librarian/Head of Library Services jhughes@coastal.edu 9 Wall College of Business David Doerring Lecturer, Management & Decision Services ddoerring@coastal.edu 10 Spadoni College of Education Catherine Scott Assistant Professor cscott1@coastal.edu 11 Edwards College of Humanities & Fine Arts David Killoren Visiting Ethicist, Philosophy & Religious Studies dkilloren@coastal.edu 12 College of Science Walter Showers Lab Specialist wshowers@coastal.edu Campus and Public Engagement Name Title Email 13 Civic Engagement Nick DeStefano Coordinator of Leadership & Civic Engagement ndestefano@coastal.edu 14 Training & Development Kim Raymond Training and Development Manager kraymond@coastal.edu 15 Campus Recreation & Intramurals Layne Davis Outdoor Recreation Coordinator ldavis1@coastal.edu 16 Counseling Services Chris Donevant-Haines Assistant Director cdhaines@coastal.edu 17 Student - Sustainability Shelby Farmer Eco-Rep Leader slfarme1@coastal.edu 18 Student Government Cameron Driver SGA Vice President csdriver@coastal.edu Operations Name Title Email 19 Facilities Planning & Management Shawn Godwin Project Manager, LEED AP sgodwin@coastal.edu 20 Safety & Transportation Greg Weisner Director of Safety & Transportation wweisner@coastal.edu 21 Safety & Transportation Boyd Holt Director of Environmental Health & Safety bholt@coastal.edu 22 Food Services / Aramark Michael Reitman Campus Executive Chef mreitman@coastal.edu 23 Sustainability / Waste Reduction Jeremy Monday Waste Reduction Coordinator jmonday1@coastal.edu 24 Facilities Grounds Tim Shank Superintendent shank@coastal.edu 25 Procurement Services Dean Hudson Director dhudson@coastal.edu

Established in 2005, Sustain Coastal coordinates sustainable projects and programs on campus and in the community, including recycling, water refill stations, waste reduction, conservation, alternative transportation, as well as campus events such as the Farmers Markets, Sustainability Fair, Landfill on the Lawn, Celebrate the Earth and Campus Salvage.

Sustainability Coordinator: • Responsible for the general administration of Sustain Coastal, including managing the budget and reporting on the initiative. • Develop programs for sustainability. • Advocate for sustainability practices and facilitate interaction and collaboration among various groups on campus. • Identify, promote and manage sustainability initiatives.