| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.39 |
| Liaison | Stephanie MacPhee |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2025 |
Dalhousie University
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Stephanie
MacPhee Executive Director Office of Sustainability |
Sustainability committee(s)
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 alumni 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.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
The Council includes members from faculties, departments, student organizations, and the community. For the 2023-2024 reporting year membership included:
Camerion Perfitt, DSU Sustainability Office Manager, dsu.sustain@Dal.Ca
Ruby Swarts, Student Sustainability Office, DSU, dsu.sustain@Dal.Ca
Henry Amin, Vice President Finance and Operations, DSU, dsuvpf@dal.ca
Katie Luiker, Dalhousie Medical Green Team, Faculty of Medicine, kt897514@dal.ca
Lindsay Redding, Student Representative, Faculty of Environmental Sciences Lindsay.Redding@dal.ca
Chuck MacDonals, Dean of the Faculty of Science, dean.science@dal.ca
Marlies Rise, Assistant Vice President, Research Services, Council Chair, marlies.rise@dal.ca
Peter Tydemers, Director, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science peter.tydemyers@dal.ca
Andrew Bergel, Acting Director, College of Sustainability, cos.director@dal.ca (Acting Director for 2020-2021 Peter Mushkat)
Patrick Greene, Manager, Financial Services, Procurement, Patrick.Greene@dal.ca
Shiloh Bouvette, Director, Community Engagement and Strategic Initiatives, Shiloh.bouvette@dal.ca
Peter Coutts, Assistant Vice-President of Facilities Management, Peter.Coutts@Dal.Ca (interim AVP starting 2024 - Craig Arthur)
Nathan Rogers, Assistant Director of Capital Planning, Facilities Management, nathan.rogers@dal.ca
Jerry Aguinaga, Executive Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Jerry.Aguinaga@Dal.Ca (acting ED starting 2024 - Steve Beaton)
Linda Parker, Assistant Vice President, Ancillary Services , linda.parker@dal.ca
Rochelle Owen, Executive Director, Office of Sustainability, rjowen@dal.ca (resigned December 2023) (Stephanie MacPhee took over role in Jan 2024)
Alexa Goodman, Sustainability Manager, Office of Sustainability, a.goodman@dal.ca
Chris Cutler, Associate Dean Research, AC Campus, chris.cutler@Dal.Ca
David Gray, Dean Faculty of Agriculture, AC Campus, David.Gray@Dal.Ca
Tareq Abdullah, Director, Campus Planning, tareq.abdullah@dal.ca
Sustainability office(s)
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.
Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Sustainability officer(s)
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Institution-wide coordination
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
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 Council meets quarterly to review plans and policies, coordinate events, and joint initiatives including joint lectures such as the Ten Years of Change.
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.
Our Annual Sustainability Progress Report 23/24 can be found here:
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Job description (1st position)
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
The Executive Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and communicating operational sustainability programs and utility savings projects on all campuses. The position leads the Office of Sustainability efforts and is guided by the University strategic and sustainability plans and goals. The Executive Director reports to the Vice-President Finance and Administration.
Job description (2nd position)
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
The sustainability Manager will provide management support and continuity to existing and new sustainability programs and communication efforts, specifically around food, waste, procurement and campus and community engagement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
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Responsible for the overall development, direction, and administration of a range of existing and new programs targeted at both the Dalhousie and external community.
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Manage the day-to-day operation of the office’s programming including personnel, allocation of resources, information, logistics, main contact for event/programs.
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Conduct and facilitate needs assessments, focus groups, etc. to gauge interest/demand for sustainability programs. As a Subject Matter Expert, make recommendations for strengthening, developing, re-aligning and/or terminating current offerings in conjunction with the Executive Director.
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Hire, train and supervise students and casual staff. Identify, recruit and coordinate the hiring of instructors/facilitators for programs and/or events.
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Create and modify the annual communications plan for the Office of Sustainability regarding events, programs and programming.
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Effectively use a variety of social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to increase the visibility of programs/events and communicate with current and potential students.
Job description (3rd position)
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
The Energy Manager (Engineer) will be responsible for identifying energy efficiency measures and opportunities for Dalhousie University and help to prepare the business case for approval. Reporting to both the Field Engineering Manager at EfficiencyOne and an organizational lead at Dalhousie University, the Energy Manager will provide technical support related to energy management at Dalhousie University campuses in Nova Scotia as well as work with third-party engineering firms, and contractors to direct energy management activities within the university. In doing so the Energy Manager will need to effectively be working with many stakeholders such as contractors, consultants, and staff. The Energy Manager will be accountable for contributing to energy planning and assisting with the implementation of energy projects & influencing policy. Furthermore, the Energy Manager will support business case development for projects.
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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