Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.69
Liaison Stephanie MacPhee
Submission Date April 6, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Dalhousie University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

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Sustainability Committee(s) 

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:
President’s Advisory Council on Sustainability: The President’s Advisory Council on Sustainability (PACS) provides a forum for students, faculty, administration, and community members to provide advice on campus sustainability programs and policies. Key organizations that regularly report on their activities to the Council include the Office of Sustainability, the College of Sustainability, and the Student Union Sustainability Office. The Agricultural Campus has a Sustainability Committee that reports to the PACS. There are sub committees of the PACS that focus on a topic during a certain period of time. https://cdn.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/dept/sustainability/presidents%20advisory%20council/TOR-President%27s%20Advisory%20Committee%20on%20Sustainability%20-%20November%202016.pdf

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Members of each committee, including affiliations and role (e.g. staff, student, or faculty):
The Council includes membership from faculties, departments, student organizations, and community members. 1. Student Representative, Green Residence Forum, Jocelyn Manley 2. Student Representative, Agricultural Campus (or student at large if no AC rep)- Mason Goulden, ELSS 3. Alex Coley, DSU Sustainability Office 4. Caroline Merner, DSU Sustainability Office 5. Dylan Ryan, DSU Vice President Finance and Operations 6. Christine Macy, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning and of the College of Sustainability 7. Thomas Boran, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry 8. Frank Harvey, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences 9. Chris Moore, Dean of the Faculty of Science 10. Sylvain Charlebois, Dean of the Faculty of Management 11. Ryan McNutt, Manager Communications and Marketing 12. Steven Mannell, Director, College of Sustainability 13. Jeff Lamb, Assistant Vice-President of Facilities Management 14. Mary Jane Adams, Director of Planning, Facilities Management 15. Jerry Aguinaga, Director of Environmental Health and Safety 16. Mike Drane, Director of Procurement 17. Heather Sutherland, Executive Director of Student and Community Services, 18. Rochelle Owen, Director, Office of Sustainability 19. Marty Janowitz, Alumni Representative 20. Kenny Corscadden, Associate Dean, AC Campus 21. David Gray, Dean Faculty of Agriculture, AC Campus *Ian Nason, Vice-President of Finance and Administration (participating occasionally)

Sustainability Office(s) 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee?:
Yes

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A brief description of each sustainability office:
The Dalhousie Office of Sustainability focuses on supporting solutions that create positive social, ecological and economic change in university operations. The Office works to incorporate sustainability concepts and criteria into all major planning, assessment, policy, reporting and communications products and procedures, as well as to engage student, staff, and faculty in sustainable living and operations. The Office works with many campus and community partners to achieve its objectives.

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Full-time equivalent (FTE) of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
3.50

Sustainability Officer(s) 

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

Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Scott MacPhee, Merilyn Layne , Jennifer Allott, Buky Adebambo, Evan Syliboy

Institution-Wide Coordination 

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)?:
Yes

A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
Dalhousie Office of Sustainability The Dalhousie Office of Sustainability works to incorporate sustainability concepts and criteria into policy and planning, building and retrofit projects, and operations. The Office works with many campus and community partners to achieve its objectives. http://www.dal.ca/dept/sustainability/about.html President's Advisory Council on Sustainability The President’s Advisory Council on Sustainability (PACS) provides a forum for students, faculty, administration, and community members to provide advice on campus sustainability programs and policies. Key organizations that regularly report on their activities to the Council include the Office of Sustainability, the College of Sustainability, and the Student Union Sustainability Office.

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