Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.17
Liaison Jeane Pope
Submission Date March 4, 2014
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DePauw University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Carol Steele
Sustainability Director
Academic Affairs
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Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
Yes

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The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
The Campus Sustainability Committee was created by President Brian W. Casey in May 2012. The committee presented recommendations for energy efficiency/renewable energy purchases to the Board of Trustees in May 2013 and is looking to create "institutional change" in many other areas too.

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Members of the committee, including affiliations:
Carol Steele, Director for Sustainability Anthony Baratta, Assistant Director for Sustainability Christopher Wells, VP for Communication and Strategic Initiatives Forrest Kunkel, Sustainability Intern Alllison Orjala, Sustainability Intern Zhiyan Jiang, Sustainability Intern Amanda Halfacre, Residence Life Deepa Prakash, Political Science Jeanette Pope, Geoscience JValerie Rudolph, Compton Center for Justice Mary Smith, Women's Basketball Gregory Ristow, Choir Director Jim Ruark, Facilities Sara Scully, Hubbard Center for Student Engagement Richard Vance, Facilities Joseph Heithaus, English

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The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
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Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
Yes

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A brief description of the sustainability office:
The Office for Sustainability was created in 2010.

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The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
5

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The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
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Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Yes

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Sustainability coordinator's name:
Carol Steele

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Sustainability coordinator's position title:
Director for Sustainability

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A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:
The Director for Sustainability works with the administrative implementation of the Presidents' Climate Commitment and oversees the Assistant Director for Sustainability, the Sustainability Interns, and the campus-, community-wide sustainability programming.

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