Duke University
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination

The Campus Sustainability Committee (CSC) was created in 2007 by President Brodhead as part of the institutional structure to guide development and implementation of the Duke Climate Action Plan (CAP). After review by senior staff and the Board of Trustees, Duke officially submitted its CAP on October 15, 2009 to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The target date for carbon neutrality is 2024. The charge of the CSC moving forward will be to oversee implementation, track progress towards CAP milestones, and report back to the campus community on the CAP and other campus sustainability efforts.

Faculty (12) William Chameides, Dean of the Nicholas School (Co-Chair) Norm Christensen, Nicholas Robert Clemen, Fuqua Business Lincoln Pratson, Nicholas Jim Salzman, Law David Schaad, Pratt Engineering Charlotte Clark,Nicholas Jennifer Brody, Executive Council of Academic Council representative, African and African-American Studies Erika Wienthal, Nicholas Norman Wirzba, Divinity Jennifer Ahern-Dodson, Thompson Writing Program Michelle Nowlin, Law Staff (17) Tallman Trask, Executive Vice President (Co-chair) Tavey Capps, Environmental Sustainability Director John Noonan, Associate Vice President of Facilities Robert Guerry, Director, Medical Center Engineering and Operations Jane Pleasants, Assistant Vice President of Procurement Chuck Catotti, Director, Event Management Sam Veraldi,Director Finance, Campus Services Jim Wulforst, Director, Dining Services John Pearce, University Architect Joe Gonzalez, Acting Director of Residential Life and Housing Services Michael Palmer, Assistant Vice President and Director of Community Affairs Paul Grantham, Assistant Vice President of Communications Services Tim Profeta, Director of Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions Anne Light, Special Assistant to the EVP Tatjana Vujic, Director, Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative Casey Roe, Environmental Sustainability Outreach Coordinator Jim Siedow, Vice Provost for Research Students (8) Mikael Owunna, President Environmental Alliance Priya Govindaraj, Environmental Alliance Timothy Brown, Co-President Duke University Greening Initiative Katharine Grant,Co-President Duke University Greening Initiative Meg Mobley, Graduate Student Professional Council (GPSC) representative Liz Bloomhardt, GPSC representative Travis Smith, Duke Student Government (DSG)representative Adam Price-Pollak, DSG representative

Duke University seeks to attain and maintain a place of leadership in all that we do. This includes leadership in environmental stewardship and sustainability on our campus, in our medical institutions, and in the larger community of which we are a part. We are committed to examining the actual and potential environmental impacts associated with our activities and services in order to continually improve environmental performance. Sustainable Duke, under the Office of the Executive Vice President, is charged with strategic planning to reduce Duke's overall environmental footprint, educating the campus community regarding institutional and individual impacts and developing programs to positively influence campus sustainability behaviors.

Plan, direct and implement programs and activities that examine actual and potential environmental impacts associated with campus activities and services to ensure that Duke University maintains a place of leadership in environmental stewardship and sustainability.